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Read Small modular reactor project in Idaho to be canceled
Small modular reactor project in Idaho to be canceled

Small modular reactor project in Idaho to be canceled

November 09, 2023 Idaho

The power utility Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), and the reactor company NuScale, have announced intentions to cancel the Carbon Free Power Project, a small modular reactor (SMR) project they planned to build at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). David Schlissel, director of...

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Read SiTime Corporation acquires time-related IP for $148 million
SiTime Corporation acquires time-related IP for $148 million

SiTime Corporation acquires time-related IP for $148 million

November 07, 2023 United States

SiTime Corporation announced this week that it agreed with Aura Semiconductor to purchase its clock products and license all its clock IPs. This agreement between both companies allows SiTime to hold exclusive, perpetual, and irrevocable rights to sell existing and new products based on Aura’s IP...

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Read Dominion to construct the largest-ever authorized wind project in the US
Dominion to construct the largest-ever authorized wind project in the US

Dominion to construct the largest-ever authorized wind project in the US

November 03, 2023 United States

Utility Dominion Energy has recently received permission from the US Interior Department for a 2.6 gigawatt offshore wind farm near the Virginia coast, the largest-ever wind project to be authorized in the US. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said, “The Interior Department is committed to...

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Read Biden orders companies to report large compute deployments to US gov
Biden orders companies to report large compute deployments to US gov

Biden orders companies to report large compute deployments to US gov

November 02, 2023 United States

Biden has imposed an executive order focused on artificial intelligence, mandating all large computing clusters to be registered with the federal government. Following this order, "companies, individuals, or other organizations or entities that acquire, develop, or possess a potential large-scale...

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Read X claims $100m annual savings upon exiting Sacramento data center
X claims $100m annual savings upon exiting Sacramento data center

X claims $100m annual savings upon exiting Sacramento data center

November 02, 2023 Sacramento

X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, claims to have saved $100 million annually after exiting its Sacramento data center via a post on the platform. X further claimed to have saved a significant amount by repatriating some of its workloads to on-prem data centers. The company...

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Read Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause
Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause

Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause

October 27, 2023 United States

Global social media firm Meta has reduced its capital expenditure by almost $3 billion this quarter as it takes a break in data center construction. The company now expects its CapEx costs for the year to reach $27-29 billion instead of the original $27-30 billion. Meta CFO Susan Li said,...

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Read Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again
Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again

Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again

October 26, 2023 New York

Quantum computing firm D-Wave is facing delisting from the New York Stock Exchange over its low stock price for the second time this year. The company announced this week that it received a notice from the NYSE that it is not in compliance with listing requirements as the average closing price of...

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Read DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers
DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers

DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers

October 26, 2023 Virginia

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded community colleges in Virginia $5 million in funding in an attempt to bridge the data center skills gap as a part of its Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs grant program. Seven of Virginia's community colleges will be using this grant which will...

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Read Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension
Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension

Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension

October 25, 2023 United States

Dish Network and T-Mobile informed a US court last week about an agreement to extend Dish’s deadline for the purchase of T-Mobile’s 800MHz spectrum. Both companies have now agreed on April 1, 2024 as the new deadline for Dish to buy a set of T-Mobile airwaves. The court filing notes, “Taken...

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Read Qualcomm to reduce workforce in California by December
Qualcomm to reduce workforce in California by December

Qualcomm to reduce workforce in California by December

October 18, 2023 California

A recent filing with the California Employment Development Department has revealed that Chip designer Qualcomm intends to cut its workforce significantly. The filing noted that Qualcomm is cutting 1,258 jobs in San Diego and Santa Clara, California, to reduce costs. The job cuts are to begin by...

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Read USCG awards data center support services contract to Credence Management Solutions
USCG awards data center support services contract to Credence Management Solutions

USCG awards data center support services contract to Credence Management Solutions

October 16, 2023 United States

Credence Management Solutions, a government-focused IT services company will be awarded a six-months data center support services contract by the US Coast Guard (USCG). A notice posted by the USCG mentioned that it would reduce competition to awards a sole task order for a part of its existing...

