South Korea's KOSPI opened 75.05 points higher on Aug 12 (Wed), up 1.18% at 6,420.58; Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both rose more than 1%.

The Information reported several NVIDIA (NVDA.O) employees working on the NEMOTRON project said they expect the largest NEMOTRON 4 model to have at least 1 trillion parameters.

CME Group and Silicon Data will launch ComputeFutures on Oct. 5, offering two contracts—Silicon Data H100 Lease Index futures and Silicon Data B200 Lease Index futures—that track hourly rental-cost indices for GPUs. The products are aimed at providing hedging and investment tools for firms seeking to manage compute costs. Contracts will be listed on CME and governed by NYMEX rules, effective only after regulatory approval.