{"id":241858,"date":"2026-07-09T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/exclusive-meta-to-put-ai-chip-into-production-in-september-as-it-looks-to-double-computing-capacity-memo-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:55:08","slug":"exclusive-meta-to-put-ai-chip-into-production-in-september-as-it-looks-to-double-computing-capacity-memo-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/exclusive-meta-to-put-ai-chip-into-production-in-september-as-it-looks-to-double-computing-capacity-memo-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Meta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity, memo shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/meta-put-ai-chip-into-production-september-it-looks-double-computing-capacity-2026-07-09\/\">EXCLUSIVE: Meta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity, memo shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/meta-put-ai-chip-into-production-september-it-looks-double-computing-capacity-2026-07-09\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/meta-put-ai-chip-into-production-september-it-looks-double-computing-capacity-2026-07-09\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-09 19:48:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.reuters.com\">www.reuters.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Meta Platforms plans to manufacture its own AI chip, named &#8216;Iris,&#8217; 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