AI Chips Update - VAST Data Shines on Forbes AI 50 List 2025

VAST Data has been recognized on the Forbes AI 50 list for 2025, which highlights the most promising private AI companies globally. This listing underscores VAST’s significant role in AI infrastructure, evidenced by its platform being utilized by numerous organizations for AI training and inference operations. The company has been noted for its strong innovation and sustained growth in the competitive AI market. VAST Data’s distributed, internet-scale platform has become integral to next-generation AI infrastructure, emphasizing its commitment to supporting AI advancements with a focus on scalability and performance.

In other trading, Monolithic Power Systems (NasdaqGS:MPWR) was a standout up 10% and ending the day at $533.13. At the same time, Texas Instruments (NasdaqGS:TXN) lagged, down 5.7% to close at $147.60.

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• Advanced Micro Devices (NasdaqGS:AMD) finished trading at $93.40 up 5.3%.
• NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) settled at $110.93 up 3.1%.
• Intel (NasdaqGS:INTC) ended the day at $19.74 down 0.7%.

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• "VAST Data Named to 2025 Forbes AI 50 List of Most Promising AI Companies" from VAST Data on GlobeNewswire (published 11 April 2025)

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