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Artificial Intelligence | Conor McNevin

WhiteFiber signs US$ 160M AI compute deal in Paris

WhiteFiber, a vertically integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure solution provider, has signed a five-year agreement…

11 hours ago

Artificial Intelligence | Conor McNevin

Italy fast-tracks EdgeConneX AI data center project

Italy has designated a major data center development tied to EdgeConneX, US based global data center and digital infrastructure provider,…

1 day ago

Cloud | Conor McNevin

Google Cloud partners with Thales to launch sovereign cloud in Germany

Google Cloud and Thales, a provider of advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors, have established…

1 day ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

Core42 raises US$ 550 million to scale AI infrastructure

Core42, a G42 company specializing in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, has secured US$ 550 million to scale its AI…

6 days ago

EMEA | Conor McNevin

Aramco and Pasqal inaugurate KSA’s first Quantum Computer, launch commercial QCaaS platform

Aramco, a Saudi Arabian integrated energy and chemicals company, and Pasqal, a quantum computing company, have inaugurated Saudi Arabia’s first…

6 days ago

APAC | Simon Dux

Japan’s Datasection bets on dominance with GPU supercluster ambitions

Datasection, a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company that until recently was known primarily for data analytics and marketing services, recently posted…

7 days ago

APAC | Jan Yong

OpenAI to commit US$ 234 million for ‘OpenAI for Singapore’

OpenAI plans to commit S$300 million (US$ 234 million) to strengthen Singapore’s AI ecosystem as stated in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

7 days ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Google and Singapore ink MOU to deploy frontier AI at scale

Google and Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

1 week ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Huawei unveils its grid-interactive AIDC strategy, shaping the future of the industry

On May 15, 2026, the 2026 Global AIDC Industry Summit & Huawei AIDC Strategy and Product Launch was held in…

1 week ago

IoT and Edge | Deborah Grey

Techno Digital partners with RailTel to commission edge data center in Mumbai

Techno Digital, the digital infrastructure arm of Techno Electric & Engineering Company Limited (TEECL), has announced the commissioning of its…

6 hours ago

Artificial Intelligence | Conor McNevin

WhiteFiber signs US$ 160M AI compute deal in Paris

WhiteFiber, a vertically integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure solution provider, has signed a five-year agreement…

11 hours ago

Artificial Intelligence | Conor McNevin

Italy fast-tracks EdgeConneX AI data center project

Italy has designated a major data center development tied to EdgeConneX, US based global data center and digital infrastructure provider,…

1 day ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

Core42 raises US$ 550 million to scale AI infrastructure

Core42, a G42 company specializing in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, has secured US$ 550 million to scale its AI…

6 days ago

APAC | Simon Dux

Japan’s Datasection bets on dominance with GPU supercluster ambitions

Datasection, a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company that until recently was known primarily for data analytics and marketing services, recently posted…

7 days ago

APAC | Jan Yong

OpenAI to commit US$ 234 million for ‘OpenAI for Singapore’

OpenAI plans to commit S$300 million (US$ 234 million) to strengthen Singapore’s AI ecosystem as stated in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

7 days ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Google and Singapore ink MOU to deploy frontier AI at scale

Google and Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

1 week ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Huawei unveils its grid-interactive AIDC strategy, shaping the future of the industry

On May 15, 2026, the 2026 Global AIDC Industry Summit & Huawei AIDC Strategy and Product Launch was held in…

2 weeks ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

South Korea’s Defense Ministry signs MoU with SK Telecom to use AI for defense applications

SK Telecom, one of South Korea’s largest telecom operators and part of the wider SK Group, has signed a Memorandum…

3 weeks ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

Aramco and IBM collaborate to advance industrial AI adoption

Aramco, a Saudi-owned integrated energy and chemicals company, and IBM, a global provider of hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting…

3 weeks ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

HUMAIN and AWS expand partnership with HUMAIN ONE

HUMAIN, an artificial intelligence company owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced an expansion of its strategic…

