During London Tech Week, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang also confirmed the launch of a new Nvidia AI tech center in the UK
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U.K. commits to AI compute – The country aims to become a global AI leader by...
Amazon Web Services previously acquired land and a Talen Energy facility near the Susquehanna nuclear plant
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Historic investment – This investment commitment by Amazon marks the largest private-sector investment in Pennsylvania’s history, with innovation campuses planned in Salem and Falls...
OpenAI executives and top Indian officials are currently in talks to build AI infra in India
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AI infra ambitions – OpenAI is exploring collaboration with the Indian government to build out local data center capacity as part of its global...
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The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will be fully physically and logically separate from other AWS global regions
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Sovereign AWS cloud – AWS is launching a cloud region in Germany with complete operational independence, managed and staffed entirely within the...
AI is transforming digital infrastructure, but the race to scale faces a critical constraint: power.
As trillions of dollars flow into new data center capacity and compute platforms, access to power has become a central factor shaping how AI evolves. It's no longer just a...
New investment will be focused on a new large AI facility in Strängnäs, Sweden – says Brookfield
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Swedish AI infra push – Brookfield will fund a major AI hub in Strängnäs, doubling data center capacity to 750MW and...
Amazon said that the investment is expected to create at least 500 new high-skilled jobs while supporting thousands of other jobs in the AWS data center supply chain
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$10bn for North Carolina AI – AWS will invest $10...
Shell said that DLC fluids can improve power usage effectiveness by up to 27%, in comparison with the power usage effectiveness of air-cooling
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Shell expands into direct cooling — The company unveiled Shell DLC Fluid S3, a direct...
JLL highlights that AI-native facilities are being built closer to major population centers to meet the critical “sub-10 millisecond” latency target
The data center industry is undergoing significant changes as generative AI accelerates demand for high-density, latency-sensitive infrastructure, according to Sean Farney, vice president of...
Microsoft noted that this new investment scales up existing capabilities while deepening initiatives in AI, skills training and innovation
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Microsoft expands in Switzerland — The company commits $400 million to scale AI and cloud infrastructure, upgrading data centers...
Eaton will supply a comprehensive range of electrical systems, including switchgear, uninterruptible power supplies, busways, IT racks and more
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Fast-track data centers — Eaton and Siemens Energy team up to build data centers faster using modular designs and...
LiquidStack said the new modular and scalable CDU platform is capable of delivering up to 10 MW of cooling
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LiquidStack unveils new CDU platform — The company launched GigaModular, a scalable coolant distribution unit delivering up to 10...
NTT Anode currently manages a total of 340 MWh of BESS capacity across 23 sites in nine Japanese power grid regions
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NTT expands into storage services – The company launches a dedicated battery storage division under NTT Anode...
LG Uplus plans to launch AI data center tours for customers and industry partners starting later this year
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LG Uplus launches cooling demo — The company opens a real-world demo room to test liquid cooling tech for high-density...
Dell’s AI top 10 and a learning-by-doing approach to scaling enterprise AI
As enterprises move from AI experimentation to operationalization, Dell Technologies is positioning itself as both a vendor and a case study. COO Jeff Clarke used his Dell Technologies World keynote to outline not...
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JLL noted that the advent of AI in data centers has brought significant changes to the industry, particularly in terms of power density and facility size
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AI reshaping data center design – The rise of AI is driving...
Humain said its broader roadmap includes developing up to 1.9 gigawatts of AI-focused data center capacity by 2030
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Humain launches $10 billion AI fund – Backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Humain Ventures will target global AI...
Microsoft also announced early-stage plans for an AI Center of Excellence to work with public and private partners on AI adoption
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Microsoft opens first cloud region in Indonesia – The new Indonesia Central region provides local access to...
Alibaba intends to accelerate growth in strategic markets including Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas
Chinese giant Alibaba Cloud is moving ahead with its ambitious global expansion strategy, reaffirming plans to invest CNY380 billion ($52.7 billion) in building out...
Bell Canada selected Groq as its inference infrastructure partner to support the development of sovereign AI
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Bell launches AI Fabric initiative – Bell Canada unveiled a major AI infrastructure project, starting with a 500 MW hydro-powered compute network...
Viettel and KT will also collaborate on creating AI products for both consumer and enterprise segments
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Viettel, KT partner on AI infra – The $95 million agreement focuses on developing AI data centers, GPU farms and Vietnam’s AI...
U.S. export controls cost Nvidia billions, but a pivot to sovereign AI and surging infrastructure demand helped deliver a $44.1B quarter
Nvidia reported a record-breaking fiscal first quarter of 2026 (for the quarter ending April 28, 2025), reaffirming its dominance in the AI chip market...
