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Tech titans team up to form optical interconnect alliance to solve the AI buildout's big data bottleneck
By Sayem Ahmed published
Premium OCI MSA collaboration seeks to break past the copper wall

Human brain cells set to power two new data centers, thanks to 'body-in-the-box' CL1
By Ben Stockton published
Australian biotech company Cortical Labs has partnered with data center firm DayOne to establish two new data centers using its CL1 biological computers.

Oracle and OpenAI's Abilene expansion saga detailed: 600MW expansion gets scrapped, as larger 4.5GW agreement remains on track
By Luke James published
Premium Oracle and OpenAI dropped plans to expand their flagship Stargate campus in Abilene, Texas, beyond its committed 1.2-gigawatt build earlier this month.

US startup plans to build data centers inside ocean-based wind turbines, servers water cooled via chilly North Sea
By Jowi Morales last updated
Offshore wind turbines could house up to a 12-megawatt data center, drawing power directly from the winds blowing on the sea while using the cold ocean water for cooling.

OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as firm can't reach terms with Oracle, operator struggles with reliability issues
By Anton Shilov published
Financing terms and swinging OpenAI capacity forecast collapse a major expansion of a Stargate data center. Yet, Meta could take the yet-to-be-expanded space.

Drones attack several AWS Middle East region data centers amid Iran war, leading to outages
By Mark Tyson published
Amazon’s data center business in the Middle East has been adversely impacted amid the 2026 Iran Conflict.

German data center giant hikes prices up to 37% starting April 1
By Luke James published
German data center operator Hetzner announced today that it’s raising prices across its cloud, dedicated server, storage, and load balancer products starting April 1.

China’s AI build-out forces a rapid shift to liquid cooling
By Luke James published
Premium Dozens of Chinese companies have announced plans to expand into liquid-cooling systems as demand surges to prevent AI racks from overheating.

AI hyperscalers move to secure long-term uranium supply from mining companies
By Jowi Morales published
This deal will help AI hyperscalers secure the fuel they need for SMRs, avoiding getting hit by a shortage if demand spikes due to the massive power requirements of future data centers.
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