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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Meta is in early discussions to lease computing capacity to Anthropic under a two-year agreement worth up to $10 billion, according to The New York Times. The proposed arrangement would give Anthropic access to computing infrastructure supplied by Meta while creating a potential external revenue stream for the company. The reports did not identify the […]
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New York has paused state environmental approvals for large new data centre projects while it develops rules covering electricity demand, environmental effects, and infrastructure costs. As reported by Reuters, the moratorium will remain in place for up to one year and applies to new facilities and expansions capable of consuming at least 50MW. New York […]
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Large data centre projects intended to support AI and cloud workloads are facing power shortages and grid delays. Some are also facing planning disputes, land-use concerns, and rising construction costs. A report by The Guardian, citing data from the Uptime Institute, said 250 data centre projects requiring more than 100MW of power each were announced […]
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South Korea is moving to expand its AI infrastructure base through a series of projects covering data centres, semiconductors, and robotics. SK Telecom plans to build up to 15GW of AI data centre capacity. The plan follows a set of South Korean “mega projects” covering semiconductors, physical AI, and AI data centres. Samsung Electronics, SK […]
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Meta Platforms is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business that would sell access to AI computing power and models, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. CNBC later reported that Meta plans to sell excess computing power to outside customers. The business would compete with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and […]
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Nokia has signed a multi-year agreement with SAP to move more of its enterprise resource planning environment to SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure. The agreement was concluded at the end of 2025, according to SAP. It will use the RISE with SAP Methodology, covering Nokia’s ERP processes, data, applications, and operating models. The work is […]
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Indonesian telecommunications company XLSMART has completed a public cloud migration to Tencent Cloud, moving core systems and business assets onto the platform. The project took four and a half months. XLSMART said the migration covered more than 60 core applications, 1,200 microservices, 1,100 APIs, 900 business interfaces, and more than 15TB of core assets. The […]
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Vodafone has completed a trial using AWS cloud infrastructure to run IoT voice and data network applications on Nokia core systems. The trial involved key network functions for Vodafone’s managed IoT connectivity platform running on public cloud infrastructure. Vodafone said the work forms part of its wider multi-cloud strategy. Vodafone tests cloud-based IoT core The […]
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Microsoft has signed a 20-year power agreement with Chevron for a planned AI data centre in West Texas. Chevron’s wholly owned subsidiary, Energy Forge One LLC, signed the power purchase agreement with Microsoft. The agreement covers dedicated electricity for a Microsoft-operated data centre through Project Kilby, a co-located power facility and data centre complex. Chevron […]
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