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Applied Digital to Merge Cloud Unit With Ekso Bionics to Create ChronoScale, Retaining 97% Stake

Investors welcomed the carve-out as a move to create a pure-play GPU compute platform.

Overview

  • Applied Digital said it will spin off its cloud business by combining it with Ekso Bionics to form ChronoScale, with Applied owning about 97% of the new company.
  • The new entity is intended to deliver high-performance, GPU-accelerated infrastructure for AI workloads in a capacity-constrained market.
  • Applied Digital said separating compute operations from data center ownership and development will give each business clearer growth and capital strategies.
  • Ekso Bionics will explore selling all or a substantial portion of its legacy business as ChronoScale focuses on accelerated compute.
  • Shares rose about 3% after the announcement, partially reversing a prior slide that followed reports of a localized power outage at Applied Digital’s Ellendale campus.