The two American data center giants are reportedly in a bidding war for Nordic operator atNorth. The acquisition would give either company strategic footholds in Iceland, Norway, and other key European markets they currently lack.
Nvidia has finished rolling out RTX 5080 servers across all GeForce Now regions. The cloud gaming service is also adding seven new titles this week, headlined by the brand new RPG Of Ash and Steel.
MacWeb has expanded its Apple silicon cloud infrastructure to the US East with a new region in New Jersey. The deployment targets production workloads between 50-500 Mac mini or Mac Studio nodes. Located in an Evocative data center, it connects directly to New York City and major network exchanges.
OpenAI faces a massive $207 billion funding shortfall despite projecting 3 billion ChatGPT users by 2030. The gap stems from huge cloud commitments to Oracle, Microsoft, and Amazon that could destabilize these tech partners if not resolved.
The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation is teaming with Malaysian partners on a $6 billion renewable energy megaproject in Southern Johor. The massive solar-and-storage development aims to power the region’s booming data center market while enabling cross-border energy exports to Singapor
Data center expansion is hitting major roadblocks with skilled labor shortages and tight timelines. Strategic cable manufacturing partnerships are becoming essential for survival in this high-stakes environment.
Google’s VP of Machine Learning reportedly told staff the company needs to double AI serving capacity every six months. That’s the kind of exponential growth that could require 1000x more capability within 4-5 years. The statement highlights the massive infrastructure demands of the AI boom.
Amazon Web Services and Saudi Arabia’s Humain are expanding their partnership with a massive deployment of 150,000 AI chips. The $5 billion investment includes Nvidia GB300s and AWS Trainium chips for an “AI Zone” in Riyadh. This comes amid a flurry of AI infrastructure announcements from the kingdo
European IT leaders are shifting cloud strategies toward local providers as geopolitical tensions rise. Meanwhile, AI market volatility erases $1.2 trillion in value, and researchers discover widespread security vulnerabilities in major AI frameworks.
Tech giants are turning to enhanced geothermal systems to solve AI’s massive energy appetite. Meta has signed deals with two EGS companies aiming for 150MW projects by 2030. These systems could potentially supply two-thirds of new data center demand.
