Microsoft will invest 10 billion USD in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand AI infrastructure and strengthen cybersecurity cooperation. The investment is the largest by Microsoft in Japan and aims to build AI data centres and strengthen the country's cyberdefence capabilities as part of a broader US-Japan technology partnership. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/microsoft-invest-10-billion-japan-ai-cyber-defence-expansion-2026-04-03/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIInfrastructure #Microsoft

Research has found that data centres create heat islands stretching up to 6 miles, worsening air pollution and increasing heat-related deaths. As tech giants race to build more power-hungry AI facilities, communities are pushing back against the environmental impact. The study highlights growing public opposition to AI infrastructure expansion, challenging plans by Microsoft, Meta and Google to construct new data centres. https://gizmodo.com/data-centers-create-heat-islands-stretching-6-miles-study-finds-2000741676 #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIInfrastructure

A new poll reveals Americans would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their neighbourhood than an AI data centre. The survey shows growing public backlash against data centre energy consumption as tech giants race to build more power-hungry AI facilities. The findings highlight rising community opposition to AI infrastructure expansion, challenging Microsoft's, Meta's and Google's plans to construct new data centres. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/people-would-rather-have-an-amazon-warehouse-in-their-backyard-than-a-data-center/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIInfrastructure #Tech

Axios, the JavaScript HTTP library with 100M+ weekly downloads, was compromised when attackers stole a maintainer's npm token and published malicious versions containing a remote access trojan. The poisoned packages targeted macOS, Windows and Linux, and were live for three hours before removal. The attack bypassed OIDC and SLSA provenance protections that axios had in place, exploiting a legacy token that npm silently preferred over modern authentication. https://venturebeat.com/security/axios-npm-supply-chain-attack-rat-maintainer-token-2026 #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIInfrastructure #VentureBeat

Railway has raised 100M USD to build AI-native cloud infrastructure that charges 50% less than AWS by billing per second. The platform has attracted 2M developers and 31% of Fortune 500 companies. https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/railway-secures-usd100-million-to-challenge-aws-with-ai-native-cloud #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIInfrastructure #Railway

Railway has raised 100M USD in Series B funding to challenge AWS with AI-native cloud infrastructure. The San Francisco-based platform, which has amassed 2M developers without spending on marketing, built its own data centers after abandoning Google Cloud in 2024. The company claims deployments in under one second compared to 2-3 minutes with traditional tools, with 31% of Fortune 500 companies now using the platform. Railway charges roughly 50% less than hyperscalers by billing per second rather than for provisioned capacity. https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/railway-secures-usd100-million-to-challenge-aws-with-ai-native-cloud #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIInfrastructure #Railway

IBM and Arm want to run Arm workloads on IBM Z and LinuxONE systems

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/ibm-arm-workloads-ibm-z-linuxone/

Two new Rowhammer attacks target Nvidia GPUs, allowing hackers to gain full root control of shared cloud machines. GDDRHammer and GeForge exploit GPU memory to bypass security protections and compromise host systems. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/new-rowhammer-attacks-give-complete-control-of-machines-running-nvidia-gpus/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIInfrastructure #NVIDIA