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Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. Stocks related to artificial intelligence have been under pressure for weeks because of worries that their prices have shot too high and that voracious demand for computer memory and processors may not be sustainable if AI ends up not producing as much profit and productivity as promised. Oil prices surged as fighting in the Middle East intensified, while U.S. futures slipped.

A KKR-led group on Thursday launched a new company with more than $10 billion in committed ‌capital to finance the build-out of AI infrastructure, ‌the latest effort by an alternative asset manager to capitalize on growing demand ​for AI services. The Kuwait Investment Authority, AI chip giant Nvidia and utility firm Vistra are anchor investors in the company, called Helix Digital Infrastructure, which is led by former Amazon Web ‌Services CEO Adam Selipsky. Nvidia will help Helix with its expertise in designing AI data-centers, while Vistra will be the preferred power provider.

Investing.com -- Broadcom shares gained over 6% in premarket trading Tuesday after Alphabet unveiled plans to raise $80 billion in equity, a massive fundraise aimed at accelerating its AI infrastructure buildout.