A major regulatory battle is brewing over how to connect power-hungry data centers to the U.S. grid. Key players are clashing at FERC, with some wanting new rules that could force data centers to bring their own power generation, a move others call a flawed distraction that will stall critical devel
A major data center proposal for Howell Township, Michigan, has been withdrawn by developers. Local opposition, organized heavily on Facebook, raised concerns about the project’s massive water and energy demands.
AWS used its re:Invent conference to double down on its custom silicon, announcing the 3nm Trainium3 chip and teasing a future Trainium4. In a major strategic shift, the company also revealed its “AI Factory” plan to place its chips in external data centers. The event’s narrative heavily emphasized
Facebook’s parent company is working with the municipality of Li in Finland on a massive 1,160-hectare site, with 475 hectares earmarked for data center use. The zoning process is underway but won’t be completed until 2027, with a final investment decision pending.
A massive, 10+ hour outage that took down CME Group’s markets was caused by a basic procedural failure. Onsite staff didn’t properly drain cooling towers ahead of freezing temps, overloading the system.
A prominent Intel Fellow and Linux performance engineer has resigned from the company. His departure comes after he created a detailed, internal-only strategy with 33 specific recommendations for Intel to “win back the cloud” business.
Microsoft is hiking prices for most Microsoft 365 business and enterprise subscriptions. The increases start July 1 and follow the recent end of volume discounts.
AWS made dozens of AI announcements at its re:Invent conference, pitching agents and models as an inflection point. But with 95% of enterprises not seeing ROI on AI, the cloud giant might be running ahead of its customers. Its strength may still lie in the underlying infrastructure.
A bug in a recent Microsoft 365 service update is preventing users from downloading desktop apps like Word and Excel. Microsoft has confirmed the issue and is testing a patch. Downloads are stuck until the fix is deployed.
Cloudflare suffered another outage during routine maintenance, impacting its dashboard, API, and websites worldwide. This marks the second major incident for the internet infrastructure giant in as many months.
