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| Saudi Arabia AI Infrastructure to Deploy 1 GW by 2030 AMD, Cisco, and HUMAIN have launched live AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, leveraging AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking. This initial deployment is part of a larger joint venture aiming to deploy up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030, with the next phase beginning in 2027. The collaboration seeks to build an open, large-scale AI platform, offering GPU-as-a-service and expanding the Kingdom's role in global AI innovation. |
| Fortinet Offers Free High School Cybersecurity Curriculum Fortinet Training Institute is launching free technical cybersecurity courses for U.S. high school students. This new curriculum provides secondary schools with a no-cost, standards-aligned entry point into a two-year cybersecurity pathway, aiming to build foundational skills and address the growing cybersecurity skills gap from the classroom up. |
| Falcon Platform Gains CLEAR Human Identity Verification CrowdStrike and CLEAR announced a strategic partnership, integrating CLEAR1's secure identity platform with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. This links threat detection with high-assurance, person-based verification. It helps organizations verify the human behind unusual activity and make informed security decisions. Attackers exploit legitimate credentials, making trust in the person crucial. Combining Falcon with CLEAR1 verifies devices and humans to stop identity-based attacks. |
| Global Transformer Monitoring Market Approaching $5 Billion by 2031 MarketsandMarkets projects the global transformer monitoring market to grow from $3.11 billion in 2026 to $4.98 billion by 2031, with a 9.9% CAGR. Market expansion is driven by power companies focusing on transformer reliability and asset health. Advancements in online monitoring, IoT sensors, and data analytics significantly influence this growth. Asia Pacific is expected to register the highest CAGR of 10.8% between 2026 and 2031. |
| India Telecom Market Eyes INR 954 Billion by FY2030 Frost & Sullivan forecasts India's enterprise telecom market will hit INR 954 billion by FY2030. The firm's India Enterprise Telecom Tracker offers quarterly intelligence on market size, forecasts, and growth opportunities. Cloud adoption, AI investments, and digital transformation are driving this expansion. Enterprise data services, third-party data centers, and cloud communication services are key growth segments. Third-party data centers are projected to be the fastest-growing segment. |
| PSE&G Boosts Grid Reliability 50% for Hurricane Season Public Service Electric & Gas (NYSE: PEG) reported significant reliability improvements ahead of peak hurricane season. The utility achieved a 50% reliability boost on 20 upgraded circuits by replacing nearly 22,000 poles. Neighborhood electric circuits are now 37% more resilient and 31% more reliable. Circuits from the Infrastructure Advancement Program show 22% fewer outages. Six new high-capacity 13kV stations have been completed since 2023, boosting capacity. |
| MWFN and Fiberpath to Build 1200-Mile Midwest Fiber Corridor Midwest Fiber Networks and Midwest Fiberpath have announced an agreement to develop and commercialize a 1,200-mile fiber corridor across the Midwest. This strategic infrastructure project will enhance long-haul connectivity and route diversity, linking major markets including Chicago, Omaha, Minneapolis, and Kansas City. MWFN will oversee the commercialization of connectivity services, including conduit, dark fiber, and lit services, utilizing a right-of-way corridor provided by Hawkeye Land Co. |
| Montana Launches First AI-Ready 800G Network with Ciena Tech Vision Net has launched the Discovery Network, Montana's first AI-Ready Network, leveraging Ciena's advanced optical technology. This 800 Gbps capable fiber network will accelerate AI innovation and scientific discovery across the state. It connects key population and innovation centers, setting a new benchmark for AI delivery. |
| Keystone Optical Networks to Invest $75M in Laser Light Laser Light Holdings announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Keystone Optical Network, LLC has committed to invest up to $75 million in Laser Light to support next generation digital infrastructure and advance global connectivity to meet the demands of AI and the expanding global economy. |
| Sabey Commits $4.25B to Indianapolis Data Center Campus Sabey Data Centers commits $4.25 billion to a 130-acre, 1M sq ft data center campus in Indianapolis. The project includes sustainable features like closed-loop cooling and a new electrical substation, with Sabey covering all utility costs. Community investments total $30 million for local roads and a new aquatic center, alongside 75 new high-wage jobs. |
| STL Powers India Manufacturing with 100% Green Energy STL significantly advanced decarbonisation and Net-Zero goals. Four Indian manufacturing facilities transitioned to 100% green power from wind and solar, cutting scope 2 emissions by 65%. The company integrated 100% green hydrogen into glass manufacturing for optical fibre production, reducing G.657.A2 optical fibre carbon footprint by 80%. STL also updated its corporate mobility policy, incentivizing electric and hybrid vehicle adoption to lower its Scope 3 footprint and enhance ESG objectives. |
| Northrop Grumman Wins DARPA Contract for Diamond-cooled Microchips Northrop Grumman has secured a $7 million DARPA contract to develop cutting-edge microchips cooled by diamond. This innovation promises to revolutionize defense and space equipment by enabling smaller, lighter, faster, and longer-lasting systems. By dissipating heat far more efficiently, these diamond-cooled chips will deliver higher power and dramatically enhanced performance for critical military radar and communications. |
