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Tuesday • January 20, 2026
Microsoft Readies Ad-Supported Xbox Cloud Gaming
Bringing Ad-Supported Gaming to Its Cloud Service would give Brands an Entrance into Microsoft’s Premium Gaming Ecosystem
Xbox Cloud Gaming service is limited to players who have Microsoft’s game pass subscription, but the company reportedly has plans to offer non-subscribers access paid for by advertising. Although unconfirmed, ads in this tier are expected to include two-minute pre-roll video ads that are typically unskippable. The service is undergoing internal testing with Microsoft employees.
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Monday • November 24, 2025
Amazon to spend up to $50 billion on AI infrastructure for U.S. government
Amazon said It will Invest as much as $50 Billion on AI Infrastructure to Support U.S. Government Agencies
The project is slated to break ground in 2026 and will add nearly 1.3 gigawatts of capacity through new data centers designed for federal agencies, the company said in a blog. As part of the investment, agencies will have access to Amazon Web Services’ AI tools, Anthropic’s Claude family of models and Nvidia chips as well as Amazon’s custom Trainium AI chips.
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Wednesday • November 12, 2025
Anthropic to spend $50 billion on U.S. AI infrastructure, starting with Texas, New York data centers
The Project, Developed with GPU Cloud Partner Fluidstack, will Create 800 Permanent Jobs and more than 2,000 Construction Roles
Additional sites are expected to follow, with the first locations going live in 2026. The investment positions Anthropic as a major domestic player in physical AI infrastructure at a moment when policymakers are increasingly focused on U.S.-based compute capacity and technological sovereignty.
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Wednesday • September 10, 2025
Oracle, OpenAI Sign $300 Billion Cloud Deal
The Majority of New Revenue Revealed by Oracle Will Come From OpenAI Deal, Sources Say
OpenAI signed a deal to purchase $300 billion in computing power from Oracle over five years, starting in 2027. The deal is one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed, reflecting how spending on AI data centers is hitting new highs despite mounting concerns over a potential bubble.
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Tuesday • July 22, 2025
OpenAI, Oracle deepen AI data center push with 4.5 gigawatt Stargate expansion
The Move Builds on the Stargate Initiative, an up to $500 Billion and 10 Gigawatt Project that also includes Japanese Tech Investor SoftBank Group
OpenAI and Oracle will develop another 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity, expanding a tie-up that has promised hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment to keep the U.S. ahead in the global artificial intelligence race. The ChatGPT maker did not disclose the locations or funding details for the new facilities in Tuesday’s announcement.
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Tuesday • July 8, 2025
IBM rolls out new chips and servers, aims for simplified AI
IBM Introduced Its New Power11 Chips on Tuesday, Marking Its First Major Update to Its “Power” Line of Chips Since 2020
International Business Machines on Tuesday announced a new line of data center chips and servers that it says will be more power-efficient than rivals and will simplify the process of rolling out artificial intelligence in business operations.
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