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NTT Data has selected Oracle Alloy to enhance its sovereign cloud services in Japan.  The company will deploy Oracle Alloy in its data centers, giving customers access to more than 150 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, including its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings.“The aim of ...

Connectivity marketplace platform Connectbase has acquired Network Capacity Solutions (NCS). Connectbase said the acquisition marks a pivotal step in its mission to digitally transform the connectivity and digital infrastructure marketplace.“By bringing Network Capacity Solutions into Connectb...

Verizon executives have touted the potential for Generative AI to provide a solid revenue stream in the future, but cautioned that it won't happen overnight. The carrier stated that it plans to make money from the sale of computing infrastructure for AI operations."We're getting a lot of good ...

Former President Donald Trump criticized the CHIPS and Science Act during a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, saying that the government should have levied tariffs on the semiconductor industry."That chip deal is so bad, we put up billions of dollars for rich companies to come and...

NextSilicon has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first Intelligent Compute Accelerator (ICA). Dubbed the Maverick-2 ICA, the Israeli startup said “the novel and original computing architecture” delivers more than 4x the performance-per-watt of traditional GPUs and 20x that of high-end CP...

The UK government has announced the opening of the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) in Harwell, UK. The 4,000 sqm (43,056 sq ft) facility will house 12 quantum computers and will provide industry, academia, and other sectors with open access to quantum computing platforms. It forms par...

Fujitsu and Supermicro have announced plans to jointly develop “green” energy-efficient servers for high-performance computing. The companies said they will also jointly develop liquid-cooled solutions for high-performance computing, generative AI, and next-generation green data centers."Super...

Vantage Data Centers has broken ground on a new data centre campus located 70 acres outside Columbus in New Albany. OH1 will provide a total of 192MW of IT capacity across more than 1.5 million square feet (139,355 sqm). The company said more than $2 billion will be invested in the project, wi...

KKR has signed a $50 billion strategic partnership with American investment firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP), which will focus on accelerating data centre, power generation, and transmission infrastructure development to support the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computi...

German modular supercomputing company ParTec has partnered with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HDRZ) research lab to jointly develop and operate an AI supercomputer. No information has been provided about the system’s hardware but in a statement, the two companies said it will be on...

Several companies in India have made significant orders for Nvidia chips. Among those firms are Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, Tata Communications, and Yotta Data Services. As reported by TechCrunch, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has revealed a slew of partnerships with Indian firms to deploy i...

Equinix this week announced an intention to invest approximately $500 million in Thailand in phases over the next ten years, including the recent acquisition of land in Bangkok for approximately $34m. The newly acquired land in the Bangna area of Bangkok will be used to establish two Equinix I...

Indiana consumer and environmental advocacy organization Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) has called for a pause on new hyperscale data center development in the state. The group this week called on the Indiana General Assembly to enact a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers used to power ...

American investment banking and financial services firm Citi has signed a multi-year contract with Google Cloud to use its cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. The agreement will see Citi migrate several workloads and applications to Google Cloud, and use Google Cloud's ...

CoreWeave is expanding its data center footprint in New Jersey. According to local press, the company has signed a long-term lease with an Onyx Equities and Machine Investment Group partnership for the entirety of building 11 at The Northeast Science & Technology Center (NEST) in Kenilwort...

European cloud and data center firm OVHcloud has appointed Benjamin Revcolevschi as CEO, breaking the news during its FY 2024 results this week, saying Michel Paulin resigned from his positions as director and CEO during a 23 October meeting. Revcolevschi joined OVH in May 2024 as deputy chief...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to transfer control of a chunk of the 4.9 GHz spectrum band to FirstNet, which operates a network for first responders that AT&T uses. The FCC voted 4-0 in favor of handing the spectrum to FirstNet. Commissioner Anna Gomez did not parti...

Northern Data Group confirmed on October 21 that it is considering dropping the crypto side of its business to focus more on its artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions. The company notes that its Q3 2024 financial results saw strong sequential growth in its...

Global Switch has agreed to sell its Australian assets to investment manager HMC Capital for AU$2.12 billion (US$1.41bn). This deal for Global Switch Australia Holdings (GSAH) will provide Global Switch with capital to grow other parts of its business, the company said on Thursday morning. The...

Digital infrastructure power and cooling company Vertiv posted third-quarter revenues of $2.07 billion, above analyst expectations which was 19 percent higher than the same time last year, while operating profit was $372 million, up 48 percent. However, the company said that it expected to ear...