Lumen Technologies has named Jim Fowler as its new chief technology and product officer, replacing Dave Ward. Fowler, who was already on Lumen’s board, faces the tough job of returning the struggling telecom to revenue growth.
A coalition of more than 350 environmental groups from all 50 states is urging Congress to stop new AI data center construction. They warn of skyrocketing electricity costs and unsustainable water use driven by the industry’s explosive growth.
Amazon just revealed its Trainium3 UltraServer racks, and they’re a dead ringer for Nvidia’s GB200 systems. This isn’t an accident. The entire AI infrastructure stack is rapidly standardizing, from the rack shape down to the compute blade layout.
Saudi Arabia’s Humain is making a major move into the US AI infrastructure race. The state-backed venture is partnering with Global AI to deploy in a 32MW, liquid-cooled facility in Endicott, New York, with plans to eventually scale to 100MW. This is the first step in Humain’s decade-long goal to de
WebAssembly is moving from the browser to the server, tackling container pain points like slow cold starts and bloated images. Real-world use in edge AI and secure plugins shows it’s moving beyond hype into production.
Microsoft is raising prices for its business Office productivity suites starting July 1, 2026. The company cites over 1,100 new features, including its AI tool Copilot, as the reason for the increase, which could be as high as 33%.
Netflix is securing a staggering $59 billion bridge loan from major banks to fund its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal values Warner Bros. at over $82 billion in enterprise value. This is one of the largest corporate loans in history.
Microsoft has officially enabled Storage Spaces Direct and traditional SAN storage to coexist within the same Failover Cluster. This is a direct response to customer demand for flexible data migration. The move blends modern hyper-converged infrastructure with legacy investments.
Kroger is making a massive $350 million payment to UK tech firm Ocado after deciding to shut down three automated fulfillment centers. The move signals a major strategic retreat from high-tech warehouses in favor of using stores for online orders.
Cloudflare suffered another service disruption early Friday, impacting a wide swath of the internet. Unlike a major outage a few weeks ago, the company says a fix has already been implemented.
