Pakistani telco Zong, owned by China Mobile, has opened a new cloud-focused data center in Islamabad. The move is a direct part of China’s Digital Silk Road infrastructure push. It signals growing, if still nascent, data center investment in Pakistan.
Oracle’s massive investment in AI infrastructure has turned its free cash flow from a $2 billion deficit to a $10 billion shortfall in just one quarter. Analysts warn this creates structural pressure that will likely lead to higher costs for enterprise customers.
Research firm Omdia predicts data center capital expenditure could reach $1.6 trillion by 2030 in its likeliest scenario. The forecast comes amid growing skepticism from CEOs about the return on investment for the AI compute buildout.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a massive $17.5 billion investment in India’s cloud and AI infrastructure. The plan includes building its largest hyperscale data center region in Hyderabad and training 20 million people in AI skills by 2030.
The explosive growth of data centers, especially for AI, is causing a major power crisis. Grid operators are scrambling as electricity prices soar and reliability is threatened, leading to radical new strategies from utilities and tech giants alike.
IBM is making its biggest acquisition in years, buying data infrastructure firm Confluent for $11 billion. The deal, announced at a 50% premium to Confluent’s recent share price, is a direct play to capture more of the booming AI and real-time data market.
Cloudflare says its global outage on Friday, December 5th, was self-inflicted while trying to patch the critical React2Shell vulnerability. The flaw, disclosed on December 3rd, is already being exploited by Chinese state-backed groups.
OpenAI is reportedly in advanced talks with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for a potential Stargate data center project in India. The discussions also involve plans to co-create agentic AI solutions for business clients.
The massive Stargate data center project in Michigan, backed by OpenAI and Oracle, is facing organized opposition. State representatives are now pushing for a lengthy “contested hearing” over its utility deal, arguing the public needs more scrutiny.
In a historic shift, AWS and Google Cloud announced a joint solution to seamlessly connect their platforms. This collaboration, driven by customer demand for multicloud, is a direct challenge to Microsoft and a death knell for many middleware vendors.
