Gigawatt campuses, power grids, cooling and the trillions being poured into AI compute buildouts.
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Developers backed by two of the world's biggest asset managers planned a massive data-center hub in Northern Virginia. A dispute over newspaper advertising has thrown their plans into disarray due to a clerical error.
Bloomberg Technology · 135d ago
A fire at an Almere data centre disrupted a university and the public transport emergency system across a province. It triggered an NL-Alert for Flevoland residents and required an airport crash tender to cool a diesel tank.
The Next Web (TNW) · 136d ago
Astera unveils a high-speed networking switch designed for AI/ML workloads. It provides fast connectivity without relying on NVLink technology.
The Register - AI/ML · 138d ago
Amazon is facing months of repairs to data centers damaged by drone strikes. AWS has halted billing for Middle East cloud customers amid ongoing war-related fixes.
Ars Technica · 142d ago
Yuanjie Technology's stock hit 1442.67 RMB, surpassing Moutai as top stock, driven by Q1 revenue +321% and net profit +1153% from data center CW light source sales. Financing balances at historic highs, market cap nears 1240B RMB.
虎嗅 · 145d ago
Changxin Bochuang plans to acquire 2.20% shares of subsidiary Changxin Sheng for RMB 196 million in cash. Post-transaction, its stake rises to 62.65%.
36氪 · 145d ago
Rack Centre, a Lagos-based Tier III carrier and cloud-neutral data centre, is launching a structured training programme for university students and engineering graduates. The initiative addresses Nigeria's growing data centre talent shortage to expand the technical workforce.
TechCabal · 146d ago
Chinese optical stocks are seeing surging investor interest due to the AI boom. Demand for optical components vital to AI infrastructure is expected to fuel sector outperformance.
Bloomberg Technology · 151d ago
AirTrunk, a Blackstone-backed data center operator, is acquiring Lumina CloudInfra. The deal will help expand its operations in India.
Bloomberg Technology · 154d ago
Toshiba refuses to replace faulty 20TB+ enterprise HDDs under warranty due to shortages, offering only original-price refunds amid price surges. This impacts data center users who must buy pricier replacements.
IT之家 · 154d ago
Madison Air raised $2.23 billion in its IPO. The company provides ventilation and filtration for data center infrastructure, including Terafabs.
Bloomberg Technology · 157d ago
AI compute cluster competition evolves from stacking raw power to optimizing network efficiency. Technologies like NPO, CPO, and XPO compete to dominate future data centers.
钛媒体 · 158d ago
Chinese transformer exports are surging due to AI-driven global demand. Delivery times are four months versus two-year global backlogs.
钛媒体 · 158d ago
Luxshare Precision forecasts Q1 2026 net profit of 3.65-3.71 billion CNY, up 20-22% YoY, despite client production cuts and rising costs. Growth driven by AI PC expansion and data center breakthroughs in interconnects, cooling, and power.
IT之家 · 159d ago
Pacific Investment Management Co. seeks to sell part of $14 billion debt financing for Oracle's massive Michigan data center.
Bloomberg Technology · 165d ago
New data center opens in Chiba's Inzai City for AI era. Internal tour reveals advanced cooling technologies.
ITmedia AI+ (日本) · 165d ago
Pacific Investment Management Co. is in talks with Bank of America to provide about $14 billion in debt financing.
Bloomberg Technology · 166d ago
Toshiba launched the M12 series mechanical HDDs for hyperscale data centers. It offers 30-34TB capacities using SMR technology with samples now shipping.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 172d ago
ByteDance's TikTok has abandoned a second data center in Ireland. The decision hits Ireland's data hub status hard.
Bloomberg Technology · 172d ago
Tokyo has announced new guidelines for data center construction. The guidelines aim to facilitate smooth dialogue between operators and local residents.
ITmedia AI+ (日本) · 174d ago
Tokyu Electric Railway, Tokyu Corp., Tokyu Construction, and Its Communications will launch a data center experiment under a railway viaduct in June. It verifies server feasibility amid train vibrations and temperature changes, testing cabinet cooling and seismic performance.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 175d ago
Fujikura is seeing 'name-specific' buys from US big tech amid generative AI growth. Optical wiring demand surges due to data center expansions.
ITmedia AI+ (日本) · 175d ago
CPO concept stock Yuanjie Technology rose over 5% to a new historical high. Its total market cap broke through 100 billion yuan.
36氪 · 179d ago
ASICs are gaining in inference due to lower costs and 1/10th GPU power consumption, suiting fixed models like Groq's 25 supported ones. GPUs dominate training, especially LLMs, due to flexibility and Nvidia ecosystem reliance.
虎嗅 · 180d ago
Huagong Tech confirms strong 2024 demand for 400G/800G optical modules. Domestic batch shipments to internet vendors, with 800G hitting 40% share.
36氪 · 182d ago
Oriental Guoxin's Inner Mongolia intelligent computing center is partially built and delivered but contributes minimally to revenue and remains unprofitable. Future income hinges on construction progress and client deployment timelines, amid high market interest in AIDC and compute leasing.
36氪 · 185d ago
Guanghuan Xintong's AI compute business exceeds 4000P scale with annual contracts over 100M RMB. Deployed in Beijing Kexin Shengcai and Tianjin Zanpu centers for high-performance services.
36氪 · 186d ago
Siemens and Rittal formed a strategic partnership to co-develop future products for efficient power distribution in data centers. Solutions emphasize sustainability.
36氪 · 188d ago
Google's procurement team visited China to discuss purchasing data center liquid cooling equipment. Negotiations involved Envicool and other local firms.
36氪 · 188d ago
PCIe 8.0 makes its debut amid insatiable bandwidth demands in AI, HPC, data centers, and more. PCIe 6.0 and 7.0 have emerged, with PCIe 8.0 now in preparation offering 1TB/s bidirectional bandwidth.
cnBeta (Full RSS) · 189d ago