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‘We haven’t seen them disclosing enough about their water consumption (and the) impact on the local community’: Amazon, Microsoft, Google and more pressed on data center water and power use
Investors are demanding greater detail on ESG reporting ahead of this year’s AGMs North American data centers consumed 1 trillion liters of water in 2025 Current reporting and targets are too vague, they argue More than a dozen investors are said to be mounting the pressure on some of the…
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Understanding the ‘espionage ecosystem’ threat
Cyber risk wears many guises. Every CISO has learned to fear ransomware, but will be aware that threats to systems and data can just as easily strike in the form of malware, phishing attempts or distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Perpetrators vary too, from lone wolf to disgruntled insider…
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Why modern cyber conflict is partly a global skills challenge
Recent geopolitical conflict has highlighted an increasingly important reality for the cybersecurity industry: modern conflict now unfolds across both physical and digital domains. Alongside traditional military operations, cyber activity, information campaigns, and digital disruption have become regular parts of geopolitical confrontation. Matthew Lloyd Davies Principal Cyber Security Author, Pluralsight. For…
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‘We want to raise awareness on this issue’: Google warns quantum computers could break Bitcoin encryption much sooner than expected
Quantum resource estimates suggest encryption barriers may fall faster than expected Reduced qubit requirements bring theoretical attacks closer to practical reality Bitcoin’s cryptographic foundations face pressure from advancing quantum algorithm efficiency Google researchers have revised expectations around the computational requirements needed to break widely used cryptographic systems protecting cryptocurrencies. The…
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‘Like many small fires’: Surge in ultra-hot data centers is creating extreme heat islands that may dramatically alter global climate
AI data centers are producing extreme heat islands that extend miles beyond facilities Over 340 million people experience elevated temperatures due to hyperscale AI facilities Extreme temperature spikes of up to 16.4 °F have been recorded near data centers The expansion of AI-driven data centers is having a more immediate environmental…
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‘The inference inflection has arrived’: Nvidia pumps $2 billion into chipmaker Marvell to boost its AI factories to the next level — so does this mean it’ll be working with Amazon Trainium soon?
Nvidia invests $2 billion to bring Marvell into the NVLink Fusion ecosystem NVLink Fusion enables third-party accelerators to communicate with Nvidia GPUs efficiently Marvell provides custom XPUs and scale-up networking for heterogeneous AI infrastructure Nvidia has invested $2 billion in Marvell Technology and entered a strategic partnership that connects the…
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