Riot's Shares Surge 8% Following Expanded Partnership with AMD and Shift Towards AI
Shares of Riot Platforms (RIOT) experienced an 8% surge on Friday, driven by the announcement that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) would be expanding its capacity at Riot's Rockdale, Texas campus, marking a significant pivot towards AI and high-performance computing. According to the company's Q1 financial results, AMD has exercised an option to double its contracted capacity to 50 megawatts (MW), w…