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Monday 12 October 2026
Microsoft to scale Maia AI chips to multi-gigawatt deployments, unveils TSMC N2P-based Maia 300
Microsoft will scale its in-house Azure Maia AI accelerators to multi-gigawatt deployments starting in 2027, making Maia the primary AI inference system for its products and services...
Monday 12 October 2026
Microsoft's Maia 300 rack: 96 accelerators, HBM4, mostly liquid-cooled
Microsoft has released architecture details for Maia 300, its third-generation Azure AI accelerator. The design pairs 96 accelerators per rack with a two-tier network that links up...
Monday 12 October 2026
Microsoft calls for observable AI systems with emergency shutdown controls
Microsoft urged organizations to design artificial intelligence systems as observable, controllable infrastructure rather than opaque "black boxes," arguing that people must be able...
Thursday 8 October 2026
AI PCs face memory squeeze as server demand takes priority
Microsoft's October 7 opening of pre-orders for Surface Laptop Ultra, featuring up to 128GB of unified memory, highlights a potential new source of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM)...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Microsoft readies Windows for AI agents as third-party agents such as Meta's Muse spread
Beyond Surface hardware, Microsoft used its October 7 event to change how Windows runs, routes, and contains AI agents, as third-party agents such as Meta's Muse draw privacy complaints...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Nvidia's RTX Spark gives Windows on Arm its strongest shot yet at x86's high end
Nvidia's entry into the Windows PC market with its Arm-based RTX Spark platform is giving Microsoft's Windows on Arm strategy a new test: whether Arm can move beyond being a niche...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Pricey local AI machines arrive as memory costs threaten PC shipments
As soaring memory prices are forecast to cut PC shipments, a new class of expensive machines built to run large AI models locally, from Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops to Apple's Mac Studio...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Nvidia's RTX Spark hits order books, taking on Apple's Macs
Nvidia's RTX Spark superchip for Windows PCs moved from stage demos to order books on October 7, as pre-orders opened for Windows laptops built to rival Apple's unified-memory Macs...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Microsoft prices Surface Laptop Ultra at US$2,599, pitches Windows for hybrid AI
Microsoft is betting that the next reason to buy a premium Windows PC is the ability to run AI agents and large models on the machine itself, pairing its most powerful Surface laptop...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Meta, Microsoft reportedly cut internal Claude use as AI costs rise
Meta and Microsoft are reducing employees' internal reliance on Anthropic's Claude as they push proprietary AI tools and seek greater control over rapidly rising AI costs, according...
Monday 5 October 2026
Tech giants push into Australia for AI data centers
Microsoft is expanding AI and cloud infrastructure in Australia, while Google has announced a Christmas Island connectivity hub amid reports of a proposed data center there. Australia's...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
LG expands AI data center cooling ties with Microsoft, SK Enmove
LG Electronics has expanded its push into the AI data center cooling market through cooperation with Microsoft, SK Enmove, and overseas heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Microsoft to invest US$10B in Middle East AI infrastructure, despite war risks
Microsoft announced that it will invest US$10 billion in expanding AI infrastructure in the Middle East by 2030. The commitment directs funding to a region facing threats from the...
Thursday 24 September 2026
LG sharpens focus on data centers, robotics, chip materials

LG Group is sharpening its focus on data centers, robotics, semiconductor materials, and enterprise AI as the South Korean conglomerate...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Microsoft reframes AI ROI calculations, keeps in-house ASICs for internal use

Microsoft is changing how companies evaluate their generative AI investments, as the technology evolves from its beginnings as a productivity...