New modular data centre design aims to keep pace with AI’s growing power demands
A new prefabricated data centre platform has been launched to address one of the most pressing challenges in the age of artificial intelligence – how to deploy high-density computing capacity quickly, efficiently, and at scale. Vertiv’s OneCore system, unveiled yesterday, combines power, thermal, and IT infrastructure into a single factory-assembled unit designed to reduce the […]
Rising AI salaries and infrastructure costs threaten returns
UK businesses are increasing their spending on artificial intelligence at an unprecedented rate, but escalating salaries for scarce talent and uncertainty over returns are prompting concerns about the sustainability of that investment. A new survey suggests AI budgets will grow by 36 per cent this year, with average annual spending now exceeding $1 million. Yet […]
AI training partnership aims to close skills gap for small businesses
A new collaboration between Google Digital Garage and technology consultancy AND Digital is targeting one of the most urgent challenges for small and medium-sized businesses – keeping pace with rapid advances in artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. The partnership has produced eight trainer-led courses designed to equip business owners and employees with practical skills […]
Pennsylvania site set to become major hub for AI computing
A former energy site in Pennsylvania is set to be transformed into a major high-performance computing campus, with a focus on artificial intelligence workloads, following a partnership between infrastructure company Bitfarms and data centre developer T5 Data Centers. The Panther Creek site, owned by Bitfarms, will undergo pre-construction planning and design work led by T5, […]
AI security moves into the coding workflow
The latest upgrades to an AI-powered application security assistant aim to address one of the most pressing challenges in modern software development, keeping pace with the security risks posed by both human- and AI-generated code. Announced at Black Hat 2025 in Las Vegas, Black Duck Assist now operates directly within developer environments via the company’s […]
Businesses face growing AI risks from unreliable external data
New research suggests that nearly half of companies are struggling to verify the origins of external data, raising concerns over how it is used in AI and automation. A study of 1,000 decision-makers by data collection company Decodo found that 43 per cent of businesses had encountered external data with unclear or unverifiable origins. Other […]