Tag: datacenter capacity
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The Register: Microsoft walking away from datacenter leases (probably) isn’t a sign the AI bubble is bursting
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/26/microsoft_ai_apocalypse/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft walking away from datacenter leases (probably) isn’t a sign the AI bubble is bursting Feedly Summary: Why lease space that can’t power or cool 120kW racks – or the next-gen 600kW monsters? Comment Microsoft has walked away from negotiations to lease two gigawatts worth of datacenter capacity…
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The Register: Despite Wall Street jitters, AI hopefuls keep spending billions on AI infrastructure
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/shaking_off_wall_street_jitters/ Source: The Register Title: Despite Wall Street jitters, AI hopefuls keep spending billions on AI infrastructure Feedly Summary: Sunk cost fallacy? No, I just need a little more cash for this AGI thing I’ve been working on Comment Despite persistent worries that vast spending on AI infrastructure may not pay for itself,…
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The Register: London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/london_has_400_gw_of/ Source: The Register Title: London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds Feedly Summary: And up to 70% of stalled energy generation projects are unlikely to be approved, claims regulator Ofgem While the UK government wants to turbocharge datacenter construction, a newly published report says there are already 400…
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The Register: Google thinks the grid can’t support AI, so it’s spending on solar for future datacenters
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/google_solar_energy_datacenter/ Source: The Register Title: Google thinks the grid can’t support AI, so it’s spending on solar for future datacenters Feedly Summary: Deal with Intersect Power will see gigawatts of compute capacity come online Google believes the US electricity grid can’t deliver the energy needed to power datacenters that deliver AI services, so…
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The Register: Fujitsu teams up with Supermicro on Arm-based server CPU
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/03/fujitsu_arm_supermicro1/ Source: The Register Title: Fujitsu teams up with Supermicro on Arm-based server CPU Feedly Summary: Liquid cooling on the mind Fujitsu and server maker Supermicro are jointly working on a platform featuring Fujitsu’s upcoming Arm-based high-performance MONAKA processor, as well as liquid cooling systems.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The collaboration…