Global data center electricity consumption races toward nearly doubling by 2030 as AI-driven servers surge with 30% annual growth, with the US and China commanding 80% of this massive energy expansion that will consume 3% of world electricity.
Google unveils Project Suncatcher, an ambitious space-based AI computing initiative that will deploy solar-powered satellites equipped with TPU chips to create a massive orbital computing network, with prototype launches planned for early 2027 in partnership with Planet.
IREN lands massive $9.7 billion five-year Microsoft GPU cloud services contract and $5.8 billion Dell partnership to deploy NVIDIA GB300 GPUs at its 750MW Texas AI campus through 2026, positioning the company as a major AI cloud provider with access to global hyperscaler customers.
Lambda strikes massive multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft to construct AI infrastructure featuring tens of thousands of Nvidia chips, serving over 200,000 developers while planning a Kansas City AI factory by 2026.
Chinese researchers at Peking University develop groundbreaking analog chip using resistive memory that delivers 1,000x faster performance than top Nvidia and AMD GPUs while consuming 100x less energy, solving precision issues that have plagued analog computing for decades.
Korean researchers develop revolutionary 10-gram fabric muscle that lifts 15 kilograms, enabling ultra-lightweight wearable robots under 2kg that reduce human muscle effort by 40% and improve movement range by 57% in patients with muscular weakness.
Scientists at University of Texas at Dallas unveil a revolutionary brain-inspired computer that learns like humans while consuming 90% less energy than current AI systems, potentially bringing powerful machine learning capabilities to mobile devices and dramatically reducing the environmental impact of artificial intelligence.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses national security fears while targeting China's $50 billion AI chip market, warning against underestimating competitor Huawei's capabilities and expressing hope for approval to sell advanced Blackwell GPUs despite current restrictions.
MediaTek sets ambitious goal to capture 10-15% of the $50 billion data center ASIC chip market, targeting $1 billion in cloud AI chip revenue by 2026 through partnerships with Nvidia on the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip.
Apple crushes Q4 earnings with $102.47 billion revenue and $1.85 EPS, beating estimates as iPhone 17 demand reaches record highs with supply constraints driving expectations for the company's best December quarter ever.