Riot's Shares Surge 8% Following Expansion of AMD Data Center Partnership, Marking Strategic Shift Towards AI
Shares of Riot Platforms (RIOT) experienced an 8% increase on Friday, driven by the announcement that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has expanded its capacity at Riot's Rockdale, Texas campus. This development highlights Riot's ongoing pivot from bitcoin mining towards artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. According to the company's Q1 financial results, AMD has exercised an optio…