Abu Dhabi, UAE – October 30, 2025: Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) today released a report highlighting the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption in the energy sector. More than 850 global experts across energy, technology, AI, academia and finance – including leaders from OpenAI, TotalEnergies and the International Energy Agency […]
News Bytes 20251006: Big Cloud Balances BYO vs Merchant AI Chips, Surprise Players in AI Infrastructure Market
October 7, 2025 by
Good October day to you! HPC-AI, the industry that never sleeps, has served up its usual stew of news of late, here’s a fast (8:38) review of recent developments ….
HPC News Bytes 20250929: ‘World Models’ Next Big AI Thing?, ‘Central Park-Sized’ Data Centers, Silicon Cooling Advancement, How to Tame a 6K+ Qubit Array
September 29, 2025 by
Good late-September morning to you! The HPC-AI world last week barreled ahead at breakneck ….
Microsoft Standing up $3.3B ‘Most Powerful’ AI Data Center in Wisconsin with $4B Facility to Follow
September 19, 2025 by
In its not-so-modest opinion, Microsoft calls it the world’s most powerful AI data center. In a blog post from vice chair and president Brad Smith, he calls it ….
Univ. of Maryland to Host Microsoft Quantum Research Center
September 17, 2025 by
COLLEGE PARK, MD, Sept. 17, 2026 — The University of Maryland (UMD) will soon be home to a major new Microsoft quantum research lab, further strengthening the university’s position as a global leader in quantum science, innovation and commercialization. Gov. Wes Moore announced the project while addressing hundreds gathered for the Quantum World Congress (QWC), a global event […]
HPC News Bytes 20250630: The GPU-ASICs War – Chips from Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Why Engineering Projects Get Delayed
June 30, 2025 by
A happy Fourth of July week to you! There’s been much movement lately by the Big Tech companies developing their own AI chips, a.k.a., ASICs, this includes Meta, Microsoft and Google, to name three. In this episode ….
Report: $15B OpenAI Data Center in Texas Will House up to 400,000 Blackwells
May 21, 2025 by
Amid reports of hundreds of billions in AI data center investments in the Middle East, development of AI factories in the U.S. continues apace. The Wall Street Journal reported today that OpenAI has secured more ….
HPC News Bytes 20250210: Big AI CAPEX Binge, More Data Center SMRs, Euro-Origin Quantum, Softbank Eyes Ampere
February 10, 2025 by
Good post-Super Bowl morning to you! The past week was somewhat calm relative to the riotous preceding period in the world of HPC-AI, but still, important developments emerged. Here’s a fast (5:52) overview ….
HPC News Bytes 20250106: ‘Beyond’ EUV Lithography, China Chip Sanction Workaround, Microsoft’s $80B AI Build-Out, TSMC 2nm in 2025
January 6, 2025 by
Here’s a rapid (5:54) rundown of recent news from the HPC-AI sector, including: DOE and LLNL lead effort to go ‘beyond’ EUV lithography, report: ByteDance pursues chip trade sanction workaround, Microsoft’s $80B AI ….
Dell Expands AI Factory in Collaboration with Microsoft
November 19, 2024 by
Round Rock, TEXAS – November 19, 2024 — Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) introduced AI offerings designed to help Dell and Microsoft customers simplify AI adoption, speed deployment and power demanding workloads in multicloud environments. Data protection, cyber resiliency and security advancements help joint customers strengthen their cybersecurity posture. “Organizations modernizing their IT strategies to support emerging […]
