Nvidia pauses part of its data center revenue-share program
According to the Wall Street Journal, Nvidia paused several contracts under its data center revenue-sharing program after internal fears of antitrust scrutiny. Nvidia denies this to Tom's Hardware, saying the model continues to evolve.
UK telecoms warn 5G delays risk leaving Britain behind in AI race
VodafoneThree's Andrea Donà says he is embarrassed by the state of UK mobile networks, as fibre gains outpace a lagging 5G rollout that industry leaders warn could throttle the country's ability to handle mass AI use.
Google orders Android apps to cut their memory use
Facing a global memory-chip shortage fueled by the AI data-center boom, Google is imposing new performance thresholds from February 2027, with reduced Google Play visibility for apps that don't comply.
MCP publishes new roadmap, prioritizes HTTP and agent identity
Model Context Protocol maintainers published an updated roadmap focused on unifying transport around HTTP, giving AI agents their own verifiable identity, and simplifying tool calling for large servers.
Anthropic signs $45 billion AI compute deal with Nscale
Anthropic has agreed to rent about $45 billion in AI computing capacity from British infrastructure startup Nscale over six years, the latest in a months-long buying spree for compute.
Apple's new M6 and M5 Ultra chips target local AI inference
Apple unveiled new Mac mini and Mac Studio models on August 25, 2026, built around the M6 and M5 Ultra chips, both explicitly designed to run AI workloads on-device rather than in the cloud.
Nvidia to Raise AI Server Prices by More Than 15%
Nvidia has told top customers that Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin server prices will rise over 15% in early 2027, as soaring DRAM and HBM costs eat up to a quarter of a rack's price, Bloomberg reports.
Etched raises $700m, valuation doubles to $21bn
AI chip startup Etched has raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by Jane Street after the quant trading firm tested and bought the company's first inference rack.
Nvidia guarantees up to $105 billion for OpenAI's Ohio data center
Nvidia is backing OpenAI's new 8-gigawatt Ohio data center with up to $105 billion and becomes its exclusive chip supplier. Across the industry, the Wall Street Journal counts roughly $3 trillion in AI commitments that never appear on a balance sheet.
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