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14 hours ago

TigerFS Mounts PostgreSQL Databases as a Filesystem for Developers and AI Agents

TigerFS is an experimental filesystem that integrates PostgreSQL, allowing file operations through a standard filesystem interface.

#nvidia

fromTNW | Corporates-Innovation

Nvidia's $2 billion Marvell bet is not an investment. It is a toll booth.

Nvidia's $2 billion investment in Marvell Technology integrates them into NVLink Fusion, ensuring revenue from custom AI accelerators for hyperscalers.

NVIDIA Just Made Another Big Bet-Are You Still Paying Attention?

Nvidia invested $2 billion in Marvell Technology, continuing its trend of significant investments in the AI sector.

Nvidia vs Broadcom: Which AI Stock Will Make You More Money

Nvidia and Broadcom reported significant AI-driven revenue growth, with Nvidia focusing on GPUs and Broadcom on custom silicon.

Nvidia CEO: 40% of revenue now from non-cloud customers, not just hyperscalers

Nvidia's growth is increasingly driven by enterprise and industrial sectors, not just cloud service providers.

fromTNW | Corporates-Innovation

Nvidia's $2 billion Marvell bet is not an investment. It is a toll booth.

Nvidia's $2 billion investment in Marvell Technology integrates them into NVLink Fusion, ensuring revenue from custom AI accelerators for hyperscalers.

NVIDIA Just Made Another Big Bet-Are You Still Paying Attention?

Nvidia invested $2 billion in Marvell Technology, continuing its trend of significant investments in the AI sector.

Nvidia vs Broadcom: Which AI Stock Will Make You More Money

Nvidia and Broadcom reported significant AI-driven revenue growth, with Nvidia focusing on GPUs and Broadcom on custom silicon.

Nvidia CEO: 40% of revenue now from non-cloud customers, not just hyperscalers

Nvidia's growth is increasingly driven by enterprise and industrial sectors, not just cloud service providers.

more#nvidia

All shook up, IFS unlocks asset-based pricing for enterprise AI

IFS introduces an outcomes-based pricing model for enterprise AI, aligning software costs with operational assets instead of user counts.

Trump ignores biggest reasons his AI data center buildout is failing

Donald Trump's push for rapid AI data center construction faces delays due to tariffs and supply chain issues with essential components from China.

Inside the data center financing boom and the teams Wall Street is building to win it

Wall Street banks are rapidly financing AI data centers, with deal values soaring into the tens of billions, necessitating a shift in funding strategies.

US politics

Inside the race to build data centers | Fortune

US Elections

fromArs Technica

18 hours ago

Trump ignores biggest reasons his AI data center buildout is failing

Donald Trump's push for rapid AI data center construction faces delays due to tariffs and supply chain issues with essential components from China.

Inside the data center financing boom and the teams Wall Street is building to win it

Wall Street banks are rapidly financing AI data centers, with deal values soaring into the tens of billions, necessitating a shift in funding strategies.

US politics

Inside the race to build data centers | Fortune

OpenAI's flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in blow to Starmer's AI ambitions

OpenAI's data center plans in the UK have stalled, impacting the country's AI growth strategy.

OpenAI's CFO says the company is passing on opportunities because it does not have enough compute

OpenAI is limiting opportunities due to insufficient computing power, impacting product decisions and prioritization of core AI initiatives.

6 days ago

OpenAI's Obsession With Data Centers Is Running Into Trouble

OpenAI has significantly reduced its AI infrastructure spending plans from $1.4 trillion to $600 billion amid financial pressures and market expectations.

London startup

fromBusiness Matters

3 hours ago

OpenAI's flagship UK data centre hits the buffers in blow to Starmer's AI ambitions

OpenAI's data center plans in the UK have stalled, impacting the country's AI growth strategy.

OpenAI's CFO says the company is passing on opportunities because it does not have enough compute

OpenAI is limiting opportunities due to insufficient computing power, impacting product decisions and prioritization of core AI initiatives.

6 days ago

OpenAI's Obsession With Data Centers Is Running Into Trouble

OpenAI has significantly reduced its AI infrastructure spending plans from $1.4 trillion to $600 billion amid financial pressures and market expectations.

Why Marvell's Breakout Deserves Investors' Attention

Marvell stock shows potential for long-term growth following Nvidia's $2 billion investment, despite short-term market fluctuations.

PrismML debuts 1-bit LLM in bid to free AI from the cloud

PrismML's Bonsai 8B is a 1-bit language model that outperforms larger models, enhancing AI efficiency for mobile applications.

AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong? | TechCrunch

The tech industry is heavily investing in natural gas power plants to support the growing demand for AI-related energy needs.

Kyndryl Launches Service for Managing and Automating AI Agents

Kyndryl launched Agentic Service Management to help organizations prepare IT environments for autonomous AI agents, addressing gaps in current systems.

Netflix, Meta, IBM speakers discuss AI and their workdays

Optimal AI results require significant preparatory work and multiple agents to manage tasks effectively.

Critical minerals are required to power AI data center demand

AI is driving unprecedented demand for energy storage solutions, particularly batteries, to support data centers and ensure grid stability.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we're just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers | Fortune

Google plans to build AI data centers in space to harness solar energy more efficiently.

Data science

6 hours ago

PrismML debuts 1-bit LLM in bid to free AI from the cloud

PrismML's Bonsai 8B is a 1-bit language model that outperforms larger models, enhancing AI efficiency for mobile applications.

AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong? | TechCrunch

The tech industry is heavily investing in natural gas power plants to support the growing demand for AI-related energy needs.

Kyndryl Launches Service for Managing and Automating AI Agents

Kyndryl launched Agentic Service Management to help organizations prepare IT environments for autonomous AI agents, addressing gaps in current systems.

Netflix, Meta, IBM speakers discuss AI and their workdays

Optimal AI results require significant preparatory work and multiple agents to manage tasks effectively.

Critical minerals are required to power AI data center demand

AI is driving unprecedented demand for energy storage solutions, particularly batteries, to support data centers and ensure grid stability.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we're just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers | Fortune

Google plans to build AI data centers in space to harness solar energy more efficiently.

IBM wants Arm software on its mainframes for AI support

IBM and Arm are collaborating to enhance enterprise systems for AI and data-intensive workloads using Arm chips.

Arm works with IBM to deliver flexibility on mainframe | Computer Weekly

IBM and Arm are collaborating to create dual-architecture hardware for enterprise AI and data-intensive workloads.

IBM wants Arm software on its mainframes for AI support

IBM and Arm are collaborating to enhance enterprise systems for AI and data-intensive workloads using Arm chips.

Arm works with IBM to deliver flexibility on mainframe | Computer Weekly

IBM and Arm are collaborating to create dual-architecture hardware for enterprise AI and data-intensive workloads.

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UK politics

fromwww.theguardian.com

UK's leading AI research institute told to make significant' changes

The Alan Turing Institute must implement significant changes to improve strategic alignment and value for money after a review by UK Research and Innovation.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Google teams up with gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals

Google partners with Crusoe Energy for a natural gas power plant to supply energy for its Texas datacenter, marking a shift from its carbon-neutral goals.

fromComputerworld

A core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack

Rhyne's attack involved unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, and changing of passwords, showcasing significant security vulnerabilities.

Information security

Silicon Valley

fromSilicon Canals

Frugal AI wants to break the global compute hierarchy before it becomes permanent - Silicon Canals

The Soliga tribe's speech AI system exemplifies a new, decentralized approach to AI that challenges existing global tech hierarchies.

#ai-infrastructure

Business

Investors Chasing AI Hardware Gains May Want to Rethink ARTY Before Adding More Exposure

Environment

Data centers are so hot, their 'heat island' effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds | Fortune

Venture

10 power players behind the data center debt boom

2 AI Infrastructure Stocks That are Looking Too Cheap

AI infrastructure stocks, particularly Oracle, may present buying opportunities despite current negative momentum.

Artificial intelligence

The AI race won't be won in the cloud

fromNetwork World

Artificial intelligence

Engineers rush to master new skills for AI data centers

Business

Investors Chasing AI Hardware Gains May Want to Rethink ARTY Before Adding More Exposure

The iShares Future AI & Tech ETF (ARTY) has not reflected the explosive earnings growth in the semiconductor sector.

Data centers are so hot, their 'heat island' effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away and impacting 343 million people worldwide, study finds | Fortune

AI infrastructure is creating a 'data heat island effect' that raises local temperatures and impacts millions of people.

10 power players behind the data center debt boom

The AI boom is driving a significant financing surge for data centers, with major Wall Street firms leading the charge.

2 AI Infrastructure Stocks That are Looking Too Cheap

AI infrastructure stocks, particularly Oracle, may present buying opportunities despite current negative momentum.

The AI race won't be won in the cloud

Community consent and trust are essential for the success of AI infrastructure, which must be built responsibly and transparently.

fromNetwork World

Artificial intelligence

Engineers rush to master new skills for AI data centers

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Design

Panel: Taking Architecture Out of the Echo Chamber

Architecture's importance is growing, necessitating a shift in practice to avoid past mistakes and engage with broader conversations.

