DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
Revealed by Arm CEO Rene Haas at Computex
Comes after the company pulled back on plans for its Ireland location
TikTok owner will not lease second data center
As Vnet raises money to expand its Mainland China footprint
After major power outage earlier this year
Issues were caused by the harsh winter storm
First weekend after official launch of new owner
ByteDance retains 19.9 percent stake
Is the saga finally over?
Operators being lined up for 100MW facility
Expected to consume 300MW
Trump backers headline list of expected acquirers
Deal appears to finally be close
Concerns about indigenous rights, the environment, and the constitution
Group tries again despite previous bid stalling
Shortform vids, longform saga
Operations slated for January 2027
Continues to expand European infrastructure
Company reportedly in talks with renewable energy producer Casa dos Ventos
Across the pond, the deadline for a TikTok sale looms
As April 5 deadline approaches, companies interested in buying TikTok turn to US cloud providers
Follows January's $3.8 billion agreement in the county
Unclear how many data centers, and whose facilities they will be
Competing against Oracle, MrBeast, and others
Oracle would lead deal to acquire global operations
Comes as parent company plans $12bn AI chip splurge
But could still be forced into a joint venture
Incoming President may be asking court to exceed its mandate, experts warn