Hyperscalers continue to invest astronomical amounts in data infrastructure for AI workloads, even as they concede that the massive projects may not pan out as planned.
Oracle, for instance, detailed in its latest 10-K report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) all of the ways that these investments could be adversely impacted, potentially making the projects more expensive and…
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CIOs and CISOs have many strategic and operational fears when it comes to unleashing fully-autonomous agents on tasks and hoping that everything works out. Will the agent start to delete critical files? Will the agent go off on a mission tangent and generate a massive token bill for the team when they return the next morning? Will it be tricked by a state actor and engage in malicious…
In the space of one week, OpenAI has pulled out of two European Stargate data center deals, one in the UK and the second in Norway. Observers attribute the move to the company taking a more disciplined approach to its massive expenses, with OpenAI executives trying to make their books look better in a common move among companies preparing to go public with an imminent IPO.
In Norway, OpenAI had…
In the space of one week, OpenAI has pulled out of two European Stargate data center deals, one in the UK and the second in Norway. Observers attribute the move to the company taking a more disciplined approach to its massive expenses, with OpenAI executives trying to make their books look better in a common move among companies preparing to go public with an imminent IPO.
In Norway, OpenAI had…
Findings of a new study conducted by a group of academics from around the globe have revealed that land surface temperature (LST) increases by 2°C (3.6°F) on average after the start of operations of an AI data center, an effect detectable up to an estimated 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) away.
The study, _The data heat island effect: quantifying the impact of AI data centers in a warming world_ , was…
It’s for real this time: After nearly 20 years, there will soon be no more Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Microsoft Exchange Online.
The API will be disabled by default on October 1, 2026, and will be completely shut down on April 1, 2027, with “no exceptions.” Organizations must have switched to Microsoft Graph by then. However, admins can give themselves a little more wiggle room if they…