Equinix
Coverage of Equinix in the Nexus archive.
- Dark smoke rose above a Virginia data center as a heat wave pushed the power grid close to its limits
A heat wave in Virginia caused a data center to emit dark smoke as diesel generators were activated to manage power grid stress. PJM's demand-response program incentivized reduced grid usage, with data centers like Digital Realty participating to prevent outages. Environmental concerns arose over fossil fuel use for backup power during the July 2026 event.
- South Korean chip startup FuriosaAI invades European datacenters
South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has deployed its RNGD AI accelerators at Equinix's Lisbon datacenter, targeting European demand for sovereign AI compute. The RNGD cards offer 48 GB HBM3, 1.5 TB/s bandwidth, and 512 teraFLOPS of FP8 performance with an 180W TDP, while Furiosa collaborates with Broadcom on a next-gen chip using HBM4 memory.
- Open Compute urges local government to bask in the warm glow of excess datacenter heat
The Open Compute Project is promoting the reuse of excess datacenter heat to local governments as a way to address community concerns about new datacenter construction. The initiative highlights environmental and economic benefits while acknowledging challenges in cost justification and policy coordination. The effort comes amid growing protests against datacenter expansion plans by major tech companies.