The Department of Energy has signed agreements with 24 major tech organizations for its Genesis Mission, a Trump-era AI initiative for scientific discovery. The list includes AI developers, cloud giants, and chipmakers, though the deals are non-binding MOUs for now.
Element Critical has formed a new investment platform with a heavyweight group of backers to fuel expansion. The move highlights the intense capital flowing into digital infrastructure, especially in key markets like Texas.
Airbus is launching a massive tender to move its most sensitive apps to a European sovereign cloud. The contract is worth over €50 million and could last a decade. Yet, executives give it only an 80% chance of finding a suitable provider.
The world of Infrastructure as Code is undergoing a radical transformation. Driven by the demands of AI infrastructure, new tools are introducing AI agents, stateless management, and a fundamental rethinking of how we automate the cloud.
The shift from rule-based workflows to autonomous, reasoning agents is the next major evolution in system design. These agentic systems promise context-aware, self-improving software that can coordinate complex tasks. But building them requires a whole new set of architectural principles.
A new report from DCD details the intense pressures facing the global data center industry. The demands of AI, coupled with power shortages and supply chain issues, are forcing a complete rethink of how these critical facilities are built and powered.
Amazon is negotiating a massive $10 billion investment in OpenAI, which would push the AI firm’s valuation over $500 billion. The deal would require OpenAI to use Amazon’s Trainium chips and more AWS cloud capacity, on top of a pre-existing $38 billion commitment.
Microsoft is ending support for legacy mobile email apps that use old versions of Exchange ActiveSync. The change takes effect March 1, 2026, and targets versions older than EAS 16.1, which launched in 2016. Most users on modern apps like Outlook Mobile won’t be affected.
Google has secured its clean energy future in Malaysia with two new Power Purchase Agreements. The deals with TotalEnergies and Shizen Energy will supply solar power for its first data center in the country, a $2 billion project.
Amazon is laying off 370 employees at its European headquarters in Luxembourg, which is about 8.5% of the local workforce. The cuts, negotiated down from an initial plan of 470, primarily affect software developers as the company deepens its AI focus.
