
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Intel Courts Apple, TSMC After Nvidia’s $5 Billion Lifeline
Once dominant in chips, Intel is racing to rebuild momentum with outside investment, strategic partners, and a reset of its foundry ambitions.
Once dominant in chips, Intel is racing to rebuild momentum with outside investment, strategic partners, and a reset of its foundry ambitions.
The Alibaba model is set to compete with established players such as OpenAI's GPT-5, Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Claude's Opus 4, among others.
As part of the agreement, OpenAI will earmark Nvidia as its preferred strategic compute and networking partner for its AI factory growth plans.
Survey of 85 treasury leaders shows 82% see AI as critical, with pilots already underway in cash forecasting and risk management.
With the right policies, AI could raise global trade 34–37% by 2040 and lift GDP 12–13%, the WTO says, if countries narrow digital gaps and keep markets open.