Microsoft and AMD have expanded their strategic partnership to enhance AI infrastructure on Azure. Microsoft will deploy AMD's Helios Rackscale Solution, integrating AMD Instinct GPUs, EPYC CPUs, and Pensando networking to power advanced AI model inference and services. Azure will introduce new virtual machines powered by 6th Gen AMD EPYC "Venice" processors and expand the use of AMD Pensando DPUs for improved networking. This collaboration aims to provide scalable, high-performance AI computing for Microsoft's customers and AI applications, with shipments starting in the second half of 2026.
In August 2026, AMD executives sold more than $40 million worth of company stock, including a notable $13.6 million sale by CTO Mark Papermaster. These insider sales coincided with a 17% decline in AMD's share price from its late June peak above $580...
AMD reported robust Q2 results with revenue reaching $11.5 billion, fueled by a 107% growth in its data center segment driven by strong AI compute demand. Margins improved year-over-year, reflecting better cost efficiency. The company projects Q3 rev...
Anthropic has secured a $45 billion, six-year deal to rent AI computing power from British startup Nscale, utilizing Nvidia's cutting-edge Vera Rubin chip system. This deal, starting in late 2027, adds to Anthropic's aggressive expansion of compute c...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) projects its Data Center revenue will more than double by 2027, with server CPU revenue growing over 70%. This growth is supported by AMD's Helios platform, which integrates MI450 GPUs, Venice CPUs, Pensando networking, a...
Anthropic has secured a $45 billion cloud computing agreement with UK-based AI infrastructure firm Nscale, renting 460 megawatts of capacity at a new data center in West Virginia. This deal, expected to be operational by the end of 2027, will use Nvi...
