Microsoft’s first data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Microsoft RACINE, Wis. — Microsoft said Thursday that it will spend $4 billion to build a second data center in Wisconsin. The first one will come online in early 2026, with the software company spending $3.3 billion on it. The first Wisconsin data center will house hundreds…
Nvidia said it will invest $5 billion in Intel as part of a deal to co-develop data center and PC chips with the troubled chipmaker, which took on the U.S. government as an investor last month. Nvidia is investing its stake at a price of $23.28 a share, a release from the company said. Intel…
A person walks past a display of an Atlas 900 AI cluster at the Huawei stand during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center in Shanghai on July 28, 2025. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei announced Thursday new computing systems for…
Nscale, the UK-headquartered AI infrastructure provider. Courtesy: Nscale Two years ago, Nscale was a brand new startup in the U.K. that had yet to raise any outside funding or officially announce its existence. Last year the London-based company came out of stealth, and in December announced that it had raised its Series A fundraising, totaling…
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with reporters outside his office in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called China an “adversary” of the U.S. on Wednesday after a report that the country has told tech companies to stop buying Nvidia‘s…
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Britain’s GSK on Wednesday became the latest pharmaceutical firm to commit bumper investment into the U.S., as President Donald Trump is in the U.K. for a three-day state visit. The drug maker committed to investing at least $30 billion in U.S. research and developing (R&D) and manufacturing over…
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to have been honored with two state visits, something not even bestowed on Bill Clinton, George W. Bush or Ronald Reagan — all two-term presidents who enjoyed warm relationships…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build AI Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Microsoft said on Tuesday that it plans to invest $30 billion in the U.K. by 2028, as the company builds out its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The investment includes an…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday told investors why he thinks the Magnificent Seven — tech megacaps Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla — can continue to succeed even as they’ve seen immense gains over the past few years. “The Magnificent Seven are heroes, and I’m not going to tell you to sell heroes,…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets : Stocks are up to start the week, with both the S & P 500 and Nasdaq hitting new all-time highs. A positive update on…
