Governor Sherrill Proposes Statewide Controls on AI Data Center Growth
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill unveiled a proposal that would make large AI‑focused data centers finance the power generation and grid upgrades needed for their operations. The plan also mandates semi‑annual disclosure of electricity and water use, statewide community‑benefit agreements, and local‑labor hiring with prevailing wages. Environmental groups have welcomed the transparency measures but argue the proposal falls short of a moratorium, while industry groups support the balanced regulatory approach. The initiative reflects a growing national debate over the energy and community impacts of AI data center expansion.
Humanix Applies Conversational AI To Thwart Social Engineering Attacks Aimed at Helpdesks
Humanix unveiled a conversational AI layer that watches voice, chat, email and ticket interactions to spot deviations from standard IT support workflows. The system flags potential social‑engineering attacks on help desks before credentials are handed over. CEO Keith Stewart cited...
Broadcom Rolls Out Wi-Fi 8 and 50G Networking Gear Ahead of Standards Approval
Broadcom unveiled a 50‑gigabit passive optical networking (PON) system‑on‑chip, the BCM68850, that embeds a neural processing unit for edge‑AI workloads, alongside three Wi‑Fi 8 router chips and a fixed‑wireless platform co‑developed with Samsung. The chips arrive years before the IEEE 802.11bn...
Futurum Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire ETR Parent Aptiviti
Futurum Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aptiviti, the parent of Enterprise Technology Research (ETR), with the deal expected to close this quarter. The acquisition will merge Futurum’s analyst‑driven intelligence platform with ETR’s Technology Spending Intentions Survey, which...
Intel Charges Ahead With New Process Nodes
Intel has moved its 18A (1.8 nm) process into full-volume production and is already advancing its 14A node, with a version 0.5 process design kit (PDK) released and a version 0.9 slated for October. CEO Lip‑Bu Tan announced a long‑term roadmap that includes...
Servers Don’t Fail Randomly: The Structural Causes Behind Large Scale Hardware Incidents
Server outages in modern data centers are rarely random; they stem from structural flaws introduced during design, firmware configuration, or pre‑production validation. As platforms become denser and firmware‑driven, reliability hinges on interactions among power delivery, PCIe fabrics, and management controllers...
TSMC Lays Out ‘Three-Layer Cake’ Vision for AI Chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company unveiled a "three‑layer cake" roadmap that fuses its 2nm N2 compute node, advanced 3D CoWoS packaging, and the Compact Universal Photonic Engine (COUPE) for high‑speed optical links. The strategy was announced at TSMC’s 2026 Technology Symposium...
5 IT Funding Deals to Watch
SoftBank has poured over $450 million into Graphcore, deepening its strategic stake in the AI‑chip maker less than two years after acquisition. Meanwhile, investors are backing unconventional compute locations: Cowboy Space secured $275 million to build orbital AI data centers, and Panthalassa...
Beyond IT: A Three-Stage Framework for Turning Data Governance Into Board-Level Strategy
Boards are now required to oversee data governance as a core component of operational resilience, driven by regulations such as the EU NIS2 Directive and DORA. The article proposes a three‑stage framework that first translates cyber risk into business language,...
Scality Adds AI Agents to Manage Object Storage Systems
Scality unveiled Guardian, an AI‑agent engine embedded in its Autonomous Data Infrastructure (ADI) platform, to automate object‑storage tasks such as data rebalancing, system scaling and version upgrades. The solution adds a Model Context Protocol server that lets third‑party AI agents...
Customers Offer to Buy Manufacturing Equipment for Memory Makers
Customers of SK Hynix are proposing to finance the purchase of advanced ASML EUV lithography equipment or dedicated memory production lines to secure supply amid a system memory shortage. Hynix is evaluating the offers but worries about becoming beholden to...
Red Hat Embraces MCP to Enable AI Agents to Automate IT Operations
Red Hat is previewing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers embedded in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), the Satellite management framework, and the Lightspeed automation platform, allowing AI agents to invoke these services via natural‑language workflows. The company also announced container‑based...
Intel to Make Apple Chips: Report
Apple and Intel have reached a preliminary deal for Intel to manufacture certain Apple processors, including chips for the upcoming MacBook Neo and possibly entry‑level M‑series SoCs. Apple is looking to diversify its supply chain as TSMC faces capacity constraints...
5 IT Funding Deals to Watch
This week’s funding roundup highlights a rebuild of the enterprise compute stack from silicon to control plane. Quantum Motion secured $160 million to mass‑produce silicon‑based qubits using standard CMOS fabs, while Deepinfra raised $107 million for a dedicated inference cloud optimized for...
Oracle Reworks AI Data Center Power Amid New Mexico Backlash
Oracle has abandoned its planned natural‑gas turbine plant for the Project Jupiter AI data‑center campus in New Mexico, replacing it with on‑site fuel‑cell generation from Bloom Energy. The new microgrid will produce roughly 2.5‑2.8 GW, ranking among the largest fuel‑cell deployments...