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Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency

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Ferveret study with UCLA says waterless cooling boosts AI compute efficiency 15% and cuts training times while using no water.
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Understanding the value of virtual power plants as grid resources

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Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.
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AMD & Oak Ridge announce USD $1 billion AI supercomputing push

Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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AMD and Oak Ridge National Labouratory partner with the US Department of Energy in a USD $1 billion investment to launch two AI supercomputers, Lux AI and Discovery.
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HPE to build Discovery & Lux computing systems for Oak Ridge lab

Tue, 28th Oct 2025
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HPE will build Discovery and Lux, advanced supercomputing systems for Oak Ridge lab, boosting AI and scientific research with cutting-edge tech.
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Dr. Deepak Divan to lead Endeavour drive in high power DC

Tue, 9th Sep 2025
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Dr Deepak Divan joins Endeavour to lead high-power DC infrastructure development, tackling rising energy demands in AI, industry and transport sectors.
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Hitachi Vantara ups energy efficiency & sets new carbon goals

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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Hitachi Vantara boosts energy efficiency in its storage solutions and sets carbon neutrality targets for FY2030 and FY2050, enhancing sustainability efforts worldwide.
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El Capitan: world's fastest exascale supercomputer debuts

Tue, 19th Nov 2024
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise has delivered El Capitan, the world's fastest exascale supercomputer, to the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
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Censys reports massive 238% rise in global channel growth

Fri, 18th Oct 2024
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Censys has reported a remarkable 238% increase in its global channel programme, driven by a booming demand for attack surface management solutions.
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Hitachi Vantara's VSP One Block tops in performance, efficiency

Thu, 5th Sep 2024
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Hitachi Vantara's VSP One Block tops ENERGY STAR's NVSS Disk Online 4 category for performance and energy efficiency, marking a crucial win for sustainable tech.
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OpenADR Alliance sees rapid growth in EV charging sector

Fri, 24th May 2024
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The OpenADR Alliance achieves 200 members, driven by surging demand for EV charging technology. New innovative members like EVchron and Hypercharge join, heralding a significant milestone.
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Siemens unveils Catapult AI NN to boost AI accelerator design

Wed, 22nd May 2024
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Siemens unveils Catapult AI NN, a new software to streamline AI accelerator development, allowing for efficient, power-optimised SoC designs.
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Starfish Storage celebrates 10 years of unstructured data management

Fri, 15th Mar 2024
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Celebrating a decade of innovation, Starfish Storage boasts managing over an exabyte of capacity for a range of industries including healthcare and entertainment.
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LF Energy unveils new open source projects for energy transition

Wed, 6th Dec 2023
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LF Energy introduces five open-source projects for digital energy technologies, bolstering efforts towards energy transition.
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Why enterprises and governments should prepare for Q-Day

Fri, 24th Nov 2023
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Governments and research organizations are investing in quantum computing to address sustainability, defence, climate change and other societal challenges.
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OpenText reveals concerning surge in ransomware-as-a-service attacks

Thu, 26th Oct 2023
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Nastiest Malware report reveals rise in Ransomware-as-a-Service attacks, with Cl0p named as this year's top threat.
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Australia's focus on critical infrastructure risk management

Wed, 18th Oct 2023
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Australia and many other countries around the world continue to bolster cybersecurity initiatives with the goal of increased trust and verification in mind.
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More action needed to plug critical gaps in cybersecurity

Tue, 13th Jun 2023
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Energy industry boosts cyber security spending as concerns over vulnerabilities to cyber threats rise, according to DNV research.
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2032 digital substation market to be US$14.11 billion: FMI

Fri, 10th Mar 2023
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The digital substation market was valued at US$6.5 billion in 2021. It is expected to be US$14.11 billion by 2032, growing at a 7.3% CAGR from 2022 to 2032.
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Efficiency looms large as data center industry turns to 2023

Thu, 10th Nov 2022
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Managing consumption and carbon footprint driving trends toward regulation, standardization, and the search for generator alternatives.
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SEA Electric appoints Bill Williams as sales vice president

Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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Bill Williams, an EV industry leader, has been appointed as sales VP at SEA Electric, bringing 25 years of experience in the sector.