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Brookfield, Data4 Invest 20B in France for AI Data Centers
📅 - Brookfield Asset Management has announced a 20 billion investment in France to support the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure, with a focus on data centers and related sectors. The initiative was introduced at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, marking a significant commitment to strengthening France's position in the global AI landscape.
A substantial portion of the investment, up to 15 billion, will be allocated to data center development, led by Data4, a Paris-based data center firm in Brookfield's portfolio. Data4, one of the largest data center developers in Europe, plans to construct more than 500 megawatts of data center capacity across multiple [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - InvestAI: EU Launches 200B Initiative for AI Research and Infrastructure - The European Union has launched InvestAI, a major initiative aimed at securing 200 billion for artificial intelligence investments. This ambitious plan includes a dedicated 20 billion fund for AI gigafactories, a key component in developing large-scale AI infrastructure. The initiative was announced at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, underscoring Europe's commitment to becoming a global leader in AI innovation and development.
InvestAI is designed to support the open and collaborative creation of advanced AI models, enabling businesses and research institutions of all sizes to leverage cutting-edge AI technology. The EU aims to establish AI gigafactories that will [...]
📅 - Kinsta Launches Pay-As-You-Go to Cut Web Hosting Waste - Customers are typically forced into strict, unchangeable plans by website hosting firms, either for a specific number of websites or a specific volume of traffic. Because of this, website owners who require more have been compelled to upgrade to a plan they do not desire, which requires them to purchase a lot more websites or traffic than they require.
Customers may purchase only the websites, storage, PHP performance, or dedicated servers they want for certain websites using Kinsta's fresh, straightforward, and adaptable strategy.
Initially, clients have the option of selecting a Single Site Plan or a Multiple Site Plan.
After that, they can include incremental add-ons like: The Single [...]
📅 - Salience Labs Secures $30M to Advance AI Photonic Connectivity - Salience Labs, a company specializing in photonic solutions for AI data center connectivity, has secured $30 million in Series A funding. This funding will support the continued development of optical switches designed to enhance large-scale AI connectivity by providing high bandwidth, low latency, and significant energy efficiency.
The investment round was led by Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials and ICM HPQC Fund, with participation from Braavos, Oxford Sciences Enterprises, Cambridge Innovation Capital, and industry leaders such as Silicon Catalyst and Jalal Bagherli.
The demand for photonic switching technology is growing as AI data centers require [...]
📅 - DreamHost Opens Its First International Data Center in Amsterdam - Web hosting provider DreamHost has expanded its global data center footprint with the launch of its first international facility in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This new DreamHost location is aimed at enhancing service delivery for customers across Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East, offering improved speed, reliability, and compliance options.
The expansion marks a strategic move for the web hosting and managed WordPress services provider, which previously operated only in the United States, with data centers in Ashburn, Virginia, and Hillsboro, Oregon.
By situating servers closer to international users, the Amsterdam facility is expected to significantly improve site load times, [...]
📅 - Study: Hosting Upgrades Drive Growth for 88% of Businesses - Managed hosting providerLiquid Web has released a new report, The Hosting Habits and Evolution of Hyper-Growth Businesses, highlighting the critical role of high-performance hosting in driving business success. The study of 100+ hyper-growth businesses in various industries found that 88% saw increased revenue, uptime, and performance after upgrading their hosting infrastructure.
The study released by Liquid Web is based on insights from over 100 hyper-growth businesses across industries like IT, retail, hospitality, real estate, healthcare, and education. It reveals that nearly 88% of companies that upgraded their hosting infrastructure experienced significant improvements in revenue, [...]
📅 - Latest Gcore Report Shows 56% Surge in DDoS Attacks - The latest Gcore Radar report highlights a sharp 56% year-over-year increase in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, underscoring the growing threat to businesses across industries. The analysis by Gcore, covering Q3 and Q4 of 2024, reveals not only a rise in attack volume but also an increase in intensity, with peak attacks reaching 2 terabits per second (Tbps) - an 18% escalation compared to the first half of the year.
Gcore, a global provider of CDN, edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions, analyzed attack patterns across multiple sectors and geographical regions. The findings indicate that while gaming remains the most targeted industry, accounting for 34% of all [...]
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