June 06, 2024 United States
Quantum computing company Quantinuum announced the launch of the H2-1, a quantum computer with 56 trapped-ion qubits. This marks the upgrade of the company’s flagship System Model H2 quantum computer from 32 to 56 qubits. “We’re extending our lead in the race towards fault-tolerant quantum...
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June 05, 2024 United States
Services firm DDC IT Services has been awarded a $50 million mainframe by the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Mainframe Line of Business (LOB), marking the second won by DDC ITS in the last year following the Mainframe East contract.“We are honored that DISA has once again entrusted...
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June 05, 2024 United States
Compass Datacenters has launched a new program for its frontline construction supervisors which aims to encourage, support, and maximize the project insight of frontline supervisors.“No one has more influence on construction site safety than Frontline supervisors. They have the exceptional...
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June 04, 2024 Texas
DataNovaX, a new build-to-suit (BTS) data center provider, this week announced it is pitching Northern Texas as a potential hub for new facilities and is accepting clients at Pioneer Park in Wichita Falls.Ahmed Abdelghani, DataNovaX CEO, said: "This area offers a wealth of resources and business...
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May 29, 2024 United States
The United States government in a May 28 document has outlined "voluntary principles" that US participants should "embrace" when it comes to carbon offsets.The document notes that: "Widespread confidence in the integrity of credited emissions reductions and removals is critical for voluntary...
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May 24, 2024 United States
A startup offering self-contained, grid-independent ‘clean energy campuses’ which it says can help businesses design and build new industrial projects is marketing renewable energy campuses across the US to host data centers. This week, Aston announced a “Rapid Development Program (RDP) for clean...
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May 24, 2024 United States
Stulz, an air conditioning specialist this week announced the launch of a new coolant management and distribution unit called CyberCool CMU which was designed to maximize heat exchange efficiency in liquid cooling solutions.Comprising water pumps, plate heat exchangers, water valves, and...
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May 24, 2024 Texas
Data center operator Soluna has secured $30 million in funding from Spring Lane Capital to expand its data center in Texas. Soluna said the financing will accommodate approximately 12,700 Bitcoin mining rigs, each with a power consumption of around 3.5kW, totaling 48MW. Soluna has an existing...
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May 22, 2024 United States
Infineon has unveiled a number of new power supply unit (PSU) solutions to meet the energy demands of AI data centers. The company notes that the power supply units will combine silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), and gallium nitride (GaN) in a “strategic configuration,” which the company said...
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May 21, 2024 Texas
Ericsson this week revealed it will invest an additional $50 million to expand its four-year-old 5G Smart Factory in Lewisville, Texas, an investment which "will further accelerate local production to address the demand for 5G infrastructure made in the USA, compliant with the Build America Buy...
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May 20, 2024 United States
Nokia has confirmed the completion of its purchase of Fenix Group which specializes in providing tactical communications solutions for defense communities, including tactical broadband products. Its networks are "designed to provide for mission-critical services at the Edge, mitigating reliance...
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May 20, 2024 United States
GPU designer Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the latest quarter, with record revenue of $26 billion."The next industrial revolution has begun — companies and countries are partnering with Nvidia to shift the trillion-dollar traditional data centers to accelerated...
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May 17, 2024 Virginia
The Loudoun County Planning Commission in Virginia has recommended approving the Hiddenwood Assemblage application to allow homeowners in Arcola to sell their land for a data center project. The Planning Commission described it as a "no-win situation," with some homeowners wanting the zoning...
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May 16, 2024 Washington
BW Digital and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) have signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington DC this week to team up on constructing the 10,000km Hawaiki Nui 1 cable, which will be part of the wider 26,000km system. The Hawaiki Nui 1 cable will link Australia,...
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May 13, 2024 Virginia
California-based Province Group has proposed to develop a $3 billion data center campus outside Richmond in Powhatan County, Virginia. According to Roxanne Salerno, economic development manager of Powhatan County, Province Group plans to invest $1.5bn in building the data centers, and the other...
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May 13, 2024 United States
The Mitre Corporation is to deploy a GPU supercomputer, the new DGX SuperPod system from Nvidia for government use to support the company’s Federal AI Sandbox, a platform to improve experimentation with AI-enabled applications across federal government agencies. “Mitre’s purchase of a DGX...
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May 11, 2024 Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp this week decided to veto HB 1192, a bill that would pause tax breaks for data centers in Georgia after it had passed both houses.In a statement explaining the veto, Governor Kemp said the state extended data center exemptions to 2031 just two years ago, with projects starting in...
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May 10, 2024 Atlanta
Atlanta City Councilmen Jason Dozier and Matt Westmoreland have introduced bills to block data center developments around certain areas of the Georgia city near transit stops and the Beltline. “Excited to introduce legislation alongside Matt Westmoreland to address the rapid growth of data...
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May 10, 2024 United States
EchoStar's financial fear increases as the company reports subscriber losses across the main areas of its business — wireless, broadband, and pay TV. The company ended Q1 with a net loss of $107.38 million, compared to net income of $253.53m the previous year. EchoStar said in its latest...
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May 09, 2024 Illinois
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s (UIUC) National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) this week announced it has installed additional graphics processing units (GPUs) to its private cloud Radiant system. The University acquired the GPU with a funding commitment of $50...
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