Meta Platforms is said to partner Sify for 500 MW AI data centre in Visakhapatnam| Business News

Meta Platforms Inc. is said to partner Nasdaq-listed and India-focused Sify Technologies Ltd. to set up a 500 MW data centre in Visakhapatnam, as global technology firms descend on the east-coast city to tap into India’s insatiable appetite for AI compute. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms will also land its ambitious subsea cable project ‘Waterworth’ at […]

AMD, Cisco, Saudi Arabia’s Humain launch AI JV, land first major customer| Business News

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Saudi Arabia’s AI startup Humain are forming a joint venture to build data centres in the Middle East and have landed their first customer. For the initial buildout of 100 MW, Cisco will provide networking equipment and other infrastructure and AMD will provide its MI450 AI chips. […]

Google wants to build AI data centres in space, powered by the sun| Business News

Google has launched a new research moonshot, called ‘Project Suncatcher’, to build AI data centres in space powered by the sun. Google, in partnership with satellite maker Planet Labs, plans to launch two prototype satellites by early 2027 to test the harware in orbit. (AI Image) The idea is to build a constellation of solar-powered […]

Qualcomm share price soars after taking aim at Nvidia with new AI chips| Business News

Qualcomm Inc. has kicked off its biggest share-price rally since 2019 after unveiling chips and computers for the lucrative AI data centre market, aiming to challenge Nvidia Corp. in the fastest-growing part of the industry. Under CEO Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm is getting into AI chips to diversify away from its dependence on smartphones—which isn’t as […]

Google partners Adani, Airtel to build India’s largest AI data centre in Vizag| Business News

Adani Enterprises Ltd., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Bharti Airtel Ltd. have come together to build India’s largest AI data centre in Visakhapatnam, as part of the Gemini creator’s $15-billion push into India’s AI landscape. Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani. (Bloomberg) Adani ConneX, the data-centre joint venture of Adani Group and US-based Edge ConneX, along with […]