Oracle’s $300B OpenAI deal lifts Ellison past Musk as the world’s richest person

Oracle’s stock jumped in value more than 40% on Wednesday, lifting the company’s share price to a record high and placing the company in striking distance of a trillion-dollar market value. The surge also sent Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison’s wealth soaring, narrowing the gap between him and Elon Musk in the contest to be the […]

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Alibaba plans US$3.17 billion note sale to fund cloud and AI buildout

Chinese tech firms are trying to raise cash as the fight for market share in AI heats up, and Alibaba is taking the lead. The e-commerce giant is seeking about US$3.17 billion through the sale of zero-coupon convertible notes, a deal set to be the largest of its kind this year. The notes, due in […]

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How data centres can achieve environmental compliance in 2025

The conversations around data centres’ environmental impact are getting more intense today. If you come across any AI-generated content online today, you’re sure to see a comment lamenting how much water that image or text costs. While the actual figures are difficult to determine, the power requirements of data centres have indeed increased substantially in […]

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How to fix “The Archive PST cannot be found in Outlook 365”

In Outlook 365 and earlier versions, PST (.pst) files are used to store emails and other information. Sometimes, while accessing a PST file, you may encounter the error ‘The archive PST cannot be found.’ The error usually occurs when Outlook fails to locate the PST file. In this article, we will discuss how to fix […]

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Alibaba unveils research on tools to cut outages and cloud costs

Alibaba says its new low-level software has reduced network outages, lowered load balancing costs, and improved SmartNIC performance by shifting workloads to underused infrastructure. As reported by The Register, the company outlined its results in three research papers it plans to present at the SIGCOMM conference next week. One of the papers introduces a system […]

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Hegseth: Chinese coders barred from Pentagon cloud systems

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the Pentagon will no longer allow Chinese nationals to work as coders on Department of Defense (DoD) cloud systems, ending a controversial practice that critics warned carried security risks. For years, a programme loosely modelled on Microsoft’s internal arrangements let foreign nationals, including developers in China, contribute […]

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Broadcom ties Private AI to VMware Cloud Foundation rollout

Broadcom is expanding VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with new AI and security features as more companies move to modernise their private cloud setups. At VMware Explore 2025, Broadcom said VMware Private AI Services will now come as a standard part of VCF 9.0, which is now available. Broadcom says nine of the top 10 Fortune […]

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The next phase of growth: What’s ahead for the Dutch data centre market

The Netherlands has positioned itself as Europe’s data hub, and the numbers show this foundation is ready for significant expansion. The market is projected to reach $6.42 billion in 2025 and is expected to grow at a 7.04% annual rate through 2030, reaching $9.02 billion. But what’s driving this growth, and where will it come […]

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Meta strikes $10 billion cloud deal with Google to support AI growth

Meta is betting big on AI, agreeing to spend more than $10 billion on Google’s cloud services over the next six years, according to people familiar with the deal. The arrangement, which includes servers, storage, networking, and other infrastructure, marks one of the largest agreements in Google Cloud’s 17-year history. Neither company would comment on […]

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Huawei commits to train thousands of Malaysians, as country’s tech ecosystem grows

Malaysia’s race to build a homegrown AI workforce has entered a new phase with Huawei pledging to train 30,000 local professionals. The tech giant is expanding its commitment to growing the local AI ecosystem in the country. Its announcement comes as Malaysia develops its domestic, broad-reaching digital strategy framework Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo spoke […]

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