March 5 : Broadcom shares rose nearly 3 per cent on Thursday after the company predicted over $100 billion in AI chip sales next year, signaling rapid share gains in the market dominated by Nvidia. Big Tech's push to secure the vast computing power needed for artificial intelligence has lifted Broadcom in the data-center infrastructure race as it helps design custom processors that can serve as an alternative to Nvidia's costly chips. Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta are expected to spend