Applied Digital stock jumps as revenue triples on surging AI data center demand

Applied Digital stock rose by 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the data center operator reported second-quarter revenue that comfortably beat Wall Street expectations, underscoring strong demand for large-scale infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence workloads. The company said revenue more than tripled year on year in the quarter, while losses narrowed significantly, as it […]

Nvidia’s China tightrope: H200 chips, geopolitics and a high-stakes AI gamble

The calendar may have turned, but for Nvidia, the familiar strains of geopolitics continue to loom large. As the world’s leading maker of artificial intelligence chips, the US company remains caught between Washington’s tightening grip on advanced semiconductor exports and Beijing’s determination to reduce reliance on foreign technology. In December, US President Donald Trump had […]