The explosive growth of AI data centers is colliding with a slow-moving power grid. According to an expert with over 100 patents, the industry’s key assumption about data centers as flexible grid resources is dangerously wrong, risking underbuilt infrastructure and ceding ground to China.
For a decade, hyper-converged infrastructure ruled the data center. But the unique, massive demands of AI workloads are breaking that model. The future is looking disaggregated, flexible, and far more efficient.
New data reveals a wild month for live TV streaming. While YouTube TV’s cancellation rate hit 6.9% during the Disney blackout, every major competitor saw similar spikes. But sign-ups also soared to yearly highs, painting a chaotic picture.
Clearwater Analytics, a cloud-based investment management platform, has agreed to be acquired by a private equity consortium. The deal values the fintech at a staggering $8.4 billion and will see it delist from public markets.
Microsoft is buying over 28,500 tons of carbon removal credits from Brazilian startup InPlanet. The deal uses enhanced rock weathering, where crushed silicate rock is spread on farms to pull CO2 from the air.
Alternative investment giant Ares Management is making a major move into the US data center market. Its Ada Infrastructure platform just acquired a huge 314-acre site in Virginia for a new campus and bought two fully leased facilities nearby.
A 1970s-era newspaper office in Hamilton could get a very 21st-century makeover. McMaster University is considering a proposal to transform the building into a sustainable AI data center and innovation hub.
Google is finally streamlining the messy process of moving from the old Nest app to Google Home. A new one-tap transfer feature is rolling out, but only to users in the Public Preview program for now.
Organizations are slashing networking costs by up to 50% using open-source software like SONiC on commodity hardware. Foundations like the Linux Foundation Networking (LFN) and CNCF are hosting critical projects that deliver AI and 5G capabilities faster than traditional vendors.
Broadcom’s financials are soaring, with infrastructure software sales including VMware jumping 39% to $6.9B last quarter. But 2025 also saw a startling brain drain, as key leaders from sales presidents to VMware’s research co-founder left for competitors.
