Amazon and Qualcomm have agreed to develop multiple generations of customised silicon for AI data centres, with the collaboration covering AI inference and high-speed optical connectivity. Qualcomm announced the agreement recently, saying the companies will develop silicon for Amazon’s AI infrastructure. They are also working on optical connectivity extending to speeds of up to 1.6T, […]
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Amazon Web Services and Microsoft have introduced managed private connectivity between their cloud platforms, allowing customers to establish dedicated network links between AWS and Microsoft Azure. AWS Interconnect – multicloud with Azure and Azure Multicloud Interconnect for AWS are now available in public preview. The two services work together to provide private cloud-to-cloud connectivity without […]
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AWS plans to deploy another two million Nvidia GPUs across its global infrastructure in 2027 and 2028, adding to an earlier commitment for more than one million GPUs. The additional deployment will include Nvidia Blackwell Ultra, Rubin, and Rubin Ultra GPUs. The agreement also covers Nvidia CPUs, networking, and interconnect technology that AWS plans to […]
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Tencent Cloud plans to establish its first cloud region in Malaysia, while Alibaba Cloud has launched a third data centre in South Korea, adding capacity in two Asian markets as global cloud infrastructure spending continues to rise. Both announcements were made on August 18. Tencent’s planned Malaysia region will comprise up to three availability zones […]
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IBM is preparing to deploy a large NVIDIA-based AI computing cluster on IBM Cloud under a multiyear agreement with Together AI worth $240 million. The cluster is expected to become available in the first quarter of 2027 and will use NVIDIA HGX B300 systems connected through NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking. Together AI plans to use […]
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AMD has signed an agreement with Core Scientific for access to more than 500 megawatts of AI-ready data centre capacity in the US beginning in 2027. The arrangement can be expanded to as much as 2.5 gigawatts. AMD customers will be able to use the capacity to deploy AI systems based on the company’s hardware […]
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Nvidia is reportedly discussing a $250 billion financing guarantee linked to a 10GW data centre project that OpenAI is considering leasing in Ohio. The proposed arrangement would extend Nvidia’s role beyond supplying computing and networking equipment by adding financial support for the infrastructure project. The facility would be developed by SB Energy, a SoftBank subsidiary, […]
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Microsoft has expanded its partnerships with Databricks and French AI company Mistral, covering Azure usage, custom processors, European computing capacity, and AI model distribution. Databricks said its expanded Microsoft partnership will continue into the 2030s. The data and AI software company will increase its use of Azure for its internal business operations and analytics, while […]
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Apple is extending Private Cloud Compute to Google Cloud, marking the first time the AI processing system will run outside the company’s own data centres. The deployment will use Nvidia Blackwell GPUs with Confidential Computing to support server-side inference for Apple Foundation Models. According to Apple, the system is intended for tasks that require more […]
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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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