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Read DigitalOcean to now offer Nvidia H100 GPUs
DigitalOcean to now offer Nvidia H100 GPUs

DigitalOcean to now offer Nvidia H100 GPUs

January 17, 2024 United States

Cloud provider DigitalOcean which is dedicated to small-to-medium businesses and startups, has added to its GPU-accelerated cloud computing platform with Nvidia chips. With this new upgrade, DigitalOcean's ability to offer cloud-based artificial intelligence, machine learning applications, and...

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Read Seagate to ship 30TB hard drives with HAMR tech
Seagate to ship 30TB hard drives with HAMR tech

Seagate to ship 30TB hard drives with HAMR tech

January 17, 2024 United States

Seagate Technology recently announced that it will be shipping 30TB hard drives based on its heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology. The company expects to conclude full production by the end of March as hyperscale customers already have evaluation units and are planning to adopt it...

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Read Stonepeak invests $200 million into GTA
Stonepeak invests $200 million into GTA

Stonepeak invests $200 million into GTA

January 16, 2024 United States

Investment fund Stonepeak has invested $200 million into Guam telecoms firm TeleGuam Holdings (GTA). Huntsman Family Investments and its affiliates (HFI) will continue to be the majority owner of GTA and operate the company which will divert the investment into developing additional cable landing...

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Read Sandbox AQ acquires Good Chemistry
Sandbox AQ acquires Good Chemistry

Sandbox AQ acquires Good Chemistry

January 10, 2024 United States

Alphabet quantum spinout Sandbox AQ has acquired quantum and computational chemistry startup Good Chemistry. Neither of the companies disclosed the terms of this acquisition. However, the Wall Street Journal reported that the deal is worth $75 million and comprises of cash and stock. SandboxAQ...

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Read TierPoint acquires multi-megawatt facility in Texas
TierPoint acquires multi-megawatt facility in Texas

TierPoint acquires multi-megawatt facility in Texas

January 09, 2024 Tierpoint Fort Worth

US colocation provider TierPoint this week announced that it has acquired a multi-megawatt data center in Fort Worth, Texas. This data center located at 13701 Independence Parkway is the company’s third in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. The colocation provider noted that this facility sitting on 13...

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Read Richard Hegberg appointed as Aspinity’s CEO
Richard Hegberg appointed as Aspinity’s CEO

Richard Hegberg appointed as Aspinity’s CEO

January 06, 2024 United States

Analog machine learning chip developer Aspinity has announced Richard Hegberg as its new CEO to replace the company’s co-founder Tom Doyle, who has held the position of CEO for the previous seven years. Doyle will, however, remain as a board member and will become the company’s chief operating...

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Read Microchip Technology awarded $162 million in CHIPS Act funding
Microchip Technology awarded $162 million in CHIPS Act funding

Microchip Technology awarded $162 million in CHIPS Act funding

January 06, 2024 United States

Microcontroller manufacturer Microchip Technology is set to receive $162 million in funding from the US CHIPS and Science Act to support an increase in the company’s production of microcontroller units (MCUs) and other technology in the country. Ganesh Moorthy, President and CEO of Microchip,...

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Read Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely
Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely

Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely

January 05, 2024 West Virginia

West Virginia's Raleigh County Commission has indefinitely suspended a data center proposal for a new facility, which was to be developed between Flat Top Road and Joe Cooper Farm Road in Shady Spring. This development is now no longer under consideration with the County for lack of information....

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Read Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa
Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa

Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa

January 04, 2024 Iowa

Wells Fargo recently sold 7001 Westown Parkway and 1725 68th Street, which had been listed on its site for a combined $16.5 million, to commercial and residential brokerage WB Realty Co. A JLL sales brochure described the property as offering 36,230 square meters of office space, along with an...

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Read Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas
Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas

Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas

January 03, 2024 Arkansas

Social media firm Meta has signed a 330MW solar Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement (EAPA) with Adapture Renewables in Arkansas and Illinois. Following this agreement, Meta will buy solar energy from three of Adapture Renewables' solar projects that are currently under development in the...

