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China Launches World’s First Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center
📅 - China has taken another bold step in its quest to reimagine the future of data center infrastructure by launching what it claims is the world's first wind-powered subsea data center, now operational off the coast of Shanghai. The experimental facility, developed by Shanghai Hailanyun Technology, is part of China's broader strategy to reduce the environmental and financial costs of traditional data center cooling.
By placing server systems underwater in sealed, pressure-resistant pods, the company aims to harness the natural cooling power of the ocean while relying almost entirely on offshore wind energy.
The pilot facility, which currently draws several megawatts, is designed to scale up [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
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📅 - Nokia, Zayo Partner to Build Next-Gen High-Speed Global IP Network - Nokia has announced a collaboration with Zayo to deploy a next-generation IP network architecture designed to significantly enhance Zayo's connectivity capabilities. The initiative aims to deliver faster, more reliable, and more scalable Internet services while expanding Zayo's ability to support advanced applications such as cloud access, edge computing, and secure high-speed data center interconnections.
The partnership would represent a major step in Zayo's ongoing effort to modernize and expand its global IP backbone, which already spans over 19 million fiber miles and 147,000 route miles. The company's network connects 400 markets and more than 1,500 on-net data centers [...]
📅 - OpenAI, Oracle Plan Multi-Billion-Dollar AI Data Center in Michigan - OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital have announced plans to build one of the largest new data center campuses in the United States - a more than one-gigawatt facility in Saline Township, Michigan. The multi-billion-dollar project marks a significant expansion of the partnership between OpenAI and Oracle, which previously unveiled ambitions to add 4.5 gigawatts of total capacity under their Stargate initiative.
Construction on the Michigan data center site is slated to begin in early 2026, pending regulatory approval.
For the three companies involved, the development represents both a technological and strategic milestone. OpenAI and Oracle continue to accelerate the build-out of [...]
📅 - Equinix Expands Global Data Center Capacity Amid Strong Q3 Growth - Data center services company Equinix reported strong third-quarter results for 2025, reflecting sustained growth in demand for cloud, AI, and interconnection capacity worldwide. The California-based company said it achieved record bookings and steady revenue growth while expanding capacity across key global metro markets.
It would underscore Equinix's continuing appetite for data processing and storage in an increasingly AI-driven economy.
The company's revenue for the quarter ending September 30, 2025, reached $2.316 billion, up 5% from the same period a year earlier. Operating income rose 12% to $474 million, representing a 20% margin. Equinix CEO Adaire Fox-Martin described the [...]
📅 - VAST Data and Nscale Partner to Build Global AI Cloud Fabric - VAST Data, the U.S.-based developer of the VAST AI Operating System, has entered a strategic partnership with European AI infrastructure company Nscale to build what both firms describe as one of the most advanced distributed AI cloud fabrics in the world.
The collaboration aims to integrate VAST's data management platform into Nscale's rapidly expanding GPU-powered cloud ecosystem, enabling enterprises to train, fine-tune, and deploy large-scale AI models across continents with improved speed, efficiency, and reliability.
The announcement comes as Nscale accelerates its growth across Europe and North America, with plans to scale its infrastructure to more than 300,000 NVIDIA Grace [...]
📅 - CleanSpark Partners with Submer to Build Sustainable AI Data Centers - CleanSpark, a U.S.-based Bitcoin miner and data center developer, has named Submer, a European leader in modular and liquid-cooled data center technology, as its first strategic partner for the company's expanding portfolio of AI-focused infrastructure projects across North America.
The partnership aims to combine CleanSpark's large-scale energy and site development capabilities with Submer's high-efficiency cooling and modular deployment systems to create a new class of sustainable, high-performance AI data centers.
The collaboration represents an early-stage framework agreement under which both companies will explore joint opportunities in AI infrastructure development. CleanSpark will [...]