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Microsoft to Scale Azure Maia to Multi-Gigawatt Deployments Starting 2027
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Microsoft to Scale Azure Maia to Multi-Gigawatt Deployments Starting 2027

Microsoft announced October 12, 2026 that Azure Maia 200 is serving production workloads including Copilot, while Maia 300 will begin deployment in 2027 with multi-gigawatt scale planned.

OpenAI Unveils Jalapeño Chip with Industry-Leading AI Efficiency
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OpenAI Unveils Jalapeño Chip with Industry-Leading AI Efficiency

OpenAI's Jalapeño chip outperforms commercial systems in AI inference efficiency, signaling a new era in custom silicon for advanced AI workloads.