Dev
AWS Suffers Total Loss in Bahrain, Abandons Recovery for Part of UAE
AWS declares Bahrain region a total loss and abandons recovery of one UAE zone, highlighting multi-AZ limits and geopolitical risks.
Tags: Data Center
AI
Nvidia Expects 70% Growth Next Year, Huang Explains
CEO Huang expects 70% revenue growth next fiscal year, citing demand visibility and supply-chain insight.
AI
GoPro to Enter Data Centers Through $285 Million Merger
GoPro merges with Starman Optical in a $285M deal to enter AI data centers, focusing on optical transceivers and expansion into defense and space.
Gadgets
Intel Xeon 7 Diamond Rapids Features 256 Cores and 1.28TB Cache
Intel revealed details of its next-gen server CPU, Xeon 7 Diamond Rapids, at Hot Chips 2026, detailing an innovative architecture with up to 256 P-cores and 1.28TB of last-level cache.
AI
China's 5 Mao Electricity Price: Key to AI Data Center Competition
China's electricity price of 5 mao (about 10 yen per kWh) is positioned as a strategic resource in international competition for the AI/data center industry.
Dev
Lawsuit Over Cloud Shutdown: PBS Station Seeks to Rescue 70-Year Archive
A U.S. PBS station sued a data center operator. A cloud vendor's collapse left 70 years of cultural materials inaccessible. Ruling opens path to data recovery.
AI
Meta to Sell AI Computing Resources Amid Stalled Model Development, Shifts Focus to GPU Business
Meta is considering a new initiative, "Meta Compute," to open its AI computing resources to external clients, marking a strategic pivot to monetize GPUs.
Internet Voices
Farmland Donated for Park Resold as Data Center Site
In Taylor, Texas, 87 acres donated by a farmer as a park in 1999 were resold to a data center developer for $10 million in 2025. Residents are pushing back against the city's disregard of the deed’s conditions, taking the case to an appeals court.