Centre

A data centre is a physical facility that organizations use to house their computer systems, servers, and associated components, including networking and storage systems. It provides the critical infrastructure necessary for data processing, storage, and distribution, which is essential for cloud computing and AI applications.

Why it’s in the news: Data centres are in the news due to massive investments to build new facilities to meet the growing demand for computing power from AI companies and cloud services.

Latest on Centre

• A $1.3bn loan will help build a Texas data centre for Anthropic
• Skanska to build four US data centres for $1.2 billion
• Nikhil Kamath’s data centre bet
• Indias AI strength lies in applications, data centres, digital infrastructure: Vaishnaw to Morgan Stanleys Ridham Desai
• Charles Schwab opens India capability centre in Hyderabad, plans 2,000 hires by 2027
• Europe AI data centres seek cheaper, quicker energy and land
• WhatsApp gets more time to respond to Centre over username feature
• The Centre has issued a notice to Meta over alleged child sexual abuse material (CSAM) appearing in paid Instagram ads
• The government has also ordered Instagram to disable content and advertisements promoting or facilitating access to such material
• The Centre has reportedly issued a notice to Meta to pause the rollout of WhatsApp's proposed username feature in India
• Ban on Telegram was very much justifiable, Centre's Counsel to Delhi High Court

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