Global giants like Disney, Foxconn, Hitachi, SAP, and TSMC are adopting Nvidia’s new RTX Pro enterprise servers to retool conventional computing clusters into “AI factory” infrastructure. This shift reflects a broader movement to retrofit existing data centers for high-intensity AI workloads, even as new data centers purpose-built for those workloads can’t be built fast enough. Nvidia is positioning the servers as a middle ground: Powerful enough to run cutting-edge AI, but deployable without the expense of a full data center overhaul. Companies like CoreWeave and Google Cloud are already hosting RTX Pro instances, with AWS, Nebius, and Vultr to follow. Meanwhile, compute continues to accelerate: Crusoe is scaling its AI cloud with $175M in Blackwell-powered, liquid-cooled servers running on 100% clean energy in Iceland, while IBM and AMD push the envelope by fusing quantum, AI, and HPC. All that and more news below! ⬇️
Kelly Hill
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Enterprises all-in on Nvidia: A long list of enterprises have deployed Nvidia’s new RTX Pro server platform to transform old computing clusters into AI factories; CoreWeave and Google Cloud are deploying in regional hubs.
Crusoe expands in Iceland: Crusoe is expanding its AI cloud capacity in Iceland with a $175M credit line, adding Nvidia Blackwell GPUs and liquid cooling at atNorth’s ICE02 data center powered entirely by clean energy.
IBM, AMD bet on quantum: TBM and AMD are teaming up to combine quantum computing with high-performance and AI systems, aiming to demonstrate hybrid workflows this year that could redefine next-generation supercomputing.
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IBM, AMD bet on quantum: TBM and AMD are teaming up to combine quantum computing with high-performance and AI systems, aiming to demonstrate hybrid workflows this year that could redefine next-generation supercomputing.
Meet Jetson Thor: Nvidia’s new Jetson Thor modules boost AI compute, CPU, and memory, letting robots process sensor data and do “visual reasoning” in real time. Nvidia says this makes edge robotics and humanoid AI more practical.
AI ransomware arrives: Generative AI is making ransomware more sophisticated, enabling criminals to easily craft coercive ransom notes, build malware, and even offer ransomware-as-a-service.
AI investment lifts economy: Massive AI-driven investments in data centers, chips, and power are fueling overall economic growth. UBS projects global AI infrastructure spending to hit $375B this year and $500B in 2026.
AI’s sharp eyes: An AI-powered drone spotted clues to the location of a missing hiker’s body within hours of being deployed, after she had been missing for 10 months in Italy’s rugged Cottian Alps.
KT pioneers AI in 5G: KT has become the first South Korean carrier to test AI-based RAN on live 5G networks, using Nokia equipment to improve speed, reliability, and lay groundwork for 6G systems.
DC double-down in Japan: Just over six months after its first 200 MW Osaka–Kyoto data center, Edgeconnex is acquiring a second 150 MW site and creating a 350 MW AI-ready campus.
Demanding info on DCs: A regional environmental group in Virginia’s Data Center Alley is launching a statewide campaign to require more transparency from data center operators, as well as incentives for efficiency.
Renewable energy and AIDCs: AI’s rapid growth is driving soaring data center energy needs. To cut costs and emissions, operators are adopting solar and wind power and advanced storage like batteries and hydrogen.
AI in action: This research note features an in-depth look at how Dell internally deployed gen AI to support its global services organization, and what its learnings mean for other enterprises looking to benefit from AI.
