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'It's unfair': Energy pricing not fit for purpose for marae

Ōwae Marae's bills jumped from $400 to $2,000 a month after upgrades, exposing pricing that experts say penalises occasional users.

By Pokere Paewai • 6 min read • This month

Global Stories

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Data centers

Oracle to offer Google TPUs on OCI Cloud from 2027

Enterprise users will gain another AI chip choice in OCI from 2027, as Oracle becomes the first hyperscale cloud outside Google to host TPUs.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Smart Cities

Nvidia's AI tools drive smart city pilots across Europe

Cities from Liverpool to Gothenburg are using Nvidia's AI tools to cut admin time, improve safety and lower operating costs in public services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Data centers

Innovate UK backs eight clean energy firms for Singapore

The move gives eight British clean energy firms a route into Singapore, where rising demand is creating opportunities for efficiency and storage technologies.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Last week

Data centers

Data Vault plans new North Shore data centre in Auckland

Auckland businesses will gain more colocation capacity next year, as the New Zealand-owned operator adds a second site on the North Shore.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Hyperscale

OmniOn launches efficient Osprey bus converters for AI

Higher efficiency and the same quarter-brick footprint could ease heat and power constraints for operators packing more AI hardware into dense racks.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month

DataCentre infrastructure

CHINT unveils factory-built Power Pod for Asia data centres

Data centre developers in Asia-Pacific could cut installation times by up to 60% as CHINT's factory-built power pod targets AI-driven demand.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Manufacturing

Bull opens Angers factory to boost supercomputer output

The upgraded site will double production capacity and cut maintenance costs by 30% as Europe races to secure more sovereign computing power.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • This month

Robotics

Honeywell launches Forge Cognition AI for buildings

Early pilots suggest buildings could cut needless alerts by up to 90% and trim energy use by as much as 10% with the new system.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Robotics

Talwar says AI will reshape work, cities & medicine

AI could soon transform jobs, hospitals and schools, with Talwar warning that bigger firms may lag as security and accountability concerns slow adoption.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Data centers

Quantum tech boosts Schneider Electric energy forecasts

Australia has awarded AUD $3.6 million to a quantum-backed forecasting project that could help operators manage rising household energy complexity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

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Artificial Intelligence

Australians bulk cook year-round as cost pressures bite

Pressure on household budgets is keeping meal prep high on the agenda, with 69% saying bulk cooking helps cut grocery bills.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today

Artificial Intelligence

Australians bulk cook year-round to save money & stress

New research suggests 69% of Australians bulk cook to trim grocery bills, with more than a third saying their fridge is too small.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Data centers

GreenSquare opens reused Sydney data centre for AI

The reuse project boosts AI capacity by 275% inside the original building footprint, while cutting structural upfront carbon and water use.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Real estate

REA invests in VALAI to add home energy scores online

Homebuyers can now compare running costs as energy efficiency scores appear on every realestate.com.au property profile after REA's minority stake in VALAI.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today