Nvidia’s Growing AI Ecosystem Puts It at the Center of the Next Big Tech Battle
Nvidia’s influence in artificial intelligence increasingly extends beyond GPUs, with cloud providers, startups, governments, robotics companies and software developers building around its computing, networking and AI software ecosystem. Nvidia’s role in artificial intelligence is often described in terms of GPUs. That description is increasingly incomplete. The company has spent years building an ecosystem around its […]
AI-Powered Wearables Become Big Tech’s Next Battleground as Companies Look Beyond Smartphones
Smart glasses are emerging as one of the most closely watched hardware categories in technology, with Meta, Google, Samsung and other companies exploring AI-powered eyewear as a new interface between people and digital services. For more than a decade, smartphones have been the center of consumer technology. But technology companies are increasingly exploring what comes […]
Big Tech’s AI Spending Race Is Reshaping the Global Data Center Industry
Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta are collectively committing hundreds of billions of dollars to AI infrastructure, transforming data centers, energy systems, networking and the economics of cloud computing. The artificial intelligence boom is creating a physical infrastructure race on a scale rarely seen in the technology industry. Behind every AI assistant, image generator, coding tool […]
Meta’s AI Ambitions Drive a New Push Into Custom Chips and Computing Infrastructure
Meta is investing heavily in its own AI accelerators while continuing to work with external chipmakers, aiming to control more of the infrastructure behind its recommendation systems, generative AI products and personal AI services. Meta’s artificial intelligence strategy is increasingly dependent on something users rarely see: custom silicon. The company operates some of the world’s […]
Google Expands Its AI Services With New Tools Across Gmail, Docs, Chrome and Photos
Google is turning Gemini into a more deeply integrated AI assistant across its productivity apps, browser and personal services as the company pushes toward AI that can complete tasks rather than simply answer questions. Google’s artificial intelligence strategy is increasingly moving beyond standalone chatbots. The company is embedding Gemini across Gmail, Docs, Drive, Sheets, Chrome […]
Microsoft Expands Its AI Infrastructure as Demand for Computing Power Continues to Rise
Microsoft is rapidly expanding Azure’s AI infrastructure while developing its own silicon, increasing data-center capacity and optimizing its systems to handle the growing demands of AI agents and enterprise workloads. The artificial intelligence race is increasingly becoming a race to build enough computing infrastructure. Microsoft is one of the companies investing most aggressively in that […]
Google Faces New Restrictions After U.S. Judge Rules on Its Ad-Tech Business
A U.S. federal court has ordered Google to change important parts of its online advertising technology business, requiring greater access for competitors and publishers while stopping short of forcing the company to sell its ad exchange. Google’s advertising business is facing a new set of restrictions in the United States after a federal judge ordered […]
Qualcomm and Amazon Strike Major Deal to Develop AI Chips for Data Centers
Qualcomm is expanding deeper into the AI infrastructure market through a multi-generational collaboration with Amazon, targeting custom silicon, AI inference and high-speed optical connectivity for next-generation AWS data centers. The battle to build the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence is moving beyond Nvidia’s GPUs. Qualcomm and Amazon have announced a multi-generational collaboration that will see the […]
Nvidia’s AI Ambitions Extend Beyond GPUs as the Chip Giant Expands Its Industry Reach
For years, Nvidia’s rise in artificial intelligence has been closely associated with one product category: GPUs. That association is still central to the company’s business. Nvidia’s accelerated computing platforms remain a major part of the infrastructure behind modern AI systems, from large language models and AI agents to enterprise applications and scientific computing. But in […]
Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse AI Agent From Shopping on Its Platform
Amazon has blocked Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on Amazon.com, highlighting a growing battle over how AI agents interact with online platforms and who controls the digital shopping experience. The relationship between consumers and the internet could be entering a new phase. For years, people have visited websites and apps themselves, searched for […]