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OpenAI Tied to $30B Oracle Deal for 4.5GW U.S. Data Center Expansion - 📅 - OpenAI is significantly expanding its access to computing infrastructure in the United States through a major agreement with Oracle, a move that underlines the soaring demand for artificial intelligence compute power and highlights OpenAI's long-term strategy under its Stargate initiative.
According to sources familiar with the arrangement, OpenAI will lease approximately 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity across the U.S. from Oracle, making this one of the largest known infrastructure procurement deals for AI operations to date. This scale of power allocation is comparable to that of large-scale utility projects and represents a substantial investment in next-generation AI [...]
According to sources familiar with the arrangement, OpenAI will lease approximately 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity across the U.S. from Oracle, making this one of the largest known infrastructure procurement deals for AI operations to date. This scale of power allocation is comparable to that of large-scale utility projects and represents a substantial investment in next-generation AI [...]
GlobalConnect to Link Sweden and Finland with New Subsea Cable by 2026 - 📅 - GlobalConnect, a leading Nordic provider of digital infrastructure, has launched construction of a new subsea fiber-optic cable that will directly connect Sweden and Finland via the Åland Islands. The project, valued at approximately €14 million, is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.The fiber-optic cable project is part of GlobalConnect's broader strategy to enhance regional connectivity, increase data transfer capacity, and mitigate growing geopolitical and cybersecurity risks in the Baltic region.
The initiative addresses the rising demand for high-capacity, secure digital infrastructure driven by the rapid expansion of data centers and artificial intelligence clusters [...]
Alibaba Cloud Opens Data Centers in Malaysia, Philippines - 📅 - Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of the Alibaba Group, is expanding its infrastructure footprint in Southeast Asia with the announcement of two new data centers: its third facility in Malaysia, set to open on July 1, 2025, and a second facility in the Philippines, scheduled for October 2025.These strategic additions are part of the company's broader regional growth plan, aimed at supporting surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services across emerging digital economies.
The expansion reflects the accelerating pace of AI adoption and digital transformation across industries in Southeast Asia. With businesses increasingly dependent on [...]
F5 Equips Enterprises for Quantum-Safe Future with Scalable PQC Integration - 📅 - F5, the global application security and delivery specialist, is stepping up efforts to help organizations navigate one of the most critical transformations in cybersecurity: the shift to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). With the advent of quantum computing poised to render current encryption methods obsolete, F5 has integrated quantum-resilient capabilities into its Application Delivery and Security Platform to safeguard applications and APIs without compromising performance or scalability.The urgency surrounding this transition is underscored by analysts such as Gartner, which predicts that asymmetric cryptography - commonly used in securing digital communications - will be unsafe by [...]
JetHost Acquires WebHostFace, Signals Ambitious Growth in Hosting Industry - 📅 - JetHost, a newly launched web hosting company from Bulgaria primarily operating in the American market, has announced its acquisition of WebHostFace, marking its first major move in a broader expansion strategy. While JetHost is a new name in the hosting space, its founders bring decades of industry experience to the table. The acquisition is seen as a significant step in establishing the company's footprint in the American market, with plans to extend services globally in the near future.WebHostFace, an established player with a sizable U.S. customer base, says it has built a reputation over the years for reliability and accessible support. JetHost aims to maintain that customer trust [...]
JetHost Acquires WebHostFace, Signals Ambitious Growth in Hosting Industry - 📅 - JetHost, a newly launched web hosting company from Bulgaria primarily operating in the American market, has announced its acquisition of WebHostFace, marking its first major move in a broader expansion strategy. While JetHost is a new name in the hosting space, its founders bring decades of industry experience to the table. The acquisition is seen as a significant step in establishing the company's footprint in the American market, with plans to extend services globally in the near future.WebHostFace, an established player with a sizable U.S. customer base, says it has built a reputation over the years for reliability and accessible support. JetHost aims to maintain that customer trust [...]
Prevent Downtime and Fire Risk with leagend’s UPS BMS Technology - 📅 - – As data centers increasingly become the critical hubs of digital infrastructure, their operational stability hinges on two core pillars: computing power and power security. Amid rising global demand for uninterrupted data services, leagend's UPS Battery Management Solution (BMS) emerges as a cutting-edge answer to the vulnerabilities associated with backup power systems.
Data centers rely on a multi-layered power supply strategy that includes utility power, generators, and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems. While utility outages and generator failures are not uncommon, it's the failure of backup batteries—often the last line of defense—that can lead to catastrophic disruptions, [...]
Data centers rely on a multi-layered power supply strategy that includes utility power, generators, and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems. While utility outages and generator failures are not uncommon, it's the failure of backup batteries—often the last line of defense—that can lead to catastrophic disruptions, [...]
Hurricane Electric Adds Paducah, KY PoP at Quad State Internet - 📅 - Over 15 million end consumers across a 225-mile radius, including markets in and around St. Louis, MO, Indianapolis, IN, Chicago, IL, and Nashville, TN, can now access the internet directly thanks to Quad State Internet PAH1. Additionally, the facility offers colocation, wavelength access, and dark fiber to companies and organizations.
Hurricane Electric's first facility in Kentucky is this PoP. It will give next-generation IP connectivity services to businesses in the greater Paducah area with better fault tolerance, load balancing, and congestion control.
Hurricane Electric President Mike Leber expressed his excitement about the opportunity to increase access in Kentucky and the [...]
Hurricane Electric's first facility in Kentucky is this PoP. It will give next-generation IP connectivity services to businesses in the greater Paducah area with better fault tolerance, load balancing, and congestion control.
Hurricane Electric President Mike Leber expressed his excitement about the opportunity to increase access in Kentucky and the [...]
RETN Boosts Italian Network with Milan–Padua High-Speed Fiber Route - 📅 - Global network services provider RETN has unveiled a new fiber optic route connecting Milan and Padua, strengthening its national infrastructure and enhancing low-latency connectivity as part of its broader expansion strategy in Italy.The newly launched 360-kilometer line integrates into RETN's 140,000-kilometer global network and is engineered for performance. According to the company, the Milan to Ponte San Pietro (Bergamo) segment is now the shortest and most optimized link available on the market—a key advantage for latency-sensitive sectors such as financial services.
The route is anchored by key Points of Presence at Milan's Caldera Campus and Padua's VSIX internet exchange, with [...]
Emerald AI Raises $24.5M to Power Grid-Responsive AI Data Centers - 📅 - Emerald AI, a new player in the intersection of artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure, has officially launched with $24.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Radical Ventures and included NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, alongside AMPLO, CRV, and Neotribe.
The launch is backed by high-profile individual investors such as Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and AI pioneer Professor Fei-Fei Li.
Emerald AI enters the market at a pivotal time when the energy demands of AI-driven data centers are increasing at an unprecedented rate. According to projections, new data [...]
The launch is backed by high-profile individual investors such as Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and AI pioneer Professor Fei-Fei Li.
Emerald AI enters the market at a pivotal time when the energy demands of AI-driven data centers are increasing at an unprecedented rate. According to projections, new data [...]