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Kiwi Edition · 2026

The Ultimate Guide to AI Infrastructure

A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Infrastructure.

What to know about AI Infrastructure

AI Infrastructure explores the hardware, software, and systems that make modern artificial intelligence possible. This tag covers everything from compute and storage architectures to networking, data pipelines, and observability stacks that keep AI workloads reliable and efficient.

Stories here dig into practical questions: how to design scalable training and inference clusters, choose between GPUs and emerging accelerators, manage feature stores, and orchestrate distributed workloads. You’ll find discussions of MLOps practices, cost optimization, performance tuning, and the trade-offs behind different infrastructure patterns.

Whether you’re building a new AI platform or evolving an existing stack, this tag helps you understand the components, constraints, and design decisions that sit underneath AI products. Reading these pieces will give you concrete examples, architectural patterns, and lessons learned that you can apply to your own systems.

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Recent AI Infrastructure News

FAR Labs opens access to cheaper AI inference platform
IT Department

FAR Labs opens access to cheaper AI inference platform

Developers facing rising AI bills can now register for early access to FAR Labs' platform, which claims lower inference costs on some models.

Yesterday

NVIDIA expands AWS AI infrastructure with new GPU instances
Managed Services

NVIDIA expands AWS AI infrastructure with new GPU instances

Customers should see faster AI search and training on AWS as NVIDIA makes GPU indexing the default and adds new EC2 G7 instances.

2 days ago

AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers
Energy efficient

AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers

The Grenoble startup will use the funding to industrialise its breaker technology as AI data centres and electrified buildings strain power networks.

3 days ago

EDB launches agentic Postgres AI with governance tools
Integration

EDB launches agentic Postgres AI with governance tools

Enterprises can now run AI agents on live PostgreSQL data with governance controls, as EDB expands its Postgres AI platform.

3 days ago

Nebius selects Komodor's AI SRE platform for reliability
Digital Transformation

Nebius selects Komodor's AI SRE platform for reliability

The deployment could speed up incident response across Nebius's GPU-heavy AI cloud, where outages can leave costly compute idle and affect customers.

3 days ago

Featherless.ai & Z.ai launch GLM 5.2 access worldwide
Public Cloud

Featherless.ai & Z.ai launch GLM 5.2 access worldwide

Access to advanced coding tools is becoming a bigger concern as Featherless.ai hosts Z.ai's GLM 5.2, an open-source model aimed at software teams.

3 days ago

Scality revamps partner programme with new Authorised tier
IT Department

Scality revamps partner programme with new Authorised tier

Existing resellers and distributors will get higher margins and longer deal protection as Scality shifts rewards towards certifications and demand creation.

3 days ago

Qualcomm to buy Modular in push for edge AI software
IT Industry

Qualcomm to buy Modular in push for edge AI software

The deal gives Qualcomm a stronger software layer for developers as AI workloads spread from edge devices into data centres.

3 days ago

Microsoft cuts datacentre water use by 25% in FY25
Sustainability

Microsoft cuts datacentre water use by 25% in FY25

Rising scrutiny over AI and cloud power use has pushed the datacentre operator to cut water intensity sharply and boost local supplies.

3 days ago

OpenAI & Broadcom unveil Jalapeño AI inference chip
Energy efficient

OpenAI & Broadcom unveil Jalapeño AI inference chip

The chip could cut serving costs and speed up ChatGPT and API responses as OpenAI moves deeper into custom hardware.

3 days ago

HPE takes six of top 10 spots in supercomputer ranking
Energy efficient

HPE takes six of top 10 spots in supercomputer ranking

Its systems now account for more than 11.4 exaflops of combined performance, strengthening the vendor's grip on the supercomputing elite.

3 days ago

Dify flaws expose cross-tenant AI data, Zafran says
Patching

Dify flaws expose cross-tenant AI data, Zafran says

Users of Dify's cloud service could have had private chats and files exposed after Zafran Security disclosed four flaws in the AI platform.

4 days ago

Tsuga raises USD $35 million to expand AI observability
Digital Transformation

Tsuga raises USD $35 million to expand AI observability

Rising AI data volumes are forcing observability vendors to rethink pricing and storage as Tsuga wins fresh backing to keep telemetry in-house.

4 days ago

General Atlantic takes minority stake in Westcon-Comstor
Mergers and Acquisitions

General Atlantic takes minority stake in Westcon-Comstor

Access to new capital could help Westcon-Comstor expand its cybersecurity and cloud portfolio after seven straight years of growth.

4 days ago

Forrester says telecoms turn to AI to revive growth
Productivity

Forrester says telecoms turn to AI to revive growth

Weak revenue growth is pushing telecom groups to invest in AI infrastructure and automation, as they seek new income beyond basic connectivity.

4 days ago

NVIDIA's Rubin servers ditch fans for liquid cooling
Sustainability

NVIDIA's Rubin servers ditch fans for liquid cooling

The fanless design could cut cooling bills and water use for AI data centres, while also boosting rack density for hyperscale operators.

4 days ago

AMD chips power 191 supercomputers as rankings shift
Energy efficient

AMD chips power 191 supercomputers as rankings shift

Energy-efficient computing is tilting towards AMD, which now powers 191 ranked systems and four of the world's 10 fastest supercomputers.

4 days ago

F5 & Equinix join forces on enterprise AI security
Digital Transformation

F5 & Equinix join forces on enterprise AI security

The tie-up gives enterprises a single policy layer to curb data leaks and compliance risks as AI workloads spread across clouds and models.

4 days ago

Envoy AI Gateway reaches 1.0 for production AI use
AI Security

Envoy AI Gateway reaches 1.0 for production AI use

Enterprises can now route AI traffic with open-source governance and observability as Envoy AI Gateway reaches version 1.0.

4 days ago

CMC Invest launches AI tool for portfolio insights
Crypto

CMC Invest launches AI tool for portfolio insights

Retail investors will get ranked, source-cited insights on holdings across shares, ETFs and crypto as CMC Invest rolls out CMC Intelligence.

5 days ago

Job Moves