A Japanese company, Datasection, has become a critical conduit for Chinese tech giant Tencent to access advanced Nvidia AI chips. With over $1.2 billion in contracts, this deal highlights the complex, global workarounds emerging from US export controls.
A new analysis argues that using cloud-based AI assistants like ChatGPT or Gemini means surrendering control of your personal data. Every prompt becomes fuel for training, and security flaws are inevitable. The solution? Run your own AI model at home.
Google is teaming up with developer ReNew Energy to build a 150MW solar project in Rajasthan, India. The tech giant will receive the environmental attribute certificates (EACs) from the plant, scheduled for 2026, to apply toward its Scope 3 carbon footprint.
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Richard Blumenthal have sent letters to major tech and data center firms, demanding transparency on their energy impact. They cite reports of local electricity bills rising up to 267% in five years in areas with heavy data center buildout. The compani
Accenture is moving to acquire a controlling 65% interest in U.S.-based AI data center engineering firm DLB Associates. The deal aims to extend Accenture’s end-to-end capabilities for clients building AI infrastructure.
Cloudflare, the infrastructure giant used by six billion people monthly, is now at the center of a fight over AI and content. CEO Matthew Prince, who owns a local newspaper, is letting publishers block AI crawlers unless companies like Google and OpenAI pay for access.
AtlasEdge is selling a portfolio of nine data centers across Europe to Spanish operator Templus. The deal, set to close in the first half of 2026, marks a strategic shift for AtlasEdge and Templus’ first move outside Spain.
The AI infrastructure gold rush is showing its first major cracks. Companies like Oracle and Broadcom are seeing their stocks plummet as the market questions the sustainability of their massive debt-fueled spending sprees.
The early days of cautiously moving old systems to the cloud are over for major banks. A new report details the shift to full cloud-native rebuilds, where the goal isn’t just cost savings but winning through faster innovation and unbreakable reliability.
Amazon is cutting 84 corporate jobs in Washington state, but insists these are individual business decisions, not part of its broader 14,000-person layoff plan. The separations, affecting roles from engineers to directors, are scheduled between February 2 and 23, 2026.
