Australian Stories

NSW data centre policy backed, but approvals warning

Data Centres Australia backs New South Wales’ principles-based data centre policy, but warns slower approvals could drive billions of dollars offshore.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Hyperscale

Lumai launches optical Iris Nova server for AI inference

Lumai unveils Iris Nova optical inference server as demand for AI processing surges, promising up to 90% lower energy use than silicon rivals.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Today

Hyperscale

Cortical Labs CL1 commercial milestone after AUD $245k grant

Melbourne startup Cortical Labs turns its biological computer from prototype to product, opening a global cloud service and Singapore data centre deal.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today

Data Analytics

The real-time data solution to the AI energy problem

Australia's AI data-centre boom could be tamed by real-time streaming, cutting power use as batch processing pushes energy costs higher.

By Simon Laskaj • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

EDB pitches intelligence per watt for AI data layer

EDB touts Postgres AI gains, saying a data-layer overhaul can cut token use, speed vector indexing and trim emissions for enterprise AI workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Storage

MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups

MacPaw Earth Day survey finds 71.7% of Mac users would clear cloud files more often if they knew the environmental cost.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week

Smart Cities

Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres

Greening AI data centre coalition sets global benchmarks as pressure mounts over power, water and green finance for booming server farms.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Last week

Storage

Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand

Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Hyperscale

NeuReality says AI networking could cut rack emissions

NeuReality says better AI networking could trim around 200 tons of CO2 a year from each rack while lifting output from existing infrastructure.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Rotary Bearings launches sensor parts with dashboard

Rotary Bearings adds sensor-linked industrial parts and a custom dashboard, aiming to help manufacturers catch faults early and cut downtime.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Supply Chain

Trust wins fourth EcoVadis Gold sustainability rating

Trust earns fourth straight EcoVadis Gold as stricter scoring keeps it among the top 5% of companies for sustainability.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

CIOs learn on the go as AI pressure mounts at firms

Logicalis study finds 89% of Chief Information Officers are learning AI as they go, with skills gaps, data issues and compliance concerns slowing roll-outs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month