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Asia Pacific Lawmakers and Google execs in Fiji at the ground breaking ceremony for the new cable landing station in Natadola.

Google breaks ground on Fiji cable station to boost Pacific connectivity

3rd Dec 2024

2 minutes

Google broke ground on a new cable landing station in Fiji which will act as a hub to support international subsea cables that connect the island nation to the wider Pacific.
AI AI-generated image of a generic data centre server room

AI data centres could spike US energy bills by 70% in five years: think tank

28th Nov 2024

3 minutes

According to a new report from the US think tank Jack Kemp Foundation, consumers and small businesses could see energy bills surge by up to 70% within five years, driven by rising power demands from AI data centres.
Amazon A digital render of one of Amazon's new data centres in Sweden made from low-carbon steel

Amazon turns to low-carbon steel for greener data centre projects

26th Nov 2024

3 minutes

Amazon is turning to low-carbon and recycled steel to reduce emissions as it scales up data centre construction.
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Ex-BP CEO Looney joins sustainable data centre startup as board chair

25th Nov 2024

3 minutes

Bernard Looney, former CEO of oil and gas giant BP has joined sustainable data centre startup Prometheus Hyperscale as chair of its Board of Directors.
AI El Capitan supercomputer, hosted at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California

El Capitan topples Frontier as a new exascale supercomputer leads the Top500

18th Nov 2024

6 minutes

The Frontier supercomputer has lost its crown as the world’s fastest supercomputer to El Capitan, the new exascale supercomputer hosted at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Data Centres A digital render of one of Oklo's Aurora Powerhouses, which provide clean nuclear energy to nearby data centres

Altman-backed startup acquires Atomic Alchemy to boost nuclear fuel supply

15th Nov 2024

3 minutes

Oklo, a Sam Altman-backed startup aiming to develop small nuclear power plants, has acquired US-based radioisotope firm Atomic Alchemy to boost fuel production for its reactors.
Cable Wind farms and an oil rig in the North Sea set against the setting sun

Ofgem approves five North Sea power links to boost UK's energy connectivity

14th Nov 2024

3 minutes

UK energy regulator Ofgem has greenlit five new subsea energy links in the North Sea.
AI Amazon logo on the facade of one of their office building located in Silicon Valley, San Francisco

Amazon launches $110m project to provide custom chips for AI research

13th Nov 2024

3 minutes

Amazon has launched a $110 million programme to offer its custom Trainium chips to power generative AI-focused research efforts.
AI AI-generated image of a server room in a data center

AI boom could leave 40% of data centres power-starved by 2027: Gartner

13th Nov 2024

3 minutes

New research from Gartner suggests that increased power demands from data centres running AI and generative AI workloads could constrain power availability in 40% of sites by 2027.
Carbon Nuclear power plant and cooling towers letting off steam

US plans massive nuclear power expansion to meet tech sector demands

13th Nov 2024

3 minutes

The Biden administration has unveiled plans to deploy 200 GW of power, which would triple the US’ nuclear energy capacity by 2050.
construction A digital render of one of Microsoft's wooden data centres being constructed in Virginia

Microsoft’s got wood: Hyperscaler constructs timber-based data centres

1st Nov 2024

3 minutes

Microsoft is attempting to construct data centres made of wood as part of the company’s wider efforts to slash its carbon footprint.