Data Centers
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Elon Musk's orbital data centers face growing feasibility scrutiny
SoftBank, a major backer of OpenAI's Stargate project, commits $500 billion over four years to build terrestrial data centers.
Qualcomm buys Modular Inc. to boost AI software and data center strategy
Meta, a tech titan, has committed to deploying Qualcomm's data center technologies in a multi-year agreement, signaling a major shift in the AI infrastructure landscape, according to Forbes .
SK Telecom and NVIDIA Launch New AI Cloud Partnership in Korea
SK Telecom and NVIDIA announced plans for a gigawatt-scale 'AI factory' in South Korea, with initial data centers anticipated to be operational early next year, according to SiliconANGLE .
What is AI Infrastructure and Why Does it Matter?
AirTrunk plans to invest $30 billion in India by 2030 to build 5 gigawatts of new data center capacity, according to TechCrunch .
2026 AI Demand Will Skyrocket Contractor Rates for Key Tech Skills
Demand for AI-specific data center capacity is expected to grow fivefold by 2026, creating a significant strain on global infrastructure, according to Gartner .
Erin Brockovich Tackles Data Center Secrecy for AI Transparency
In its first month, environmental activist Erin Brockovich's new website for reporting issues received nearly 4,000 complaints about AI data centers.
Musk shifts xAI power to natural gas, eyes orbital future
Elon Musk's xAI powers its rapidly expanding data centers with dozens of unregulated natural gas turbines, planning an additional $2.
AWS expands cloud infrastructure in Europe
AWS's global network spans over 20 million kilometers of fiber and roughly 2 million devices, a scale it expands with investments like €15 billion in France, according to InfoWorld and Simplywall St .
Florida Law Shields Utility Customers from AI Data Center Costs
In Florida, utility customers will not bear the costs of new large-scale data centers powering artificial intelligence, thanks to a new law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis.
AI Data Center Expansion Challenges Impacting Energy & Supply Chains
In West Texas, a single private grid project, GW Ranch, secured approval in January for up to 7.
What is Digital Sustainability in Enterprise Software Development?
Accurately assessing the environmental impact of a single piece of enterprise software demands tracking metrics beyond CPU energy, including thermal characteristics, disk activity, and memory utilizat
AI's Energy Demand Surges, Sparking Debate on Sustainable Grids
New-build costs for data center power generation have soared to $2-$3 million per megawatt, with turbine acquisition alone taking 2.
AI Powers Data Center Boom, But Efficiency Gains Lag Behind
A single hyperscale data center consumes as much electricity as 50,000 homes, according to Energy .
AI's Environmental Hurdles and Sustainability Potential
Google's greenhouse gas emissions surged by 48 percent against its 2019 baseline, a significant increase partly attributed to the energy demands of its expanding AI data centers, according to The Obse
What are strategies for rethinking reliability in complex cloud systems?
AI data center upgrades are projected to trigger at least two major multiday cloud outages in 2026, signaling a new era of reliability challenges for critical operations.
Eco-Friendly AI Data Centers Promise Greener Growth Amidst Rising Energy Demands
A single kilowatt-hour of computing energy could simultaneously remove half a kilogram of CO2 and generate half a kilogram of water, according to environment.
AI's energy paradox: Data center demand surges, efficiency offers hope
Global data centers consumed approximately 415 terawatt hours of electricity in 2024, a figure growing four times faster than total global electricity consumption.
AI Demand Strains Data Center Power, Raising Infrastructure Risks
In July 2024, a single voltage fluctuation in northern Virginia caused 60 data centers to disconnect.
AI Storage Market Booms Amid Rising Costs and Capacity Crunch
In the first two months of this year, new energy storage installations for AI data centers alone accounted for over 40 percent of the nation's total new capacity, according to IndexBox .
Beyond the Hype: The $800 Billion Infrastructure Boom Fueling AI's Future
The global AI market trends forecast to 2033 are not just about algorithms; they are about an $800 billion infrastructure boom as data centers scale to meet AI's voracious demand for power.
Data Centers Are the New Frontline: Why Their Cybersecurity Is a National Security Imperative
The line between a server farm and a strategic military asset has evaporated. As state actors reportedly target commercial data centers, it's clear that their cybersecurity is no longer a corporate issue—it's a national security imperative.
IBM and Arm Announce Strategic Collaboration for Enterprise Computing
IBM and Arm have announced a strategic collaboration to develop new dual-architecture enterprise hardware for high-scale AI and data-intensive workloads. This partnership aims to merge IBM's secure enterprise systems with Arm's power-efficient architecture, offering businesses greater flexibility.
EdgeConneX Begins Construction on 200MW AI-Ready Hyperscale Campus in Jakarta
The data center provider has broken ground on a major new facility in Jakarta, designed to support high-density AI and machine learning workloads with a planned 200MW capacity.