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xMems solid-state cooling chips for data centers and Edge devices go into production

South Korean cloud provider Elice goes public on Kosdaq

Company raises $150 million, but share price drops sharply overnight

Blackstone closes latest energy transition fund at $8.7bn, backs several data center focused energy firms

Closed 50 percent higher than the previous fund

How going dual-native means VM/container co-existence and sovereign security in the AI era

SPONSORED FEATURE: Nutanix says running VMs and containers within the same operating environment shouldn’t be a brake on AI ambitions

Former Comcast exec tapped to head biz services at Mediacom

Mediacom has appointed Wolfgang Lewis as SVP and GM of business services. He most recently led Comcast Business's national enterprise field sales organization. #pressrelease

Developer looks to convert hotel basement into data center in Lancashire, UK

Ericsson sees six-fold jump in uplink demand, says not to make 5G mistakes with 6G

Ericsson forecasts surging uplink demand as AI shifts mobile traffic patterns, urging operators to avoid 5G’s costly standalone delays. Its 6G vision hinges on spectrum efficiency, reusable infrastructure, and services…

Qualcomm plans global job cuts after employee reviews

Chipmaker Qualcomm reportedly will cut an undetermined number of jobs following recent annual employee reviews, with impacted staff set to be alerted next month.

DHS bans DeepSeek products across US federal civilian agencies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ordering federal civilian agencies to stop using DeepSeek products and remove them from government systems.

Also: CIO

DCD Studio: The data center workforce challenge with Andy Davis, Data eXec

Seb Moss speaks with Andy Davis of Data eXec on talent acquisition, retention, diversity, and building an inclusive, sustainable culture amid rapid data center industry growth

Singtel and Ericsson renew ties, expand 5G for AI growth

Singtel and Ericsson entered a five-year partnership to scale up Singapore's 5G Advanced capabilities and accelerate the adoption of AI-native networks.

Hackers Use Autonomous AI Agents to Breach Company Websites, Target Over 1,200 Sites

A Chinese-speaking criminal pointed autonomous AI agents at company websites and let them break in with almost no help, and a security researcher watched it happen because the operators left their control panels open on the internet.

PHY Wireless, Ubiik blend location into private LTE, 5G

PHY Wireless and Ubiik teamed up to combine private LTE and 5G connectivity with device-based positioning, offering enterprise and industrial users a 3GPP standards-based alternative to proprietary location systems.

T-Mobile US, Ericsson tout AI beamforming gains

T-Mobile US is testing AI to allocate radio resources on its 5G-Advanced network, with Ericsson trial results showing the biggest gains during peak traffic.

HPE to launch AI straight to the Moon

Mystery silicon and mirrored SSDs set to touch down before year's end

Another data center IPO fizzles as investor appetite wanes

South Korean data center firm Elice's IPO disappointment is the latest sign the AI boom may have peaked.

Also: Data Center Knowledge

The ultimate guide to li-ion BESS fire safety standards

How updated fire safety standards and early off-gas detection can improve lithium-ion battery safety, support compliance and prevent thermal runaway

AOMEI Backupper Compromised in Short-Burst Supply Chain Campaign

Across multiple short compromise windows, users were served a downloader for the ShinyRoad modular backdoor framework.

CJIS v6.1 Compliance: 5 Practical Priorities for Agencies

CJIS v6.1 requires agencies to maintain strong authentication, account security, and audit controls while demonstrating ongoing compliance.

AI architecture remains unsettled as 6G core timeline compresses

Stephen Douglas, head of strategic thought leadership at Keysight Technologies, said during the recent RCR’s 6G Forum that future 6G technology will be standalone from the beginning with its own…

Microsoft Expands Sovereign Cloud Capabilities for AI Adoption in the Middle East

Microsoft announced a major expansion of its Sovereign Cloud capabilities, introducing new tools and services designed to give governments and enterprises greater control over how…

Also: Network World, CIO

Google Cloud says a 'power event' caused today's outage

Fells London zone, taking banks, parcel firm and property sites with it – and recovery is 'tentatively' due by 1300 UTC

Also: Computer Weekly

Ex-OpenAI Worker Accused of Bugging Conference Room Planned to Fly to Saudi Arabia, Prosecutors Say

Abdulrahman Alfozan’s wife and young son also left the country the day after the 35-year-old Saudi national’s arrest.

Orange Egypt Partners With Botim to Enable UAE-to-Egypt Remittances

Orange Egypt has announced a partnership with botim, the UAE’s leading fintech platform, enabling users in the UAE to send international money transfers directly to Orange…