Data dive: Government 2030 datacentre capacity targets look shaky | Computer Weekly

The UK has about 1.59GW of currently installed datacentre capacity at just under 190 sites. If we add existing capacity to that which is planned to complete by 2030 and which has planning consent, we get 4.9GW.

UK news

Scala

Beyond RAG: Architecting Context-Aware AI Systems with Spring Boot

Context-Augmented Generation (CAG) enhances Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) by managing runtime context for enterprise applications without requiring model retraining.

Marketing tech

fromAdExchanger

Duplicative Data Doesn't Pay; Investors Soften On Software | AdExchanger

The Trade Desk is changing its fee structure to share revenue with ID providers for unique data signals, aiming to reduce duplicative data costs.

European startups

Emerald AI and Nvidia aim to offer the fast pass for data center grid connects, partnering with power producers and raising new funds | Fortune

Emerald AI aims to enhance grid flexibility for data centers, reducing peak power consumption while maintaining high reliability.

Oracle close to finalizing financing for Michigan data center

Oracle is finalizing $16 billion financing for a new Michigan data center to support AI applications, amid complex funding challenges.

Oracle Slashes Thousands of Jobs While Doubling Down on AI Expansion

Oracle is cutting thousands of jobs to address investor concerns over its AI data center spending and overextension in the market.

Oracle close to finalizing financing for Michigan data center

Oracle is finalizing $16 billion financing for a new Michigan data center to support AI applications, amid complex funding challenges.

Oracle Slashes Thousands of Jobs While Doubling Down on AI Expansion

Oracle is cutting thousands of jobs to address investor concerns over its AI data center spending and overextension in the market.

IGEL breaks down the wall between IT and OT

IGEL is enhancing security and manageability in OT environments through its platform and Preventative Security Model.

IGEL introduces reference architectures for secure cloud desktops

IGEL and Microsoft provide reference architectures for secure access to Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, focusing on high-security sectors.

IGEL breaks down the wall between IT and OT

IGEL is enhancing security and manageability in OT environments through its platform and Preventative Security Model.

IGEL introduces reference architectures for secure cloud desktops

IGEL and Microsoft provide reference architectures for secure access to Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, focusing on high-security sectors.

Data science

People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center | TechCrunch

Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed

Data centers in the US face significant delays and cancellations due to supply chain issues and low construction progress.

Data science

fromThe Walrus

Data Centres Are on Track to Wreck the Planet. Can We Stop Them? | The Walrus

Hyperscaled data centers consume massive power and water, raising concerns about their environmental impact.

fromAxios

AI boom drives clash between grid power vs. energy "islands"

On-site power for data centers is increasing, with projections suggesting it could reach 50% of planned capacity.

1 month ago

Artificial intelligence

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers?

Data science

People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center | TechCrunch

Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed

Data centers in the US face significant delays and cancellations due to supply chain issues and low construction progress.

Data science

fromThe Walrus

Data Centres Are on Track to Wreck the Planet. Can We Stop Them? | The Walrus

Hyperscaled data centers consume massive power and water, raising concerns about their environmental impact.

fromAxios

AI boom drives clash between grid power vs. energy "islands"

On-site power for data centers is increasing, with projections suggesting it could reach 50% of planned capacity.

1 month ago

Artificial intelligence

What Are the Pros and Cons of Data Centers?

U.S. and China control 90% of AI data centres - the Global South is building a different kind of AI - Silicon Canals

Frugal AI movements in the Global South aim to reclaim sovereignty by developing independent, low-cost AI systems for critical services.

Big tech's next move is to put data centers in space. Can it work?

Elon Musk plans to launch data centers into orbit to power AI, claiming it will be cheaper than terrestrial AI within a few years.

There's a Blinking Warning Sign for the Data Centers in Space Industry

Elon Musk's plan for space-based data centers faces significant challenges similar to those encountered in previous failed projects.

fromwww.npr.org

Big tech's next move is to put data centers in space. Can it work?

Elon Musk plans to launch data centers into orbit to power AI, claiming it will be cheaper than terrestrial AI within a few years.

There's a Blinking Warning Sign for the Data Centers in Space Industry

Elon Musk's plan for space-based data centers faces significant challenges similar to those encountered in previous failed projects.

Google launches Gemma 4 with a broad licensing model

Google DeepMind's Gemma 4 introduces four open-weight AI models for local devices, enhancing developer accessibility and performance.

fromTNW | Apps

Microsoft launches three in-house AI models in direct challenge to OpenAI

Microsoft has launched three in-house AI models that compete directly with OpenAI, marking a significant shift in its AI strategy.

