The AI Computing Power Gold Rush
WSJ Tech News Briefing

The AI Computing Power Gold Rush

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 12, 20268 min
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Several years into the AI boom, chips and data centers are in such high demand that access to compute is like gold for tech companies. WSJ reporter Kate Clark joins to discuss the lengths AI companies are going to find it. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Data alone is just data. Connect it and possibility amplifies. Octave is a software company that transforms data into lifecycle and contextual intelligence for the world's mission-critical industries.

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Welcome to Intelligence, proven at scale, Octave. Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Monday, October 12th. I'm Danny Lewis for The Wall Street Journal.

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In the AI industry, computing power is king. Several years into the AI boom, the chips and data centers required to power these tools are fueling a modern gold rush. Here now to discuss how this is reshaping relationships across Silicon Valley is WSJ reporter Kate Clark. Kate, AI companies have been scrambling for more compute for years now.

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