Nvidia's Vera Rubin Platform Redefines Data Centre Economics

Nvidia's new Vera Rubin platform integrates seven chips into unified 60-exaflop data centre systems, promising tenfold cost reductions for AI inference workloads and reshaping infrastructure economics.

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Nvidia's Space Gamble: Why Orbital Data Centres May Still Be Science Fiction

Nvidia announces Vera Rubin for orbital AI but experts warn engineering and economic hurdles may make space data centres unfeasible for years.

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Frore hits $1.64B as heat becomes the AI infrastructure crisis

Frore Systems raised $143M at $1.64B valuation. Heat is now the primary constraint on AI performance, making thermal technology critical infrastructure.

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Iran targets big tech and AI with strikes on data centres

Iran struck three data centres in the Middle East, and has signalled that technology infrastructure will continue to be in the firing line.

The datacenter paradox: what Americans think versus what's real

Pew survey reveals Americans are sceptical of datacenters, but the real issue is how subsidies mask broken promises on jobs and returns.

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May 2025, POTUS DTrump toured #Saudi #Arabia, #Qatar, and the #UAE announcing more than $2.8 trillion in investment pledges. - a $700 billion AI data centre in #AbuDhabi, to be built in partnership with #OpenAi #NVIDIA #Oracle and #Cisco
October 2025, Australia’s #AirTrunk announced a $4.2 billion deal to build a data centre nearby
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/iran-war-ai-technology-data-centres/106443004

#Ai #Capitalism #datacentres #Iran #Militaryindustrialcomplex #surveillance

Iran targets big tech and AI with strikes on data centres

Iran struck three data centres in the Middle East, and has signalled that technology infrastructure will continue to be in the firing line.

Aisha Down: UK’s multibillion #AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’. Rented #datacentres and ‘supercomputer’ site that’s still a scaffolding yard raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’

#UK #Starmer #economy
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/09/revealed-uks-multibillion-ai-drive-is-built-on-phantom-investments

Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’

Exclusive: Rented datacentres and unrealised supercomputer site raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’

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Cortical Labs. Australia.
Two biological data centres: Melbourne (120 CL1 units) and Singapore with the National University (up to 1,000 units).
Their flagship chip, the CL1, uses human neuron cells wired to microelectrode arrays. Earlier this month it learned to play Doom in one week.
The goal: cloud-based brain computing services.
Now someone is building data centres from brain cells.
Silicon is hitting its limits. Evolution might be next.
#AI #BioComputing #Tech #DataCentres #Neuroscience
A #Pew Research Centre survey reveals mixed public opinion on #datacentres. While a majority recognise their #economicbenefits, concerns are higher regarding #environmentalimpact, home #energycosts, and #qualityoflife for nearby residents. Democrats and younger adults express more negative views. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/12/how-americans-view-data-centers-impact-in-key-areas-from-the-environment-to-jobs/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
How Americans view data centers’ impact in key areas, from the environment to jobs

A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ impact…

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Silicon Titans Align on Optical Future for AI Infrastructure

AMD, Broadcom, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI form consortium to replace copper with optical interconnects in AI data centres, scaling to 3.2 Tb/s.

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