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Split scene: a stressed programmer amid tangled cables and bug labels on the left, and a calm technician with an AI robot and screens on the right, centered by 'POOLSIDE AI'.

America August 23, 2026

Poolside Deal With Nvidia Strengthens US In Open-Weight AI Race

SAN FRANCISCO — Poolside is at the center of a major shift in the artificial intelligence industry after Nvidia agreed…

By Jackie Allen

Google Marvell Chipmaker $12.2B stake

America August 19, 2026

Google Marvell Chipmaker $12.2B Stake Cements Deep AI Silicon Alliance

Google just picked up the option to become one of the largest shareholders in a chipmaker most consumers have never…

By Rihem Akkouche

Google AI data center with rooftop solar panels and a green, modern facade.

America August 11, 2026

Part 2. Archbald Faces Big Expansion with 6 Data Centers

In Archbald, Pennsylvania, a community of roughly 7,000 residents, the scale of proposed development has generated an especially fierce backlash.…

By Jackie Allen

A long industrial building under construction seen from above, with multiple cranes and a dusty work site surrounding the structure.

America August 11, 2026

Part 1. Data Center Boom Backlash as Rural Communities Fight AI Expansion

A Data Center boom driven by artificial intelligence is creating a new source of conflict in communities across the United…

By Jackie Allen

Aerial rendering of SpaceX's large manufacturing facility with long white buildings arranged in parallel rows and a curved central hub, set on a flat, wooded landscape at dusk in Texas.

America August 10, 2026

Terafab: Elon Musk’s Massive Texas Chip Factory Could Redefine Semiconductor Manufacturing

Elon Musk’s Terafab project is taking shape as an enormous semiconductor manufacturing campus in Grimes County, Texas. The plans make…

By Jackie Allen

Split image: left shows a phone screen labeled 'ANTHROPIC AI' against a vivid neon abstract background; right shows a man in a dark suit and white shirt, hands clasped, looking serious.

America July 13, 2026

Anthropic Emerges as AI Leader After Elon Musk Publicly Admits He Was Wrong

Anthropic has received an unexpected endorsement from one of its biggest competitors. Elon Musk publicly acknowledged that he had underestimated…

By Jackie Allen

Allbirds pivots from footwear to AI

America April 15, 2026

Allbirds pivots from footwear to AI in dramatic corporate reinvention

In a move as unexpected as a shoe company trading soles for servers, Allbirds pivots from footwear to AI, sending…

By Rachel Moore

Amazon STMicro Deal

America February 9, 2026

Amazon STMicro Deal Seals Multibillion Bet on AI Infrastructure

In a move that underscores the escalating arms race in artificial intelligence, the Amazon STMicro Deal commits Amazon Web Services…

By Rachel Moore

Corning $6B Meta deal

America January 27, 2026

Meta and Corning ink $6B AI fibre deal

Corning Inc. on Tuesday unveiled an agreement valued at up to $6 billion to supply Meta Platforms Inc. with fiber…

By Rihem Akkouche

Marvell to acquire XConn Technologies

America January 6, 2026

Marvell to Acquire XConn Technologies in $540M AI Push

California-based data infrastructure company Marvell has struck a deal to broaden its technology arsenal for the artificial intelligence era, agreeing…

By Rihem Akkouche

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