| AWS and Nvidia Expand AI Infrastructure with 2 Million GPUs Amazon Web Services and NVIDIA are significantly expanding their strategic collaboration to meet the surging global demand for AI infrastructure. They plan to deploy 2 million additional NVIDIA GPUs across AWS’s global infrastructure by 2028, deepening their co-engineering efforts across AI factories, CPUs, networking, and robotics. This move aims to accelerate AI development and deployment at an unprecedented scale for customers. |
| Lam Research Invests $3B in New Oregon AI Chip Lab Lam Research is breaking ground on a new 120,000-square-foot R&D lab in Tualatin, Oregon, as part of a $3 billion global network investment. This expansion aims to accelerate breakthroughs for advanced AI chips, increasing cleanroom space by over 50%. The project is expected to create 900 construction jobs and 400 new Lam jobs in Oregon, bolstering the region's semiconductor innovation leadership. |
| IBM Acquires HRL Labs to Accelerate Quantum Computing Future IBM has finalized its acquisition of HRL Laboratories, a prominent research and development institution specializing in quantum computing, sensing, and advanced materials. This strategic move aims to integrate HRL's silicon-spin qubit expertise with IBM's superconducting quantum computing leadership, enhancing IBM's quantum hardware roadmap and fostering innovation across the entire quantum technology stack. |
| New Global Data Centre Colocation Report Structure Research released its 2026 Global Data Centre Colocation & Interconnection Report, projecting 63.8GW operational IT capacity and US$151.9b in revenue by 2026E. A free Global Data Centre Market Tiering 2026 report also classifies 101 data centre markets into four tiers using 16 metrics, providing comprehensive insights for investment and site selection. |
| Africa Gains Powerful AI Cloud ECOBLOX, Stratos Lab, and Digital Parks Africa partnered to launch Africa's most powerful AI Cloud. This collaboration delivers Exascale-performance Sovereign AI, powered by NVIDIA B300 HGX GPU servers. The partnership sets a new benchmark for AI Clouds in Africa, de-risking infrastructure investments and addressing critical scaling bottlenecks for high-performance computing and enterprise AI workloads. |
| Sanas Real-Time Speech AI added to MAVcore Voice Mavenir and Sanas announced a strategic partnership, integrating Sanas real-time Speech AI into Mavenir’s MAVcore Voice AI portfolio. This enables telecom operators to deliver advanced voice enhancements, including real-time translation, deepfake detection, and fraud signal capabilities, directly from their mobile core networks, transforming voice into a secure, monetizable, AI-powered service. |
| Salesforce and Anthropic Launch Claudeforce Salesforce and Anthropic have announced Claudeforce, a strategic partnership designed to merge Claude’s advanced AI reasoning with Salesforce’s robust enterprise platform. This collaboration aims to deliver trusted agentic experiences by making Salesforce data, workflows, and business logic securely accessible directly within Claude and Slack. |
| SQUAN Debuts Data Center Practice for Accountable Connectivity SQUAN launched a new data center practice, offering end-to-end accountable connectivity solutions from outside plant through rack-level inside plant. This simplifies complex data center infrastructure delivery driven by AI and hyperscale growth, providing a single partner for the entire lifecycle. |
| Riverside Research and Tera AI Map GPS-Denied Air and Surface Riverside Research and Tera AI joined forces to provide advanced mapping in GPS-denied environments. Tera AI's DeepSLAM technology utilizes passive cameras for real-time 3D mapping of unknown areas. This is crucial for autonomous systems facing GPS jamming or spoofing in electronic warfare. The partnership offers resilient positioning, ensuring mission continuity for critical air and surface operations. It improves safety products and intelligence missions by mitigating data voids. |
| Microsoft and HUMAIN Partner for Saudi AI Transformation Microsoft and HUMAIN launched a strategic collaboration to accelerate AI transformation in Saudi Arabia. This partnership will integrate HUMAIN’s ALLAM Arabic language models into Microsoft’s AI ecosystem via Microsoft Foundry and M365 Copilot. Joint teams of AI experts and Forward Deployed Engineers will offer direct support for developing and deploying high-value AI solutions. |
| BTC Digital Eyes Vietnam for 300MW AI Data Center BTC Digital signed an MOU with NTC and SGP for an AI data center project in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The proposed site spans 2 million square meters, targeting a 300-megawatt power load. This framework covers site readiness, power access, technical planning, and financing. BTC Digital contributes computing expertise. NTC handles local coordination. SGP supports investor engagement. The agreement establishes a two-year cooperation period with initial six-month exclusivity for project evaluation. |
| Medical Guardian Upgrades Health Wearable for Aging Adults Medical Guardian launched Guardian Flex, a new health and safety wearable for older adults. This device is 30% smaller than previous models, offering 24/7 emergency monitoring, nationwide 4G LTE connectivity, and integrated GPS. It includes two-way voice communication and advanced fall detection technology and a mobile app. |
| Edge AI Robotics gets Upgrade with Jetson Orin Nano 2 NVIDIA launched Jetson Orin Nano 2, a new robotics computer for entry-level edge AI. This system doubles inference performance while consuming 40% less power than its predecessor. It features 78 trillion operations per second of AI compute and 8GB of memory. Jetson Orin Nano 2 enables developers to build advanced robots, drones, and vision AI systems by running large language and vision models optimized for edge inference. |
