May 7 : Nvidia will invest up to $2.1 billion in data center operator IREN, as part of a broader deal to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of infrastructure to keep up with soaring artificial intelligence demand. The tie-up, announced on Thursday, underscores the hunger for computing power amid surging adoption of AI, as frontier model developers and Big Tech firms funnel billions to secure capacity. • Shares of IREN were up around 9 per cent in extended trading. The stock had closed at $56.85 in