On Oct. 2, 2026, Oracle said it would buy part of the output of the Point Beach nuclear plant in Wisconsin. The move is meant to save customers about $300 million in fuel costs, illustrating the debate over who pays for AI data centers’ power.
At a Microsoft event in San Francisco, Jensen Huang and Satya Nadella described how NVIDIA and Microsoft are co-designing hardware and software so AI agents can run on Windows PCs. The plan centers on RTX Spark.
Amazon has announced a $1 billion plan to address opposition to its data centers. It was praised for ending non-disclosure agreements but criticized for downplaying data center pollution.
Samsung expects third-quarter operating profit of 107.4 trillion won, about $80.17 billion, up 782.5% year on year. Final figures are due on Oct. 29, but the estimate reflects strong demand for memory chips driven by AI.
U.S. authorities have arrested a tech company CEO accused of smuggling $300 million worth of Nvidia chips into China. The case is the latest in a series of arrests over illicit exports of Nvidia hardware.
Nvidia is pushing a full-stack safety solution for physical AI. Robotics companies are already using it for robotaxis and humanoid robots.