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Read Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development
Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development

Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development

January 03, 2024 Virginia

A group of residents in Prince William County, Virginia recently sued the Board of County Supervisors through their formed non-profit "Devlin Defend Corporation” over a data center development. The residents submitted this lawsuit on December 28, hoping to stop the development of a nine-building...

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Read Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS
Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS

Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS

January 03, 2024 United States

MIPS, a company focused on the development of high-performance RISC-V compute IP recently announced that two former SiFive executives have joined its executive leadership team. Drew Barbier has joined as VP of products and Brad Burgess has been named chief architect. Sameer Wasson, CEO of MIPS...

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Read Meta to proceed with 750,000 square feet facility in Rosemount city Council
Meta to proceed with 750,000 square feet facility in Rosemount city Council

Meta to proceed with 750,000 square feet facility in Rosemount city Council

December 28, 2023 Minnesota

The Rosemount City Council has voted unanimously in favor of the Meta data center development in Minnesota. Following this vote, the facility will be developed on part of the University of Minnesota's UMore Park. The approved plan d will see a 750,000 sq ft (69,670 sqm) data center campus be...

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Read Intel announces layoff plans across its Californian campuses
Intel announces layoff plans across its Californian campuses

Intel announces layoff plans across its Californian campuses

December 27, 2023 California

Intel has announced its plans to lay off 311 employees across two Californian campuses. This marks the second round of job cuts carried out by the company in California this year. Two separate "worker adjustment and retraining notifications" (WARNs) filed with the State of California’s Employment...

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Read Hourigan proposes 320-acre facility outside Richmond, Virginia
Hourigan proposes 320-acre facility outside Richmond, Virginia

Hourigan proposes 320-acre facility outside Richmond, Virginia

December 27, 2023 Virginia

Hourigan, a local developer has proposed a 320-acre data center campus outside Richmond, Virginia. The company has requested to rezone the land from agricultural to light industrial, noting that it expects to see around $1 billion invested in the project. The company said in a filing with...

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Read Arrcus joins UEC to support AI and HPC demands
Arrcus joins UEC to support AI and HPC demands

Arrcus joins UEC to support AI and HPC demands

December 26, 2023 United States

Hyperscale networking firm Arrcus has joined the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), a group dedicated to delivering Ethernet-based interoperable and high-performance architecture to meet the growing network demands of AI and high-performance computing (HPC). With this move, Arrcus has committed to...

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Read ASU wins $17.5 million in funding for chip manufacturing
ASU wins $17.5 million in funding for chip manufacturing

ASU wins $17.5 million in funding for chip manufacturing

December 23, 2023 Arizona

Arizona State University (ASU) is set to receive $17.5 million worth of investment from the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) to expand the state’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the ACA said, “This new investment showcases Arizona’s...

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Read Applied Digital signs retail electric agreement with TerraForm Power
Applied Digital signs retail electric agreement with TerraForm Power

Applied Digital signs retail electric agreement with TerraForm Power

December 21, 2023 Marathon Digital: Garden City TX

Applied Digital has recently signed a long-term retail electric agreement with TerraForm Power for its 200MW data center in Garden City, Texas. Following this agreement, Applied Digital will use wind power produced in Texas by TerraForm Power. Wes Cummins, Applied Digital chairman and CEO said,...

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Read Axiom Space to launch orbital data center
Axiom Space to launch orbital data center

Axiom Space to launch orbital data center

December 21, 2023 Houston

Space infrastructure business Axiom Space has planned to develop an 'orbital data center.' The company is currently developing the world’s first commercial space station, which will initially be a part of the International Space Station, but is planned to separate and remain in orbit, once the...

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Read Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers
Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers

Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers

December 20, 2023 Virginia

Virginia's Fauquier County Board of Supervisors has approved a set of policies designed to curb data center developments in the area. These guidelines have been put in place to protect the county's rural character, the health and welfare of its citizens, as well as the value of the residential...

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