Anthropic commits $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai cloud services for growing CPU workloads, with an option to expand the deal by $9 billion as Akamai plans $5.5 billion in related capital spending.
AMD says its sixth-generation EPYC processors lead agentic AI data-center workloads, offering up to 512 threads, 16 memory channels, PCIe Gen 6 and boost clocks up to 5 GHz for AI agent host nodes and sandboxes.
Google launches Project Suncatcher’s first prototype satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission to test Trillium AI chips in low Earth orbit, ahead of a 2027 two-satellite laser-link demonstration for orbital TPU clusters.
Google launches its first Project Suncatcher satellite on October 1 to test orbital AI data centers, carrying four TPUs to run Gemini in roughly 15-minute bursts before radiators must cool the chips.
Americans are turning sharply against data centers as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott imposes a statewide moratorium on new facilities, with 54% now calling them mostly bad for the environment and six in 10 uncomfortable with one operating nearby.
Alibaba unveils its Zhenwu V900 AI chip, calling it China’s most powerful, as CEO Eddie Wu says the T-Head accelerator delivers triple its predecessor’s performance and can scale to 500,000-chip clusters for frontier-model training.
OpenAI now projects $856 billion in compute and infrastructure spending through 2030—43% above its February target—while lowering expected 2026–2030 cash burn to $278 billion as partners help finance data-center commitments.
Google, Nvidia and Emerald AI launch a 20-member AI Energy Management Alliance to make data centers cut electricity use during grid stress, with Google committing 1 gigawatt of reducible demand through utility agreements nationwide.
Intel-backed construction AI startup Buildots raises $130 million, led by Eyal Ofer’s OG Venture Partners, to speed construction of data centers, chip factories and hospitals, bringing its total funding to $297 million.
OpenAI pauses new $200-a-month Pro subscriptions, citing the tier’s heavy infrastructure demand, while keeping API, Go and Plus plans available ahead of Astra’s September 3 rollout to Pro, Plus, Enterprise and Business users.