In a strategic move, Australia has announced funding for the construction of two datacenters in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. This decision underscores the growing importance of technology infrastructure in international diplomacy. Situated approximately 2,000 kilometers from Australia’s east…
Employing AI for IT operations automation is fraught with potential risks at this time, warn researchers from RSAC Labs and George Mason University. AIOps tools, intended to enhance IT operations through AI, might fall prey to manipulations via tampered telemetry…
Meta’s plan to use social media data to train its AI systems faces opposition from European users. A study by Max Schrems’ privacy group, Noyb, reveals only 7% of surveyed German users consent to this data usage, and roughly 27%…
The US government is proposing to integrate location-tracking features in advanced semiconductor chips to prevent unapproved exports, particularly to China. This initiative, discussed at high levels in the White House, is an effort to enhance control over the distribution of…
Foxconn, a leading contract manufacturer from Taiwan, is shifting its focus within the United States. The company has decided to repurpose its factory located in Lordstown, Ohio, originally bought from Lordstown Motors in 2022. Recognizing the challenge of low electric…
The US is revisiting nuclear energy as tech companies face AI’s growing power needs. Fermi America in Amarillo, Texas, will collaborate with Hyundai to deploy nuclear power to support an advanced energy campus, described as the largest of its kind.…
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has urged the UK to enhance its AI infrastructure to maintain a competitive edge in the technological landscape. Rather than vying with the US and China in AI model creation, the focus should…
Forecasting future capacity needs is an escalating concern for datacenter operators. They grapple with rising costs, power restrictions, and evolving demands driven by AI workloads. According to the Uptime Institute’s 15th Annual Global Data Center Survey, challenges in the industry…
Qualcomm has announced it is in advanced talks with a major player in the hyperscale sector to introduce its own silicon for datacenter use. CEO Cristiano Amon highlighted the demand from cloud service providers for efficiently focused inferencing clusters as…
The inclusion of AI tools in WhatsApp by Meta has drawn the attention of Italian regulatory bodies. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) suggested that Meta’s integration of Meta AI into WhatsApp might be leveraging its market position unfairly, potentially infringing…
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