11 months ago

Automation | Deborah Grey

Over 40 percent of Agentic AI projects could face the axe by end of 2027: Gartner

According to a new study by Gartner Inc., more than 40 percent of agentic AI projects could be canceled by…

1 year ago

Automation | Kristelle Razon

AI-tech trends to redefine job markets, impact workforce skills in 2025-2030

The World Economic Forum (WEF) reported that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a key driver of transformation in global labor…

3 years ago

Automation | Deborah Grey

NTT Data Acquires Sapphire

NTT DATA Business Solutions AG, a group company of NTT DATA and a global strategic partner of SAP, has unveiled…

3 years ago

Automation | Renushree Garkkal

Moro Hub and DXC Technology Forge Strategic Alliance for Digital Transformation in the UAE

Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, has joined forces with DXC Technology, a renowned Fortune 500 global technology services…

1 day ago

Cloud | Conor McNevin

Google Cloud partners with Thales to launch sovereign cloud in Germany

Google Cloud and Thales, a provider of advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors, have established…

3 weeks ago

APAC | Simon Dux

OVHcloud launches Auckland Local Zone with Datacentre220 in APAC first

OVHcloud has launched its first Local Zone in Asia Pacific, deploying infrastructure in Auckland, New Zealand, through a partnership with…

4 weeks ago

APAC | Simon Dux

Macquarie Data Centres partners Macquarie Uni on data centre research

Australia’s Macquarie Data Centres has partnered with Macquarie University to develop research and training initiatives focused on data centre engineering,…

4 weeks ago

Cloud | Conor McNevin

Microsoft and OpenAI revise partnership terms on cloud access, licensing, and revenue sharing

OpenAI and Microsoft announced changes to their partnership agreement that revise cloud hosting terms, intellectual property licensing, and revenue-sharing arrangements…

2 months ago

Cloud | Conor McNevin

Scaleway expands into Italy with new cloud region in Milan

Scaleway, the European public cloud and AI platform owned by the iliad Group, has launched a new cloud region in…

3 months ago

Cloud | Conor McNevin

Policloud expands distributed AI cloud infrastructure across Europe, GCC, and the U.S.

French company Policloud, which builds distributed AI and sovereign cloud infrastructure, has announced plans to accelerate its international expansion with…

3 months ago

Cloud | Deborah Grey

Worldwide Sovereign Cloud IaaS spending will total US$ 80 Billion in 2026: Gartner

This could be a big year for sovereign cloud infrastructure providers. Gartner, a business and technology insights company, has forecast…

3 months ago

Cloud | Deborah Grey

Microsoft’s Saudi Arabia Datacenter Region to become available for Cloud workloads from Q4 2026

Microsoft has confirmed that customers will be able to run cloud workloads from its Saudi Arabia East data center region…

4 months ago

Cloud | Deborah Grey

Deutsche Telekom launches Industrial AI Cloud in Europe

European telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has announced the launch of its Industrial AI Cloud, supported by one of the largest…

4 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

Google Cloud revenue surges 48 percent on enterprise demand

Alphabet Inc.’s Google division saw robust revenue growth in the fourth quarter, with Google Cloud revenue surging 48 percent to…

2 weeks ago

Connectivity | Conor McNevin

Lightpath to build long-haul fiber route between Columbus and Chicago

Lightpath, a company that owns, builds and operates an AI-grade, all-fiber network across eleven major U.S. metro markets, has now…

2 weeks ago

Connectivity | Deborah Grey

Ooredoo and du to land FIG cable in UAE; shadow looms over subsea infrastructure in the Strait of Hormuz

Ooredoo Group, a Middle East based international provider of telecommunications and digital infrastructure, has announced a partnership with du, a…

3 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

More cables set to land in Batam

Batam island has the unique advantage of being very near Singapore yet having much cheaper land and utility costs, thus…

1 month ago

Capital | Conor McNevin

KKR invests US$ 1.5 Billion strategic equity in Vertical Bridge

Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC, largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the United States, has secured a…

