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AI & Enterprise
AMD x86 client CPU share tops 30 percent for first time
AMD\'s share of the x86 client CPU market rose above 30 percent for the first time in the second quarter of 2026, with Mercury Research putting it at 30.3 percent. The gain came as overall PC demand remained weak, especially in desktops, where shipments fell 20 percent from a year earlier. AMD\'s desktop share reached 34.9 percent and mobile 28.9 percent. Arm-based client CPUs were estimated at 15.3 percent.
AI & Enterprise
Nvidia weighs investment in Mercury at $20 billion valuation
Nvidia is moving to invest in Mercury, a supplier of training data for its AI models, in a deal that could value Mercury at $20 billion. Mercury sells training data used to build AI models, and General Catalyst is reported to be discussing leading the funding round. The company’s revenue has surged, with annual revenue topping $2 billion in June 2026 and first-half revenue at $614 million. The talks come as scrutiny of recycling finance resurfaces and market indicators have shifted.
Industry
Ambient-pressure superconductivity record broken after 33 years
U.S. researchers raised the superconducting transition temperature at ambient pressure to 151K, about minus 122 degrees Celsius, breaking a 33-year record. The team at the University of Houston and the Texas Center for Superconductivity used mercury-based copper-oxide ceramic Hg1223 and a “pressure quench” method that preserves high-pressure properties after pressure is removed. The result remained stable for about two weeks and was reproduced in five samples.
