Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, has launched an administrative inquiry into Microsoft’s cloud computing and software licensing. The probe, which began on January 2, directly cites the UK CMA’s recent findings of anti-competitive effects. Microsoft has a January 12 deadline to answer a detailed q
The independent cloud gaming service Boosteroid now boasts over six million users and a massive network of 28 data centers. But despite the impressive scale, the fundamental challenges of streaming high-end games remain stubbornly real.
A series of major cloud outages last year, including a massive 15-hour AWS failure, didn’t just hit websites. It broke smart locks, thermostats, and food delivery, exposing our deep dependency on a few tech giants. The convenience of everything being connected has a massive, centralized point of fai
Nvidia is reportedly in talks to buy AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion, hot on the heels of a massive $20B deal with Groq. This looks less like acquiring companies and more like a coordinated talent grab to dominate AI inference. Jensen Huang is executing a rapid-fire strategy to lock up the entire sta
To avoid waiting up to seven years for a grid connection, data center developers are installing power sources like aeroderivative turbines—adapted from jet engines—on-site. This stopgap measure is fueling the AI boom but comes with higher costs and significant environmental concerns.
EdgeMode has secured the firm power supply for its planned AI data center platform in Spain. The platform, developed with Blackberry Alternative Investment Fund, comprises five campuses with over 1.5GW of total capacity.
The data center industry is shifting from just cooling its massive heat output to actually reusing it. Recent studies show promising tech like adsorption chillers and Organic Rankine Cycles can turn waste heat into a resource, cutting costs and carbon.
Verizon Business is now offering a fixed-wireless access service for enterprises that uses 5G network slicing to guarantee performance. The move is part of a broader push into broadband to reduce customer churn and find new revenue. It follows similar, earlier efforts from rival T-Mobile.
The AI boom is sending data center power demand soaring, threatening to overwhelm the grid and spike costs. But a massive, untapped source of clean energy is sitting idle on nearby commercial rooftops, offering a faster, cheaper path forward.
Data4 has been selected to develop a massive data center campus at a former Usinor steel plant in Escaudain, France. The €5 billion project hinges on a two-month feasibility study and could be operational by 2030. It’s part of a broader €20 billion push by Brookfield into French digital infrastructu
