Google has launched its AI Plus subscription in the US for $8 a month, bundling advanced Gemini access with creative video tools and cloud storage. The plan is automatically added for existing Google One Premium users, signaling a major push to mainstream paid AI.
TikTok is scrambling to fix widespread service problems in the US caused by a power outage at a data center. The timing is awkward, coming just days after the app finalized its deal to spin off its US operations.
Italian fiber and data center operator Retelit is in early talks to sell its portfolio of 38 data centers for around €700 million ($830 million). The move, reported by Bloomberg, comes as its private equity owner, Asterion Industrial Partners, continues to reshape its infrastructure assets.
Nvidia is making another massive investment in AI cloud company CoreWeave, this time for $2 billion. The two plan to build “AI factories” together, but the deal highlights the increasingly circular nature of the AI boom.
A massive winter storm is pushing Texas’s power grid to its limits, prompting a federal emergency order. The directive allows the state’s grid operator to tap backup generation from data centers and other large facilities to prevent outages.
Lenovo has teamed up with Nvidia to launch a new “AI Cloud Gigafactory” offering. It combines Nvidia’s latest Blackwell Ultra and future Rubin GPUs with Lenovo’s liquid-cooled hardware and global services. The goal is to help cloud providers deploy gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure in record time.
The University of Southern Denmark is teaming up with Danfoss and HPE to build a new AI supercomputer. It will use 128 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs and aims to be a model for sustainable computing by reusing waste heat.
Microsoft is putting its foot down on admin security. Starting February 9, 2026, any administrator without multi-factor authentication enabled will be locked out of key Microsoft 365 admin portals. This follows a similar move for the Azure Portal.
A joint venture between Singapore’s Lum Chang and Malaysia’s Tien Wah Press Holdings has agreed to build a data center for operator MyTelehaus. The facility will cover 1.61 acres in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Financial details and capacity were not disclosed.
The cloud computing landscape is being reshaped by a new wave of startups focused on AI infrastructure and security. With IT spending forecast to grow nearly 10% in 2026, these companies are poised to capitalize on the demand for delivering AI quickly and at scale.