1 month ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Digital Realty to launch interconnection solution in Indonesia in 2H 2026

Global data center platform Digital Realty aims to launch its ServiceFabric, an interconnection solution, at its Indonesian data centers in…

1 month ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

Millicom partners with TAFS to expand Central America network capacity

Millicom, a Latin American telecommunications company, has signed a long-term commercial agreement with digital infrastructure provider Trans Americas Fiber System…

1 month ago

Capital | Conor McNevin

Amazon plans to expand Amazon Leo satellite network by acquiring Globalstar

Amazon Inc, has agreed to acquire Globalstar, Inc, a global telecommunications provider, in a definitive merger deal that will fold…

2 months ago

Connectivity | Deborah Grey

Equinix launches new IBX data center in Mumbai

Equinix, a global provider of connectivity and digital infrastructure, has announced the opening of its fourth International Business Exchange™ (IBX®)…

2 months ago

Connectivity | Conor McNevin

Global Connect completes its new wavelength network in Scandinavia

GlobalConnect, a Nordic digital infrastructure and data communication provider, has finished expanding its optical wavelength network across northern Scandinavia. The…

2 months ago

APAC | Simon Dux

Power gets you built but fibre determines if you win

Australia’s data centre sector has long been defined by a familiar formula: secure land, lock in power, obtain planning approval,…

4 months ago

Cybersecurity | Conor McNevin

European Commission proposes new cybersecurity package to strengthen ICT supply chains

The European Commission has unveiled a new cybersecurity package aimed at reinforcing the European Union’s (EU) resilience against growing digital…

10 months ago

Cybersecurity | Jan Yong

Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry takes over FPT Telecom to boost data sovereignty

A majority stake in Vietnam’s FPT Telecom, one of the country’s largest internet providers, has been transferred to the Ministry…

1 year ago

Cybersecurity | Nick Parfitt

Steve Legge, CEO & President at netnumber: Growing and Securing the Communications & Data Ecosystem [CDC & IW Melbourne, 3rd April 2025]

Steve Legge, the CEO and President of netnumber will be speaking at the Cloud & Data Centre Convention and joining…

2 years ago

Cybersecurity | Nick Parfitt

QuintessenceLabs and Equinix Protect Organisations in the Quantum Era

Accelerating quantum-resilient encryption to help enterprises protect critical systems from the emerging threat of quantum adversaries SYDNEY, Australia – November 6,…

2 years ago

Cybersecurity | Nick Parfitt

Total Tools Leak: 38,000 Customers May Be Affected

Reports today [19th September] indicate that the hardware chain Total Tools has been hit by a data leak that may…

2 years ago

Cybersecurity | Hazel Moises

Kaspersky to Build Data Center in China Amid Growing Cybersecurity Concerns

Global cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is doubling down on its commitment to the Chinese market with plans to establish a new…

2 years ago

Cybersecurity | Hazel Moises

Indonesian Data Center Breach Exposes Government Services, Ransom Demanded

Indonesia’s national data center, housing critical government information, was compromised in a cyberattack last week, disrupting services across hundreds of…

2 years ago

Cybersecurity | Nick Parfitt

Treading water?: Recent LogRhythm survey indicates strong concerns about current cybersecurity strategies

The report, titled “2024 State of the Security Team: Navigating Constant Change,” is based on a survey of 1,176 cybersecurity…

2 years ago

Cybersecurity | Deborah Grey

Clock ticking for TikTok as US stops the music for Byte Dance

The US Senate has approved a bill that gives ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the social media app TikTok, 270…

2 years ago

Cybersecurity | Hazel Moises

Philippines’ ICT Department Pursues Funding for Cyber Defense and Infrastructure Expansion

The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is exploring avenues to obtain financial backing, potentially through a World…

3 weeks ago

APAC | Simon Dux

800V DC demands a system rethink

At the Melbourne Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026, Mark Deguara, general manager, data centres, secure power division at Schneider Electric,…

3 months ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Singapore to impose PUE requirements on all data centers in upcoming Digital Infrastructure Act

