Rogers to Sell Off its Data Centre Business to InfraRed
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Rogers announced today it is selling its portfolio of nine Rogers Business data centres to InfraRed Capital Partners, a digital infrastructure investor owned by Sun Life. Even after the sale, Rogers will keep selling data centre services on InfraRed’s beh…
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SoftBank reportedly bought Foxconn’s Ohio factory for the Stargate AI project
Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - Foxconn spent years promising electric vehicles would be built at the former Chevy Cruze factory. Now it will make AI servers.
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OpenAI launches first European data centre in Narvik, Norway
Lucy Adams / tech - OpenAI has announced the launch of its first European AI data centre and one of the world’s largest GPU facilities.Located just outside Narvik in Northern Norway, the project is being developed in par...
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Google just spent $14 billion on servers in 91 days, plans even higher spending soon
Simon Sharwood / theregister - G-Cloud on track for $50 billion revenue as AI creates a new generation of Google-eyed youth Google’s parent company Alphabet has increased its capex budget for the year by $10 billion and now expects to spend $85 billion this year, and more in 2026.…
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US Power Grid Struggles Under Data Center Boom Demands
A major watchdog report warns that America’s largest power grid is at its breaking point as surging data center construction puts unprecedented strain on aging electrical infrastructure. The stark reality of limited capacity has experts raising skeptical brows at plans that hinge on ever-greater power consumption.
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OpenAI and Softbank’s $500 Billion Data Center Project Is Already Stumbling
Bruce Gil / gizmodo - Six months after a White House press conference, Stargate reportedly hasn't secured any data center deals.
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OpenAI partners with Oracle to built out 4.5 gigawatts in data center capacity
Andre Revilla / engadget - OpenAI has struck a deal with Oracle to add an astounding 4.5 gigawatts of US data center capacity to power the massive workload required by its large language models. The companies haven't specified where these new centers will be built, but Bloomberg is…
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Meta plans multi-GW data center that's nearly the size of Manhattan — Zuckerberg promises enormous AI splash as company uses 'tents' to try and keep up with rate of expansion
tomshardware - Meta is building data centers and building them fast. Using on-site power generation, lightweight building materials, and billions of dollars, Meta is looking to scale up its AI infrastructure as quickly as possible.
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Mark Zuckerberg: Meta to Spend Hundreds of Billions on Gigawatt-Scale Data Centers
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared details about Meta's radical new AI strategy: spending hundreds of billions on gigawatt-scale data centers.The post Mark Zuckerberg: Meta to Spend Hundreds of Billions on Gigawatt-Scale Data Centers appeared first on WinBuzz…
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CoreWeave Acquires Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific for $9 Billion to Fuel AI Data Center Expansion
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - AI cloud provider CoreWeave acquires crypto-miner Core Scientific in a $9B all-stock deal, securing over 2.3 GW of power for its AI data center expansion.The post CoreWeave Acquires Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific for $9 Billion to Fuel AI Data Center Expan…
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Nvidia's newest top-tier AI supercomputers deployed for the first time — Grace Blackwell Ultra Superchip systems deployed at CoreWeave
tomshardware - CoreWeave deploys first Dell GB300 cluster with Switch: Up to 1.1 ExaFLOPS of AI inference performance per rack.
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xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center
Tim De Chant / techcrunch - Elon Musk's AI company has been operating more than twice that number without permits for months, a legal group alleges.
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Meta pursues $29bn funding drive for AI data centres expansion
Meta is deep in discussions with private equity and credit giants to raise $29 billion aimed at fueling its AI data centre expansion. The significant push underscores the company’s ambition to scale its technological backbone and outpace competitors—because clearly, when billions are on the line, playing it small just isn’t an option.
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xAI faces legal threat over alleged Colossus data center pollution in Memphis
Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - NAACP demands a meeting to discuss xAI's alleged pollution in Memphis.
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A Google Cloud outage took down half the internet on Thursday
Jacob Siegal / bgr - If you’re having issues loading websites or apps, there’s a good chance it has something to do with a massive Google Cloud outage. According to …The post A Google Cloud outage took down half the internet on Thursday appeared first on BGR.
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A massive Google Cloud outage messed up Google Home, Spotify, and other services
Richard Lawler / theverge - On Thursday afternoon, many people with smart home setups connected to Google Home / Nest, or who are trying to stream music on Spotify, started coming up empty. All I got when I tried to open the Spotify website was a message that says “Audiences in Jwt …
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Dell Raises Profit Forecast Fueled by Robust AI Server Demand
Dell Technologies reported an upbeat revenue outlook driven by surging demand for its AI servers. Enhanced profit guidance and a rising stock price underscore impressive market momentum as the tech giant pivots strategically toward artificial intelligence investments, leaving investors with a mix of cautious optimism and raised expectations.
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Oracle Commits $40B Investment In Nvidia Chips For AI Data Center
Oracle unveils a staggering $40 billion expenditure to secure Nvidia chips for a mega AI data center in Texas. The move underlines the company’s aggressive push into advanced AI and cloud infrastructure, promising to fortify its competitive edge with cutting‐edge hardware integration.
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Qualcomm launches data center chips linking with Nvidia processors
Qualcomm is set to unveil new data center processors designed to work in tandem with Nvidia chips, aiming to boost AI inferencing and performance in server setups. The strategic move, reported by multiple outlets, positions Qualcomm to challenge established tech rivals while leaving some skeptics to wonder if innovation can truly defy convention.
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OpenAI Backs Massive Abu Dhabi Data Center Project with Partners
In a bold bid to redefine AI infrastructure, OpenAI is spearheading a vast data center project in Abu Dhabi—rumored to be larger than Monaco. Backed by tech giants like Nvidia and Cisco, this ambitious venture promises a monumental leap in AI capacity, because sometimes bigger truly is better.
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