DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - China, Microsoft
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Microsoft stops using China-based engineers in US military cloud computing systems
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders review of Pentagon cloud deals
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US and Chinese cloud providers offer access to DeepSeek models
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Huawei, and Alibaba Cloud among those to bring DeepSeek onboard
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OpenAI claims DeepSeek used its model to train cheaper alternative
Because OpenAI has never used copyrighted material
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Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft shares slump on DeepSeek AI training claims
The Chinese startup claims its model was trained for significantly less money than those developed by US labs
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Here's the 5GW, 30 million sq ft data center pitch doc OpenAI showed the White House
Well, the outgoing White House
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AWS, Microsoft, and Google top cloud market everywhere bar China - Synergy
Plus data center M&A deals forecasted to hit record levels
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State-linked Chinese entities use AWS for access to high-end chips - report
Continues to work around export restrictions
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Republican lawmakers urge Biden administration to investigate Microsoft's $1.5bn G42 deal
Could another investigation into Microsoft be looming
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China bans use of Intel and AMD chips in gov't PCs and servers
List of approved technologies contains only Chinese-made solutions
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House Committee votes to force TikTok sale, would block US data centers from hosting app
Company relies on Oracle for American operations
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China's HiCloud reports commercial underwater data center modules are working
1,400-ton facility launched late in 2023 is stable
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US gov't considering restrictions on China's access to American cloud providers
New regulation being mulled to close embargo loopholes
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US government blacklists China's largest server maker Inspur, used by Cisco, IBM, Intel, Nvidia
Company is also a cloud provider in China
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Microsoft announces plans for data center in Hyderabad, India, and opens new facility in China
First official Azure region announcements of 2022
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Four Chinese authorities back underwater data centers
Two provinces and two cities have written submarine facilities into their five-year plans
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Report: Microsoft planning to open four more Chinese data centers by ‘early 2022’
Bloomberg says company planning more Chinese facilites amid increased demand for internet services
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Microsoft announces new Azure China data center region in Hebei
5th Chinese Azure region quietly announced, no go-live date yet
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Chayora Holdings expands senior team with three new hires
Bringing execs over from Microsoft, AWS and Digital Realty
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Microsoft looks to acquire TikTok's US operations, as Trump threatens ban
What would that mean for Google Cloud and Digital Realty contracts?
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US tech companies try to fight China's new cyber security rules
Apparently firms are not fans of handing over their source code