Social media giant Meta has secured an agreement with Blue Owl Capital to finance its massive Hyperion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The financial backing equates to approximately $27 billion in debt and an additional $1.5 billion in equity.…
Apple has begun releasing its fifth generation of M-series processors, starting with the M5 chip powering new releases like the MacBook, iPad, and Vision Pros. While updates for other devices like the MacBook Air and Mac Mini are pending, the…
Column: Steve Jobs may not have recalled the countless times he scraped his knees while learning to bike, yet he likened a personal computer to a ‘bicycle for the mind.’ The analogy highlights how tools can propel us further with…
Oracle announced plans to bring over 18 zettaFLOPS of AI infrastructure to its cloud offerings by the latter half of next year, leveraging both Nvidia and AMD technologies. This ambitious deployment will feature a staggering 800,000 Nvidia GPUs reaching up…
Microsoft, determined to integrate AI into every possible facet, is now targeting Washington’s education system. Through its new Elevate Washington program, the tech giant aims to reduce AI accessibility disparities across the state, especially targeting underrepresented districts. Analysis by Microsoft’s…
In a strategic move, Broadcom has teamed up with OpenAI to bolster its ambitious AI infrastructure endeavors. The collaboration, announced today, involves the development of custom silicon designed specifically for AI accelerators, with a monumental capacity of 10 GW. This…
Governor Gavin Newsom of California has vetoed a proposal that would have required data centers to report their water usage, despite his continued advocacy for tackling the state’s water shortages. Assembly Bill 93 aimed to mandate data center operators to…
Recently, US data centers have been shifting back towards coal power in response to steep natural gas prices and escalating energy requirements driven by AI advancements. Financial services firm Jefferies highlights this trend in a recent report, noting that data…
Cisco has launched a cutting-edge routing ASIC, the Cisco 8223, designed to enable efficient data center integration and increase computing power for AI applications. The 51.2 Tbps router is fueled by the Silicon One P200 ASIC and features 800 Gbps…
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has entered a significant partnership with OpenAI involving a 6-gigawatt commitment to fuel OpenAI’s AI infrastructure using multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs. Initial deployments of the MI450 GPUs are expected in the latter half of…
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