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ai cloud infrastructure business2 weeks ago6 min

Meta Plans to Monetize Excess AI Compute Power with Cloud Infrastructure Business

Meta is developing a cloud infrastructure business to sell access to its excess AI compute power and models, following a trend set by SpaceX. The move aims to generate revenue from its massive AI infrastructure investments and compete with major cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

ai ai chip competitors2 weeks ago7 min

Oracle's AI Infrastructure Rush: $70 Billion, $455 Billion Contracts, and a Leap into the Deep End

Oracle is spending $70 billion in reported capex (and an effective $455B in contracted obligations) to build AI datacenters, betting it can outpace rivals in infrastructure speed and scale. Here’s what that means for its balance sheet, margins, and who ends up paying the tab.

ai floating datacenters2 weeks ago7 min

The Datacenter That Won't Sink: Why Waterborne Compute Is Making a Comeback

From China's offshore wind-powered underwater facility to Microsoft's surprisingly low-failure Project Natick, from Nautilus Data's operational barges to Panthalassa's wave-powered deep-ocean structures — waterborne datacenters are no longer a novelty. Here's the full landscape of why operators are dipping back into the water, what actually works, and where the hard limits lie.

ai cloud repatriation2 weeks ago3 min

Cloud Repatriation: The Shift from Hyperscale Cloud to Dedicated Infrastructure

Explore the driving forces behind cloud repatriation, including cost, performance, compliance, control, and portability pressures, and understand why enterprises are moving workloads from hyperscale cloud to dedicated infrastructure.

ai ai chip competitors2 weeks ago4 min

Dragonfly and the C1000: Qualcomm's Datacenter Gamble

Qualcomm is making a significant push into the datacenter market with its Dragonfly compute platform, aiming to deliver lower total cost of ownership and better performance per watt. The company's C1000 CPU and High-Bandwidth Compute (HBC) technology are set to revolutionize AI datacenters.

ai ai memory systems2 weeks ago5 min

Google Cloud Summit London 2026: AI-Driven Databases and the Future of Data Interaction

At the Google Cloud Summit in London, executives discussed the shift towards AI-driven databases, inexact queries, and the role of agents in data platforms. Key announcements included advancements in Spanner, AlloyDB, and BigQuery, as well as the integration of AI functions and the evolution of the Knowledge Catalog.

ai datacenter environmental regulations2 weeks ago6 min

EU Datacenter Rules Likely to Ease, Let Operators Buy Offsets Farther Afield

The European Commission appears poised to back down on its strict regional limits for carbon offsets in datacenter sustainability ratings, opening the door for operators to shop across borders for green energy credits — and sparking fierce debate over whether this weakens climate accountability.

ai ai chip competitors2 weeks ago3 min

Anthropic's Mythos Model: Power Unleashed with New Guardrails

Anthropic has released its Mythos model, previously deemed too dangerous for public release, with enhanced safety measures and a revised data retention policy.

ai floating datacenters2 weeks ago8 min

Samsung’s Floating Datacenter Bet: A 2028 Deadline for Seaborne AI Infrastructure

Samsung Heavy Industries is racing toward a 2028 launch for its first purpose-built floating datacenter, partnering with Capital Clean Energy Carriers and Lloyd’s Register to build offshore compute farms cooled by seawater and powered—tentatively—by shore-based grids. Here’s what makes this race different, why it might actually work this time, and where the real bottlenecks lie.

ai acquisitions m a2 weeks ago5 min

Infrastructure Firm EVTV Finalises Merger with Azio AI

Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ: EVTV) has completed its merger with Azio AI, marking a strategic pivot toward modular off-grid data centers and GPU compute infrastructure in South Texas.

aerospace2 weeks ago3 min

Beyond the Hype: Why SEO Remains the Essential Infrastructure for AI Search Success

Generative search engines aren't magic databases. They are probabilistic text calculators fed by the same crawling infrastructure SEOs have built and maintained for decades.

ai advertising consumer trust2 weeks ago4 min

Beyond Keywords: How Entity Authority and Knowledge Graph Optimization Drive Sustainable Traffic

Explore how moving beyond keyword-based content strategies toward entity-focused topical authority helps publishers maintain visibility and secure AI Overview citations in a changing search landscape.