Blackstone, the largest commercial property owner worldwide, has reported record earnings to investors, having successfully sold off and cashing out of investments at a profit of almost $1 billion. The “world’s largest alternative asset manager” saw fourth-quarter results rise 3% to $2.24 billion ($1.75 a share). According to CEO Stephen Schwarzman, this is the firm’s […]
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Fibre-optic equipment manufacturer, Corning, has set out plans to increase its number of manufacturing plants in North Carolina, in a deal with Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The agreement will see Corning supply its fibre optic technology to Meta’s data centres. Meta has reportedly agreed to a deal in which it […]
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Japanese multinational investment holding company, SoftBank, has launched Infrinia AI Cloud OS, a software stack custom-designed for AI data centres. Designed by the company’s Infrinia team, Infrinia AI Cloud OS lets data centre operators deliver Kubernetes-as-a-service (KaaS) in multi-tenant settings, and offer inference-as-a-service (Inf-aaS). Therefore, customers can access LLMs via simple APIs that can be […]
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Shifting geopolitical, technological, and legislative pressures mean 2026 is forecast to be a key year for cloud strategy in the UK as repatriation gains mainstream traction. The trend is already accelerating, with a greater focus on data sovereignty due to growing concerns. According to insight from Pulsant, a UK-based digital edge infrastructure provider, 2025 saw […]
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Significant improvements to the Snowflake destination connector is one of Airbyte’s most popular and key connectors. The data integration platform and ELT tool has announced a range of robust updates that deliver faster data transfer, predictable pricing, and more accurate, secure data for AI and analytics. The Airbyte data movement platform’s new performance enhancements include […]
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In many organisations, online meetings have taken the place of many gatherings that previously would have taken place in-person. The enforced home-working of the COVID epidemic kick-started the trend, and many now turn to an online platform to collaborate, interview, exchange ideas, and even socialise with colleagues in professional contexts. A new collaboration between cybersecurity […]
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Integrated circuit company Montage Technology has launched its CXL 3.1 Memory eXpander Controller (MXC), which is currently being tested by some of its key customers, including AMD and Intel. The controller is compliant with the CXL 3.1 Type 3 specification – the latest version of the CXL interconnect standard – and supports CXL.mem and CXL.io […]
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Boosting AI efficiency: FS rolls out advanced 200G networking switch The solutions provider FS has launched the N8550-24CD8D, a next-generation 200G switch for use in AI-focused storage systems and data centres. The high performance switch has been designed to support growing AI workloads and the complex demands of hybrid infrastructure upgrades. It provides fast data […]
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Reuters is one of the many news outlets reporting on Amazon’s announcements it’s cutting hundreds of jobs, specifically in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing unit. The layoffs come following CEO Andy Jassy’s recent warning that the adoption of generative AI tools would result in job losses. It’s well known that AI adoption in […]
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The global economy is at the mercy of evolving technologies (did anyone think ‘AI!’?), as we live in an increasingly data driven world. Robust data architecture design is crucial for ensuring efficient data management, scalability, adaptability, and the support of business intelligence. Creating a sustainable data ecosystem is important for a viable economic future for […]
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