Cities and towns are moving from selling land to becoming long-term partners in data center projects. Joint ventures let municipalities share profits for decades rather than taking one-time payments. This model represents a fundamental shift in how digital infrastructure gets built.
Amazon Web Services reportedly built an entire external cabinet just for its custom network cards to work with Nvidia’s Blackwell systems. The workaround raises questions about whether hyperscalers’ obsession with proprietary hardware has gone too far.
Cloudflare’s global outage on Tuesday morning caused widespread disruptions across major platforms including ChatGPT, Spotify, and Uber. This marks the third major internet infrastructure failure in 2025 alone. The company’s CTO issued a public apology calling the incident “unacceptable.”
AWS has made its Kiro coding agent generally available with new features including property-based testing and CLI capabilities. The platform aims to differentiate itself through structured development and behavioral adherence. Startups get one year of free Kiro Pro+ credits in most countries.
Samsung is implementing aggressive 60% price increases on memory contracts, following earlier 30% hikes from both Samsung and SK Hynix. The surge is driven by AI server demand consuming production capacity, with SK Hynix reporting its memory capacity is “essentially sold out” for 2026. Enterprises f
Two African technology companies just secured prestigious European energy efficiency certifications. This marks a significant step for the continent’s digital infrastructure meeting international sustainability standards.
Chevron is building its first natural gas-fired power plant specifically for data centers in West Texas. The 5GW facility could be operational by 2027 and represents a strategic pivot for traditional energy companies. They’re not alone – Exxon is making similar moves into the data center power marke
Kubernetes is getting serious about AI with a new conformance program and major platform upgrades. The changes aim to make AI workloads more portable and reliable across different Kubernetes environments. These updates come as 58% of organizations already run AI workloads on Kubernetes.
Oracle’s aggressive pivot to AI has Wall Street seriously worried. The company is betting hundreds of billions on data centers for OpenAI, sending its stock plunging 30% in a month and debt soaring to alarming levels.
Kubernetes is officially retiring the popular Ingress NGINX controller in March 2026. The project has struggled with security vulnerabilities and insufficient maintainer support, forcing the community to move on.
