In a bid to accelerate its "supercluster" AI infrastructure without relying on the strained U.S. electrical grid, Oracle has nearly tripled its fuel cell supply agreement with Bloom Energy to a staggering 2.8 gigawatts (GW). The expanded deal, announced on April 13, 2026, follows a successful pilot where Bloom delivered a fully operational power system to an Oracle site in just 55 days, a timeline traditional utility companies often measure in years. Powering the "AI supercyc

OpenAI has officially suspended its multi-billion-pound Stargate UK data center initiative, dealing a major blow to the British government’s ambitions of becoming a global AI superpower. The decision to "pause" the project, which was slated to bring up to 31,000 GPUs to the North East of England, comes as OpenAI cites an "unfavorable" mix of high industrial power prices and unresolved copyright frameworks. The economic wall: Runaway energy The primary driver for the freeze is

Last week, Meta Platforms announced it is increasing its investment in its El Paso data center from $1.5 billion to more than $10 billion. The massive expansion aims to transform the site into a 1-gigawatt powerhouse, making it one of the largest AI-optimized facilities in the world. According to the report, the facility will now support over 4,000 construction jobs at its peak and roughly 300 permanent operational roles when it comes online in 2028. However, the sixfold incr

Microsoft is reportedly considering legal action against its long-term partner OpenAI and rival Amazon following the announcement of a massive $50 billion cloud and investment agreement. The dispute, first reported by the Financial Times on March 18, 2026, centers on whether the new deal violates Microsoft's exclusive rights to host OpenAI’s most advanced models on its Azure platform. The tension stems from the launch of OpenAI Frontier, a new enterprise platform designed to

Shares of Figma fell as much as 12% over a two-day trading period this week following a major product reveal from Google Labs. The search giant has officially pivoted its experimental design tool, Stitch, into an AI-native "vibe design" platform, a move investors fear could disrupt the professional UI/UX market. "Vibe design" represents a shift away from traditional manual layout work. Instead of starting with a blank canvas and wireframes, users describe a project's "intent,