Tag: ai investment
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AI’s growing energy demand
As data centres expand, their share of electricity demand is rising. Energy availability is becoming a genuine constraint on how fast AI capacity can scale. Read more
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Startup funding flowing into AI
Newly funded AI companies and the capital raised by privately held AI firms point to a wave of company formation — the early-stage engine behind the next generation of tools. Read more
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The rise of AI patents
Annual AI-related patent activity has expanded across industries, reflecting how broadly organisations are trying to protect and commercialise machine-learning ideas. Read more
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How fast businesses are adopting generative AI
The share of working-age adults and companies using generative AI has risen quickly. Adoption is uneven across countries and roles, but the overall direction is steeply upward. Read more
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NVIDIA and the picks-and-shovels of AI
Chipmakers selling the hardware that powers AI have seen revenue climb sharply, a reminder that some of the clearest beneficiaries of the boom are the suppliers, not just the model builders. Read more
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The data-centre construction boom
Monthly spending on data-centre construction has surged as companies race to add capacity for AI workloads — a build-out with real consequences for cost, power and timelines. Read more
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The geography of AI chips
Production of the advanced logic chips behind modern AI is concentrated in a handful of countries and firms, making the hardware supply chain a strategic pressure point for the whole industry. Read more
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The money is moving into AI — fast
Private investment in AI has climbed steeply over the last decade, with annual funding now far above where it sat just a few years ago. That capital is reshaping the tools marketers use to plan, build and buy media. Read more