AI and Ethics: are we sacrificing morality for progress?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing at a breathtaking pace. Back in 2018, companies allocated just 5% of their digital budgets to AI. Fast forward to 2023, and that figure has…
Digital Korea receives AI boost with Microsoft and KT multibillion dollar partnership
The world’s most connected nation, South Korea is leaping into artificial intelligence with a partnership between one of its leading telecommunications companies, KT Corporation, and global software company, Microsoft. The…
Equinix taps $15b Canadian pension funds to build 1.5GW AI and cloud data centers
Equinix, a leading data center company, has announced a joint venture (JV) with GIC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to raise over $15 billion, aimed at expanding its xScale® data…
Microsoft’s bold Move: testing green hydrogen at Dublin data center
Microsoft is leading the charge in sustainable energy innovation with its latest hydrogen fuel cell pilot at its Dublin data center. Partnering with ESB, an hydrogen provider, Microsoft is trialing…
OpenAI advocates for massive data centers to propel AI development
OpenAI is urging the Biden administration to support the establishment of large-scale data centers, with as much as 5-gigawatts (GW), capable of consuming as much power as entire cities, emphasizing…
Meta’s Llama 3.1 405B excites digital infrastructure experts as a game changer
Bill Kleyman, CEO of Apolo, has lauded the newly released Llama 3.1 405 billion parameter model as a groundbreaking development in artificial intelligence. Apolo's team of expert data scientists has…
Startup pioneering energy-saving computing chip, raises $4 million in seed round
Reversible computing startup Vaire Computing has raised $4 million in a seed round, bringing its total raised to $4.5 million. The seed round was led by 7percent Ventures and Heyzap…
Chinese companies exploit US sanction with Nvidia chips – report
Despite the U.S.-China technology war splintering the global landscape for network equipment, semiconductors, and the internet, and the restriction of U.S. chip companies, including AMD and Nvidia, from selling their…
Africa can provide an alternative to big cloud providers, says Bill Kleyman
Africa can provide an alternative to big cloud providers, says Bill Kleyman He’s not Superman, but he comes close. Meet Bill Kleyman, a data center futurist whose career spans from…
How Artificial Intelligence can transform education in Africa – AI expert
In a recent exclusive with Africa Hyperscalers, Rodger Werkhoven, a generative AI front-runner and OpenAI collaborator, shared insights on the transformative potential of AI in Africa, alongside notable concerns. Werkhoven…