NASDAQ:AMZN 7 August 2025

Amazon Shares: Corning Deal Puts Focus on AI Spending

Amazon Shares: Corning Deal Puts Focus on AI Spending

Amazon shares fell 0.6% to $244.50 after announcing a multiyear optical fiber supply deal with Corning for U.S. data centers. Corning stock jumped 6.3% as the company said the agreement would add 1,000 jobs in North Carolina. Investors focused on Amazon’s rising AI infrastructure costs. The Nasdaq rose 1.27% in morning trading.
June 8, 2026
Energy Consumption in Data Centers

Data Centers Are Power Hogs—These Technologies Are Finally Fixing That

AWS says its Graviton3 processors use 60% less energy than typical x86 cloud chips and now power over half of new AWS servers. Google’s TPUs deliver up to 30 times more performance per watt than GPUs for some AI tasks. Liquid cooling captures up to 80% of chip heat, with over half of new hyperscale servers expected to use it by 2027. MIT researchers cut AI job carbon footprints by up to 90% using smart scheduling tools.
August 7, 2025