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Oxford-based startup Lumai, a key player in AI infrastructure, has announced securing over $10 million in funding. The round was led by deep tech investor Constructor Capital, with participation from IP Group, Ventures, Journey Ventures, LIFTT, Qubits Ventures, State Farm Ventures, and TIS.

Joelle Pineau, Meta's Vice President of AI Research, announced on Tuesday via Facebook that she plans to leave the company in May. A highly respected leader within Meta's AI research lab (FAIR) for over two years, she oversaw the company's innovation and development in AI. Pineau's departure comes at a crucial time for Meta, as the company plans to invest up to $65 billion in AI by 2025.

According to The Information, Nvidia is on the verge of acquiring Lepton AI, a prominent AI startup, in a deal reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars. This move signals Nvidia's aggressive push into the cloud computing and enterprise software market, aiming to compete with major cloud providers like Amazon and Google. Founded two years ago by renowned scientist Yangqing Jia and his team, Lepton AI focuses on building new infrastructure for the AI era, simplifying the building and deployment of AI models. Unlike many startups...

Elon Musk's xAI is collaborating with Nvidia, Microsoft, and BlackRock to significantly increase investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. This partnership aims to accelerate advancements and development in the field of AI.

Amidst the global AI boom, Microsoft and BlackRock have announced a partnership with Elon Musk's xAI to form a new AI infrastructure alliance, the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP). The core objective of this collaboration is to jointly build $30 billion worth of data centers and related AI infrastructure. Nvidia will also join the alliance as a technology advisor. The alliance was initially formed by BlackRock and its Global Infrastructure Partners...

Social media giant Meta is facing unprecedented AI infrastructure costs, with projected AI-related spending soaring to a staggering $65 billion, potentially contributing to a total annual expenditure of $119 billion! Faced with this astronomical bill, the tech giant has decided to develop its own AI chips, and has already made significant progress. Recent reports indicate that Meta is about to begin a small-scale deployment of its custom chips, signaling a gradual move away from Nvidia and its reliance on their GPUs.

GPU cloud services company CoreWeave recently announced a five-year, $119 billion strategic partnership agreement with OpenAI. Under the agreement, CoreWeave will provide OpenAI with the necessary computing power to support the training and delivery of its AI models. This significant deal marks a deepening collaboration between the two companies in the field of artificial intelligence. As part of the collaboration, CoreWeave will also issue $3...

Tech giant Microsoft recently announced a $298 million investment in South Africa to build artificial intelligence and data center infrastructure. This initiative aims to boost South Africa's digital economy and provide better technology support and services to local businesses and individuals. With the global demand for AI increasing, Microsoft's investment will help strengthen South Africa's competitiveness in this field. Microsoft's investment plan includes not only financial contributions but also technology transfer and talent development. Through collaborations with local businesses and educational institutions, Microsoft hopes to foster growth and innovation within South Africa's technology sector.

Recently, Meta officially announced a major project named Project Waterworth. This initiative represents a multi-billion dollar investment spanning several years, aimed at constructing an undersea cable exceeding 50,000 kilometers to support global AI infrastructure. Once completed, this undersea cable project will become the longest in the world, capable of withstanding damage from ship anchors and other hazards. According to the project plan, the cable will extend from the East Coast of the United States to the West Coast, with depths reaching up to 7,000.

On February 11, 2025, at the World Governments Summit held in Dubai, UAE, Baidu founder Li Yanhong engaged in an in-depth dialogue with UAE AI Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama to explore future development trends in AI infrastructure. During the discussion, Al Olama mentioned the recent global attention towards DeepSeek, which caused significant fluctuations in the stock prices of several major chip manufacturers and exchanges, and asked Li Yanhong for his views on the future of data centers and AI infrastructure.

Recently, OpenAI's 'Project Stargate' has garnered widespread attention, with a budget reaching hundreds of billions of dollars. Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella stated in a press conference that he is 'not very familiar with the specific details.' This remark not only evokes thoughts of the increasingly strained relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI but also reflects Nadella's ambitions in AI infrastructure.

On January 22, 2025, U.S. President Trump announced that OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle have jointly established a new venture called 'The Stargate Project'. This initiative is expected to invest $500 billion (approximately 3.6 trillion yuan) over the next four years to build AI infrastructure. The project aims to enhance the U.S. leadership in the AI sector and is projected to create 100,000 new jobs. According to the agreement, OpenAI will be responsible for daily operations, while SoftBank...

As the UK government reaffirms its vision to become an AI superpower, American data center operator CoreWeave has announced the construction of two GPU data centers in the UK. These data centers will be located in Crawley and London Dock, developed in partnership with digital real estate companies Digital Realty and Global Switch. This investment totals £1 billion (approximately $1.2 billion), marking CoreWeave's further expansion in the UK market.

Recently, OpenAI unveiled a new initiative at a policy event in Washington, calling for enhanced cooperation among the United States and its allies in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address competition from China. OpenAI's proposal aims to 'revitalize the American Dream' and seeks to enhance the United States' influence in the AI domain through global collaboration. According to Bloomberg, OpenAI's policy blueprint suggests that cooperation should initially occur among the U.S. and its neighboring countries, gradually expanding to include allies around the world. This collaboration will focus on

Against the backdrop of growing global demand for advanced artificial intelligence infrastructure, Silicon Valley's GPU cloud computing provider GMI Cloud announced the completion of $82 million in Series A funding. The funding was led by Headline Asia and supported by notable partners such as Banpu Next and Wistron. Following this round of funding, GMI Cloud's total capital has exceeded $93 million, with the funds aimed at opening a new data center in Colorado.