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Read Microsoft signs large Biorchar carbon removal agreement with Carbonfuture
Microsoft signs large Biorchar carbon removal agreement with Carbonfuture

Microsoft signs large Biorchar carbon removal agreement with Carbonfuture

December 20, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has recently signed a large deal to pay for biochar production in Bolivia to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Following this deal, Exomad Green, the world’s largest biochar producer, will create the inert carbon residue at its facility in Concepción, Bolivia. Microsoft will pay for...

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Read Microsoft to use renewable natural gas in San Jose facility
Microsoft to use renewable natural gas in San Jose facility

Microsoft to use renewable natural gas in San Jose facility

December 13, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft recently revealed its plans to use renewable natural gas (RNG) made from food waste to help power a microgrid that provides resilience at its San Jose data center. Fuel cell provider Enchanted Rock is in charge of this project and announced in 2022 that the microgrid would use biogas...

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Read County’s planning staff recommends denial of massive data center project again
County’s planning staff recommends denial of massive data center project again

County’s planning staff recommends denial of massive data center project again

December 13, 2023 QTS Data Centers

The Prince William County staff have again recommended the denial of all three rezoning requests associated with the PW Digital Gateway data center project. This comes after two rejections of the rezoning requests by QTS and Compass in recent months. County staff said in a report, “At this point,...

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Read Nokia foresees revenue dip after losing multi-billion dollar AT&T contract
Nokia foresees revenue dip after losing multi-billion dollar AT&T contract

Nokia foresees revenue dip after losing multi-billion dollar AT&T contract

December 09, 2023 AT&T

Nokia has mentioned that it expects to see a dent in its revenues following AT&T's decision to award a lucrative Open RAN contract worth $14 billion to rival Ericsson. The company added that it expects revenue from AT&T in mobile networks to decrease over the next two to three years...

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Read Amazon and Nvidia to build the world’s largest cloud AI supercomputer
Amazon and Nvidia to build the world’s largest cloud AI supercomputer

Amazon and Nvidia to build the world’s largest cloud AI supercomputer

November 29, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed that it is in partnership with GPU-maker Nvidia to launch the Project Ceiba supercomputer. This supercomputer is expected to be the world’s largest cloud AI supercomputer, featuring 16,384 GH200 NVL32 Grace Hopper Superchips. The system will also feature the AWS...

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Read Microsoft to expand its footprint in Canada
Microsoft to expand its footprint in Canada

Microsoft to expand its footprint in Canada

November 23, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft this week announced that it will be expanding its footprint in Canada with multiple new data centers with an investment of US$500 million to expand its cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Quebec over the next two years. The company notes that this investment will increase its local...

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Read Sam Altman returns as OpenAI’s CEO, with new board
Sam Altman returns as OpenAI’s CEO, with new board

Sam Altman returns as OpenAI’s CEO, with new board

November 23, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Sam Altman, who was suddenly fired by the board has “reached an agreement in principle” to return as CEO of OpenAI as nearly all of OpenAI’s employees threatened to leave the company if the board did not reverse its decision. Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear, who was appointed as interim CEO aid...

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Read Skybox plans new data center facility in Dallas, Texas
Skybox plans new data center facility in Dallas, Texas

Skybox plans new data center facility in Dallas, Texas

November 21, 2023 Skybox Datacenters

Skybox Datacenters announced this week that it is planning a new 300MW, 1 million square feet data center facility known as PowerCampus Dallas in Texas. This 115-acre site is located in Lancaster, south of Dallas, and will feature an on-site substation. The company said on LinkedIn, “Skybox...

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Read OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and colleagues join Microsoft
OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and colleagues join Microsoft

OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and colleagues join Microsoft

November 20, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has recruited Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and other OpenAI researchers who left the startup over the weekend to head a new advanced AI research team. The OpenAI board abruptly fired Altman, saying he was "not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its...

