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TechRepublic
1 day ago
Artificial intelligence

UALink: Google, Microsoft, Meta and More to Develop AI Chip Components

An open industry standard for AI chip technology called Ultra Accelerator Link, created by major tech companies, aims to improve communication for AI accelerator chips in data centers. [ more ]
Ars Technica
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Tech giants form AI group to counter Nvidia with new interconnect standard

The Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Promoter Group aims to develop an open standard for AI accelerator chips to offer an alternative to Nvidia's NVLink interconnect technology. [ more ]
TechCrunch
3 days ago
Artificial intelligence

Tech giants form an industry group to help develop next-gen AI chip components | TechCrunch

Establishment of UALink Promoter Group to standardize AI accelerator chips interconnection for improved performance in data centers. [ more ]
Axios
3 days ago
Artificial intelligence

AI data center needs poised to jolt power demand

Digital hubs projected to consume 4.6%-9.1% of U.S. electricity in 2030, with AI queries needing 10x more electricity than traditional Google searches. [ more ]
ITPro
4 days ago
Data science

Why efficiency lies at the heart of business success

Efficiency leads to success in sports and business, emphasizing attention to detail for improvement. [ more ]
Crunchbase News
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

CoreWeave Raises $7.5B In Debt For AI Push

CoreWeave secured significant funding, totaling over $12 billion in equity and debt in the past 12 months. [ more ]
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ITPro
3 months ago
Business intelligence

Global power shortages mean data centers could struggle to shoulder the burden of energy-intensive generative AI demands in 2024

Data centers could be overwhelmed by power-intensive AI and high-performance computing workloads in 2024. [ more ]
news.bitcoin.com
4 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Crypto, AI and Data Centers Could Double Energy Consumption in 2026 Mining Bitcoin News

The demand for energy from crypto, AI, and data centers could double in 2026. [ more ]
WSJ
5 months ago
Business intelligence

WSJ News Exclusive | Blackstone, Digital Realty Team Up to Develop $7 Billion in Data Centers

Blackstone and Digital Realty are partnering to develop $7 billion in data centers
The venture will focus on providers of online content, cloud services, and artificial intelligence [ more ]
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TechRepublic
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft Bets Big on UK AI with $3.2bn Investment

Microsoft is committing £2.5 billion to expanding its AI capabilities in the UK.
The investment will see Microsoft double its AI data centre footprint in the UK and provide AI training to over 1 million people. [ more ]
TechRepublic
6 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Microsoft Announces New Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 Chips

Microsoft will release two custom chips next year: the Maia 100 designed for AI workloads and the Cobalt 100 CPU for general compute workloads on Microsoft cloud.
The chips are built in-house by Microsoft, allowing for customization of the entire infrastructure stack to maximize performance.
Microsoft has developed custom server racks with liquid cooling to accommodate the Maia 100 AI Accelerator. [ more ]
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TNW | Data-Security
6 months ago
Marketing

TikTok pledges 12B European investment as Norway data centre nears completion

TikTok plans to invest €12bn in building three massive data centers in Europe to address concerns about Chinese government access to user data.
The data centers will keep European user data in Europe and within reach of local authorities, and TikTok aims to complete the project in the next 10 years. [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
6 months ago
Business intelligence

Meta turns on the power for $1B DeKalb data center

Meta has opened its $1 billion data center in DeKalb, boosting the local economy and content-sharing capacity on social media.
Data centers are essential for Meta's operations and serve as an economic engine for the community.
The post-pandemic digital age has seen a boom in data centers as the need for computing power continues to increase. [ more ]
InfoQ
6 months ago
Web development

Living on the Edge

The edge refers to data centers that are located outside of availability zones.
Edge Functions are functions that run on these centers.
Data on the edge is cached, stored, or accessed at these data centers. [ more ]
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