Susana Schwartz
In today’s top story, RCRTech looks at the many ways in which AI has brought together once-siloed stakeholders in the name of innovation and acceleration of AI infrastructure. In a recent conversation with Joe Reele, a VP at Schneider Electric, it became evident that cross-industry cooperation and strategic alliances are imperative to tackling the complexity, costs, and risks of AI infrastructure. As he described, “Like a bed of nails with each nail supporting equal weight, rather than one supporting most of it..you go beyond your own goals and KPIs with a shared vision.” Unprecedented numbers of partnerships and “frenemy” collaborations among hyperscalers, chip makers, data center owners, utilities, academia, government, industry specialists, general contractors, suppliers, banks, telcos, finance — and so many others — are fueling AI innovation.
Susana Schwartz
Technology Editor
RCRTech
AI Infrastructure Top Stories
AI’s stakeholder collaboration: AI’s greatest innovation might not be the technology itself, but rather the way it brings together stakeholders, with a collective intelligence that is driving AI innovation across compute, energy, and networking.
Europe as AI ‘exchange point’: In a Reader Forum from Exa Infrastructure, Rob McCabe explores how Europe is a critical coordination layer among 3 key AI regions in the global AI ecosystem: the Nordics, the Middle East, and North America.
SK Telecom AI-native strategy: In a new whitepaper, SK Telecom highlights its post-2030 network evolution strategy, with an AI-native network that will drive flexibility across radio, core, and transport domains.
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Tariff impact on AI stocks: AI infrastructure and tech stocks were hammered by a combination of new 15% global tariffs and a viral “AI scare trade” triggered by a bleak economic research report.
Meta-AMD deal: Meta and AMD have agreed on a multi-year deal that will see AMD deliver up to 6 GW of its AMD Instinct GPUs to Meta. The first delivery of processing chips is slated for the second half of the year.
GLS and APES partner: Great Lakes Semiconductor and Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions agreed on design-to-manufacturing services for rapid mass customization of GLS-fabricated semiconductor and sensor devices.
Google -Xcel data center: Google and Xcel Energy are planning a 250,000-square-foot data center in Pine Island, just north of Rochester, Minnesota. The project involves a 482-acre campus with 1,900 MW of renewable energy.
$12bn Amazon DC in Shreveport: Shreveport’s City Council says it’s excited to welcome Amazon’s $12 billion data center to northwest Louisiana. The facility will feature campuses across Caddo and Bossier parishes.
HRL Low-Chill: Developed under U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS program, HRL increases processor cooling capability by 40% or reduces pumping power by >10X with its Low-Chill technology.
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