AI’s Next Data Center Challenge: Scaling Memory for the Inference Era
Over the past few years, AI infrastructure has been designed primarily around model training, with ever-larger clusters, faster accelerators, and higher bandwidth—all…
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UK gov’t confirms appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as Ofcom chair
The UK government has formally announced the appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as Ofcom’s new chair. The role was confirmed after his…
SpaceX IPO: Musk’s firm set to launch first ‘orbital data center’ AI1 satellites in 2027, will put compute on Starlink craft
SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, plans to send its inaugural AI1 satellites — described as orbital data centers — into space next…
Turkish Airlines jet crashes into radar antenna pole at Antalya Airport
A Turkish Airlines passenger plane collided with a communications tower during its landing approach at Antalya Airport on June 12. – Getty…
Jinko Power plots 1GW solar powered AI data center in western China – report
Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the Chinese solar giant Jinko Solar, intends to build a 1 GW data center in Ningxia, western…
QumulusAI secures $124m in AI infrastructure agreements
QumulusAI, an AI cloud provider, has secured $224 million in customer commitments. The company has signed two three-year contracts worth more than…
Former printworks in northern France could be turned into data center
A former printing facility located south of Paris, France, may be transformed into a data center. The 65,000-square-meter (700,000 sq ft) factory…
Belgium’s Smals selects Google Cloud as primary public cloud provider
Smals, the shared IT organization serving Belgian public institutions, has named Google Cloud as its main cloud provider. The deal will give…
Overcoming data center power availability constraints to accelerate growth
With power in short supply, data center energy efficiency is now under intense scrutiny. According to Gartner, over 40% of current AI…
KKR, Warburg Pincus explore possible UK altnet sales
Private equity companies KKR and Warburg Pincus are exploring potential sales of their UK fibre broadband units. According to the Financial Times,…