Microsoft released 3 new AI models, ramping up competition with its close partner, OpenAI

Microsoft has launched three in-house AI models, signaling a move towards independence from OpenAI.

Software development

Google launches Gemma 4 with a broad licensing model

Google DeepMind's Gemma 4 introduces four open-weight AI models for local devices, enhancing developer accessibility and performance.

fromTNW | Apps

Microsoft launches three in-house AI models in direct challenge to OpenAI

Microsoft has launched three in-house AI models that compete directly with OpenAI, marking a significant shift in its AI strategy.

Microsoft released 3 new AI models, ramping up competition with its close partner, OpenAI

Microsoft has launched three in-house AI models, signaling a move towards independence from OpenAI.

HPE sees the network as a security sensor: what does that mean?

HPE Networking views the network as a critical security sensor and enforcement point, especially after acquiring Juniper Networks.

Wall Street Backs Arista Networks as AI Data Center Play

Susquehanna's Positive rating reflects confidence in Arista's ability to capture growing demand for high-performance Ethernet networking as hyperscale cloud providers and enterprises scale AI workloads.

Business

European startups

5 days ago

Rebellions eyes global expansion with rack-scale AI platform

Rebellions raised $400 million to expand globally with AI accelerators and a new compute platform for enterprises and sovereign clouds.

fromWIRED

A New Google-Funded Data Center Will Be Powered by a Massive Gas Plant

A pragmatic 'all-of-the-above' strategy is essential for energy, with gas as a critical bridge while investing in renewables.

IGEL OS can now run AI models locally on endpoints

AI Armor provides dynamic runtime security and relies on a central policy engine in the Universal Management Suite (UMS) to meet compliance requirements, ensuring that organizations can manage their security effectively.

DevOps

Wall Street Calls Snowflake a Top AI Infrastructure Pick

Benchmark rates Snowflake as a Buy with a $190 target, highlighting its role in the $500B AI Data Cloud market.

Software development

The ERP that doesn't care which AI you use, and why that's smart

NetSuite announced three new AI Connector Service extensions, emphasizing a strategic shift towards openness and integration with external AI models.

Information security

fromThe Hacker News

The AI Arms Race - Why Unified Exposure Management Is Becoming a Boardroom Priority

The cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving, with AI enabling faster and more sophisticated attacks, necessitating advanced defensive strategies.

Business

5 days ago

How Dell reinvented itself as an AI-server powerhouse - and what its CFO is building next | Fortune

Dell Technologies has shifted focus to AI infrastructure, recording significant growth in AI server orders and rethinking finance operations with AI agents.

fromMedium

21 hours ago

Fair Multitenancy-Beyond Simple Rate Limiting

Fair multitenancy ensures equitable infrastructure access for customers, balancing simplicity, performance, and safety in shared environments.

Meta Superintelligence Labs is quietly building a hardware team

Meta is expanding its AI efforts by building a dedicated hardware team and hiring Rui Xu to lead it for AI-powered devices.

Kilo targets shadow AI agents with a managed enterprise platform

KiloClaw for Organizations enhances AI agent management with centralized governance, addressing security and compliance concerns for enterprises.

fromNature

Breakthrough computer chip tech could help meet 'monumental demand' driven by AI

A new light source enables the creation of 8 nm wide structures on silicon wafers, increasing transistor density for advanced computer chips.

fromMedium

21 hours ago

Understanding Kubernetes Architecture is a MUST

Understanding Kubernetes architecture is essential for effective cloud-native deployment and troubleshooting.

fromMarTech

Your AI governance gap is bigger than you think | MarTech

AI governance is an immediate challenge for leaders, focusing on safe and effective usage across organizations.

Marvell scales up networking to extend Nvidia AI ecosystem | Computer Weekly

Marvell Technology joins Nvidia AI ecosystem to enhance infrastructure development with a $2bn investment.

fromeLearning Industry

How Many AI Tools Are There? A Data-Backed Look At The Expanding AI Landscape

The AI tools ecosystem is rapidly expanding, with thousands of tools available across various categories, creating both opportunities and complexities for businesses.

AI datacenters create heat islands around them, paper finds

Datacenters significantly raise surrounding temperatures, impacting communities up to 10 km away, with average increases between 1.5°C and 2.4°C.

fromApp Developer Magazine

Accelerating corporate ai investment returns

AI investments are high, but many companies struggle to see measurable profit and loss impact.

