Tag: datacenter
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The Register: Intel has officially missed the boat for AI in the datacenter
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/01/intel_ai_datacenter/ Source: The Register Title: Intel has officially missed the boat for AI in the datacenter Feedly Summary: But it still has a chance at the edge and the PC Comment Any hope Intel may have had of challenging rivals Nvidia and AMD for a slice of the AI accelerator market dissolved on…
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The Register: Startup plugs AI datacenters into biogas-powered energy
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/startup_datacenter_biogas/ Source: The Register Title: Startup plugs AI datacenters into biogas-powered energy Feedly Summary: Sidestepping the grid led to 44% cheaper electricity and 70% fewer emissions, CEO says A UK datacenter startup realized it could have to wait until the late 2030s for power grid connection dates, and has instead turned to modular…
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The Register: Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/linux_kernel_tweak/ Source: The Register Title: Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say Feedly Summary: Not bad for 30 lines of code Hardware keeps getting faster, but it’s still worth taking a step back periodically and revisiting your code. You might just uncover a little tweak that wrings…
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The Register: Datacenters are hotter than ever, and we’re not talking about rack temperatures
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/exploding_datacenter_market/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenters are hotter than ever, and we’re not talking about rack temperatures Feedly Summary: Exploding market led to $73B in M&A activity in 2024 Updated figures from Synergy Research Group show the datacenter market was even hotter last year than thought, with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) topping $73…
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The Register: South Carolina’s abandoned nuclear reactors positioned to fuel the AI datacenter boom
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/sc_nuclear_reactors_ai/ Source: The Register Title: South Carolina’s abandoned nuclear reactors positioned to fuel the AI datacenter boom Feedly Summary: VC Summer units 2 and 3, abandoned in 2017, are looking for a buyer; owners say tech industry needs are a perfect fit Abandoned in 2017, a pair of incomplete South Carolina nuclear reactors…
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The Register: What happens when we can’t just build bigger AI datacenters anymore?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/build_bigger_ai_datacenters/ Source: The Register Title: What happens when we can’t just build bigger AI datacenters anymore? Feedly Summary: We stitch together enormous supercomputers from other smaller supercomputers of course Feature Generative AI models have not only exploded in popularity over the past two years, but they’ve also grown at a precipitous rate, necessitating…
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The Register: Mega UK datacenter greenlit, but we still don’t know who’s moving in
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/uk_mega_datacenter_approved/ Source: The Register Title: Mega UK datacenter greenlit, but we still don’t know who’s moving in Feedly Summary: Hyperscaler mystery deepens as Hertfordshire braces for bit barn blitz Approval was last night granted for a mega datacenter in Hertfordshire, close to London’s M25 orbital motorway, clearing the way for construction to begin.…