digital infrastructure
Coverage of digital infrastructure in the Nexus archive.
- Gathering Clouds: Building Digital Strategic Depth in the Compute Age
The article discusses how modern conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East highlight the growing importance of digital infrastructure as part of the battlespace. It emphasizes that data centers and cloud regions, now critical to military and economic power, face vulnerabilities from long-range weapons, drones, and cyberattacks, necessitating a shift in strategic depth from geographical to digital resilience.
- Africa: Africa's AI Future Lies in Skills, Not Aid, Says Tomorrow Foundation's Maggie Gu
Africa's future in artificial intelligence depends on investments in skills, education, and digital infrastructure rather than financial aid, according to Maggie Gu of Tomorrow Foundation.
- Sunil Mittal, A.P. CM discuss on digital infrastructure in State
Sunil Mittal and the A.P. Chief Minister discussed digital infrastructure in the state. The conversation focused on enhancing technological development in the region.
- Country music star Brad Paisley calls a proposed data center near the Nashville Zoo 'a monstrosity'
Country music star Brad Paisley opposes a proposed data center near the Nashville Zoo, calling it a 'monstrosity' and urging local leaders to block its construction. The Nashville Zoo's petition against the project has nearly 530,000 signatures. DC Blox, the company behind the data center, claims it is designed as a digital connectivity hub, not an AI facility, and argues it supports community infrastructure.
- China plans compute futures in Shanghai as AI computing demand surges
China plans to launch compute futures in Shanghai to meet growing AI computing demand, with the city's government aiming to integrate financial markets with computing power as part of efforts to establish Shanghai as a global wealth management hub. This marks the first explicit mention of compute futures in an official Shanghai government document.
- Four in 10 struggle to access mobile signal on the move in the UK
A survey reveals that over 40% of UK consumers struggle to access 4G or 5G on mobile devices while moving, with 45% reporting weekly frustration and 57% among 18-24-year-olds.
- This U.S. airport first in world to use A.I.-powered hologram chat bots
Miami International Airport has become the first in the world to adopt A.I.-powered hologram chat bots to enhance passengers' travel experience. The airport unveiled these bots as part of its digital infrastructure upgrade, aiming to improve navigation and assistance for travelers.
- Bitcoin miner MARA to acquire Long Ridge in $1.5 billion Ohio gas plant deal
MARA, a Bitcoin miner, will acquire an Ohio natural gas plant operator for $1.5 billion, shifting its focus from Bitcoin mining to digital infrastructure.
- Open-Source Security: How Digital Infrastructure Is Built on a House of Cards - Lawfare
The article examines vulnerabilities in open-source software that forms the foundation of modern digital infrastructure. It highlights how the widespread reliance on open-source components creates security risks due to inadequate maintenance, funding, and oversight of these critical systems.