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Gridcare has raised $13.3 million to advance its innovative data platform designed to identify and utilize underused capacity within the electrical grid, potentially unlocking more than 100 gigawatts for data center applications.
Microsoft’s aggressive growth in AI and cloud infrastructure is straining its commitment to sustainability, raising concerns about the environmental impact of its data center expansion.
Google’s shift to offering its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) as a commercial product is driving down prices in the AI hardware market, enabling OpenAI to save significantly on Nvidia GPU expenses.
Alibaba has entered the AI-powered smart glasses market with its new Quark AI Glass series, aiming to compete directly with established products from Meta and other global players. The lineup features advanced dual-display and camera-centric models designed to appeal to tech enthusiasts and professionals alike.
Two ex-Harvard students, known for creating a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, are now introducing smart glasses equipped with an always-on microphone that records all conversations, raising privacy and ethical concerns.
Anduril Industries, a defense technology startup, has experienced significant difficulties with its autonomous weapons during recent tests and combat scenarios, raising questions about the readiness of AI-driven military technologies.
German AI startup Black Forest Labs launches FLUX.2, a versatile image generation and editing platform featuring multi-reference conditioning and open-source components, aiming to deliver production-ready workflows with improved quality and cost-efficiency compared to competitors like Google’s Nano Banana Pro.
Google aims to double its server capacity every six months to meet soaring AI demand, potentially expanding its AI infrastructure by 1000 times within the next several years. This ambitious growth plan highlights the critical role of scalable infrastructure in advancing AI technologies and enterprise adoption.
Malaysia has emerged as the leading destination for AI funding in Southeast Asia, securing 32% of the region’s total investment with a strong focus on expanding data center capacity and high consumer AI adoption, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2025 report.
Supabase, the leading open-source database platform favored by the emerging vibe-coding community, has achieved a $5 billion valuation after raising $100 million in a recent funding round. The company’s strategic decision to decline million-dollar contracts has played a key role in its rapid yet sustainable expansion.