Susana Schwartz
World Economic Forum AI highlights
In today’s featured story, RCRTech runs through some of the highlights of the World Economic Forum’s second and third days, with U.S. policy around tariffs and Greenland permeating many AI-related sessions as the U.S. President was en route to Davos. Even before Trump espoused a Greenland takeover or increase to NATO nation tariffs, his “America First” agenda in many ways ran counter to the WEF’s ethos of globalization, with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick telling WEF attendees early this morning, “globalization has failed the West and the United States,” leaving American workers behind. Today’s AI sessions often focused on how to build and scale AI to the benefit of humanity, rather than to its detriment. To see highlights related to AI infrastructure and the vision of some of the world’s most prominent CEOs in tech and business, read the story here.
Susana Schwartz
Technology Editor
RCRTech
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World Economic Forum highlights: U.S. President Trump arrived in Davos, preparing to talk about tariffs and his vision for a Greenland takeover, both of which permeated AI, climate, and policy-driven sessions the past two days.
Thailands $3B investment: Three big data center projects include True Internet Data Center (True IDC) and two facilities from GSA Data Center, as well as additional developments proposed by Stellar DC and Freyr Technology.
AI-driven optimization: Samsung validated a maximum power consumption savings of 35% for a key operator. The company is working to actualize fully autonomous networks by 2027, with a focus on high-impact use cases.
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U.S. $1T semiconductor investment: The Trump Administration is making a $1 trillion semiconductor investment to end U.S. reliance on China, said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during today’s “Mornings with Maria” on FoxBusiness.
Cisco to help Rwanda with AI: Rwanda has engaged Cisco on digital sovereignty and AI infrastructure in efforts to become a regional technology and innovation hub with global partnerships that strengthen digital infrastructure, skills, and security.
Humain $1.2B deal: Humain and the National Infrastructure Fund announced a strategic financing framework for up to $1.2B to develop AI and digital infrastructure projects across Saudi Arabia.
Semiconductor $1T milestone: The semiconductor industry has reached $1 trillion in annual revenues — a monumental feat achieved four years earlier than the most optimistic industry projections from just a few years ago.
OpenAI push to be “good neighbor”: OpenAI says its data centers will pay for their own energy, and limit water usage, noting “Stargate” AI campuses will fund new generation transmission and storage infrastructure and cover grid upgrades.
Infinium immersion cooling: Fuel-maker Infinium revealed a new cooling technology it described as “low-carbon dielectric liquid,” developed to deliver optimal thermal performance, stability, and safety for AI and data center environments.
