US Signal is investing $200M to scale its data center and fiber infrastructure across key U.S. corridors. With upgrades to Detroit and Des Moines facilities and over 1,000 miles of new fiber, the company aims to support hyperscale AI and edge computing workloads. Backed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners, the expansion includes micro-edge hubs and ultra-dense fiber, targeting low-latency performance for a rapidly distributed digital economy. Read all
A quiet but game-changing shift is underway in the WordPress world, and it’s not coming from inside Automattic. The Linux Foundation has stepped into the spotlight by launching the FAIR Package Manager—a decentralized system that changes how developers share, manage, and trust WordPress plugins and themes. Read all
Broadcom’s Q2 earnings soared, with a 124% jump in net income, fueled by VMware’s integration and rising AI hardware sales. Its infrastructure software unit pulled in $6.6B, driven by the push for Cloud Foundation bundles. Meanwhile, custom AI accelerators (XPUs) and a pivot to optical interconnects signal Broadcom’s bet on inference growth. CEO Hock Tan hints at 2026 as a tipping point for AI demand. Read all
The Green Building Initiative has launched a first-of-its-kind sustainability certification for entire data center campuses. Co-developed with Compass Datacenters, the Green Globes Data Center Campus Certification simplifies the environmental evaluation of multiple mission-critical buildings. It emphasizes operational efficiency, resilience, and scalable green practices. With rising digital demand and environmental scrutiny, this initiative sets a new standard for certifying sustainable infrastructure at the scale today’s data economy demands. Read all
GoTo Group has completed a major cloud migration, moving over 1,000 microservices to Tencent Cloud’s Jakarta data center in a live switchover that lasted under five hours. The move supports Indonesia’s data sovereignty goals and strengthens GoTo’s infrastructure as demand for ride-hailing and delivery services surges. The complex migration included ten database types and marks a deeper collaboration between the Indonesian tech giant and Tencent. Read all
Ryan Roslansky, already at the helm of LinkedIn, is now adding another heavyweight title to his résumé—leading Microsoft’s Office and Microsoft 365 Copilot teams. In a move that reflects Microsoft’s deepening fusion of AI and enterprise productivity, the reshuffle places one of its most AI-forward leaders at the heart of its most profitable product suite. Read all
IBM’s cloud platform suffered a second major outage in under 48 hours, again locking out users from managing services or accessing support. Security researchers discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-2502) in IBM’s QRadar tools that exposed stored passwords in config files. With no disclosed root cause and patching now urgent, customers face operational risk and lingering doubts about platform resilience. Read all
Amazon is speeding up its cloud and artificial intelligence goals with a massive new investment in North Carolina. The company has revealed plans to invest $10 billion on building new data center infrastructure in Richmond County—a project that can help turn the region into a future technology giant. Read all
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (NRIL), the UK’s railway infrastructure digital nerve, has initiated a significant data infrastructure overhaul—one focused on bringing its disparate IT activities under one long-term supplier. In a newly issued pre-tender notice, NRIL indicated plans to consolidate and upgrade data center facilities in a £222 million ($300 million) contract spanning January 2027 to 2034. Read all
Simone Severini, who helped build AWS’s quantum program, has joined Google as a Distinguished Engineer. Severini blends scientific insight with market pragmatism and now directs his attention toward exploring broader computing horizons. While quantum remains nascent, he maintains its real promise lies not in speed, but in solving intractable problems—like simulating ammonia—once thought to exceed even galactic-scale computing limits. Read all
