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#01 2026.08.20

AI's Carbon Problem Is Bigger Than Anyone Admits

Training a single AI model now emits more CO₂ than some countries produce in a year. Stanford's 2026 AI Index reveals the environmental cost of the compute arms race.

Cisco Silicon One G300 chip and AI data center infrastructure

AI News

#02 2026.01.27

When AI Clusters Consume a City's Power: Cisco G300 Chip and the Dawn of GW-Scale Infrastructure

Cisco unveils Silicon One G300 at Cisco Live EMEA 2026, powering GW-scale AI clusters with 28% faster job completion and AgenticOps innovations.

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AI Industry Analysis

#03 2026.01.14

NVIDIA's $2B Bet on CoreWeave: The 5GW Gamble and the End of the x86 Era

NVIDIA's $2B investment in CoreWeave aims to build 5GW of AI factory capacity by 2030. We analyze the 'revenue round-tripping' controversy and NVIDIA's declaration of war on Intel via the Vera CPU.

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AI Industry Analysis

#04 2026.01.11

Beyond the GPU: The 2026 Infrastructure Pivot to Optical & Context Memory

While the world watches GPT-5.2, the real story is in the plumbing. We analyze the shift from copper to NPO optics and why Nvidia's ICMS proves HBM isn't enough.