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Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AI Data Center Expansion in Texas Threatens to Erase Decades of Air Quality Gains

A recent report warns that the massive energy demand for new data centers in Texas could lead to a sharp rise in carbon emissions and air pollutants, returning pollution levels to where they were two decades ago.

2026-10-21

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Tech Alliance Launches "Raplase RCA" Service to Run Custom AI via Refurbished GPU Servers

Xtreme-D, TES-AMM JAPAN, and Cornelis Networks have announced the launch of the "Raplase RCA" infrastructure service, enabling companies to build private AI environments using refurbished GPU servers starting from a single processor with a flexible subscription.

2026-10-21

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

GitHub rebuilds Git infrastructure to handle massive surge in AI agent traffic

GitHub has unveiled radical architectural changes to its storage and synchronization system to support the massive increase in AI agent-driven development operations, including migrating repositories to Azure, implementing a per-reference consensus system, and decoupling storage from compute.

2026-10-21

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Nvidia Unveils DSX POD Design to Ship Turnkey AI Data Centers

Nvidia has announced a new reference design named DSX POD, allowing partners to build fully equipped containers with GPUs and liquid cooling, reducing data center deployment time from months to just 14 days.

2026-10-21

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Microsoft expands "Sovereign Cloud" capabilities to enhance workload and AI control

Microsoft announced a new set of capabilities and features within its Microsoft Sovereign Cloud platform to provide higher levels of control, transparency, and flexibility for government entities and sensitive sectors across public, private, and local cloud environments.

2026-10-20

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Reliance on Fossil Fuels Accelerates in the United States to Power AI Data Centers

The U.S. energy sector is witnessing a shift toward fossil fuel projects with government support and increasing data center capacity, coinciding with a slowdown in renewable energy growth.

2026-10-19

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Key Amazon Cloud Updates: Lambda Web Functions and S3 Integration with Vercel

Amazon Web Services reviewed its most prominent weekly releases, including running HTTP servers directly via Lambda without adapters, and providing S3 storage services within the Vercel platform.

2026-10-19

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Ankara Temelli Data Center to Boost Cloud Computing and AI Infrastructure

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Ankara Temelli Data Center project was held in cooperation between Rönesans Holding and Digital Realty, marking a strategic step to support Turkey's cloud computing and artificial intelligence sector with large-scale investments.

2026-10-19

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Amazon Invests in 1-Gigawatt Nuclear Power Project to Power Data Centers and Indiana Grid

Amazon has signed an agreement with X-energy and American Electric Power to finance and build mini nuclear reactors in Indiana to generate 960 megawatts of clean energy.

2026-10-19

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Vercel Launches Daemons to Run Permanent Background Workers and Expands Storage Services for AI Customers

Vercel has added Daemons, a service for continuously running background workers that process tasks pulled from queues and databases, along with general availability for Python support and the Drives persistent storage service. The move expands what can run on the platform from front ends and on-demand functions to long-running background workloads and container-based services.

2026-10-15

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Drone Attacks Disrupt Yandex Data Centers and Confound Internet Services in Russia

Drone attacks on three Yandex data centers disrupted cloud services, payment platforms, and digital applications, and later also hit a data center belonging to Sber. The disruptions reveal the extent to which multiple companies rely on concentrated infrastructure and prompt Moscow and data center operators to consider new protection measures.

2026-10-15

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Cloudflare Introduces MySQL Support in Hyperdrive After Fixing a Rare Caching Bug

Cloudflare announced the general availability of MySQL support in Hyperdrive, a database connection pooling service for the Workers platform, after fixing a protocol bug that caused empty responses or hangs in approximately 0.001% of cached requests.

2026-10-14

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Amazon S3 Arrives on Marketplace and v0 from Vercel to Support Storage, Analytics, and AI Applications

Amazon S3, including S3 Tables and S3 Vectors, is now available directly through Vercel Marketplace and v0, enabling developers to create storage resources and connect them to their applications without manually configuring static access keys. The integration covers general-purpose storage, Apache Iceberg analytics, and vector search for AI applications.

2026-10-14

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Topgolf Cuts Virtual Infrastructure Costs by More Than $11.3 Million After Leaving VMware

Topgolf migrated approximately 12,000 virtual machines from VMware to VergeOS and replaced 650 VxRail hosts with approximately 400 Dell PowerEdge servers after anticipating a 400% increase in VMware costs. The company says the process reduced software costs by 77% and generated total savings exceeding $11.3 million.

2026-10-13

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AWS Showcases Prime Day Figures and Introduces Updates for AI and Cloud Security

AWS revealed major operational metrics from Prime Day 2026, including DynamoDB processing more than 59 trillion requests. It also announced the availability of Claude Haiku 5.5 and Amazon Nova 2.5 Sonic, along with updates for database protection, Lambda functions, and Redshift.

2026-10-13

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Running GPUs on Kubernetes Requires Building the Observability and Billing System from Scratch

An analysis by The New Stack reveals that managing shared graphics processing units on Kubernetes does not provide the same level of visibility available for CPUs and memory, leaving platform teams to build measurement, cost-allocation, and control systems themselves. The problem is compounded by the fact that the GPU is the most expensive resource on the bill, while the accuracy of assigning compute consumption among workloads remains limited.

2026-10-12

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AWS Launches Lambda Web Functions to Run HTTP Applications Directly on Serverless Infrastructure

AWS announced Lambda Web Functions, a new execution model that enables the deployment of conventional HTTP servers built with frameworks such as Express and Next.js on Lambda without converting them into event handlers. The service supports synchronous execution, cross-Region distribution, and pricing based on processor usage time, with initial availability in five AWS Regions.

2026-10-12

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Cloudflare Enables SQL Processing of Logpush Logs Before Export

Cloudflare has added the Transformers feature to Logpush, enabling logs to be filtered, sensitive data to be redacted, and fields to be reshaped using SQL before they are sent to SIEM systems, analytics platforms, and storage. The feature is based on Apache DataFusion and Apache Arrow and is available on all Cloudflare plans, from Free to Enterprise.

2026-10-12