Data labeling platforms are shifting from simple classification to complex agent evaluation. HumanSignal’s new capabilities validate multi-step AI reasoning across tools and modalities. The market is evolving as enterprises need to prove AI systems actually work.
Amazon has received approval for a major data center development in Gilroy, California. The project will span 56 acres and include two buildings totaling 438,500 square feet. The first phase requires 49MW of power and includes emergency generators for redundancy.
Google has launched its third Dutch data center in Winschoten, part of a €600 million investment. The facility features advanced cooling and heat reuse capabilities, expanding the company’s European cloud footprint as AI demand surges across the continent.
Microsoft just dropped one of its biggest Azure data updates in years at Ignite 2025. SQL Server 2025 is now generally available with native vector support and Copilot integration. The company also launched Fabric databases and rebranded Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB as Azure DocumentDB.
A massive $14.5 billion data center development called “Project Marvel” could be coming to Bessemer, Alabama. The city council is set to vote on November 18 despite fierce opposition from residents concerned about environmental impact and the anonymous end user.
Residential electricity bills jumped 6% nationwide in August compared to last year, but states with heavy data center concentration saw much higher increases. Virginia, Illinois, and Ohio experienced price surges between 12-16% as AI data centers consume massive power equivalent to entire cities.
DataVita has filed plans to develop a new three-story data center facility on 1.8 hectares in Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire. This comes as Scotland sees multiple gigawatt-scale data center proposals after historically minimal market development despite abundant renewable power.
Data centers have surpassed oil exploration as the world’s biggest infrastructure investment. The International Energy Agency projects $580 billion will flow into data centers this year, while AI’s electricity consumption is set to quintuple by 2030. This shift highlights how digital infrastructure
Czech startup Flowpay has launched in the Netherlands backed by a €30 million credit facility from Fasanara Capital. The FinTech aims to close Europe’s massive SME financing gap through AI-driven embedded lending solutions. This marks their first Western European expansion after establishing presenc
Wikipedia is telling AI companies to stop scraping its content and use its paid Enterprise API instead. The nonprofit saw an 8% drop in human traffic while AI bots overwhelmed its servers. Now they want attribution and financial support from AI developers.
