Microsoft noted that the location was chosen for its abundant hydropower and low local electricity demand, because of its small population and transmission capacity
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Microsoft signs $6.2B AI deal – Five-year contract from 2026 will provide AI compute capacity in...
Nscale highlighted that the core of the planned investment is its AI Campus in Loughton, which will host the U.K.’s largest AI supercomputer
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Largest UK AI supercomputer planned – Nscale’s Loughton campus will house 23,040 Nvidia GPUs from 2027, scaling...
With the new SuperPoDs and SuperClusters, Huawei's rotating Chairman Eric Xu said the company has what it takes to provide abundant computing power for rapid advancements in AI
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Huawei outlines AI roadmap with SuperPoDs and SuperClusters – The company plans...
Nvidia's $5 billion stake highlights Intel’s enduring relevance in the AI era
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$5B Nvidia stake – Nvidia is investing $5 billion in Intel at $23.28 per share, becoming a major shareholder while the two firms pursue joint work on AI...
AI Growth Zones are dedicated geographic areas designed to accelerate AI-related infrastructure deployment
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5,000 jobs and £30B potential – North East England’s new AI Growth Zone aims to generate thousands of roles and attract large-scale private investment.
Data center hub for...
OpenAI has recently inaugurated an office in Korea's capital Seoul
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SKT secures exclusive B2C role – Partnership follows OpenAI’s new Seoul office launch and strengthens Korea’s role as an AI innovation hub.
ChatGPT Plus promotion launches – SKT users can access...
China Unicom has installed Alibaba AI chips at its facility in Xining, Qinghai province
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Alibaba AI chips – China Unicom's new Qinghai data center is powered partly by domestically developed processors, marking a key commercial win for Alibaba.
$390M investment –...
The new U.K. data center facility will support services such as Google Cloud, Workspace, Search and Maps
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$6.8B investment in UK AI – Google’s new data center is part of a two-year package aimed at boosting AI, cloud, and cybersecurity...
A partnership between Mistral’s AI and ASML hardware addresses compute economics, energy efficiency, and chip precision
In the 1970s, Europe placed two contrasting bets on aviation. Airbus pooled fragmented national industries to create a globally competitive consortium, while Concorde, despite its technological achievement, failed commercially...
Tencent Cloud president Qiu Yuepeng said the company had “fully adapted to mainstream domestic chips” within its AI computing infrastructure
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Tencent backs domestic AI chips – The company has fully integrated Chinese processors into its AI infrastructure, aligning with Beijing’s...
The deal between Keppel and Dell will initially target projects in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam
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Strategic collaboration expands in Asia – Keppel and Dell will jointly develop efficient data centers and AI platforms, starting in Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Sector-specific AI...
The deal ensures that Nvidia will acquire any residual CoreWeave data center capacity not taken up by other customers through April 13, 2032.
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Nvidia signs $6.3B deal with CoreWeave – Agreement runs through 2032, requiring the chipmaker to purchase any...
Equinix noted that the collaboration comes as global energy requirements for data centers continue to climb
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Pilot brings liquid cooling to HK1 – Dell servers and Schneider CDU units deliver 150 kW per rack, enabling higher density AI deployments compared...
Eaton said that the new tool allows operators to detect subsynchronous oscillations (SSO) that can disrupt both data centers and the power grid
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Eaton launches edge-based SSO detection – A firmware update to its PXQ system helps operators identify AI-driven...
SK Hynix, already the leading supplier in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market, was first to provide HBM3E chips to Nvidia in 2024
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HBM4 development completed – SK Hynix finalized the industry’s first HBM4 chip and is preparing for mass production,...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are set to join President Trump in the U.K., with the deal forming part of a wider package of U.S. corporate investment
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Billions pledged for UK AI buildout – Nvidia and...
The new arrangement would allow OpenAI to raise capital under a conventional governance structure, with the long-term goal of going public to finance its AI ambitions
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OpenAI restructures with Microsoft deal – A non-binding agreement allows OpenAI to pursue a...
Instead of simply carrying packets from one endpoint to another, a Neighborhood AI Factory is also running inference and training between humans and AI
You’ve probably driven past one without realizing it. A low, windowless brick building next to a cell tower or up on...
CoreWeave said its venture arm will provide both financial resources and technical expertise, along with access to its compute infrastructure
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New venture arm launched – CoreWeave has created CoreWeave Ventures to back AI-focused startups with capital, infrastructure, and expertise.
Support beyond...
Tech companies including Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are investing heavily in new and expanded facilities to meet growing demands in the data center market
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Data center spending hit $40B – U.S. construction surged 30% year-over-year in June, reflecting unprecedented investment...
The deal stipulates that OpenAI will buy computing power from Oracle starting in 2027
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$300B cloud deal signed – OpenAI will buy computing power from Oracle starting in 2027, one of the largest cloud agreements ever.
Stargate expands infrastructure – The...
The U.S. Department of Commerce has allegedly proposed issuing annual permits for the two South Korean memory chip giants
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Conditional approvals under review – Washington is considering yearly permits for Samsung and SK Hynix to import U.S. equipment into Chinese...
OpenAI officially inaugurated its office in Seoul this week
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OpenAI signals Korean data center plans – CSO Jason Kwon said the company is open to building local infrastructure and expanding partnerships with Samsung and SK.
Korean office launch underscores sovereign AI...
Nebius will initially provide Microsoft access to dedicated GPU infrastructure capacity at its new data center in Vineland, New Jersey, from later this year
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Microsoft secures Nebius capacity – The contract covers AI infrastructure from Nebius’s new Vineland, New Jersey...
