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OpenAI, Google AI data centers are under stress after new genAI model launches – Computerworld
Google has built its AI infrastructure on its homegrown TPUs (Tensor Processing Units) — custom-built chips tuned to run Gemini. The TPUs are different from GPUs, which can run a wide range of AI, graphics and scientific applications. The problems with surging demand are a reminder for enterprises to secure stable computing capacity to prevent AI downtimes, said Jim McGregor,…
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TSMC’s $100B Investment in US Data Centers Sets Foreign Investment Record
Image: Wikimedia Commons/TrickHunter Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has pledged to spend an additional $100 billion building data centres in the U.S., bringing total spend up to $160 billion. The investment will go into building three new fabrication plants in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as two packaging facilities and a research center. TSMC has dubbed it the “largest single foreign direct…
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Nuclear data centers are a waste of time – even as AI power demand skyrockets
Plentiful energy is in sight – we’re entering into what some clean tech experts have dubbed the ‘era of energy abundance’. As tech companies consider more green data centers and clean power to meet spiking generative AI energy demands and rapid data center expansion, some have turned back to nuclear power as the answer. Some of the biggest names in…
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Data centers are growing in size and number as AI prompts widespread global expansion
Data centers will continue to surge in both size and number according to early reports in 2025, building on the trend of outlooks published last year. The average capacity of hyperscale data centers set to open between now and 2029 will be almost double that of current facilities, according to research from Synergy Research Group. While the critical IT load…
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CoreWeave’s first two UK data centers are now operational
CoreWeave has opened its first two new data centers in the UK, with the company revealing they’ll host some of Europe’s largest Nvidia AI platform deployments. Powered by Nvidia H200 GPUs and scaled with Nvidia Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking, the first went live in October 2024 in Crawley with partner Digital Realty, whilst the second went live in December 2024 in…
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America’s biggest chain of opioid treatment centers hacked by ransomware gang, SSNs and treatment info breached
BayMark Health Services this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of patients about a September 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Driver’s license numbers Dates of birth Services received Dates of service Insurance info Treatment provider Treatments Diagnostic info BayMark operates hundreds of opioid treatment clinics and programs across the US and Canada.…
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Microsoft to Invest $80 Billion in AI Data Centers in Fiscal 2025
Generative AI products have sparked a surge in data center development. Microsoft is continuing this trend with plans to invest $80 billion in fiscal year 2025 to build AI-enabled data centers, the company revealed in a recent blog post. “Not since the invention of electricity has the United States had the opportunity it has today to harness new technology to…
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Equinix acquires BT’s Irish data centers in €59 million deal
BT is selling its data center business in Ireland to Equinix as part of a new ‘asset-light’ strategy. The company said it wants to move away from owning and operating data center facilities, instead partnering with globally scaled organizations. The idea is to give the company a much more commercially scalable and flexible model, with services available in over 560…
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The dark side of Irish data centers
It’s the last week before Christmas but while everyone else may be winding up for the festive season, the news never sleeps. In this episode of the ITPro Podcast, Jane is joined by news and analysis editor Ross Kelly to look back at some of the biggest stories from the month of December. Included in this episode: Highlights “Ireland has…
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Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers
Eight members of an international cybercrime network that stole millions of Euros from victims and set up Airbnb fraud centers were arrested in Belgium and the Netherlands. The action was announced by Europol, which coordinated the operation, involving 17 simultaneous searches in the two countries, taking place on December 3. The arrests were the culmination of investigations that were launched in…
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