AI Breakthroughs, Security Breaches, and Industry Shakeups Define the Week in Tech - TechRepublic

Tech industry faces rapid AI advancements alongside significant security vulnerabilities and human costs.

18 hours ago

Replacing Database Sequences at Scale Without Breaking 100+ Services

Validating requirements can simplify complex problems, and embedding sequence generation reduces network calls, enhancing performance and reliability.

CoreWeave Surges 8%, Nebius Gains 7%: AI Infrastructure Stocks Rally on Landmark Financing and Platform News

CoreWeave's stock rises 8% after closing an $8.5 billion financing, marking a significant milestone in AI infrastructure investment.

OpenStack Gazpacho simplifies operations and VMware migrations

OpenStack 2026.1 emphasizes operational simplicity, live migration for VMware workloads, and hardware flexibility, positioning itself as a sovereign alternative to major cloud providers.

fromMedium

21 hours ago

Hindsight: The Future of AI Agent Memory Beyond Vector Databases

Hindsight introduces a new AI memory system that enables learning from experiences rather than just recalling past information.

Observability warehouses, the next structural evolution for telemetry

Observability is essential for real-time insights in cloud systems, helping to reduce downtime and improve performance.

#artificial-intelligence

For most workplace tasks, AI is good enough to pass but not good enough to impress, MIT finds | Fortune

AI technology is improving but still struggles to meet quality standards in many workplace tasks.

Artificial intelligence

Akamai launches AI Grid intelligent orchestration | Computer Weekly

Akamai Technologies has launched the first global-scale implementation of Nvidia AI Grid, enhancing AI inference through distributed networking and intelligent orchestration.

For most workplace tasks, AI is good enough to pass but not good enough to impress, MIT finds | Fortune

AI technology is improving but still struggles to meet quality standards in many workplace tasks.

more#artificial-intelligence

Akamai launches AI Grid intelligent orchestration | Computer Weekly

Akamai Technologies has launched the first global-scale implementation of Nvidia AI Grid, enhancing AI inference through distributed networking and intelligent orchestration.

fromAmazon Web Services

Securely connect AWS DevOps Agent to private services in your VPCs | Amazon Web Services

AWS DevOps Agent enhances operational efficiency by securely connecting to private resources in VPCs, optimizing performance and incident management.

Harness adds four capabilities to close AI delivery gap

Harness is launching four new capabilities to enhance its Continuous Delivery platform, addressing the gap between code writing speed and release reliability.

fromComputerworld

Microsoft builds its own AI stack to help wean it from its reliance on OpenAI

Microsoft has launched proprietary AI models to reduce dependence on OpenAI while maintaining a strategic partnership.

Enterprises demand cloud value

Businesses are shifting from cost-cutting to establishing centers of excellence and finops to enhance ROI in cloud investments.

Edge clouds and local data centers reshape IT

Cloud computing is evolving towards a selectively distributed model to address latency, sovereignty, and resilience in smart cities and AI applications.

Enterprises demand cloud value

Businesses are shifting from cost-cutting to establishing centers of excellence and finops to enhance ROI in cloud investments.

Edge clouds and local data centers reshape IT

Cloud computing is evolving towards a selectively distributed model to address latency, sovereignty, and resilience in smart cities and AI applications.

more#cloud-computing

Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models | TechCrunch

Microsoft AI released three foundational AI models for text, voice, and image generation, emphasizing human-centered design and competitive pricing.

Amazon security boss: AI makes pentesting 40% more efficient

Amazon has achieved a 40% efficiency gain in pentesting through AI tools, enhancing security without reducing staff.

Azure's new AI modernization tools

Microsoft's Azure Copilot aids in application migration and modernization, addressing technical debt and improving cloud infrastructure management.

#agentic-ai

AI-driven operating model key to cloud-native, autonomous networks | Computer Weekly

Agentic AI can transform telecom networks if operators establish cloud-native maturity and integrate autonomy while maintaining reliability.

Arm Launches 136-Core AGI CPU for Data Centers

Arm introduces the Arm AGI CPU, designed for AI data centers with significant performance improvements and capacity requirements.

AI-driven operating model key to cloud-native, autonomous networks | Computer Weekly

Agentic AI can transform telecom networks if operators establish cloud-native maturity and integrate autonomy while maintaining reliability.

Arm Launches 136-Core AGI CPU for Data Centers

Arm introduces the Arm AGI CPU, designed for AI data centers with significant performance improvements and capacity requirements.

more#agentic-ai

Microsoft's Azure Maia chief on the complex future of AI compute

Innovative chip designs like Maia 200 are transforming AI inferencing, making it more efficient and cost-effective for cloud applications.