The University of Sydney is notifying thousands after a breach of an online code repository. The attackers accessed and downloaded historical data files containing personal information, though the university says there’s no evidence of misuse yet.
The number of large hyperscale data centers has nearly tripled since 2018, now hitting 1,300 globally. The AI boom, especially post-ChatGPT, is accelerating investment, with the U.S. holding 55% of total capacity.
The common urge to “clean” data can actually destroy valuable insights. By tracking data provenance, companies can preserve raw inputs and let algorithms discover the real stories hidden in the outliers.
A major film studio in Georgia is looking at converting its 185,000 sq ft facility into a data center. The move comes as production spending in the state has plummeted from previous highs, creating an oversupply of studio space.
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi says Gen Z is propping up the economy by taking on record credit card debt while they still have jobs. But with real wages lagging and wealth concentrated elsewhere, this spending might be a ticking time bomb.
Enterprises are shifting infrastructure spending toward private clouds and on-premises AI, or “private AI.” This move is fueled by data security, cost control at scale, and the complex new challenge of managing identities for potentially millions of AI agents.
India is one of the world’s fastest adopters of hybrid cloud, but this rapid growth is creating significant visibility gaps. With 44% of companies already using a hybrid multi-cloud model, understanding these distributed environments is becoming the next critical challenge.
Pure Data Centres Group has signed what it calls Europe’s largest standalone hyperscale lease for 2025. An unnamed customer is taking the entire 78MW capacity of a planned campus in Amsterdam, a deal worth over €1 billion.
A hacking group is trying to extort Pornhub after a breach at analytics provider Mixpanel exposed premium user data. The incident also affected SoundCloud and OpenAI, highlighting the massive risk of third-party data collection.
The biggest private equity firms are pouring money into data centers to fuel the AI boom. But behind the bullish talk, they’re all structuring deals to avoid one specific long-term gamble: lease renewal risk.
