5 d. ago Micron to cease server memory chips business in China after ban, sources say

Micron Technology plans to stop supplying server memory chips to data centres in China after the business failed to recover from a 2023 government ban on its products in critical Chinese infrastructure, according to two people briefed on the decision. Micron was the first US chipmaker to be targeted by Beijing – a move that was seen as retaliatory for a series of curbs by Washington aimed at impeding tech progress by China’s semiconductor industry. Since then, both Nvidia and Intel have...

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8 d. ago Broadcom’s valuation surges by US$150 billion after chip deal with OpenAI

Broadcom became the latest chipmaker to forge a blockbuster data centre deal with OpenAI, triggering a rally that added more than US$150 billion to its market value. In a pact announced on Monday, OpenAI agreed to buy custom chips and networking components from Broadcom to help power its artificial intelligence services. OpenAI had already struck deals for data centres and chips that easily top US$1 trillion, and the company plans to spend tens of billions of dollars more on Broadcom chips,...

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1 week ago How US Gulf partnerships could thwart China’s AI leadership plans

In a global first, China has launched a cutting-edge commercial underwater data centre in Hainan. The facility has the potential to upgrade digital service offerings, increase Beijing’s share of global internet traffic and serve as a magnet for foreign direct investment from global technology giants. To make progress, China must find a competitive edge, given the fast-expanding infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, where rivals in the artificial intelligence (AI) race...

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2 w. ago China: World’s first commercial underwater data centre with 1,433

China: World’s first commercial underwater data centre with 1,433-ton cabin goes live  Interesting Engineering

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2 w. ago In a first, China launches commercial underwater data centre to power data future

The world’s first commercial underwater data centre is now operational in China’s Hainan, as the island province pushes to attract foreign investment by expanding the blue economy in the country’s largest pilot free-trade zone. The servers manage digital services from restaurant recommendations to travel hacks, and will be installed in a 1,300-tonne underwater data cabin – equivalent to the weight of 1,000 passenger cars – after the first phase of construction was completed in Lingshui county...

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2 w. ago China tests underwater data centres to reduce AI carbon footprint

Power-hungry data centres run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing’s energy woes. On a wharf near the city, workers were finishing off the large yellow capsule – a foray into alternative tech infrastructure that faces questions over its ecological impact and commercial viability. The world’s websites and apps rely on physical data centres to store information, with the growing use of artificial intelligence...

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3 w. ago South Korea faces digital firestorm after data centre blaze causes disruptions

In a digitalised South Korea, most administrative tasks can be handled easily online. But that was not the case on Monday morning, the first workday after a fire over the weekend incapacitated most public online administrative services. On Friday, the National Information Resources Service in Daejeon, which operates the country’s data centre and network security system, was hit by a lithium-ion battery fire. It was extinguished after 22 hours, but the blaze shut down 647 administrative...

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4 w. ago Alibaba to open new data centres; unveils most powerful AI model

Alibaba to open new data centres; unveils most powerful AI model  Reuters

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4 w. ago OpenAI expands Stargate with 5 new data centre sites across US

OpenAI plans to invest roughly US$400 billion to develop five new US data centre sites in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank Group, marking the biggest push yet to fulfil an earlier pledge to spend a half-trillion dollars on artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country. The new locations, spread across Texas, New Mexico and Ohio, will eventually have a capacity of 7 gigawatts of power, or as much as some cities, the companies said Tuesday. The plans were announced by executives from...

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4 w. ago AI sector faces US$800 billion revenue shortfall amid data centre buildout: Bain

Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI have been quick to unveil plans for spending hundreds of billions of dollars on data centres, but they have been slower to show how they will pull in revenue to cover all those expenses. Now, the consulting firm Bain & Co is estimating the shortfall could be far larger than previously understood. By 2030, AI companies will need US$2 trillion in combined annual revenue to fund the computing power needed to meet projected demand, Bain said in its...

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4 w. ago Lula, TikTok CEO discuss $10 billion Brazil data centre amid regulatory tensions

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened his week at the United Nations on Monday by meeting with TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew to discuss plans for a multibillion-dollar data centre investment in Brazil, even as political controversies persist over regulation of the Chinese-owned platform. The meeting, held at Brazil’s mission to the UN, was Lula’s first working engagement in New York, highlighting the importance of technology and digital policy in his international...

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4 w. ago Lula, TikTok CEO discuss US$10 billion Brazil data centre amid tensions

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened his week at the United Nations on Monday by meeting with TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew to discuss plans for a multibillion-dollar data centre investment in Brazil, even as political controversies persist over regulation of the Chinese-owned platform. The meeting, held at Brazil’s mission to the UN, was Lula’s first working engagement in New York, highlighting the importance of technology and digital policy in his international...

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last month $37 billion 'Stargate of China' project takes shape — country is converting farmland into data centers to centralize AI compute power

$37 billion 'Stargate of China' project takes shape — country is converting farmland into data centers to centralize AI compute power  Tom's Hardware

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