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Oracle and OpenAI announced a massive 4.5 gigawatt data center expansion through their joint venture Stargate, bringing OpenAI's total U.S. data center projects to over 5 gigawatts. The initiative will create more than 100,000 jobs across construction and operations. The Abilene, Texas site is already partially operational, with expansion planned across multiple states including Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia. This expansion exceeds OpenAI's initial $500 billion, 10-gigawatt investment pledge. While Oracle leads construction, Microsoft Azure remains a major cloud provider for OpenAI, alongside partnerships with CoreWeave and Google Cloud.

The European Commission has approved €403 million in funding for ten predominantly small and medium-sized companies to boost medical device innovation, expected to attract an additional €826 million in private investments. The initiative focuses on integrating digital and AI features into medical devices, aims to create approximately 800 new jobs, and supports SMEs in overcoming barriers to developing advanced health technologies. This funding complements other EU programs like GenAI4EU, collectively strengthening Europe's position in healthcare innovation and creating a more efficient healthcare ecosystem.

US startup xLight has secured $40 million in funding to develop Free Electron Lasers (FELs) for next-generation semiconductor manufacturing, addressing limitations in current extreme ultraviolet lithography technology. The company aims to create more powerful lasers that will enable higher-resolution chip production by 2028, delivering greater light output while reducing costs. This investment represents one of the largest for a US semiconductor hardware startup and comes amid intensifying technological competition with China. xLight's success could strengthen US technological leadership, enhance national security, and accelerate development of smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient chips.

Google DeepMind's and OpenAI's AI models achieved gold medal-level scores at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad, a first for artificial intelligence. Both systems solved five of six problems, scoring 35 out of 42 points while following the same two-day competition format as human participants. Unlike previous approaches, these models processed mathematical problems directly in natural language, producing human-readable proofs without requiring translation to machine formats. This breakthrough suggests AI could soon become a regular collaborator in mathematical research, demonstrating significant advancement in complex reasoning capabilities.