Qualcomm Technologies has finalized a landmark multi-generational collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to co-develop customized artificial intelligence inference silicon and next-generation optical connectivity for cloud-scale data centers. The agreement marks Qualcomm’s largest data center win to date as the mobile chip giant aggressively expands beyond smartphone processors into enterprise AI infrastructure. Following the announcement, Qualcomm shares jumped 10%, dr

Alibaba Cloud is making a major push into Latin America, launching its first cloud region in Brazil and bringing two new data centers online as the Chinese technology giant steps up its global AI infrastructure race. The new region, located in São Paulo, gives Brazilian businesses, startups, developers and public institutions access to Alibaba Cloud services hosted on local infrastructure. It also marks the company's first cloud region anywhere in South America. The move come

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded its UK cloud infrastructure with the addition of a fourth Availability Zone to its Europe (London) Region, giving businesses greater capacity for artificial intelligence, machine learning and other demanding workloads. The new Availability Zone, identified as eu-west-2d, increases the number of Availability Zones available to AWS customers in the London Region from three to four. AWS announced the expansion on August 19, 2026, describing

Space computing startup Starcloud has raised $250 million in a Series A extension funding round, valuing the company at $2.3 billion post-money as it scales infrastructure to build orbital AI data centers. The round was led by investment firm Manhattan West, with Nvidia and Cisco Investments joining as prominent new backers alongside returning venture investors including Benchmark, EQT, Soma, NFX, and 776. Nvidia contributed approximately $25 million directly to the financing

Oracle and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have signed an expanded, long-term strategic collaboration agreement, bringing Oracle AI Database@AWS to 22 global AWS regions across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The geographic rollout, doubling down on their initial partnership launch, is paired with the general availability of new serverless and usage-based database capabilities designed to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and cloud migrations. Editorial credit: Tigarto / Sh