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Spinning out from the cryptocurrency hardware developer Bitfury, LiquidStack pitches a data center cooling tech

TechCrunch

Data centers and bitcoin mining operations are becoming huge energy hogs , and the explosive growth of both risks undoing a lot of the progress that’s been made to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. and research and development in Hong Kong, according to a statement. billion last year.

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EnCharge AI emerges from stealth with $21.7M to develop AI accelerator hardware

TechCrunch

EnCharge AI , a company building hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge , today emerged from stealth with $21.7 Speaking to TechCrunch via email, co-founder and CEO Naveen Verma said that the proceeds will be put toward hardware and software development as well as supporting new customer engagements.

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From edge to cloud: The critical role of hardware in AI applications

CIO

All this has a tremendous impact on the digital value chain and the semiconductor hardware market that cannot be overlooked. The apps and tools have to gather, process and deliver back data to the consumer with minimal latency. Hardware innovations become imperative to sustain this revolution.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Big Data’s cloud backlash, CVC pitch tips, de-risking hardware startups

TechCrunch

Soon after, when I worked at a publicly traded company, our on-prem data center was resilient enough to operate through a moderate earthquake. “Conserve your resources to innovate for high-probability tests that you’re excited to try at various stages of your startup’s life.”

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ODC-Noord: The Netherland’s northernmost government data center is committed to a zero carbon future

CIO

One of four government data centers in the Netherlands, Overheidsdatacenter Noord (ODC-Noord), the northernmost facility of its kind in The Netherlands, is located in the picturesque city of Groningen. These experts not only develop, but also manage and maintain all of the organization’s services.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO

The pace of innovation is relentless. The next generation promises to deliver the same unstoppable parade of innovation. Analog computing The most common paradigm for computation has been digital hardware built of transistors that have two states: on and off. Only you know when that moment might be for your tech stack.

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Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure

TechCrunch

In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. But its DPU architecture was difficult to develop for, reportedly, which might’ve affected its momentum.

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