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CNBC
Abu Dhabi's ADQ and American private equity firm ECP make $25 billion bet on powering U.S. data centers
The UAE has worked to strengthen ties with the U.S. on AI, and is seeking greater access to American technology in order to build its own infrastructure.
ARPU
Data Center Disconnect Threatens US Grid Stability
A mass disconnection of data centers in Northern Virginia last summer highlighted a growing vulnerability in the US power grid, according to a Reuters report. The incident, which saw 60 data centers switch to on-site generators, triggered a huge surge in excess electricity.The disconnection, intended to protect computer chips
Bloomberg
Trump Loves AI But His Tariffs Ramp Up Costs for Data Centers - Bloomberg
Trump Loves AI But His Tariffs Ramp Up Costs for Data Centers  Bloomberg
CRN
AWS, Cisco Partner PTP Buys Two MSPs To Drive Cloud Services
AWS and Cisco partner PTP acquires two MSPs in Stratogent and Protocol Networks to boost cloud services and AI for life science and biotech customers.
Reuters
Oracle to provide cloud computing, AI services to Singapore military - Reuters
Oracle to provide cloud computing, AI services to Singapore military  Reuters
CNBC
Google to acquire cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion
Google signed a "definitive agreement" to acquire Wiz for $32 billion in an all-cash deal
The Information
Amazon Undercuts Nvidia With Aggressive AI Chip Discounts
Amazon Web Services has a new strategy to convince cloud customers to use its artificial intelligence chip rather than chips made by Nvidia: sharply undercutting Nvidia on price. A longtimeAWS cloud ...
TechCrunch
Nerdio nabs $500M to power virtual desktops on Azure
Nerdio, a platform designed to simplify how companies deploy and manage Microsoft cloud technologies, has raised $500 million.
CRN
Google Cloud-Wiz ‘Absolutely’ Puts Heat On Microsoft, AWS Security: Partners
Google’s acquisition of Wiz puts pressure on AWS and Microsoft cloud security market share as Google Cloud integrates Wiz’s cybersecurity innovation to boost AI and security.
Financial Times
Google’s $32bn cloud deal rests on hazy assumptions
That is a rare feat. By way of comparison, it took security group Palo Alto Networks more than a decade from its founding to achieve a 10-digit top line. The same goes for enterprise software company ...
TechCrunch
Google adds its voice model Chirp 3 to its Vertex AI platform - TechCrunch
Google adds its voice model Chirp 3 to its Vertex AI platform  TechCrunch
SiliconANGLE
Ditto raises $82M in funding for its edge database
Ditto, the developer of a database optimized for use in edge environments, today announced that it has closed an $82 million funding round.
The Information
‘Project Osprey:’ How Nvidia Seeded CoreWeave’s Rise
Nvidia was seeing near-endless demand for its artificial intelligence chips. Cloud computing giants such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud were increasing their orders, sending ...
Reuters
Soft2Bet Partners with AWS to Cut Costs by 55% and Accelerate Product Launches
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, ...
CNBC
Microsoft is open to using natural gas to power AI data centers to keep up with demand - CNBC
Microsoft is open to using natural gas to power AI data centers to keep up with demand  CNBC
Reuters
Oracle gives strong long-term growth outlook as AI cloud demand soars - Reuters
Oracle gives strong long-term growth outlook as AI cloud demand soars  Reuters
CRN
AWS Launches New Agentic AI For Bedrock, ‘The Next Frontier In Computing’
AWS AI agents for Amazon Bedrock have new agentic AI innovation for automation as the cloud market leader invests in chatbots 2.0.
CNBC
OpenAI to pay CoreWeave $11.9 billion over five years for AI data centers, services - CNBC
OpenAI to pay CoreWeave $11.9 billion over five years for AI data centers, services  CNBC
ARPU
OpenAI and Oracle to Power Massive "Stargate" AI Data Center with Nvidia Chips
OpenAI and Oracle are set to equip the first phase of their ambitious "Stargate" AI data center project with a staggering 64,000 of Nvidia's latest GB200 Blackwell chips, according to a report by Bloomberg. The initial rollout, slated for completion by summer 2026, will see
CNBC
Oracle's Federal Electronic Health Record experienced a nation-wide outage
Oracle's federal electronic health record experienced a nation-wide outage on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed to CNBC.
DIGITIMES
Alibaba Cloud makes its debut at MWC with strategic focus on 'GROW' strategy
Alibaba Cloud debuted at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) and hosted a global summit during the event. Wei-guang Liu, SVP of Alibaba Cloud Intelligent Group, highlighted the rising trend of multi-cloud ...
CNBC
Amazon cloud launches service for helping game companies with streaming
Video game developer Jackbox Games is using Amazon's GameLift Streams to build its own direct-to-consumer streaming app.
Bloomberg
OpenAI, Oracle Eye Nvidia Chips Worth Billions for Stargate Site
OpenAI and Oracle Corp. plan to begin filling a massive new data center in Texas with tens of thousands of powerful AI chips from Nvidia Corp. in the coming months, part of a push to get the first facility for their $100 billion Stargate infrastructure venture up and running.
OpenAI, Oracle Eye Nvidia Chips Worth Billions for Stargate Site
Bloomberg
Microsoft Reduces Commitments to CoreWeave Ahead of IPO, FT Reports
Microsoft Corp. has withdrawn from some of its commitments with cloud computing provider CoreWeave due to delivery issues and missed deadlines, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Axios
Google Cloud unveils AI-powered weather models for the energy industry - Axios
Google Cloud unveils AI-powered weather models for the energy industry  Axios
Reuters
Nvidia-backed cloud firm CoreWeave to acquire AI developer platform Weights & Biases - Reuters
Nvidia-backed cloud firm CoreWeave to acquire AI developer platform Weights & Biases  Reuters
TechCrunch
CoreWeave partner EcoDataCenter racks up half a billion dollars to build more sustainable buildings for AI - TechCrunch
CoreWeave partner EcoDataCenter racks up half a billion dollars to build more sustainable buildings for AI  TechCrunch
PYMNTS.com
Report: AWS CEO Says Agentic AI Could Be Company’s ‘Next Multibillion Business’ - PYMNTS.com
Report: AWS CEO Says Agentic AI Could Be Company’s ‘Next Multibillion Business’  PYMNTS.com
Reuters
Amazon's AWS forms new group focused on agentic AI
Amazon.com has formed a new group focused on agentic artificial intelligence to help users and customers automate more of their lives, according to an internal email viewed by Reuters on Tuesday.
SiliconANGLE
Open-source vector database Qdrant expands enterprise cloud AI features
High-performance open-source vector database Qdrant has added new enterprise-level security and management tools to its cloud offering, allowing companies to deploy and scale up artificial ...