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Amazon Expands Nvidia Partnership With 2 Million More AI Chips

by News Editor

August 27, 2026

Amazon and Nvidia are significantly expanding their partnership, with Amazon planning to deploy another 2 million Nvidia GPUs across AWS data centres in 2027 and 2028 as demand for AI computing accelerates.

The additional chips include Nvidia’s Blackwell Ultra, Rubin and Rubin Ultra GPUs. Neither company disclosed financial terms, but the deal is likely worth tens of billions of dollars based on current GPU prices.

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AI Demand Pushes AWS Expansion

Only five months ago, Amazon agreed to deploy more than 1 million Nvidia GPUs across AWS infrastructure starting in 2026. Since then, Nvidia said, demand has exceeded expectations, driven by startups, enterprises, AI labs and governments.

The companies are now expanding the relationship beyond GPUs. Nvidia’s networking technology, CPUs, data-processing software, open models and robotics platforms will also be integrated into AWS.

Amazon Continues Building Its Own Chips

The expansion comes as Amazon invests heavily in its own AI hardware. AWS has developed Trainium accelerators and Graviton CPUs to reduce its reliance on Nvidia, while Amazon has explored selling Trainium chips to other companies as an alternative for AI workloads.

Amazon’s custom-chip business has surpassed a $25 billion annualised revenue run rate, according to the company. Despite that growth, the latest Nvidia order shows that its hardware remains central to Amazon’s plans for expanding AI infrastructure.

Nvidia will also supply an unspecified number of Vera CPUs, with some integrated into Rubin systems and others operating independently. CEO Jensen Huang has described the Vera opportunity as a potential $200 billion total addressable market.

Partnership Expands Into Robotics And Enterprise AI

Amazon plans to use Nvidia’s physical AI stack across its warehouse robotics operations, including Omniverse for simulation, Cosmos for world models, Isaac for robotics development and Jetson hardware for edge AI.

For enterprise customers, AWS will offer Nvidia’s Nemotron family of open models through Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker, extending the partnership into managed AI services.

Nvidia Ramps Up Production

Nvidia’s expanded agreement with Amazon comes as the chipmaker continues to report strong demand for AI infrastructure. Second-quarter revenue reached $96.2 billion, while data-centre sales rose 117% year on year to $89 billion. Nvidia expects third-quarter revenue of $108 billion, with its next-generation Rubin products beginning to contribute.

Meanwhile, Nvidia has committed $279 billion to secure supply and manufacturing capacity for current and future data-cententre projects, up sharply from $119 billion in the previous quarter.

For investors, the key question is whether the rapid expansion of AI computing capacity will translate into equally strong and sustainable returns. Amazon’s latest commitment suggests that major technology companies are still willing to spend heavily to secure that capacity.

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Cyprus’ Strong Youth Employment Rate Still Does Not Guarantee Early Independence

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

September 16, 2026

Young people in Cyprus have a relatively high employment rate, but they leave the parental home later than the EU average, according to Eurostat data.

Cypriots left home at an average age of 27 in 2025, compared with 26.3 years across the EU. At the same time, 72.3% of people aged 20 to 29 in Cyprus were employed, well above the EU average of 65.5%.

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Strong Employment Does Not Mean Early Independence

Only nine countries recorded higher youth employment rates than Cyprus. Iceland led at 85.3%, followed by the Netherlands at 84%, Malta at 82.1%, Switzerland at 78.3% and Germany at 77%.

Norway recorded 76.5%, Ireland 76.1%, Denmark 74.8% and Austria 74.6%. Eurostat said countries where young people leave home earlier generally tend to have higher youth employment rates.

Southern Europe Sees Later Moves

Finland had the lowest average age for leaving the parental home at 21.4 years, followed by Denmark at 21.8 and Estonia and Lithuania at 22.7. Croatia recorded the highest average at 31.5 years, followed by Greece and Slovakia at 30.9. Spain and Italy both stood at 30.2 years.

Across the EU, the average has remained close to 26 since 2002, rising only slightly from 26.2 years in 2024 to 26.3 years in 2025.

Cyprus Labour Market Is Cooling

The figures come as Cyprus’ labor market shows some signs of easing, although demand for workers remains relatively strong by European standards.

Separate Eurostat data showed Cyprus had the EU’s largest annual decline in its job vacancy rate in the second quarter of 2026. The rate fell to 2.6% from 3.3% a year earlier, but remained above the EU average of 2.0% and the euro area average of 2.1%.

Cost Of Living Remains A Factor

Housing and other living costs can also affect how quickly young workers establish independent households. Eurostat reported that Cyprus’ household consumption price level was 89.2% of the EU average in 2025.

A relatively lower overall price level does not eliminate affordability pressures for people on modest incomes. For younger workers, the issue can be whether wages are sufficient to cover rent, utilities, food and other basic expenses.

Cyprus therefore combines relatively high youth employment with a later transition to independent living, suggesting that access to work and the ability to afford a separate household do not always move together.