Google, Blackstone cloud venture faces delays at data centre sites

2026-09-09T02:52:39.000Z
Kioxia CEO Hiroo Ota says the firm must find other ways to restrain runaway memory prices.

Kioxia dismisses SK Hynix tie-up, vows to ease chip price rises

2026-09-09T02:02:16.000Z
The companies may still pursue other opportunities to collaborate, said one person familiar with the matter.

Anthropic reportedly walks away from US$6 billion acquisition of AI startup Decart

2026-09-08T02:23:43.000Z
The deal comes ahead of Firmus’ rumoured initial public offering in 2026, which could be one of Australia’s largest in recent years.

Nvidia-backed AI firm Firmus signs deal with OpenAI for Malaysia data centre capacity

2026-09-08T01:59:16.000Z
Thailand will establish uniform oversight of data centres in operation as well as those being developed.

Thailand puts 49 data centres on hold over resource strain, community impact

2026-09-04T09:13:58.000Z
It is a “reasonable assumption” that Beijing needs 15 years to develop extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, says Germany’s Zeiss Group.

China 15 years behind in top chipmaking tools, says ASML supplier

2026-09-03T02:05:49.000Z
Western boardrooms and capitals confront the possibility of Chinese firms seizing the lead in advanced manufacturing and cutting-edge technologies.

Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

2026-09-03T00:33:58.000Z
A TSMC plant in Taiwan (pictured). The firm in July said it will invest a further US$100 billion in the US state of Arizona.

Taiwan says its companies plan to invest another US$20 billion in US

2026-09-02T05:33:32.000Z
With growing AI use, tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon and smaller data centre providers are rapidly building new computing facilities around the globe.

Global data centre spending to reach US$31.6 trillion by 2050 on AI boom: PwC

2026-09-02T05:02:31.000Z
Apple claims its former iPhone engineer Chang Liu downloaded a confidential Apple circuit schematic and used it in his work at OpenAI.

Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence in exchange of barbs

2026-09-01T10:30:09.000Z