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Snowflake brings Google Gemini 3 AI models to Cortex
Manufacturing

Snowflake brings Google Gemini 3 AI models to Cortex

Snowflake will run Google's Gemini 3 AI models natively in Cortex, keeping enterprise data in-platform while deepening Google Cloud ties.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Algolia named an IDC Leader for AI search and discovery
Customer Experience

Algolia named an IDC Leader for AI search and discovery

Algolia named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI search as it posts 38.5% growth and climbs to fifth worldwide in knowledge discovery tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Siemens & nVent unveil AI data centre cooling plan
DataCentre infrastructure

Siemens & nVent unveil AI data centre cooling plan

Siemens and nVent launch a joint liquid cooling and power blueprint to speed hyperscale NVIDIA AI data centre buildouts and cut energy use.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
AI expansion triggers global race for power and real estate
Hyperscale

AI expansion triggers global race for power and real estate

AI growth is straining power grids and land as data centre deals soar past USD $10 billion, with the UK emerging as an AI infrastructure hub.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
VAST Data unveils AI-native storage for gigascale inference
Hybrid Cloud

VAST Data unveils AI-native storage for gigascale inference

VAST Data debuts AI-native storage powering Nvidia's context memory platform to keep agentic, gigascale inference fast and predictable.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Snowflake and Anthropic sign USD $200m AI agents deal
Data Analytics

Snowflake and Anthropic sign USD $200m AI agents deal

Snowflake and Anthropic deepen their Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to power regulated, enterprise-ready AI agents worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Jan 2026
Neurair & Hanugra to build 400MW of AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Neurair & Hanugra to build 400MW of AI data centres

Neurair and Hanugra partner to deliver 400MW of AI-optimised, liquid-cooled data centres across Asia-Pacific, with global rollout in view.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2025
Data quality issues - Top causes and consequences
Data Analytics

Data quality issues - Top causes and consequences

Flawed, fragmented data is wasting time, money and AI potential; firms must fix ownership, visibility and tooling to restore trust.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
Vertiv & GreenScale partner on AI-ready data centres
Hyperscale

Vertiv & GreenScale partner on AI-ready data centres

Vertiv wins preferred supplier role for GreenScale's AI-ready, liquid-cooled data centre campuses, supporting nearly 1 GW expansion in Europe.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Adobe partners with Runway to power pro AI video tools
Software-as-a-Service

Adobe partners with Runway to power pro AI video tools

Adobe strikes multi-year deal with Runway to bring its latest Gen-4.5 generative video model and pro AI tools into Firefly and Creative Cloud.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Gartner crowns leaders in key artificial intelligence races
Firewalls

Gartner crowns leaders in key artificial intelligence races

Gartner names Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Palo Alto Networks as frontrunners in nearly 30 fiercely contested AI market “races”.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
APAC enterprises eye sovereign RAG & hyperscale AI in 2026
Data Protection

APAC enterprises eye sovereign RAG & hyperscale AI in 2026

APAC enterprises plan big 2026 AI spend, pivoting from chatbots to sovereign RAG and hyperscale platforms to meet strict data rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Fortinet moves AI data centre security onto NVIDIA DPUs
Firewalls

Fortinet moves AI data centre security onto NVIDIA DPUs

Fortinet embeds its FortiGate firewall on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, offloading AI data centre security from host CPUs to isolated hardware.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
Fortinet, Nvidia embed firewall security in AI fabrics
Firewalls

Fortinet, Nvidia embed firewall security in AI fabrics

Fortinet and Nvidia move firewall and zero-trust controls onto BlueField DPUs, promising low-latency, fabric-level security for AI data centres.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
BluSky AI names Riley Cooney to drive modular AI push
DataCentre infrastructure

BluSky AI names Riley Cooney to drive modular AI push

BluSky AI hires finance leader Riley Cooney as corporate development and strategy chief to accelerate its modular AI data centre expansion.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

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ZincFive raises USD $30m to scale AI data centre power
DataCentre infrastructure

ZincFive raises USD $30m to scale AI data centre power

ZincFive secures USD $30m Series F to ramp nickel-zinc battery output as AI data centre power demand and hyperscaler contracts surge.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
Blue Cloud wins ₹110.08 crores AI data deal
Robotics

Blue Cloud wins ₹110.08 crores AI data deal

Blue Cloud clinches ₹110.08 crores AI data annotation contract from US-based Stratos Forge after high-accuracy pilot success.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025