The US-led war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend $300B+ on AI investments, putting at risk a potential source of funding for tech companies
The war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend more than $300 billion on data centers, chips and other AI investments …
Microsoft says it is on pace to invest $50B by 2030 to help expand AI across the Global South, after unveiling $17.5B worth of AI investments in India in 2025
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Walmart hits a $1T market cap in intraday trading after a stock surge fueled in part by enthusiasm for its e-commerce growth and automation and AI investments
Retailer joins a select group of mostly tech companies with a 13-figure valuation — Retail behemoth Walmart hit a market capitalization …
President Trump signs an executive order aimed at preempting a growing number of state AI laws, saying “we want to have one central source of approval”
Transformer Weekly: Trump signs EO, Hochul guts the RAISE Act, and GPT-5.2 launches Michael Kan / PCMag : Trump Signs Executive Order to Go After ‘Burdensome’ State AI Laws Poligirlsayswhat / Baller A...
David Sacks says Trump's AI EO aims to ease companies' compliance burden and that the administration is working with Congress on a common AI oversight standard
Trump warns America can't regulate itself into defeat Bobby Allyn / NPR : Trump tech adviser David Sacks under fire over vast AI investments Samantha Dorisca / AfroTech : A New Executive Order By Pres...
Anthropic and Accenture sign a three-year deal to sell AI services to businesses; the deal makes Accenture one of Anthropic's top three enterprise customers
The artificial-intelligence model maker and consulting firm say they can help businesses see a positive return on their AI investments
Google says it plans to invest $40B through 2027 in three new data centers in Texas, including one co-located with a new solar and battery energy storage plant
The State's Latest AI Infrastructure The Keyword : Google's investments run deep in the heart of Texas. Türkiye Today : Google commits $40B to expand cloud and AI data center infrastructure in Texas U...
A look at the social debates in Chile over AI investments, emblematic of clashes happening globally over balancing economic growth with environmental concerns
Paul Mozur / New York Times : LinkedIn: Daniel Sepulveda LinkedIn: Daniel Sepulveda : This is an interesting article about the relative costs and benefits of nations in the global South allowing data...
At a White House dinner, tech CEOs thanked Trump for promoting chip and AI investments, while Trump promised an easy energy permitting process for data centers
Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman salute president's leadership on innovation as industry seeks his favor
Tencent reports Q2 revenue up 15% YoY to ~$25.7B, vs. ~$24.8B est., domestic gaming revenue up 17% YoY to ~$5.6B, and global gaming revenue up 35% YoY to ~$2.6B
Update Hannah Wang / South China Morning Post : Tencent's second-quarter earnings beat forecasts, bolstered by AI April Roach / CNBC : Chinese tech giant Tencent's quarterly revenue jumps 15% on AI in...