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Juan Pedro TomásHumain said the investment aligns with its long-term strategy of backing large-scale AI platforms and infrastructure In sum – what to know: $3B invested before merger – Humain backed xAI’s Series E round shortly before its acquisition by SpaceX, securing equity exposure ahead of integration. Stake converted into SpaceX shares – Humain became a minority shareholder, with its xAI holdings …
Adani noted that the expansion builds on AdaniConnex’s existing 2 GW national data center platform, with plans to scale to 5 GW In sum – what to know: $100bn direct AI infrastructure bet – Investment targets 5 GW of renewable-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data center capacity by 2035. $250bn projected ecosystem impact – Program expected to unlock an additional $150bn across …
Susana SchwartzToday at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the focus was moving AI from theoretical potential to large-scale, real-world deployment, with conversations about India’s role as a global AI hub continuing. Below are highlights from some of the biggest stakeholders during the past 48 hours: $200 Billion in Indian AI Investments Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced $200 …
A new JLL report said the geographic shift could allow Texas to overtake Virginia as the world’s largest data center market by 2030 In sum – what to know: Vacancy holds at record 1% – Supply remains extremely tight across North America, with most new capacity already pre-leased years in advance. Frontier markets take majority of pipeline – About 64% …
Christian de LooperQualcomm apparently wants to be the next major ASIC builder In sum – what we know: Qualcomm has reportedly agreed to supply ByteDance with millions of custom AI chips for data center workloads, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. It’s a deal that, if it plays out as described, would mark one of Qualcomm’s first genuine large-scale …
AMD’s 256-core flagship targets agentic AI workloads In sum – what we know: AMD has moved its 6th Gen EPYC “Venice” server CPUs into volume production, marking the transition from engineering samples and pilot runs into scaled manufacturing at TSMC’s 2nm fabs in Taiwan. The chips are built on AMD’s Zen 6 core architecture and TSMC’s N2 2nm-class node, with commercial …
The new Google-Blackstone-powered provider targets 500 MW of capacity by 2027 In sum – what we know: Google and private equity giant Blackstone are teaming up to build a U.S.-based AI cloud provider built around Google’s custom Tensor Processing Units. The new joint venture will sell data center capacity, networking, operations, and TPU compute as a bundled service — effectively a turnkey …
Blaize and Winmate want to bring secure, real-time decision-making to defense and critical infrastructure without cloud reliance In sum – what we know: Edge AI is quickly becoming one of the most contested fronts in the broader AI infrastructure race, and this week brought another notable tie-up. Blaize Holdings and Winmate have announced an updated agreement to jointly develop sovereign, …
Telecom operators must rethink workforce training as networks and customer expectations evolve. Immersive, AI-driven roleplay and realistic practice environments can improve retention, strengthen customer-facing skills, and prepare distributed teams to …
As India accelerates its digital transformation, resilient, intelligent connectivity is becoming essential for global enterprises seeking to scale operations, ensure business continuity, and unlock opportunities across the country’s fast-growing AI, …
The company’s AI Data Center GPU Cloud is intended for customers facing restrictions on transferring data overseas and those seeking infrastructure optimized specifically for the Japanese market In sum – …
Panelists say defense networks must assume day-one attack and lean on civilian infrastructure to stay up The definition of resilience in defense communications is shifting, and so is the way …
