AI
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Nokia has partnered with Lenovo to offer data centre solutions designed to meet increasing demand for AI workloads.
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Oriole Networks, a startup developing photonic networking technologies, has secured $22 million in funding to address the growing data centre demands driven by AI workloads.
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Lightmatter, a startup developing computing hardware that uses light instead of electricity has raised $400 million with its valuation soaring to $4.4 billion.
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Stramski speaks to Capacity on the need for Europe to catch up on data centre technology
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Fabless semiconductor firm Xsight Labs has completed the design of its new E1 chip, designed to accelerate networking functions in data centre and cloud environments.
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Fujitsu has unveiled an AI-powered tool designed to enhance mobile communications by reducing quality degradation in 5G wireless networks.
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In its largest investment in Italy, Microsoft has unveiled a €4.3 billion initiative to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure and train over one million Italians by 2025.
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ChatGPT creator OpenAI has finally closed its long-awaited funding round, raising $6.6 billion in what is the largest venture capital round in history to continue its efforts in developing next-generation AI models.
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Ooredoo Qatar has partnered with Schneider Electric to collaborate on digital transformation projects.
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Customer engagement platform Twillo has partnered with OpenAI to integrate its new Realtime API into the Twilio platform.
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Equinix has signed a joint venture agreement with Singapore’s GIC and Canada’s Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to raise more than $15 billion in capital.
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Samsung Electronics has partnered with NTT Docomo, Japan’s largest mobile operator, to jointly research next-generation AI-enabled communications technologies.
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Google is continuing its global infrastructure expansion as it plans to launch its first data centre in Thailand.
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The US Commerce Department has updated export rules that would ease chipmakers to shipping data centre hardware to trusted end users.
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Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has reportedly agreed to invest $500 million in OpenAI while Apple has decided to drop out of backing the AI startup.
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The US government will provide $8.5 billion in funding to Intel by the end of the year, providing crucial support to the embattled semiconductor giant.
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Microsoft has struck a multibillion-dollar partnership with KT Corporation to invest in joint AI projects aimed at accelerating digital transformation in Korea.
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After much anticipation, OpenAI recently lifted the veil on ‘Project Strawberry’ unveiling o1 – an AI model designed to “think” before responding.