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Juan Pedro TomásGlobalData estimates that there is currently a global pipeline of large-scale data center projects with a total value of $2,306 billion In sum – what to know: Record-scale expansion ahead – GlobalData estimates a $2.3 trillion global pipeline of large-scale data center projects as AI-driven demand continues to accelerate. Technology shifts deepen complexity – Higher server densities, liquid cooling, edge …
Andrew Batson, global head of data center research at JLL, told RCR Wireless News that data center markets are still growing In sum – what to know: Hyperscale demand remains durable – AI is only part of the story, with cloud growth, traffic, and storage needs sustaining long-term expansion. Phased builds reduce risk – Developers are limiting exposure by building …
Once completed, the data center will cover around 2.78 million square meters on a site in Riyadh In sum – what to know: Government facility – SDAIA’s Hexagon project will span 2.78 million square meters in Riyadh and operate at Tier IV reliability. Sovereign AI – The site will host over 290 government systems, supporting national data, AI, and digital …
Susana SchwartzCan an assembly-line approach to high-density AI compute-in-a-box present a componentized answer to inefficient brick-and-mortar data centers? In sum – what to know: High-density AI cubes — Each cube offers ~0.6 MW of compute (500-600 kw per cube), with clusters of 4 – 6 MW, scaled to N. Containerized structure — an integrated system of power, cooling, UPS/BESS, which allows …
Christian de LooperNew Broadcom agreements secure long-term TPU supply and 3.5 gigawatts of future capacity for Anthropic In sum – what we know: The Broadcom-Google-Anthropic love triangle continues. The three companies have announced a number of major new deals, largely focused on Broadcom. Under the first agreement, Broadcom will design and supply Google’s custom Tensor Processing Units through 2031. The second deal …
Cognichip just got $60 million in Series A funding to bring its concept to life In sum – what we know: There’s a ton of hype around AI chips, but what about AI-designed chips. That’s the idea behind Cognichip, which is building what it describes as the first physics-informed AI foundation model for semiconductor design — and it just closed a …
Nvidia’s big Marvell deal will see the two expand the NVLink Fusion platform In sum – what we know: Nvidia’s march into AI data centers continues. The company has announced a $2 billion investment in Marvell, alongside a significantly expanded technical collaboration covering AI infrastructure and next-gen telecom networks. The investment highlights where Nvidia thinks the next bottlenecks in the …
TurboQuant achieves up to 8x speed improvements on modern GPUs without sacrificing model accuracy Google Research has announced TurboQuant, a compression algorithm that could meaningfully change the economics of running large AI models. According to Google’s benchmarks, it shrinks memory usage by at least 6x and delivers up to 8x speed improvements on modern GPUs — with no accuracy loss. If …
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