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Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips

Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips: AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company. Read More

AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid: FERC told grid operators to give data centers a fast lane for interconnections, but it failed to address electricity supply shortages. Read More

The 11 standout startups from YC's Demo Day, according to VCs: TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs said. Read More

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