DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
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The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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DensityAI: Chip startup founded by former Tesla Dojo execs valued at $10bn – report
Company has raised “hundreds of millions” for development of chip with 3D DRAM stacking, report claims
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Northern Virginia's Prince William County puts controls on new data center projects
Size of 'by right' overlay district for digital infrastructure projects cut by two thirds
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Keppel, StarHub confirm talks over M1 deal in Singapore
Will the talks lead to consolidation in the market?
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Thailand set to finalize new data center regulations by mid-October - report
Expected to classify data centers with a capacity of more than 100MW hyperscale facilities
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SFR workers in France strike over proposed takeover
Thousands of the company's employees have taken industrial action amid uncertainty over job security
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DOE unveils $1.9bn in funding for 31 grid upgrade projects to speed data center connections
Expected to unlock 23GW of additional capacity on the grid
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Applied Digital reveals $3.2bn Delta Forge 2 AI data center will be built in Alabama
Operations could start by 2028
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Oracle issues force majeure notice to Blue Owl following series of setbacks at Project Jupiter data center campus – report
The 2.5GW site in New Mexico is set to come online in 2028
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Tower Semiconductor to establish large-scale optical chip hub as part of $4bn Japanese investment pledge
CEO provides further details regarding expansion plans announced earlier this year
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Microsoft to invest $10bn into Gulf states by 2030
Earmarked for investments across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait
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Victoria, Australia, proposes rules requiring data centers to secure own renewable energy supply
Alongside several other provisions to prevent cost shifting and excessive water use
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Digital Realty hires new global head of energy
Microsoft veteran Jim Collins joins the team
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California governor signs seven-bill package targeting data center energy and water use
Seeks to shield ratepayers from bearing the cost associated with data center buildout
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Nexstrom raises $12m for post-silicon chip wafers
Singapore-based startup has developed a platform for growing 12-inch single-crystal 2D semiconductor materials
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Airspan snaps up fixed wireless assets from stricken broadband firm Cambium
Company says more than 135 Cambium employees will join its team
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Abbott halts new Texas data center permits pending ERCOT audit
ERCOT claims the audit will be completed by December
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BDx breaks ground on AI Campus 2 in Jatiluhur, Indonesia
The first 120MW building is set to go live in early 2027
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Plans progress for 200MW data center in Schladen-Werla, Germany
The project is being spearheaded by Green Datacenter Development
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Polcom to build 40MW data center in Skawina, Poland
The facility will be the cloud services firm’s second in the town
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Kairos Power selects Samsung C&T to help build 50MW SMR for Google in Tennessee
Slated for completion by 2030
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Lithography firm Morphotonics targets data center optical component market after raising €40m
Company’s technology currently used to manufacture displays for AR glasses
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Microsoft hires new director of global energy and sustainability policy
Ray Fakhoury III joins from AWS
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European Commission proposes energy and water efficiency disclosure rules for data centers
Proposal is now subject to a two-month scrutiny period
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Valorem eyes data centers in Savonlinna and Kankaanpää, Finland
French energy firm adds more data center projects to pipeline
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Prysmian, Rio Tinto to supply Amazon data center in Ohio with low-carbon aluminum
Will deliver electrical cabling to the data center
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Nabiax breaks ground on 100MW data center in Madrid, Spain
Nabiax to reach 135MW of capacity in Spain across Madrid and Catalonia
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Generac signs $8bn back up generator deal with Amazon
Initial deliveries over next two years will total $2.4bn
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Oman’s O-Green targets 200MW of data center capacity by 2028
Firm says its data centers in Oman and Europe will be powered by low-cost renewable energy