Google is discussing future launch options with SpaceX and other companies for Project Suncatcher, a research effort into orbital AI data centres. The project is designed to test whether AI computing infrastructure can operate in orbit. The project centres on a network of solar-powered satellites carrying Google’s Tensor Processing Units, or TPUs. These chips are […]
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AWS has made Claude Platform on AWS generally available, giving customers access to Anthropic’s native Claude Platform through their existing AWS accounts. AWS said it is the first cloud provider to offer access to the Claude Platform natively. The service allows developers and organisations to use Claude APIs, the Claude Console, and early-access beta features […]
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Microsoft is weighing whether to delay or abandon one of its 2030 clean energy targets as it expands data centre capacity for AI and cloud services, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The target, announced in 2021 and known as 100/100/0, aims to match 100% of Microsoft’s electricity use, 100% of the […]
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Keppel has started construction on a floating data centre project in Singapore, a 25MW facility designed to combat land and water constraints affecting data centre development. The company disclosed the construction plans in its first-quarter 2026 business update, aiming to begin work on the Keppel DC SGP 9 in mid-2026 at its Genting Lane campus. […]
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Amazon is expanding its investment and infrastructure commitments in artificial intelligence through a deeper partnership with Anthropic, as cloud providers continue to scale compute capacity for large language models. The company has agreed to invest up to $25 billion more into Anthropic, adding to its previous $8 billion commitment. The latest agreement includes an initial […]
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The rapid build-out of AI systems is increasing data centre power demand, exposing a less visible constraint in cloud computing: access to power. A recent agreement between Oracle and Bloom Energy means the two intend to deploy up to 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of fuel cell capacity to support data centre growth, according to a statement […]
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Large companies are rethinking how they run artificial intelligence workloads in the cloud. Uber is one of the latest examples, expanding its use of AWS chips to support its AI systems. At the centre of this change are AWS-designed chips like Graviton and Trainium. Reuters reports Uber is increasing its use of the hardware to […]
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Cybersecurity and systems management company, Tanium, has unveiled important innovations that aim to address the growing demand for AI to streamline and accelerate IT operations and security. Announced at RSAC 2026, Tanium is offering AI advancements in security operations, with tools that boost efficiency for security teams. Gabe Knuth, principal analyst of end-user computing and […]
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The race to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence is no longer centred only on the United States or Europe. Asia has moved into focus, as companies such as Google expand data centre investments across the region. A planned data centre investment of around US$15 billion in Andhra Pradesh reflects both the scale and urgency of […]
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Cloud data encryption is supposed to be a solved problem. Organisations have been investing in data security for years, deploying platform after platform, and signing off on security budgets that continue to increase. And yet the 2026 Thales Data Threat Report, published last month and based on a survey of 3,120 IT and security professionals worldwide, […]
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