AI data centers

China’s first commercial underwater data center, powered by offshore wind and cooled by seawater, has begun operations 30 feet beneath the East China Sea.

Saudi Aramco and Pasqal unveiled the Kingdom’s first quantum computer and the Middle East’s first commercial quantum computing platform on May 18, 2026. The system uses neutral atom technology with 200 programmable qubits and is available to regional organizations.

Abu Dhabi-based Phoenix Group partners with DC Max to develop an 18MW AI data center in Lyon, France, launching a $8 billion European expansion platform targeting over 1GW of capacity.

Vertiv introduces MergePoint Unity 2 KVM switch with FIPS 140-3 security standards for centralized management of enterprise data centers and edge computing environments.

AMD Instinct MI350P PCIe cards enable enterprises to run AI inference on existing data center infrastructure. The dual-slot cards deliver up to 4,600 peak teraflops and fit standard air-cooled servers.

SpaceXAI and Anthropic establish a partnership providing access to Colossus 1, featuring 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs for AI training and inference workloads.

Rebellions, SK Telecom, and Arm are collaborating to develop AI inference servers combining the Arm AGI CPU with Rebellions’ RebelCard accelerator, targeting sovereign AI data centers globally.

Arm Holdings has launched the Arm AGI CPU, its first-ever self-designed data center chip, targeting agentic AI infrastructure with more than 2x performance per rack versus x86 platforms.

Gradiant has been awarded a contract to build a water treatment facility for a hyperscale AI data center in Didcot, Oxfordshire, covering treatment, recycling, and zero liquid discharge.

Arm Holdings unveiled the Arm AGI CPU at a San Francisco event, marking the company’s first self-manufactured chip in its 35-year history. Meta is the chip’s first customer, with OpenAI, Cerebras, and Cloudflare listed as launch partners.

Vertiv has integrated simulation-ready power and cooling models into the NVIDIA Vera Rubin DSX AI factory reference design. The collaboration aims to reduce deployment risk and accelerate time to operational readiness for large-scale AI infrastructure.

AMD and TCS are expanding their collaboration to deploy rack-scale AI infrastructure in India using the AMD Helios platform, targeting 200 MW of data center capacity.

Infobip launched a new data center in Saudi Arabia on March 6, 2026, enabling local AI application deployment and supporting national data sovereignty requirements.

Akash Systems has launched the world’s first diamond cooling servers powered by AMD Instinct MI350X GPUs, manufactured by MiTAC Computing, with an initial order valued at $300 million.

Vertiv has launched a double-stack busway system under the PowerBar Track family, targeting high-density AI data centers with configurations up to 2500A and live reconfiguration capability.

AMD and Meta announced a multi-year agreement to deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs, with the first gigawatt deployment scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026.

AMD and TCS have expanded their strategic collaboration to deploy the AMD Helios rack-scale AI architecture in India, targeting a 200 MW AI-ready data center capacity.

Cisco launches Silicon One G300, a 102.4 Tbps switching silicon for AI data centers, featuring liquid cooling and Intelligent Collective Networking technology.

Vertiv launches AI-powered predictive maintenance service that transforms data center operations by analyzing asset behavior before risks materialize.

Vertiv launches its 2026 AI Innovation Roadshow in Riyadh, partnering with Uptime Institute to showcase advanced infrastructure solutions for AI and high-performance computing deployments.

Vertiv showcases its AI-ready portfolio including the 360AI solutions and OneCore infrastructure at Data Center Nation Riyadh 2026, supporting Saudi Arabia’s gigawatt-scale AI ambitions.

Sungrow concludes WFES 2026 showcasing grid-forming technology and AI data center power solutions, advancing renewable energy integration and grid stability.