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Read Microsoft announces two in-house designed semiconductors
Microsoft announces two in-house designed semiconductors

Microsoft announces two in-house designed semiconductors

November 15, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has recently announced it is working on two in-house designed semiconductors. One is an Arm CPU called the Microsoft Azure Cobalt CPU, designed for general workloads, focusing on performance per watt and a dedicated AI accelerator. The other is the Microsoft Azure Maia AI Accelerator,...

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Read QTS acquires Netherlands-based data center management firm Zentrys
QTS acquires Netherlands-based data center management firm Zentrys

QTS acquires Netherlands-based data center management firm Zentrys

November 08, 2023 QTS Data Centers

US data center firm QTS recently purchased Dutch data center management and operations company Zentrys. QTS intends to bring Zentrys employees on board over the next year and integrate the newly purchased company with its technology and processes. Chad Williams, CEO of QTS, said, "We welcome...

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Read Microsoft signs agreement to use Oracle Cloud for AI inference
Microsoft signs agreement to use Oracle Cloud for AI inference

Microsoft signs agreement to use Oracle Cloud for AI inference

November 08, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Oracle recently announced a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to support the growth of AI services. Following this agreement, Microsoft will use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) AI infrastructure and Microsoft Azure AI infrastructure to infuse AI models to power Microsoft Bing conversational...

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Read Microsoft to develop new facility in Rome, Georgia
Microsoft to develop new facility in Rome, Georgia

Microsoft to develop new facility in Rome, Georgia

November 02, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has revealed its plans to construct a new data center campus on a 347-acre property on Huffaker Road, east of Fouche Gap Road, outside Rome, Georgia. The Rome Floyd County Development Authority (RFCDA), as well as several local news outlets, announced the $1 billion campus outside the...

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Read Microsoft unveils Israeli Azure cloud region
Microsoft unveils Israeli Azure cloud region

Microsoft unveils Israeli Azure cloud region

November 01, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft revealed in an update that it has launched its newest Israeli Azure cloud region. The company noted in a now-deleted update, “We are launching our newest data center region in Israel. The new Israel Central data center region includes Azure availability zones, which offer you additional...

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Read Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe
 Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe

Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe

October 26, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed its plans to launch new cloud regions in Europe. The company notes that the first region will be in Germany, suggesting that the company plans to launch more than one. “The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will allow government agencies, regulated industries, and the...

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Read QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio
QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio

QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio

October 25, 2023 QTS Data Centers

QTS has revealed plans to expand into New Albany, Ohio by developing new data center campuses covering over a million square feet and 200MW. These new campuses will be on Beech Road; two on one site, a 57-acre piece of property, and another two on a nearby 37-acre site and construction should...

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Read Amazon announces new European projects
 Amazon announces new European projects

Amazon announces new European projects

October 25, 2023 Amazon AWS

Amazon, which is already the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in Europe, recently invested in more wind and solar farms in the continent. The new projects Amazon announced this week includes 15 rooftop solar installations on Amazon facilities in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, and...

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Read Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center
Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center

Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center

October 24, 2023 Microsoft Azure

A Microsoft data center experienced a two-hour outage as its electrical distribution system failed when the company attempted to swap from utility power to its backup generators. Microsoft noted in a newly published report that a power issue impacted some customers in a single Availability Zone...

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Read Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center
Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center

Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center

October 24, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Tech giant Microsoft has reportedly canceled plans for a data center in Prague in the Czech Republic due to "complex bureaucracy and long wait times for decisions." An E15 source noted, "A certain small hope is still alive, but rather it is wishful thinking of the managers of the...

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Read Microsoft, Shizen Energy sign 20-year solar PPA
Microsoft, Shizen Energy sign 20-year solar PPA

Microsoft, Shizen Energy sign 20-year solar PPA

October 20, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Shizen Energy Inc. announced its latest 20-year virtual VPPA with Microsoft to supply renewable energy from a 25MWac solar farm in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. This agreement between both companies marks Microsoft’s first PPA in Japan. Sizen is also constructing a solar farm, which will...

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