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Lennox expands into data center cooling

Lennox has launched a standalone data center business.It will enable the company to expand its offerings to include sustainable and innovative cooling solutions and services for the data center market across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
The data center business will be headed up by Matt Evans, formerly the global director of data center operations at Flӓkt Group.
Lennox is now expected to offer close control units, computer room air handler units, fan wall units, cooling distribution units, chillers, and dry coolers.

Iceotope launches KUL AI: Precision Liquid-Cooled 8-GPU Server Enabling AI Everywhere

Sheffield, 12th November 2024: Iceotope, the global leader in Precision Liquid Cooling (PLC), today announces the launch of KUL AI, a new solution to deliver the promise of AI everywhere and offering significant operational advantages where enhanced thermal management and maximum server performance are critical.
With cutting-edge high thermal efficiency for sustained GPU performance, the Precision Liquid-Cooled 8-GPU Server unlocks maximum performance for all AI applications.
Cutting server energy usage by up to 40%, KUL AI provides sustainability benefits whilst minimizing operational costs to deliver reliable high-performance compute.
As Iceotope’s latest innovation, KUL AI enables secure data center performance even in IT locations that aren’t purpose built, enabling AI everywhere from the distributed edge to the dedicated centralized facilities.

At NVIDIA’s AI Summit Japan on Wednesday, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang and SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son shared a sweeping vision for Japan’s role in the AI revolution.
NVIDIA Blackwell platform, SoftBank’s DGX SuperPOD will deliver extensive computing power to drive sovereign AI initiatives, including large language models (LLMs) specifically designed for Japan.
Huang emphasized the profound synergy between AI and robotics, highlighting how advancements in artificial intelligence have created new possibilities for robotics across industries.

Microsoft will rely on wood to build two new data centers in Northern Virginia, slashing its use of steel and concrete, along with its overall carbon emissions, the company announced Thursday.
Data centers built using a combination of the three materials are expected to have a 35% lower carbon footprint than those using conventional steel and 65% lower than those utilizing precast concrete, according to a Microsoft estimate.
Cross-laminated timber, or CLT, is an “advantageous alternative” to conventional construction materials as it is easy to install and generates little to no waste online.

The CEO of generative AI company Anthropic said that $100 billion data centers are on the horizon.Dario Amodei, who co-founded the company in 2021 after quitting OpenAI, discussed the growth of data center cluster sizes during a five-hour podcast with Lex Fridman.
OpenAI is now taking a more hands-on approach to finding data center capacity and will use a 1GW data center in Texas that is being built by Crusoe, used by Oracle, and then leased by Microsoft.
It is not clear if a 5GW data center is economically plausible, nor whether such a system could get power. It was originally reported that Microsoft was considering building the facility for OpenAI, something it has disputed. However, Microsoft is one of the few companies able to afford such a project.

OpenAI has presented an 'infrastructure blueprint for the US,' laying out five government changes it said would "catalyze the building of AI infrastructure.“
The first of the five suggestions is to create 'AI Economic Zones,' where states can incentivize faster permitting and approvals for AI infrastructure, including data centers, as well as dormant nuclear reactors, new wind farms, and solar arrays.
Finally, OpenAI suggests using the expertise of the Nuclear Navy, which runs small modular reactors on its submarines, and getting their help on land-based projects. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is an investor in fast-fission company Oklo, which has signed multiple data center deals.

Supermicro has told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will not be able to file its quarterly report (Form 10-Q) on time.
The server maker has until November 16 to submit a plan for the 10-K, or it could be delisted from the Nasdaq.
Last month, Supermicro's auditor EY said it was “unwilling to be associated with the financial statements prepared by management" and resigned effective immediately.
Supermicro shares hit an all-time high in March as the largest seller of liquid cooled servers for the generative AI market. However, the company's valuation has tumbled significantly since amid mounting financial scandals.

Sharjah Communication Technology Authority (SCTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join BEEAH and Khazna Data Centers in developing data centers in Sharjah, UAE.
Kalba has been set to receive a data center since 2022, when Khazna and BEEAH originally formed a joint venture, named One Data Center SPV Limited.
One of its projects included a 9MW data center. The SCTA will now join this project, which is expected to become Sharjah’s largest data center.
Emirati data center operator Khazna was formed in 2012 when Etisalat Group and G41 combined their data center portfolios. The company operates nine data centers, with six more under construction.

VCI Global has received $30 million of investment for its AI data center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The company has now secured an investment of $30 million from Alumni Capital in exchange for common shares. This is in addition to an earlier investment of $5 million, also from Alumni Capital.
The first phase of the data center is expected to be completed in Q1 2025. Other details have not been shared.
Kuala Lumpur is currently home to operators such as EdgeConneX, AWS, and Google. Earlier this year, Equinix acquired land in Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur, for its second facility in the city.

According to AWS, the $1.3bn investment announced on November 7 would generate up to 5,500 jobs through to 2029 across the data center supply chain, including construction, facility maintenance, engineering, telecommunications, and jobs within the broader local economy.
The company has also made major investment commitments in other European countries. The company this year announced a €15.7bn ($17bn) data center investment in Spain, upgrading on a previously-pledged €2.5bn ($2.72bn) investment over 10 years.