Tag: hyperscal
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The Register: France, UAE to drop €50B on AI mega-datacenter. Still nowhere near America’s $500B bet
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/08/uae_france_dc_ai/ Source: The Register Title: France, UAE to drop €50B on AI mega-datacenter. Still nowhere near America’s $500B bet Feedly Summary: Oh look, a mini Stargate, how quaint The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France this week announced plans for a one-gigawatt AI datacenter campus dedicated to advancing development of artificial intelligence.… AI…
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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.…
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The Register: Analysts say real datacenter emissions are a dirty secret
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/datacenter_emissions_not_accurate/ Source: The Register Title: Analysts say real datacenter emissions are a dirty secret Feedly Summary: Amazon doesn’t break out figures, but then again neither do Microsoft nor Google As more businesses shift an ever greater number of workloads to the cloud, hyperscalers aren’t doing enough to help CIOs or tech buyers, who…
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Hacker News: Why Is Ashburn the Data Center Capital of the World?
Source URL: https://www.datacenters.com/news/why-is-ashburn-the-data-center-capital-of-the-world Source: Hacker News Title: Why Is Ashburn the Data Center Capital of the World? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights Ashburn, Virginia, as a significant hub for data centers, often referred to as “Data Center Alley”. It provides insights into the factors contributing to this dominance,…
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Wired: Why ‘Beating China’ In AI Brings Its Own Risks
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/why-beating-china-in-ai-brings-its-own-risks/ Source: Wired Title: Why ‘Beating China’ In AI Brings Its Own Risks Feedly Summary: The US is increasingly intent on winning the AI race with China. Experts say this ignores the benefits of collaboration—and the danger of unintended consequences. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses new export restrictions by…
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The Register: AI hype led to an enterprise datacenter spending binge in 2024 that won’t last
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/08/synergy_research_dc_report/ Source: The Register Title: AI hype led to an enterprise datacenter spending binge in 2024 that won’t last Feedly Summary: GPUs and generative AI systems so hot right now… yet ‘long-term trend remains,’ says analyst Bets on the future demand for AI drove a 48 percent jump in spending on public cloud…
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The Register: Many people are saying a luxury Dubai property developer will blow $20B on US datacenters
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/trump_20_billion_datacenter_investment/ Source: The Register Title: Many people are saying a luxury Dubai property developer will blow $20B on US datacenters Feedly Summary: A successful real-estate billionaire and Donald Trump walk into a bar… At a news conference on Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump said Dubai-based luxury property developer DAMAC plans to invest $20 billion…