Singapore will impose Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) requirements on all data centres – new and existing – in the proposed…

9 months ago

DC Management | Conor McNevin

How Korea is adapting its Data Center infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence

South Korea continues to solidify its position as a regional leader in digital infrastructure, technological innovation and development. With an…

1 year ago

DC Management | Nick Parfitt

DXN Enters into its First DCaaS Deal, with US-Based Satellite Earth Station Provider

DXN Ltd, [ASX: DXN] the manufacturer and operator of modular data centers has entered into the company’s first ‘data centre…

1 year ago

DC Management | Jan Yong

Singapore’s Cloud and Data Centre Operators guidelines a test run for Digital Infrastructure Act

Almost a year after Singapore mulls the introduction of a Digital Infrastructure Act (DIA) following several major outages, a clearer…

2 years ago

DC Management | Nick Parfitt

Destination Melbourne: How can data centres balance risk and innovation?

Interview with John Carleton, Regional Director ANZ, Linesight Linesight has been involved in over 455 data centres globally and delivered…

3 years ago

DC Management | Nick Parfitt

CDC Sydney, 14th September: Edward van Leent, EPI Group of Companies: “The Future of Data Centre Operations”

Edward van Leent is the Chairman and CEO of the EPI Group of Companies. EPI specialises in data centre consulting,…

6 days ago

EMEA | Conor McNevin

Aramco and Pasqal inaugurate KSA’s first Quantum Computer, launch commercial QCaaS platform

Aramco, a Saudi Arabian integrated energy and chemicals company, and Pasqal, a quantum computing company, have inaugurated Saudi Arabia’s first…

2 weeks ago

HPC | Deborah Grey

Aramco and stc to deploy supercomputer in Saudi Arabia

Aramco, a Saudi Arabian integrated energy and chemicals company, and solutions by stc, a Saudi Arabian digital infrastructure player that…

3 weeks ago

HPC | Conor McNevin

Denmark launches new national AI supercomputer

The University of Southern Denmark, in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) a global edge-to-cloud company, and Danfoss, a Danish…

4 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

w.media HPC Live Webinar 2026: Deep-diving into the next wave of AI and HPC

w.media conducted HPC Live Webinar 2026 recently where several industry leaders discussed key engineering and infrastructure issues shaping the next wave…

1 month ago

HPC | Deborah Grey

OVHcloud makes Quandela’s Belenos quantum computer available on its platform

OVHcloud, a European cloud provider with a global presence, and Quandela, a French quantum computing company, have announced the availability…

2 months ago

HPC | Conor McNevin

Xanadu Quantum goes public on Nasdaq and TSX

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited, a photonic quantum computing company, is now publicly listed on Nasdaq and the Toronto Stock Exchange…

2 months ago

APAC | Deborah Grey

China Mobile launches Global Intelligence Center in Hong Kong

China Mobile held the opening ceremony for its Global Intelligence Center in Hong Kong on Thursday. The facility aims to…

2 months ago

HPC | Deborah Grey

solutions by stc signs US$ 372 million HPC infrastructure deal with Saudi Aramco

solutions by stc, a Saudi Arabian digital infrastructure player that is part of the wider stc Group, has signed a…

3 months ago

HPC | Conor McNevin

Mistral AI and EcoDataCenter invest €1.2B in Swedish AI Data Center

Mistral AI, a French generative artificial intelligence (AI) company, and EcoDataCenter, a sustainable data center operator and high-performance computing (HPC)…

4 months ago

HPC | Jan Yong

NeutraDC, Ishikari Renewable Energy ink MOU to promote GPU-as-a-Service

Indonesia-based data center operator NeutraDC has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japan’s data center firm Ishikari Renewable…

1 week ago

IoT and Edge | Deborah Grey

Techno Digital partners with RailTel to commission edge data center in Mumbai

Techno Digital, the digital infrastructure arm of Techno Electric & Engineering Company Limited (TEECL), has announced the commissioning of its…

