CloudBurst breaks ground on 1.2 GW AI data center in Texas
CloudBurst Data Centers has broken ground on its first 1.2 gigawatt (GW) “Gigacenter” in Central Texas, according to a LinkedIn post by the firm. Located between San Marcos and New Braunfels in Hays County, these gigacenters serve high-density AI and compute workloads. The first phase will deliver 50 megawatts of capacity and is scheduled to come online in […]
Lambda secures US$ 1.5 billion to expand U.S. AI factories
AI data center operator Lambda yesterday announced it has raised US$ 1.5 billion in funding from TWG Global and US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), to develop gigawatt-scale AI factories and supercomputers in the US. The funds are relatively new and are founded by billionaires Thomas Tull and Mark Walter. In a press release, Lambda stated […]
Google opens new AI-focused data center in the Netherlands
Google has opened a new state-of-the-art data center in Winschoten, Groningen, to support rising global demand for AI-powered services across Google Cloud, Workspace, Search and Maps, and expand the company’s Dutch Cloud region, part of Google’s network of 42 regions worldwide. Google began construction on the Winschoten facility in late 2023 and works with nearly […]
Princeton Digital Group breaks ground on USD 1 billion, 120 MW Jakarta campus
Singapore-based data center provider, Princeton Digital Group (PDG), today broke ground on its 120 MW AI-ready hyperscale data center campus in Greenland International Industrial Center (GIIC), Bekasi Regency, Greater Jakarta. Built with an investment of USD 1 billion, the JC3 campus is purpose-built for hyperscale and AI workloads, incorporating modular construction and advanced direct-to-chip cooling. […]
Cloudflare outage affects global internet services
Cloudflare’s internet infrastructure experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, temporarily taking down numerous major websites for users around the world. Downdetector, which briefly became inaccessible, reported that the outage affected a wide range of services, including Shopify, Indeed, Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Donald Trump’s Truth Social, and Elon Musk’s X. In an official statement, […]