The surge in electricity demand from AI data centers is colliding with a slow, constrained grid. Experts warn of a “political volcano” as consumer power bills spike and the system scrambles to build generation and transmission fast enough.
Scientists from KAUST have proposed using airships to lift quantum computers into the stratosphere where natural cold temperatures could solve major cooling challenges. The system would use solar power and optical communication links, creating mobile quantum computing platforms. It’s a radical solut
Malaysian power producer YTL Power is reportedly exploring expansion into South Africa’s data center space. The company’s executive director mentioned potential entry within the next two years during the recent G20 summit in Johannesburg.
A joint venture between Digital Realty, Brookfield, and Reliance Industries is investing $11 billion to build a gigawatt-scale data center campus in Andhra Pradesh. The 400-acre project in Visakhapatnam represents one of India’s largest digital infrastructure investments to date. This comes as Googl
CrushBank is using IBM Cloud to create searchable data lakehouses that turn unstructured enterprise data into actionable insights. One MSP used it to analyze a 2,000-page schematic in minutes instead of the traditional three-day manual count. The platform normalizes unstructured, structured, and vec
Vantage Data Centers has completed a massive $1.6 billion investment into its Asia-Pacific platform. The funding comes from existing investors GIC and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and includes acquiring Yondr’s hyperscale campus in Johor, Malaysia.
Meta is looking to get into electricity trading to accelerate construction of new power plants for its data centers. The company says this will help it make long-term commitments to buy power while managing risk through wholesale market participation.
TCS is teaming up with TPG for a massive $2 billion investment in its HyperVault AI data center business. The move aims to build GW-scale AI infrastructure with liquid-cooled data centers. This positions TCS to compete aggressively in the AI services market.
Nvidia and Google are teaming up to make Chromebooks legitimate gaming devices through GeForce Now Fast Pass. The new service tier offers ad-free streaming with instant access to over 2,000 games. Every new Chromebook purchase now includes a free one-year membership.
Nvidia is making an unprecedented $26 billion commitment to cloud computing capacity over the next six years. The massive spending comes as the company’s own AI chips remain sold out and its revenue surges 62% year-over-year. This reveals just how intense the AI infrastructure race has become.
