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Dec 15, 2025

 
Data center investment deals

A recent assessment indicates that the global construction rush for new data centers, driven by surging artificial intelligence demand, presents a critical threat to the world's freshwater supplies.

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Should data center outages due to human error trigger immediate lease termination clauses?

Ireland has lifted its previous moratorium on new power connections for data centers, now mandating that any facility seeking grid access must incorporate on-site generation or battery systems capable of supplying its entire electricity demand.

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AI market expansion challenges

Artificial intelligence deployments are influencing global market expansion patterns, creating specific challenges and opportunities related to M&A activities within the private and edge cloud sectors.

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Data center power constraints

The largest U.S. electrical grid operator is facing significant opposition regarding a proposed data center plan due to concerns over escalating power costs.

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Major financial commitments from Microsoft and Brookfield/Qai, alongside significant national investments from India, illustrate the powerful interplay of capital, energy access, and data sovereignty driving global AI infrastructure development.

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Space Data Center Race

Aerospace companies SpaceX and Blue Origin are intensifying competition for the necessary space and resources required for data center infrastructure buildouts.

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More coverage at TechRepublic →

 

INCOMPAS policy AI • New York City

The upcoming 2025 INCOMPAS Show will focus on the intersection where policy decisions regarding digital infrastructure converge with the rapidly evolving requirements of artificial intelligence.

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ai data centers space

Tech billionaires are initiating a race to establish advanced AI data centers in space, driven by the utilization of advanced capabilities for complex computations.

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Chatter
The view from Reddit
“Is it just me, or are we spending more time reverse-engineering how our own systems work than securing them?”

The author laments that the modern infrastructure landscape, characterized by undocumented data flows and forgotten SaaS integrations, demands more effort in system archaeology than proactive defense.

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“Sanity check (2 Node S2D / On Prem AD / Cloud)”

A school systems administrator doubts a consultant's aggressive push toward a full cloud migration, questioning the viability of a proposed two-node Storage Spaces Direct cluster and arguing for the continued necessity of on-prem Active Directory given their existing Google Workspace integration.

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“So tired of running into C-Levels who think Cloud/SAAS and Outsourcing are the answer to everything.”

A seasoned IT professional expresses exhaustion over the cyclical pattern of executive leadership mandating wholesale migration to cloud services and outsourcing, inevitably leading to job displacement every few years.

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Do executives often mandate Cloud/SaaS migrations without fully understanding long-term operational costs?

 

Microsoft bug payouts

Microsoft is enhancing its bug bounty program by committing to reward exploit hunters for discovering critical vulnerabilities across all products and services, even those without established bounty schemes.

Read at The Register→

 
Cloud compliance failures

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a former senior manager at Accenture for allegedly misleading federal auditors regarding compliance with FedRAMP and Department of Defense security requirements for an Army cloud platform.

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Civil society organizations are formally requesting that the UK data protection watchdog investigate the Home Office's digital-only eVisa scheme due to concerns over systemic data errors breaching GDPR and exposing sensitive personal information.

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Should the UK watchdog immediately probe the Home Office's eVisa system for GDPR failures?

 

AI Workforce Needs

Despite advancements in artificial intelligence and automation, human expertise remains crucial for the operational success and maintenance of complex machine learning systems.

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