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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported July jobs fell 23,000 versus expectations, with unemployment down to 4.1% as labor force participation dropped. Strategists said weaker labor and softer wage growth give the Fed cover to stay on hold. Treasury yields fell and stocks rose weekly, led by NVDA, MSFT, and META.

AMD said on Aug 6 it agreed to acquire Toronto AI inference chip startup Taalas. Financial terms were not disclosed. AMD plans to integrate Taalas tech into its Instinct GPUs, EPYC, Helios racks and ROCm. The deal is not expected to affect revenue this quarter. AMD stock slipped about 2% to around $479 on Aug 7; Nvidia remains dominant in data center AI chips.

According to The Information, Nvidia agreed to invest up to $3 billion in Lancium, developer of the Stargate data center campus in Abilene, Texas. The report says Nvidia would commit $2 billion for about a 20% stake, plus $1 billion tied to grid hookup milestones. Full terms imply roughly $10 billion enterprise value and about 30% ownership.

SK Hynix’s board approved Aug 7, 2026 capital of ₩54.3T ($38.0B) for two South Korea fabs. Yongin Y2 DRAM fab gets ₩35.2T ($24.6B) and Cheongju M17 NAND fab gets ₩19.1T ($13.4B). First meaningful output is no earlier than 2029. Article cites US has no HBM wafer capacity and packaging grants cover assembly, not wafers.

Nvidia (NVDA) said it will provide chips for SpaceX’s Starmind orbital AI data centers under an exclusive partnership announced in early August 2026. Nvidia also plans multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure investments in Asia Pacific, including Firmus and Project Southgate, with equity stakes in AI compute firms. Article cites NVDA’s $223.96 share price and recent multi-year returns.

Nvidia plans to invest $2 billion in power infrastructure developer Lancium, The Information reported, citing three sources. The deal would value Lancium and its portfolio at about $10 billion enterprise value and give Nvidia about a 20% stake, rising to ~30% if Nvidia adds $1 billion for more planned capacity. The equity investment does not include credit guarantees or leases.