Microsoft signs $9.7 billion contract with IREN for Nvidia chips
(Reuters) –Microsoft (MSFT) has struck a $9.7 billion deal with data-center operator IREN that includes access to Nvidia‘s (NVDA) advanced chips, aiming to ease the computing crunch that has kept the tech giant from fully cashing in on the artificial intelligence boom. The news sent shares of IREN (IREN) up more than 20% in trading…