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Apple debuts refreshed MacBook Pro, iPad Pro powered by new M5 chip
Apple Inc. today introduced a new system-on-chip, the M5, that it will ship with refreshed versions of the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro mixed reality headset. The processor is based on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s N3P process. The node, which entered production late last year, is the third iteration of the company’s three-nanometer manufacturing ...
Nscale inks 200,000-GPU data center contract with Microsoft
Startup Nscale Global Holdings Ltd. will build four artificial intelligence data centers for Microsoft Corp. as part of a new contract announced today. The facilities are expected to host about 200,000 graphics processing units. According to CNBC and the Financial Times, the contract is worth up to $24 billion. Nscale is a London-based data center ...
Nvidia to start shipping AI-optimized DGX Spark desktop computer
Nvidia Corp. late Monday announced the launch of the DGX Spark, a compact desktop computer optimized to run artificial intelligence models. Software teams typically use cloud infrastructure to fine-tune neural networks. Setting up an off-premises training environment takes time and effort, which slows down development. The DGX Spark removes that bottleneck while avoiding the cybersecurity ...
Salesforce introduces new OpenAI, Anthropic integrations
Salesforce Inc. is expanding its partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic PBC to automate repetitive business tasks for customers. The new collaborations, which were announced today at Dreamforce 2025, focus on Agentforce 360. It’s a suite of artificial intelligence features that Salesforce ships as part of its cloud services. Agentforce 360 includes more than a half ...
Oracle details upcoming AI clusters powered by Nvidia, AMD chips
Oracle Corp. today announced plans to build new artificial intelligence clusters powered by rivals Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. chips. The first cluster, the OCI Zettascale10, will be hosted in the company’s OCI public cloud. It will enable customers to configure AI environments with up to 800,000 Nvidia graphics processing units. Separately, Oracle ...
JPMorgan launches $10B tech, infrastructure investment initiative
JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced plans to invest up to $10 billion in technology and infrastructure companies. The news sent several quantum computer makers’ shares soaring more than 20%. JPMorgan will invest mainly in U.S. companies with the goal of supporting their engineering and manufacturing operations. The bank will make the investments as part of ...
Data management providers Fivetran and dbt Labs to merge
Fivetran Inc. and dbt Labs Inc., two venture-backed developers of data management software, today announced plans to merge. The all-stock transaction is expected to create a company with nearly $600 million in annual recurring revenue. The company’s chief executive will be George Fraser, who currently holds the same title at Fivetran, while his dbt Labs ...
OpenAI partners with Broadcom to deploy 10 gigawatts of AI hardware
Shares of Broadcom Inc. jumped more than 9% today after it announced a four-year infrastructure partnership with OpenAI. The initiative will see the ChatGPT developer deploy 10 gigawatts’ worth of data center hardware over the next four years. According to OpenAI, the infrastructure will be powered by custom artificial intelligence processors co-developed with Broadcom. In ...
US investor consortium buys controlling stake in spyware developer NSO Group
A U.S. investor consortium has reportedly acquired a controlling stake in Israeli spyware developer NSO Group Ltd. The company told TechCrunch today that “an American investment group has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership.” The valuation that NSO received in the deal and the names of the ...
Quantum computer developer IonQ to raise $2B in funding
IonQ Inc. today detailed the terms of a transaction that will see it receive $2 billion in funding from investment firm Heights Capital. The quantum computer maker plans to raise about three quarters of capital by selling 16.5 million shares for $93 apiece. Heights Capital, an affiliate of Wall Street heavyweight Susquehanna International, is also buying ...