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Meta is significantly increasing its capital investment for artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2026, committing an amount comparable to the gross domestic product of some nations to fuel its expansion in AI datacenters.
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Read at The Register→
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Should Meta's massive AI infrastructure spending be viewed as a necessary investment or excessive corporate risk?
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Elon Musk's Tesla plans a $2 billion investment into his venture xAI, which is simultaneously considering a merger with SpaceX, as xAI utilizes Tesla batteries for its data center operations.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Amazon is reportedly engaging in discussions to allocate a significant $50 billion investment toward OpenAI, building upon its existing role as a cloud provider and an investor in Anthropic.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Microsoft's stock price declined following an otherwise strong fiscal quarter due to investor apprehension regarding the substantial financial commitment required to support its intensive partnership with OpenAI.
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Read at The Register→
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For the first time, the combined workforce of hyperscale and cloud infrastructure providers has exceeded that of the telecommunications sector amidst widespread job reductions across the telecom industry.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Will telecom workforce cuts accelerate the shift of talent to hyperscale cloud companies?
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Telefónica is converting one hundred of its existing copper exchanges into smaller edge data centers to support cloud and artificial intelligence services, with commercial launches expected soon after customer testing.
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Read at Data Center Dynamics→
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Data Sovereignty AI Infrastructure
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The increasing need for data sovereignty is emerging as a crucial strategic consideration that directly impacts the deployment and architecture of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Read at Data Center POST→
More coverage at Data Center POST →
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Genesis AI Supercomputing
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Japan's RIKEN research institute is partnering with Argonne National Laboratory, Fujitsu, and Nvidia to develop next-generation compute infrastructure for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, aligning with the stated goals of President Trump's Genesis Mission.
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Read at The Register→
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Meta Corning Fiber Deal
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Meta has secured a multi-year, $6 billion agreement with Corning to supply fiber optic cabling across the United States to support the company's extensive buildout of artificial intelligence data centers.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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AI Chip Utilization Storage
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Inefficient storage designs often cause bottlenecks that lead to expensive graphical processing unit idleness, highlighting that optimized, intelligent storage is crucial for ensuring data delivery efficiency across artificial intelligence workflows.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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“VMware now threatening outages to perpetual license holders”
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After letting a support contract lapse on perpetual licenses, an IT department faced aggressive scare tactics from VMware/Broadcom representatives demanding immediate renewal or threatening license deactivation, ultimately forcing a reluctant, discounted one-year subscription purchase while planning an infrastructure migration.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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Is VMware/Broadcom's aggressive license enforcement strategy effective for long-term customer retention?
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“Security scans and backported fixes ignorance”
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The narrator expresses deep frustration over external security auditors who rigidly insist on the latest software version numbers, ignoring the reality that enterprise Linux distributions apply critical security patches via backporting.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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“I just saved our company by unplugging and plugging it in again.”
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A sysadmin, recovering from a doctor's visit, managed to restore a critical, non-booting server by performing the ultimate IT ritual—a power cycle—leading to exasperation over the lack of fundamental troubleshooting by others.
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Read at r/sysadmin→
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ambersemi powertile
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AmberSemi has released PowerTile, a new power delivery solution engineered to support advanced artificial intelligence chips while significantly reducing overall energy waste within data centers.
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Read at Data Center Knowledge→
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