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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SCX.ai and DDN Power Australia's Largest AI Cloud SCX.ai, Australia's first ASX-listed sovereign AI inference infrastructure company, announced a strategic partnership with global AI data intelligence leader DDN. This alliance significantly expands Australia's largest sovereign AI inferencing cloud, combining SCX's ASIC-accelerated infrastructure with DDN's Infinia data intelligence platform. The solution provides a secure, high-performance AI factory, ensuring models and data remain within Australia. |
| Partnership Supports Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles with Satellite Connectivity L2 Aviation and Gotonomi partnered to enhance uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operations. Their collaboration provides integrated satellite connectivity for North American operators, especially in remote areas beyond cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. The partnership combines L2 Aviation's avionics integration and certification expertise with Gotonomi's compact satellite communications technology. |
| CSP Survey: AI Services to Drive Revenue and Networks Need Upgrades A recent Ciena survey reveals that 90% of service providers anticipate high-capacity AI network services will be a primary driver of revenue growth in the next three to five years. However, 88% of respondents also expressed a strong sense of urgency for optical network upgrades to meet the demands of premium enterprise AI-driven connectivity. The research highlights both the significant opportunities and the critical infrastructure challenges facing the telecom industry in the AI era. |
| Cisco Delivers Sovereign Critical Infrastructure for Canada Cisco has introduced its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure portfolio in Canada, providing government, financial institutions, and healthcare organizations with enhanced control and choice over their technology operations. This configurable solution supports on-premises and air-gapped deployments, ensuring mission-critical systems run independently without relying on constant cloud connectivity. |
| UK Gets Commercial 5G Network Slicing via Ericsson and EE Ericsson's technology is central to EE's launch of Fast Lane, the UK's first commercial 5G network slicing service for consumers and small businesses. This groundbreaking service, powered by EE's 5G Standalone network and Ericsson's cloud-native 5G Core, moves network slicing from trials to reality, offering predictable, reliable connectivity during peak demand. It represents a significant milestone in monetizing 5G SA and paving the way for future innovation. |
| 1Finity Powers New Mexico Middle-Mile Fiber Network 1Finity, a Fujitsu company, has delivered high-capacity optical transport and networking solutions for the New Mexico Fiber Network (NMFN). This deployment provides an IPoDWDM infrastructure to interconnect disparate networks into a resilient middle-mile architecture, supporting scalable transport services from 1G to 400G today, with a path to 800G as demand grows for communities across New Mexico. |
| ElektraFi Delivers Dual Broadband to Grand County ElektraFi, a rural broadband provider, announces expanded service in Grand County, Colorado. They offer both fixed wireless and fiber-to-the-home solutions to address chronic connectivity gaps and improve economic development. This dual-technology approach caters to Grand County's unique geography and population. Speeds range from 50 Mbps to 2 Gbps, providing reliable, high-speed internet. |
| Agentic Commerce Transactions to Hit 120 Billion by 2031 Juniper Research projects agentic commerce transactions will soar to 120 billion annually by 2031, a massive 19,000% increase from 2026. This growth is fueled by AI agents autonomously making B2B and B2C purchase decisions, with B2B showing strong potential for structured purchases, emphasizing auditability and explainability. |
| Factor and Google Cloud Partner for Legal AI with Gemini Enterprise Factor announced its partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate legal AI transformation with Gemini Enterprise for Legal. This collaboration guides Gemini Enterprise adoption for legal clients, redesigning workflows and scaling AI solutions for complex legal work. Factor combines legal domain expertise and AI activation with Gemini Enterprise, enabling agentic systems for autonomous reasoning and multi-step execution. |
