IBM’s Anderon Clinches a $1 Billion Grant for a Quantum Foundry
Anderon, a company under IBM, said on September 16 that it has finalized a 1-billion-dollar award from the US Commerce Department under the CHIPS Act, money earmarked for a pure-play…
Tesla’s Texas Solar Plant Clears an Early Hurdle; Roadster Set for October
A school board in Fort Bend County, Texas, voted on September 16 to advance Tesla’s application for a 10-billion-dollar solar cell factory, pushing the project past its first local approval.…
Amazon Lifts Entry Pay to $20 an Hour and Builds More Same-Day Hubs
Amazon said on September 16 that it will raise the minimum starting wage for its core US operations jobs to 20 dollars an hour, bringing average pay in those roles…
Microsoft Raises Its Dividend as Azure Sales Top $100 Billion
Microsoft raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent to 98 cents a share on September 15, a quiet increase that told investors the company’s cash machine is still turning. Buried…
Google Strikes Its Largest Carbon-Removal Deal and Settles a UK Suit
Google signed the largest carbon-removal agreement in its history on September 16, a deal in Brazil that Reuters reported will support a new model for pulling carbon dioxide out of…
Anthropic Plants a Flag in Australia and Singapore
Anthropic signed its first Australian data-center agreement on September 16, committing to a project Reuters described as part of roughly $22 billion of data-center construction in the country. On the…
Meta Lines Up TSMC to Build Its Next AI Chip and Bundles Subscriptions
The chip has a code name and a deadline. Meta plans to deploy a new generation of self-developed AI chips in the first half of 2027, fabricated by TSMC, according…
Micron Ships Its First 512-Gigabyte Memory Module as Taiwan Pay Talks Break Down
The module doubled the number in a single move. On September 16, Micron unveiled the world’s first 512-gigabyte DDR5 server memory module, built with stacked DRAM technology that packs twice…
SK Hynix Discusses Making Memory Chips in Intel’s Ohio Plant
The two companies sat down to talk about a problem each needed solved. SK Hynix, the Korean memory giant, needs American manufacturing capacity to keep selling into the AI buildout.…
OpenAI Tests Ads Inside ChatGPT and Sets a Date to Retire GPT-5.5
The ad appeared inside a conversation, not beside it. On September 16, OpenAI began testing agents sponsored by advertisers, a move that Reuters reported first and that the company confirmed…
