Tag: Data Centres
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
HCLTech, Dolphin Semiconductor Co-develop Low-Power Chips
HCLTech has announced a new partnership with France-based Dolphin Semiconductor to co-develop a generation of energy-efficient chips tailored for IoT devices, data centre workloads,...
Digital Connexion to Build $11B AI Data Centres in Andhra Pradesh
Digital Connexion has announced a major expansion in India with a plan to invest $11 billion by 2030 to build 1 gigawatt of AI-native...
OpenAI and Foxconn Advance AI Hardware Manufacturing
OpenAI has entered a new collaboration with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) focused on developing the next generation of hardware required for high-performance AI...
TCS Secures $1B TPG Deal for HyperVault AI Data Centres
TCS has brought global private equity firm TPG onboard as a strategic investor in HyperVault, its AI-focused data centre venture, through a landmark $1...
Firmus Raises A$500 Million to Expand Project Southgate AI Infrastructure
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus has secured A$500 million (US$325 million) in fresh funding to accelerate the development of Project Southgate, its large-scale data...
CtrlS and NTPC Green Energy Sign MoU for 2 GW Renewable Power Collaboration
CtrlS Datacenters Ltd, Asia’s largest Rated-4 datacenter operator, has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) — a...
NVIDIA to Invest $1 Billion in Nokia for AI-Driven Network Partnership
In a landmark collaboration that bridges telecommunications and artificial intelligence, NVIDIA has announced a $1 billion equity investment in Nokia, marking the beginning of...
Intel Unveils Crescent Island AI Chip for 2026
Intel has announced its return to the artificial intelligence chip race with the launch of Crescent Island, a new GPU designed for AI data...
Blackstone Plans $5B Data Centre Expansion in Spain
Blackstone has announced plans to invest an additional €4.3 billion (approximately $5 billion) in its ongoing hyperscale data centre project in Aragon, Spain. This...
Meta Secures $29B for AI Data Centre Push
Meta has selected investment firms PIMCO and Blue Owl Capital to spearhead a $29 billion funding deal aimed at expanding its AI-focused data centre...
OpenAI to Build $1B AI Centre in Norway with Aker
OpenAI is expanding its global infrastructure footprint with the launch of its first European AI data centre in Norway. The new facility, part of...
India’s Data Centre Capacity to Triple by 2030
India’s data centre capacity is projected to grow nearly threefold—from 1.1 GW in 2024 to 3 GW by 2030, according to a new report...