China’s AI and EV boom drives record power demand, widening energy gap with US
China’s total electricity consumption hit a record high of 10.4 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2025, more than double…
DeepSeek stays mum on next AI model release as technical papers show frontier innovation
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek continues to keep the world guessing on when its next major release –…
The solution to tackling the climate crisis? We need everything – The Irish Times
Having worked on the climate newsbeat for almost a decade, it was easy to notice a recurring trend.…
Analysis-Qatar bets on cheap power to catch up in Gulf AI race
By Utkarsh Shetti and Federico Maccioni DUBAI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Qatar is banking on its abundant, low-cost…
Exposed ducts and server rooms feature at Beijing data centre by LLLAB
A steel grid wrapped in LED netting cloaks the metal ductwork of Spark 716, an AI data centre…
Memory chip prices surge amid strong demand from the AI sector: analysts
The steep rise in memory chip prices is expected to continue on the back of heightened demand from…
Foxconn can make 1,000 AI racks a week, to increase next year, chairman says
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Foxconn Chairman Young Liu said on Friday the company now had the capability…
Australian AI company Firmus to raise $325 million to accelerate AI infrastructure rollout
(Reuters) -Australia’s Firmus announced on Friday an equity raise of A$500 million (​$324.90 million) as the artificial intelligence…
The AI Energy Crisis: A $3 trillion gamble on computing’s future
Open any newspaper and you will find at least a few articles on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Everyone wants…
DE-CIX announces new internet exchange in Rio de Janeiro
Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX, which provides interconnection services in approximately 60 locations across Europe, Africa, North and…
how the AI boom is stoking prices of less trendy memory
By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang and Wen-Yee Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -The global rush by chipmakers to produce AI…
Google AI hub is a turning point, not a trophy
Will Google’s centre in Visakhapatnam be a survivor? Nobody knows. But even if it fails, it will leave…