HPE announced its intent to acquire Juniper Networks in January 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has settled its lawsuit challenging Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, reaching a court-approved agreement that imposes significant divestiture requirements on HPE.
In January 2024,...
Gartner’s research indicates that many agentic AI initiatives are still in early experimental phases, often fueled more by hype than by strategic planning
More than 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027 as organizations struggle with rising costs, unclear...
Internet exchange points, or IXPs, are evolving to meet enterprise demands for AI, edge compute and security
Internet exchange Points (IXPs) have adapted to meet today’s enterprise needs, evolving into some of the world’s most secure, sustainable and high-performing connectivity providers. Handling the regional exchange...
Rakuten Mobile said the trial is part of a government initiative aimed at testing AI technologies that enhance public safety while reducing network strain
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Rakuten tests edge AI at stadium – Rakuten Mobile, AWL, and Vissel Kobe launched a smart...
The industrial AI market in global manufacturing will be worth $103.3bn by 2032, a 20-times jump on 2023 – led by AI software platforms, computer vision, and APAC auto-makers.
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Big spenders – global AI spend in manufacturing will hit $103.3bn...
Huawei believes that the transition from 5G to 5G-A offers a significant opportunity to unlock new value in both consumer and enterprise markets
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User experience Is monetizable – Huawei’s James Chen says 5G-A technology enables differentiated consumer offerings like high-speed...
In the past few days, Apple’s provocatively titled paper, The Illusion of Thinking, has sparked fresh debate in AI circles. The claim is stark: today’s language models don’t really “reason”. Instead, they simulate the appearance of reasoning until complexity reveals the cracks in their...
NOTE (*): This article has been edited to reflect that the paper, The Illusion of the Illusion of Thinking, was wrongfully attributed to Anthropic, the company, as the lead author. In fact, the lead author is listed as ’C. Opus, Anthropic’, a reference to...
Nvidia said the initiative spans France, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and several Nordic countries
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Massive AI infrastructure expansion – France, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and other nations are rolling out sovereign AI infrastructure using Nvidia Blackwell systems.
Public-private collaborations – Nvidia...
Cisco said that the new solutions include hardware, software and system integration
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Cisco hits $1B in AI infra orders early – Strong Q3 performance reflects rising demand for scalable AI infrastructure.
New tools boost AI networking – Innovations include unified fabrics,...
AI could prove hugely and positively transformative — but it's also not without its difficulties
Recently, OpenAI announced the Stargate Project — a $500 billion investment in infrastructure to support artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Although this investment is necessary to support the booming growth of...
Samsung recently began beta testing its AI-powered coding assistant within its Device eXperience division
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AI-enabled development – Samsung will roll out its open-source coding assistant Cline next month, after testing it within the DX division’s mobile, TV and home appliance...
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...
How will mobile operators use AI/ML to boost capacity and energy efficiency in the radio network? The PR wars have started, and people will stir up a lot of questions. CPU? GPU? What about the new ARC Compact? Does the RAN have to...
New research from Apple casts serious doubts about excitable claims about sentient machines. Results suggest large reasoning models collapse under pressure – challenging the AGI concept, and exposing AI industry overreach.
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Total collapse – new Apple study shows frontier AI...
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...
Telecom operators aren’t new to AI – they’ve quietly optimized networks for years. But with the surge in generative AI, the sector is poised to become both a major user and enabler of the next wave of global intelligence.
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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...
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...
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...
