How poor data foundations can undermine AI success
Statistics show that by the end of last year, more than half of gen AI projects were abandoned after POC due in large part to data readiness. So what can IT leaders do to better see things through? The promise of AI is immense, but poor-quality data undermines every attempt to derive any value from it. Without […]
Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return
Anthropic announced on Monday that Amazon has agreed to invest a fresh $5 billion, bringing Amazon’s total investment in the company to $13 billion. Anthropic, for its part, has agreed to spend over $100 billion on AWS over the next 10 years, obtaining up to 5 GW of new computing capacity to train and run Claude. The […]
‘The absolute edge of precedent’: Feds prepare to take on data centers
FERC is pushing to get data centers onto the grid, and fast. The high-stakes move could tip the balance of regulatory power against the states. The White House wants federal energy regulators to act on data centers. They’re gearing up to take a big swing. Over the coming weeks, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will […]
Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms
A Meta data center in Ashburn, Va., in 2025. Virginia is the state with the most data centers. Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Fifteen minutes after Susan Bourgeois was appointed to lead Louisiana Economic Development, the state agency responsible for strengthening business growth, she got her first data center pitch. “I was pulled aside in the […]
Electric cars with solar panels benefit from range boost as British group pioneers revolutionary tech
‘This collaboration allows us to bring our technology leadership to a new class of applications that can deliver real-world benefits for electric mobility’ A leading British company has confirmed that it will accelerate the development of solar panels that are designed to improve the range of electric vehicles. Oxford Photovoltaics (Oxford PV) has joined the […]
Hong Kong’s data centre boom: Powering innovation or jeopardising climate goals?
Steven Chan writes that “behind the gleaming servers and promised economic gains lies a sobering reality: our data centres are becoming one of the territory’s largest electricity consumers and carbon emitters, and current energy conservation policy is dangerously out of date.” Hong Kong attempts to position itself as Asia’s innovation hub, and the numbers look […]
Nvidia AI chip rivals attract record funding as competition heats up
Nvidia has cemented itself at the heart of the AI boom with a monopoly on the most powerful chips to train and run models, but a growing crop of startups are set on challenging the company’s supremacy. And increasingly, investors are throwing huge sums behind them. In 2026, AI chip startups raised $8.3 billion in funding, […]
The Case for Data Centers in Space Is Getting Stronger
It’s never been impossible to operate a data center from the earth’s orbit. It’s just been a logistical and fiscal impracticality. As is so often the case, though, time has allowed technology to catch up with the idea. Will AI create the world’s first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an […]
Trina Solar TOPCon patents invalidated in US ruling involving Canadian Solar
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated all claims of two TOPCon solar cell patents previously asserted by Trina Solar against Canadian Solar subsidiaries. Image: Coolcaesar, Wikimedia Commons Chinese-Canadian PV manufacturer Canadian Solar has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued final written decisions invalidating all claims of two TOPCon […]
Chinese PV Industry Brief: JinkoSolar, Hoshine Silicon posts significant losses for 2025
Hoshine Silicon reported 2025 revenue of CNY 20.499 billion ($2.82 billion) and a CNY 2.991 billion net loss driven by PV disruption and impairments. Meanwhile, polysilicon and wafer prices continued to decline in mid-April amid high inventories and weak demand. Image: pv magazine Hoshine Silicon reported 2025 revenue of CNY 20.499 billion ($2.82 billion) and a […]