According to VentureBeat, xtype closed 2025 with major momentum, reporting customers achieve 5x faster ServiceNow deployments and 75% less audit prep time. The company also added ServiceNow’s EVP of Customer Excellence to its board, signaling governance is now a top-tier priority.
A massive new data center campus is being proposed outside Detroit. The project, called “Project Cannoli,” could consume a gigawatt of power, but it’s already meeting significant resistance from the local community.
Evocative has secured new debt financing from an undisclosed global investment firm to expand its data center capacity. The funding is aimed at meeting the soaring infrastructure demands driven by artificial intelligence workloads.
OpenAI has hired former UK Chancellor George Osborne to lead its global “Stargate” data center push. This move signals a massive, government-level expansion of AI infrastructure worldwide.
Indian data center operator Henox is making two major infrastructure plays. The company has signed an MoU for a cable landing station in Gujarat and announced a massive 100MW data center project in Tamil Nadu, part of a broader $5.5 billion initiative.
A new report reveals a massive gap between AI platform plans and reality. While 95% of leaders want a sovereign data foundation, only 13% have one. The winners are using hybrid models to slash costs and regain control.
A new whitepaper argues that using annual-average emissions factors is painting a false picture for data centers with flexible loads. The shift to hourly and marginal data could improve accuracy by about 20%, forcing a rethink of clean energy claims.
The AI boom is colliding with an outdated U.S. power grid. According to a Schneider Electric executive, this could lead to a 175-gigawatt capacity shortfall by 2033, equivalent to powering 130 million homes. The solution requires a radical new strategy for speed.
The Australian Digital Transformation Agency is pushing for accelerated cloud adoption across government. The new policy encourages agencies to consider cloud for new initiatives and legacy migration, aiming to enable AI and improve public services. The policy takes effect July 1, 2026.
In a surprising pivot, Boom Supersonic has landed its first customer for its “Superpower” gas turbine—and it’s not an airline. AI data center developer Crusoe has ordered 29 units, totaling 1.21 gigawatts of power. The deal comes as Boom also closed a $300 million Series B funding round.