1 month ago

APAC | Simon Dux

Viridis secures Sydney site for Zone 4 data centre

Viridis Green Data Centres has secured a site in Sydney for a new high-security edge data centre, marking its second…

2 months ago

IoT and Edge | Conor McNevin

Crusoe launches edge zones to bring AI compute closer to users

Crusoe, an AI factory company and a vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, has introduced Crusoe Edge Zones, a new solution…

3 months ago

IoT and Edge | Conor McNevin

UK Firms Cornerstone and StonesThro partner to deploy micro-edge cloud

Cornerstone has formed a strategic partnership with StonesThro to explore the deployment of micro-edge cloud computing across the UK. This…

4 months ago

IoT and Edge | Conor McNevin

Armada and Nscale collaborate to deliver global AI and edge infrastructure

Armada, a San Francisco-based modular data centers provider and AI platforms distributor, and Nscale, a European AI infrastructure builder, have…

4 months ago

IoT and Edge | Deborah Grey

Batelco by Beyon and Qareeb Data Centers come together to launch Bahrain’s first edge data center

Batelco by Beyon, a provider of telecommunications and digital services, has entered a strategic partnership with Qareeb Data Centers, the…

8 months ago

Connectivity | Deborah Grey

Sify launches Edge DC and Open CLS in Vishakhapatnam

Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd., a prominent Indian data center provider, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nasdaq listed Sify Technologies…

8 months ago

IoT and Edge | Deborah Grey

Moro Hub partners with Univers to use AI and IoT achieve sustainability goals

Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has signed a…

10 months ago

IoT and Edge | Deborah Grey

Edge DC market size in India could be worth US$ 3 Billion by 2033: IMARC Group report

India’s Edge data center market is poised to grow, and it could potentially become worth over US$ 3 billion by…

2 years ago

IoT and Edge | Deborah Grey

RailTel to come up with 100 Edge DCs in India

RailTel, an Indian public sector enterprise that provides Information Communication and Technology (ICT) services has revealed ambitious plans to launch…

1 month ago

Capital | Conor McNevin

TSMC revenue rises in Q1 2026 driven by global demand for for AI infrastructure

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported strong revenue growth in Q1 2026, extending the demand-driven…

2 months ago

Projects | Conor McNevin

Intel joins Elon Musk’s Terafab chip project

Intel, an American multinational technology company, will join Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip complex project with SpaceX and Tesla to…

2 months ago

Projects | Conor McNevin

Musk unveils “Terafab” chip venture spanning Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI

Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla, has outlined plans for Terafab, a large-scale semiconductor project that would bring chip…

3 months ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Indonesia partners Arm to train 15,000 engineers in chip design

Indonesia has signed a framework agreement to partner with British chip designer Arm Limited to cooperate on chip design capabilities…

3 months ago

Semiconductor | Conor McNevin

AlphaTON expands AI infrastructure in Canada with 504 GPU deployment

AlphaTON Capital Corp, a digital asset treasury and AI infrastructure company perhaps best known for development of the Telegram ecosystem,…

4 months ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Asia aims to break into advanced chips: Expert

SPECIAL FEATURE w.media Editor Jan Yong interviews Robert Quinn on his analysis of the global chip ecosystem with an emphasis…

4 months ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Micron breaks ground on US$ 24 billion wafer fab facility in Singapore

Semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology, Inc. yesterday broke ground on an advanced wafer fabrication facility in Singapore which represented an investment…

4 months ago

Projects | Jan Yong

Viettel breaks ground on Vietnam’s first chip fabrication plant

Viettel Group has officially broken ground on the construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip fabrication plant, laying the foundation for…

4 months ago

Capital | Jan Yong

Indonesia inks US$ 124 million deal with ARM for chip design blueprint

Indonesia has recently signed a joint venture agreement worth an initial 2.1 trillion rupiah (US$ 124.5 million) with UK-based global…

4 months ago

Semiconductor | Conor McNevin

OpenAI partners with Cerebras to deliver faster AI inference

OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) research and deployment company, and Cerebras, an American AI and semiconductor company, have signed a…