First AI Chip Smuggling Conviction: $160M NVIDIA Pipeline Shut Down
DOJ shuts down $160M NVIDIA chip smuggling network to China. First AI diversion conviction. H100/H200 GPUs relabeled as 'SANDKYAN.' Operation Gatekeeper ongoing.
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Trump Opens H200 Exports to China with 25% Surcharge
Trump reverses Biden export restrictions, allowing NVIDIA H200 sales to China with 25% surcharge. Blackwell GPUs remain restricted. Tariff-based controls replace bans.
DeepSeek V3.2 Beats GPT-5 on Elite Benchmarks: What China's AI Surge Means for Infrastructure
Chinese AI lab achieves frontier performance under export restrictions, reshaping infrastructure economics.
Liquid Cooling Hits Mainstream: 2025 Marks the Tipping Point for AI Infrastructure
Liquid cooling transitions from bleeding-edge to baseline as GPU power densities make air cooling insufficient.
Data Center Energy Demand to Triple by 2035: BloombergNEF Projects 106 GW Future
BloombergNEF projects data center demand tripling to 106 GW by 2035, creating massive infrastructure challenges.
Anthropic's $50 Billion Data Center Plan: AI Lab Becomes Infrastructure Builder
Anthropic joins OpenAI in building owned infrastructure, reshaping AI lab and hyperscaler dynamics.
IBM CEO: 'No Way' Hyperscaler AI Infrastructure Investments Will Pay Off
IBM CEO questions hyperscaler CapEx math as Big Four commit $380B+ in 2025 infrastructure spending.
NVIDIA NeurIPS 2025: Alpamayo-R1 and Physical AI Push Reshape Autonomous Systems
NVIDIA's open-source physical AI models create new infrastructure requirements for autonomous systems.
230+ Environmental Groups Demand Data Center Construction Moratorium: Industry Response
Unprecedented environmental coalition targets data center expansion as AI drives 300% projected energy demand growth.
GPU Cloud Prices Collapse: H100 Rental Drops 64% as Supply Catches Demand
GPU rental market normalizes after 2023-2024 scarcity, creating strategic opportunities for AI infrastructure.
SMR Nuclear for Data Centers Accelerates: 22 GW in Development as Tech Giants Commit $10B+
Nuclear SMRs transition from speculative technology to funded infrastructure as hyperscalers seek clean baseload power.
DeepSeek-V3.2: How Open Source AI Matched GPT-5 and Gemini 3 Performance at 10× Lower Cost
DeepSeek-V3.2 matches GPT-5 on mathematical reasoning at 10× lower cost. Open source, MIT licensed, with architectural innovations enabling frontier AI economics.