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Read Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana

October 12, 2023 Indiana

An unnamed Fortune 100 company is planning a new 772-acre data center campus between Fort Wayne and New Haven to the east in Allen County. The application for this project, dubbed ‘Project Zodiac,” is for a new facility bound by East Tillman Road, Adams Center Road, and railroad tracks. Wane.com...

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Read Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back
Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back

Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back

October 11, 2023 United States

Lonestar Data Holdings recently revealed its plans to transmit the US Declaration of Independence to the lunar surface as the first document in history to be stored digitally on the Moon. This is a test of its lunar data centers concept for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). This mission,...

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Read Smith County data center to get $2million renovation
Smith County data center to get $2million renovation

Smith County data center to get $2million renovation

October 09, 2023 Texas

Smith County, Texas is giving its data center at 200 E. Ferguson Street, Texas, the Smith County Annex a $2 million upgrade. This upgrade scheduled to begin on November 1, 2023, is expected to be completed by December 20, 2024. The mission for this upgrade is focused on enhancing the IT...

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Read CND company Akamai to launch new cloud regions globally
CND company Akamai to launch new cloud regions globally

CND company Akamai to launch new cloud regions globally

October 05, 2023 Massachusetts

Cloud company Akamai Technologies announced seven new core compute regions on September 27, 2023. These regions in the Netherlands, Indonesia, the US, Italy, Japan, and Brazil will open over the next two months. Akamai noted that the locations in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Jakarta, Indonesia; Los...

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Read IonQ unveils two rack-mounted quantum solutions
IonQ unveils two rack-mounted quantum solutions

IonQ unveils two rack-mounted quantum solutions

October 04, 2023 Maryland

A leading quantum computing firm, IonQ has announced plans for two rack-mounted solutions that introduce quantum capabilities to existing infrastructures: IonQ Forte Enterprise and IonQ Tempo. These solutions are mainly to help businesses leverage the power of quantum directly from their own data...

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Read ‘Fortune 200 tech company’ looks to build $750m campus in northern Ohio
‘Fortune 200 tech company’ looks to build $750m campus in northern Ohio

‘Fortune 200 tech company’ looks to build $750m campus in northern Ohio

October 04, 2023 Ohio

An unnamed Fortune 200 tech company plans to build a $750 million data center campus on about 750 acres between Perrysburg and Bowling Green in northern Ohio. This company is also undergoing deals and negotiations through a shell company, Liames LLC. Middleton Township trustees discussed plans...

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Read Vacant data center in Blair, Nebraska up for sale
Vacant data center in Blair, Nebraska up for sale

Vacant data center in Blair, Nebraska up for sale

October 03, 2023 Nebraska

Cushman & Wakefield has listed a data center for sale at 256 E. Grant Street in Blair. The asking price for this facility outside Omaha, Nebraska, is listed as $1.76 million on the site and $1.5 million in the sales brochure. The 7,564 sq ft (700 sqm) facility was built on six acres in...

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Read North Carolina government funds new Washington-Warren Airport DC
North Carolina government funds new Washington-Warren Airport  DC

North Carolina government funds new Washington-Warren Airport DC

October 02, 2023 North Carolina

After receiving additional government funding, North Carolina's Washington-Warren Airport is on track to get a new data center campus. This airport in Washington City will get $13.5 million in funding from the state budget. The government funds will be utilized to develop "key infrastructure,"...

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Read AI Edge chip company Kneron raises additional $49m funds
AI Edge chip company Kneron raises additional $49m funds

AI Edge chip company Kneron raises additional $49m funds

September 30, 2023 San Diego

Kneron, a startup developing chips for AI inferencing, has raised $49 million from investors to scale up its hardware-developing efforts. Investors, including Foxconn HH-CTBC Partnership (Foxconn Co-GP Fund) and Alltek, made this additional investment, bringing the total Series B financing to...

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