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WordPress has launched a dedicated AI team, bringing together experts from Google, Automattic, and 10up to guide AI product development. This move aims to unify and streamline AI innovation within WordPress’ open-source community, which has already seen 660 AI plug-ins. The initiative focuses on creating thoughtful, long-term AI solutions for its developer base and maintaining consistency as AI’s role in web development grows.

Infortrend Technology has launched its Infortrend Enterprise Cloud (IEC), designed to streamline AI adoption across sectors. IEC merges computing, storage, and Kubernetes management, supporting both virtual machines and containers. With scalable clusters, GPU sharing, and fast setup, it enables businesses to handle complex AI workloads like generative AI and HPC. Its intuitive interface and data protection tools make AI innovation more accessible and secure.

NVIDIA and Navitas Semiconductor are joining forces to roll out an 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) data center design. This shift will cut copper use by up to 45%, boost energy efficiency, and support massive AI workloads. By moving away from traditional 54V setups, the collaboration aims to build more reliable, cost-effective infrastructure to handle today’s and tomorrow’s computing demands.

Amadeus is partnering with Google Cloud to migrate parts of its platform and build future travel services using AI tools like Vertex AI. The agreement complements Amadeus’ multicloud approach and plans for AI-powered offerings, despite its existing partnership with Microsoft. This move signals the company’s push to modernize its infrastructure while balancing ongoing reliance on its Erding data center in Germany.

A fire in a battery room at a Hillsboro data center on May 22 disrupted X’s global platform the following day. The fire didn’t injure anyone, but it caused widespread outages for Elon Musk’s social media firm. Digital Realty operates the facility as part of X’s consolidated infrastructure following the company’s data center closures in Sacramento and Atlanta. Investigation into the root cause continues.

OpenAI’s Stargate consortium will launch its first non-U.S. AI megacenter in Abu Dhabi, targeting 200MW of capacity by 2026. Backed by Oracle, NVIDIA, SoftBank, and a Trump-led policy shift, the 1GW project aims to serve nearly half the world’s population within a 2,000-mile radius. It also marks the first deployment under OpenAI’s new “OpenAI for Countries” initiative focused on sovereign AI infrastructure.