Green spaces play a massive role in cooling cities

Green spaces play a massive role in cooling cities

As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there’s no shade available? A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to...
Global Internet expands, but disparities remain

Global Internet expands, but disparities remain

An estimated 5,5-billion people are online in 2024 – an increase of 227-million individuals based on revised estimates for 2023 – according to new figures from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The estimates featured in ITU’s Facts and...
AI infrastructure spend on track to pass $100bn

AI infrastructure spend on track to pass $100bn

The global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure market is on track for unprecedented growth, poised to surpass $100-billion in spending by 2028, according to the latest findings from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Artificial...
Adding value is key as mobile users shift to 5G

Adding value is key as mobile users shift to 5G

With global mobile network data traffic set for huge growth, and much of this 5G subscriptions, communications service providers (CSPs) are looking to add value to their offerings. 5G Standalone (5G SA) and 5G Advanced are expected to be key focuses for communications...
Leonardo supercomputer makes cooling sustainable

Leonardo supercomputer makes cooling sustainable

Kathy Gibson reports – One of Europe’s biggest supercomputers, Leonardo ranks number 9 on the latest global Top500 list. When the CINECA data centre in Bologna, Italy, went live in 2022, the Leonardo petascale supercomputer was the fourth-largest in the world....
AI data centres add new power challenges

AI data centres add new power challenges

Kathy Gibson reports – The sustainable and reliable supply of power is a key concern as rapidly-growing data centres consume more and more electricity. The last 20 years have seen a massive evolution in the data centre, , which has created new challenges for...