Google outlines no-downtime AlloyDB AI embedding upgrade
about 7 hours agoThat lets teams swap embedding models in live databases without downtime, though write latency and storage use both rise during the migration.
American stories
Luminal raises USD $25 million to cut AI inference costs
The Series A will help the San Francisco start-up broaden chip support and ease the high cost of serving AI models at scale.
C-BRAIN teams with NVIDIA on AI tools for Alzheimer's
By pooling hidden datasets from 18 institutions, the consortium hopes to speed Alzheimer's research and cut analysis time from weeks to minutes.
Hedra launches Model Factory for specialist AI models
The new service targets higher costs and slower deployment for teams building models for robotics, manufacturing, biology and defence.
NewMedia unveils AI host with live conversations at IMEX
Visitors at IMEX America 2026 held live spoken exchanges with four digital characters, with replies coming back in a median 2.6 seconds.
Endeavour & Trevi tap data centre heat for clean water
Data centres could ease water stress by turning waste heat into as much as 200,000 gallons a day of clean water per megawatt.
MIT researchers use cooling platform for AI nuclear work
The project aims to squeeze up to 35% more usable compute from the same power supply as AI demand increasingly hits cooling limits.
Editor Interviews
Conversations with technology leaders, founders and operators.
CNCF, SlashData on where cloud native AI use lies into 2027
Cloud native teams are adopting AI fastest, but human review still dominates as cost, privacy and security concerns slow full autonomy.
Today
Oracle brings Fusion Claw to agentic supply chain management
Oracle is aiming to help manufacturers cut tariff exposure and freight costs with new agentic supply chain apps that simulate scarce resources and margins.
Last month
Tributech: AI is rewriting the threat model for Europe's CNI
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
Last month
DesignVerse targets U.S. firms with private cloud AI tools
DesignVerse is targeting U.S. aviation, defence and finance clients with on-premise AI tools as data sovereignty concerns reshape vendor choice.
Sat, 26th Sep 2026
Expert Opinions
More opinions →
Britain's data centres are becoming strategic national assets. But are we doing enough to ...
A major outage at one strategic site could trigger £352 million in direct losses, underlining the need for tighter physical protection.
1 day ago
Could AI enable successful socialism? Eliminating the fatal flaw
If machines can plan better than people, AI could remove socialism's usual bottleneck and make abundance easier to share.
13 days ago
Rethinking Data Sovereignty
Fragmented cloud setups are undermining compliance and collaboration, pushing firms to protect data use rather than simply its location.
16 days ago
The Next Evolution of Data Centres Isn't Technology. It's People
23 days ago
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of ...
24 days ago
How to Recover Value From Data Centre Equipment During a Facility ...
about 2 months ago
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
about 2 months ago
Latest News
More news →
Google Cloud adds Kubernetes metadata to flow logs
Google says the change will help engineers trace short-lived pods, spot cross-zone traffic and cut troubleshooting time without extra agents.
Google Cloud previews blue-green upgrades for Cloud SQL
Businesses using Cloud SQL for MySQL can now test major upgrades in parallel, with sub-second downtime for some customers during cutover.
Nvidia starts selling RTX Spark laptops from USD $2,599
Thin-and-light Windows laptops with up to 128GB of memory are now on sale, giving developers and creators local AI power from USD $2,599.
Google makes AlloyDB Omni Web UI generally available
Administrators can now inspect self-managed PostgreSQL clusters in a browser, with Google's new read-only console for AlloyDB Omni aimed at Red Hat and container deployments.
Our Editorial Team
Every story is shaped by real people: journalists, editors and contributors.
Mike Bishara
Features Editor
Mike has a long history writing about the infrastructure, building, construction and safety industries. These days he covers these topics for our Industrial-focused news sites across Australia and New Zealand.
Sean Mitchell
Publisher
Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.
Sofiah Nichole Salivio
News Editor
Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.
Anthony Caruana
Interviews Editor
Anthony has been living and breathing technology since he was a child. He has contributed to almost every major technology publication in Australia as well as editing a few along the way. In his spare time, he likes to run, especially on trails, and plays Australian Rules football through the winter.
David Shilovsky
Interviews Editor
David joins us from a primarly sports reporting background, but has a keen interest across all facets of technology, especially any Apple product, the latest in OLED televisions and gaming consoles. He brings significant editorial experience to the role, with various digital and print publications on his CV. In his spare time, David enjoys watching or playing sport, playing video games and checking out live music.
Donovan Jackson
Interviews Editor
Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with TechDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.
Analyst Insights
Industry research and analysis from leading firms.
Denodo named Gartner leader for seventh year in row
The ranking underscores rising demand for governed data access as businesses adapt their systems to support AI workloads and automation.
Last week
Check Point launches AI-scale security orchestrator 200
Rising east-west traffic in data centres is pushing organisations to inspect encrypted AI workloads without slowing performance, Check Point says.
Last month
Flexxon invests in Tech4Biz for secure server build
Enterprises shifting AI workloads in-house may soon get servers with security built into the hardware, as the partnership targets rollout in 2027.
Last month
3D printer hardware revenue surges 31% as demand rises
Industrial and entry-level systems drove the global 3D printer hardware market higher, even as mid-range demand weakened and price competition intensified.
Last month