
Microsoft Announces $10 Billion Expansion of AI Infrastructure in Portugal
Microsoft is committing more than $10B to expand AI infrastructure in Portugal, adding 12,600 Nvidia GPUs to the Sines hub and strengthening European compute capacity.

Microsoft is committing more than $10B to expand AI infrastructure in Portugal, adding 12,600 Nvidia GPUs to the Sines hub and strengthening European compute capacity.

Nvidia’s $5tn milestone week includes a landmark APEC-announced plan to deliver Blackwell AI chips to South Korea’s sovereign clouds and AI factories, with telecom, quantum, and startup programs expanding the ecosystem.

Apple unveils the M5 chip with 4x AI GPU gains, 45% graphics uplift, 16-core Neural Engine, and 153GB/s memory bandwidth in MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro.

OpenAI and Broadcom will jointly design custom AI chips and rack systems for a 10 GW rollout by 2029. The deal complements Nvidia, AMD, and Oracle partnerships, solidifying OpenAI’s vertical AI infrastructure strategy.

OpenAI secured a multi-year partnership with AMD for 6GW of AI compute, starting in late 2026. The deal links OpenAI to nearly 10% of AMD equity and sparked a record stock surge.

The Alibaba and Nvidia deal integrates Physical AI into PAI, expands data centers across eight countries, and boosts AI spending while China curbs Nvidia chip sales.

Stargate expands with five new U.S. data centers to serve 700M weekly users, lifting capacity near 7 GW and $400B investment, on track for 10 GW by 2025.

The $100B OpenAI – NVIDIA Deal for 10 GW of compute introduces a financing model that links investment, hardware purchases, and leasing into one circular structure.

Huawei’s Atlas 950/960 SuperPoDs and yearly Ascend chip upgrades aim to build giant, China-made AI clusters, challenging Nvidia and reshaping compute supply.