SoftBank to build up AI data centres in France with major investment
PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab will invest €45 billion over the next five years in a push to build up artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, the company announced on Saturday. SoftBank said the investment, described as the biggest of its kind so far in Europe, would be made in the […]
Why Everyone Hates AI Data Centers
The left-right coalition forming against AIBy Charlie Warzel Data centers are quickly becoming the most polarizing buildings in America. On this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel speaks with the reporter Jael Holzman about the backlash to the buildings powering the AI boom. Why have data centers become controversial? What are the environmental, economic, and political impacts? […]
Taiwan’s economy is booming thanks to AI. Not everyone sees the benefits
Taipei, Taiwan – For Li, an engineer at Taiwanese computer giant ASUS, the AI boom sweeping Taiwan has made it an exciting time to work in tech. Taiwan is a semiconductor powerhouse, producing about 90 percent of the most advanced chips used to power leading AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude. “I’ve felt Taiwan’s tech and […]
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation
E-commerce logistics company Stord has raised a $250 million round at a $3 billion valuation, it announced Tuesday. This doubles its valuation from a year-ago round. The new funding was led by Strike Capital with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Franklin Templeton, Baillie Gifford, G Squared, and Bond. Stord was founded in 2015 by CEO Sean […]
TVA considering rate changes as power demand from AI data centers grows
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering electric rate changes as power demand from large data centers continues growing across the region. According to reporting from WATE-TV in Knoxville, TVA leaders are discussing whether data centers should eventually fall under a separate rate structure because of the massive amounts of electricity they consume. File photo: […]
SK hynix unveils ‘iHBM’ thermal architecture that cools AI memory at the source — integrated cooling elements inside HBM interface cut thermal resistance by 30%, target next-gen HBM5 accelerators and dense AI data centers
SK hynix announced iHBM today, a memory heat management technology designed to enhance AI system performance. The thermal packaging solution improves heat dissipation by integrating ICEs (integrated cooling elements) directly into the HBM package. SK hynix says the result is an over 30% reduction in thermal resistance, “ensuring stable operating characteristics even in high-temperature and […]
Inlyte Energy targets US data centers with iron-sodium batteries
California-based Inlyte Energy plans pilot projects in Switzerland and the United States this year to demonstrate its iron-sodium battery technology for data centers and utility-scale energy storage applications. Image: Inlyte From pv magazine USA California-based sodium-iron battery startup Inlyte Energy is preparing to deploy its technology in two major pilot programs in 2026, aiming to prove […]
Aims Apac Reit eyes data centre growth as it expands beyond industrial assets
Government endorsement for two Sydney sites gives the manager the option to develop them into data centre assets [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Aims Apac Real Estate Investment Trust ( AA Reit : O5RU +0.61%) is zooming in on data centre opportunities as it looks beyond traditional industrial assets for its next phase of growth, to tap rising […]
Circular AI boom goes global as Asia windfall funds hyperscalers
[HONG KONG] The windfall earned by Asian chip makers is coursing through the world economy, mirroring on a global scale the circular flow of money within the artificial intelligence ecosystem. The AI boom is generating unprecedented amounts of cash for the likes of South Korea and Taiwan, which in turn is creating a narrower version […]
How the multibillion dollar AI data center boom has transformed CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate company
Bob Sulentic, president and CEO of CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate company.courtesy of CBRE CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm, has long been associated with brokerage, facilities management, and investment sales. But the century-old company—founded in the aftermath of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake—is now being reshaped by another […]