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Susana SchwartzThe ‘Sacramento Effect’ could mean last week’s flurry of landmark AI legislation could serve as a blueprint for other states In sum – what to know: California passes landmark AI legislation – SB 53, AB853 and SB243 are Senate and Assembly bills that regulate developers of advanced, or “frontier,” AI models; require disclosures about AI-generated content; assess impact of data centers …
Juan Pedro TomásThe companies will also evaluate adaptive AMD technologies for edge AI in telecom and enterprise environments In sum – what to know: Strategic partnership – e& UAE and AMD will collaborate on AI infrastructure, exploring the use of EPYC processors, Instinct GPUs, and adaptive edge solutions for secure, scalable deployments. Sustainability, skills – The agreement includes plans for energy-efficient design, …
Some say the circular nature of the deals is ‘bull,’ while others say they’re the best way to keep pace with the breakneck speed of AI infrastructure’s development. There’s daily debate now about the interconnectedness of Nvidia and OpenAI deals, but is it the best way to keep pace with AI infrastructure innovation. Should we care if Nvidia invests in …
Elea Data Centers considers that Brazil’s pro–data center tax legislation ReData transforms the market by combining tax incentives with sustainability mandates In sum – what to know: Brazil’s renewable energy edge – Nearly 90% of its power comes from clean sources, making it ideal for energy-intensive AI operations. Policy incentives – ReData links tax benefits to energy efficiency and water …
Christian de LooperBlaize 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, …
The potential agreement would mark a shift in how Anthropic sources specialized silicon for its models In sum – what we know: Anthropic is in early-stage talks to buy inference accelerators from Fractile, a London-based chip startup, according to reporting from The Information. It’s a small deal on the surface, but there might be a little more to it. Anthropic …
Operators are rapidly shifting from traditional air cooling to advanced liquid-to-air distribution systems Data centers are going through a massive shift. Facilities that used to measure capacity in megawatts are now pushing toward gigawatt territory, driven by the relentless compute demands of AI training, inference workloads, and cloud expansion. The result? More servers, but also a whole lot more heat. …
Verkor autonomously generated a layout-ready RISC-V core from a short requirements document In sum – what we know: Chip design startup Verkor.io has made a pretty bold claim — that its agentic AI system, called Design Conductor, has autonomously designed a complete RISC-V CPU core in 12 hours flat. The design started from a 219-word requirements document, and the system …
The U.S. broadband duopoly of cable and telcos is fading as fixed wireless, Starlink, WISPs, and fiber overbuilders expand rapidly. Increased competition from carriers and alternative providers is giving consumers …
The GSMA and CTIA have misrepresented early 6GHz Wi-Fi adoption data to justify reallocating spectrum for mobile use, arguing the technology remains in a normal growth phase with significant long-term …
Defense communications has entered a new phase of urgency. Networks are no longer just the pipes that move information across the battlespace; they are becoming the sensing, compute, coordination and …
Germany’s sovereign cloud push is advancing with Deutsche Telekom and SAP winning a BMDS AI platform tender built on the “Deutschland-Stack”, while Thales expands its Google Cloud-powered sovereign model in …
