Initial deployment will use NVIDIA HGX B300 systems and Spectrum-X networking, with availability targeted for early 2027 and a aim of delivering roughly 30x higher AI factory output than prior generations.

US market outlook remains bullish with modest downside, as implied volatility sits near historical lows and call-dominant flows suggest buyers are in control.

IBM and Together AI announce a multi-year, $240 million collaboration to deploy a large-scale NVIDIA GPU-based inference cluster on IBM Cloud, designed to run open-source AI workloads at production scale.

The deal reflects ongoing efforts to expand AI infrastructure capacity amid rising interest in open-source models and security concerns.

Space industry notes mixed signals: Rocket Lab reports record Q2 revenue, but long development cycles for Neutron highlight the lag between orders, revenue, and profitability in capital-intensive sectors.

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The strategy emphasizes AI economics: lower cost per token and cost-effective inference as the driver of profitability, not just bigger training runs.

Market context highlights technology sector mixed performance, IBM’s relative strength, and an upcoming IBM earnings release with estimated EPS of $2.89 and revenue of $16.85 billion.

Open-source and open-inference trends accelerate as enterprises seek cost control and auditability, driving interest in self-hosted, inspectable models due to security and data sovereignty concerns.

Hims & Hers Health slips in pre-market trading on concerns that aggressive GLP-1 weight-loss drug campaigns and overseas expansion are pressuring margins despite subscriber growth and raised sales guidance.

Benzinga’s Edge scorecard shows IBM scoring higher on quality and value but weaker on momentum, signaling a stable, quality-driven profile amid headwinds.

JPMorgan raises its price target for CoreWeave to $110, citing strong demand for AI computing power and the need to improve margins amid AI-related contracts.