Tag: "AI boom"
Chip crunch: how the AI boom is stoking prices of less trendy memory
World 13:40 21/10/2025The global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips is tightening supply of less glamorous chips used in smartphones, computers and servers, spurring panic buying by some customers and a surge in their prices, industry executives and analysts said.
Europe's old power plants to get digital makeover driven by AI boom
World 16:09 06/08/2025Some of Europe's ageing coal and gas fired power plants can look forward to a more high-tech future as big tech players, such as Microsoft and Amazon, seek to repurpose them as data centres, with ready-made access to power and water.
