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AI chips, GPUs, data centers, cloud compute, and the hardware powering the AI revolution.

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Importance:NewsAI chips & defense contracts

Google, Nvidia and other tech titans sign AI deal with the Pentagon

The Department of Defense said agreements with eight companies would help establish the 'United States military as an AI-first fighting force.' Source: latimes.com

Importance:NewsHuawei AI chips / China market

Huawei expects AI chip revenue to jump at least 60% this year, FT reports

Huawei expects revenue from its AI chips to ​jump at least 60% ‌this year, boosted by strong demand for domestic offerings from ​Chinese companies,... Source: reuters.com

Importance:NewsBig Tech custom AI chips / Nvidia competition

Big Tech firms look to make their own AI chips, threatening Nvidia's dominance

It's Big Tech week on Wall Street. On Wednesday, we got quarterly results from Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon. Shocker: They're all still spending a... Source: marketplace.org

Importance:NewsBroadcom AI chip revenue growth

Broadcom’s AI Chip Revenue Just Doubled Year Over Year and the CEO Says $100 Billion Is Coming in 2027

Broadcom is up 112% in a year, just posted record quarterly revenue, and guided Q2 dramatically above what Wall Street expected. Source: tikr.com

Importance:NewsHuawei vs Nvidia in China

Huawei’s AI chip sales surge as Nvidia stalls in China

Huawei is set to capture the largest share of China's AI chip market this year, with sales jumping by at least 60 per cent amid strong demand from Chinese... Source: ft.com

Importance:NewsAmazon Trainium chip product sales

Amazon the chip company? Tech giant says it may sell AI chips as a product, not just a cloud service

Amazon plans to sell Trainium AI chips to external customers, putting the cloud giant in competition with Nvidia, a major supplier. Source: businessinsider.com

Importance:NewsAmazon custom AI chips growth

Andy Jassy weighs in on the rapid growth of Amazon’s chips business

Amazon's chips business saw nearly 40% quarter-over-quarter growth in Q1, and it has momentum. Source: aboutamazon.com

Importance:NewsSamsung chip profit AI demand

Samsung Electronics sees robust AI demand after Q1 chip profit jumps almost 50-fold

Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported record quarterly profit driven by a 49-fold jump in chip ‌income, saying it expects the momentum to continue as... Source: reuters.com

Importance:NewsChinese AI chip market

Cambricon Shares Jump 14% After Its AI Chip Sales Surge in China

Chinese AI chipmaker Cambricon Technologies Corp.'s shares surged 14% in Shanghai, after its first-quarter sales more than doubled thanks to Beijing's push... Source: bloomberg.com

Importance:NewsQualcomm AI chip sales

Qualcomm stock jumps 17% on earnings beat and major AI chip sale

With the results beating Wall Street's expectations, and the AI chip announcement, shares rose as high as $182.20 in after-hours trading. Source: timesofsandiego.com

Importance:NewsSamsung memory chips AI demand

Samsung profit surges over eight-fold to beat estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch

Samsung Electronics reported an over eight-fold increase in first-quarter operating profits, hitting a new record and beating analysts' estimates. Source: cnbc.com

Importance:NewsGPU procurement/AMD

Meta To Spend Billions More On AMD AI Chips 02/25/2026

Per the deal, Meta is expected to purchase a volume of AMD's MI540 series of GPUs and its latest generation of CPUs that equates to six gigawatts of of... Source: mediapost.com

Importance:NewsAI infrastructure

OpenAI’s New GPT-5.5 Powers Codex on NVIDIA Infrastructure — and NVIDIA Is Already Putting It to Work

AI agents have revolutionized developer workflows, and their next frontier is knowledge work: processing information, solving complex problems,... Source: blogs.nvidia.com

Importance:OpinionAI chip competition

Nvidia Stock Faces Google AI Chip Threat. How They Can Both Win.

Nvidia stock is proving resilient in the face of Google's new AI chips. It's not a zero-sum game. Source: barrons.com

Importance:Newscloud AI infrastructure

From GPUs to AI factories: Inside the Nvidia-Google Cloud superstack

From GPUs to AI factories: Inside the Nvidia-Google Cloud superstack - SiliconANGLE. Source: siliconangle.com

Importance:NewsAI chip manufacturing

Elon Musk lays out Terafab AI chip project plan

Tesla chief Elon Musk said on Wednesday the electric vehicle maker plans to use Intel's next-generation 14A manufacturing process to make chips at its... Source: reuters.com

Importance:NewsCustom AI chip partnerships

Broadcom signs long-term deal to develop Google’s custom AI chips

Broadcom said on Monday it has signed a long-term agreement with Google to develop and supply future generations of ​custom artificial intelligence chips... Source: reuters.com

Importance:NewsCustom AI chip partnerships

Broadcom’s Google And Anthropic AI Deals Deepen Custom Chip Reliance

Broadcom (NasdaqGS:AVGO) has signed multi-year AI chip and infrastructure agreements with Google and Anthropic. The deals run through 2031 and cover... Source: finance.yahoo.com

Importance:NewsAI memory chip demand

Samsung Projects Eightfold Profit Leap as AI Chip Demand Soars

Global tech companies rush to secure advanced chips for AI data centers, boosting memory prices. Source: wsj.com

Importance:NewsNvidia-Marvell expanded partnership

NVIDIA (NVDA) Is Up 5.9% After Doubling Down On Marvell AI Data Center Tie‑Up – Has The Bull Case Changed?

In late March 2026, NVIDIA and Marvell Technology announced an expanded partnership, including a US$2.00 billion NVIDIA investment and integration of... Source: simplywall.st