Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 25 February 2026 at 04:45 The startup was founded by former Google TPU engineers in 2023.
Meta strikes up to $100B AMD chip deal as it chases βpersonal superintelligenceβ TechCrunch By:Rebecca Bellan 24 February 2026 at 19:15 Meta is buying billions of dollars in AMD AI chips in a multiyear deal tied to a 160 million-share warrant, deepening its push to diversify beyond Nvidia and expand data center capacity.