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AI demand to push memory fab spending past USD $50bn
Data centers

AI demand to push memory fab spending past USD $50bn

Memory makers are set to spend more than USD $50 billion on 300mm fab equipment in 2026 as AI demand drives HBM and DDR5 capacity.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Nebius selects Komodor's AI SRE platform for reliability
DevOps

Nebius selects Komodor's AI SRE platform for reliability

The deployment could speed up incident response across Nebius's GPU-heavy AI cloud, where outages can leave costly compute idle and affect customers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
Qualcomm to buy Modular in push for edge AI software
Semiconductors

Qualcomm to buy Modular in push for edge AI software

The deal gives Qualcomm a stronger software layer for developers as AI workloads spread from edge devices into data centres.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
WD unveils tiered storage architectures for AI workloads
Hybrid Cloud

WD unveils tiered storage architectures for AI workloads

AI and HPC users could cut storage costs as WD's new designs shift colder data to hard drives while keeping active workloads on NVMe.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Dell launches PowerEdge XE8812 for AI supercomputing
Data centers

Dell launches PowerEdge XE8812 for AI supercomputing

Data centres and research labs could cram larger AI models and simulations in memory, with Dell's new rack scaling to 144 GPUs per rack.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2026
Philips Signage 6060 debuts with BrightSignOS built in
Digital Signage

Philips Signage 6060 debuts with BrightSignOS built in

Retailers and venue operators can now deploy Philips screens without an external media player, as PPDS adds BrightSignOS and built-in AI support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026
Microsoft unveils Snapdragon X2 Surface Pro & Laptop
Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft unveils Snapdragon X2 Surface Pro & Laptop

New Surface models aim to give professionals longer battery life, faster graphics and mixed AI workflows across local and cloud computing.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026
AMD buys MEXT to boost data centre memory efficiency
Virtualisation

AMD buys MEXT to boost data centre memory efficiency

Rising memory demand in AI and cloud systems could push operators to rethink costly DRAM-heavy builds after the acquisition.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026
Green Horizon wins approval for Norway 1 data centre
Agricultural Technology

Green Horizon wins approval for Norway 1 data centre

The 36 MW project near Stavanger can now proceed to final design and construction, with service targeted for the second half of 2027.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2026
Starmer opens London Tech Week with AI investment push
Semiconductors

Starmer opens London Tech Week with AI investment push

New compute funding and billions in private pledges are set to widen access to AI tools, sharpening Britain's bid for investment and growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Gigabyte marks 40 years with AI hardware launch at Computex
Edge Computing

Gigabyte marks 40 years with AI hardware launch at Computex

Local AI processing and gaming rigs took centre stage as Gigabyte unveiled new motherboards, graphics cards and laptops for Computex.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026
Innodisk unveils five-layer edge AI ecosystem at Computex
Private Cloud

Innodisk unveils five-layer edge AI ecosystem at Computex

Businesses wanting to keep AI data on site are being targeted with tools for local model training, edge inference and remote updates.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026
Intel unveils Xeon 6+ & widens AI push at Computex
Robotics

Intel unveils Xeon 6+ & widens AI push at Computex

Rising AI inference demand is reshaping server and device design, prompting Intel to push new processors, edge systems and rackscale infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026
Adobe & NVIDIA speed up creative apps with RTX Spark
Semiconductors

Adobe & NVIDIA speed up creative apps with RTX Spark

Creative workflows could become up to twice as fast, as Adobe embeds NVIDIA's RTX Spark into Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Substance 3D.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026
Akamai & NVIDIA extend AI factory security integration
Hybrid Cloud

Akamai & NVIDIA extend AI factory security integration

Akamai and NVIDIA are expanding their security partnership to embed Zero Trust controls into AI factory infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026
Marvell launches Teralynx T100 switch chip for AI clusters
Hyperscale

Marvell launches Teralynx T100 switch chip for AI clusters

Demand for AI clusters is pushing networking hardware to the limit, and Marvell says its new chip could cut rack power use and latency.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026
Microsoft, Nvidia launch RTX Spark Windows AI PC lineup
Semiconductors

Microsoft, Nvidia launch RTX Spark Windows AI PC lineup

Windows PCs with up to 128GB of unified memory could let developers and creators run larger AI models locally, Microsoft said.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026
AMD extends AM5 support & launches new Ryzen chips
PC Hardware

AMD extends AM5 support & launches new Ryzen chips

Longer upgrade paths and lower-cost gaming options are on offer, as AMD commits AM5 support through 2029 and adds two Ryzen 7 chips.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2026