OpenAI is in discussions with potential local partners to establish a facility with at least 1 gigawatt of capacity
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OpenAI targets Indian expansion – The company is planning a gigawatt-scale data center in India, potentially one of the largest in...
For the first half of its fiscal year, Nvidia reported that these two unnamed customers contributed 20% and 15% of total revenue
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Two buyers drive 39% of Q2 revenue – Nvidia’s filing shows that two customers accounted for nearly two-fifths...
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The Kuala Lumpur data center colocation market is projected to be worth $300 million in 2025 and is expected to reach $1.1 billion by 2030
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Kuala Lumpur market accelerating – Forecast to grow from $300M in 2025 to $1.1B in...
A recent report by Wood Mackenzie noted that electricity demand in Japan will be concentrated in Tokyo and Kansai
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Triple electricity use by 2034 – Data center power consumption could reach 66 TWh, equal to up to 18 million households,...
Omdia anticipates AI infrastructure spending will peak as a share of total data center investment in 2026, before gradually easing through the end of the decade
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Market to hit $286B by 2030 – Omdia projects strong long-term demand, though the...
The CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, said the Chinese AI market could expand by 50% annually
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Blackwell sales to China possible – Jensen Huang said there is a “real possibility” of exporting modified Blackwell AI chips, provided U.S. licensing hurdles...
Across the banking sector, AI is emerging as both a transformative tool and a workforce disruptor, reshaping how institutions operate and interact with clients. Citigroup’s Citi Wealth division has rolled out Advisor Insights and AskWealth, AI platforms designed to give advisors rapid access to...
At the edge, solving for thermal and power efficiency is just as critical as managing bandwidth and latency
AI at the edge is helping telecom operators enhance network reliability, optimize performance, and detect threats in real-time. These use cases require powerful compute, often in locations...
For this initiative, Fermi America signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility, a major supplier of nuclear power plant components
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Fermi adds Doosan partnership to HyperGrid project – The MoU covers large-scale nuclear and SMR development...
In the United States alone, the AI data center market was valued at $3.35 billion in 2024 and is forecast to reach $20.12 billion by 2032
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Market projected to reach $98B by 2032 – The AI data center market is...
With these efforts, China aims to keep pace with the United States in advance computing capabilities
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Chip output push – China aims to triple AI chip production next year, with new fabs boosting Huawei and SMIC’s capacity.
DeepSeek influence – FP8...
Crusoe noted that the expansion includes new Nvidia hardware, such as Nvidia DGX GB200 NVL72 systems and Blackwell GPUs
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$175M credit facility backs expansion – Crusoe secured financing from Victory Park Capital to grow its cloud capacity with advanced GPU...
IBM and AMD said the joint effort focuses on hybrid computing models where quantum computers and classical HPC systems work in tandem
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Quantum + HPC convergence – IBM and AMD are collaborating on architectures that blend quantum computing with high-performance...
Enterprises including Disney, Foxconn, Hitachi, Hyundai, Lilly, SAP, Siemens, and TSMC have deployed Nvidia’s new RTX Pro server platform to transform old computing clusters into AI factories; CoreWeave and Google Cloud are deploying in regional hubs.
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AI infrastructure – new...
Flexential CEO Chris Downie outlined a new playbook for data center operators, amid unprecedented demand, investment and chokepoints
RESTON, Virginia—The wake-up call for Flexential CEO Chris Downie started innocently enough: He sent a picture of himself meeting former Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko to...
The collaboration between Amazon, X-energy and two Korean companies covers reactor design, supply chain development, construction, investment strategies, and long-term operations
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5 GW of nuclear planned by 2039 – The partnership targets U.S. deployments of Xe-100 SMRs to power AI...
Humain is sourcing semiconductors from U.S. suppliers, including Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips, for which it has secured local regulatory approval
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Saudi Arabia builds AI data centers – Humain has begun construction in Riyadh and Dammam, targeting 100 MW per...
In Chicago, EdgeConnex and Lambda will develop a 23 MW single-tenant facility scheduled to be ready for service in 2026
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30MW+ AI capacity planned – EdgeConneX and Lambda will expand data center infrastructure in Chicago and Atlanta, with a 23...
Crusoe is expected to raise around $1 billion through a mix of equity and debt, according to the report
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Crusoe seeks $10B valuation – The AI data center startup is in talks to raise about $1 billion, more than tripling...
LG has set ambitious targets, aiming to boost annual sales from its chiller business to $720 million and more than triple orders for data center cooling solutions over the next two years
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LG secures major AI data center contract in...
Through the acquisition, Crusoe is also expanding into the Middle East, with the establishment of its Tel Aviv office
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Crusoe acquires Atero for GPU optimization – The deal strengthens Crusoe Cloud’s AI infrastructure performance, integrating Atero’s proprietary technology to boost...
The six-year agreement reportedly gives Meta the compute power to support its AI expansion
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Meta signs $10B AI deal – The six-year agreement reportedly gives Meta the compute power to support its AI expansion, including plans for 1.3 million GPUs...
U.S. President Donald Trump recently mentioned the fact that Nvidia was looking to make its Blackwell chips available to the Chinese market
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Nvidia prepares Blackwell-based AI chip for China – The B30A is expected to surpass the H20 in...
