The Philippines may be enduring a sluggish first-half economic acceleration, but it still has a few good cards to play. Global bank HSBC sees renewables and AI data centers as juicy “sweet spots” that could lure billions in foreign capital, giving the economy a real shot at turning a growth...
A Norwegian company hass scrapped its plan to build a hyperscale AI data center in Oton, Iloilo. Full reasons remain unclear, citing only the "current circumstances." On the evening of Sun, Aug. 16, Norway Green Energy sent a formal notice to the Oton local government about the withdrawal. Perhaps...
Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. is setting its sights on Southern Luzon to build its largest data center yet, with an operational capacity of at least 100 megawatts (MW), as it looks to capture growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI). PLDT’s data center arm, VITRO Inc., is exploring...
Telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. is expecting more its strategic assets, including data centers, to drive growth in the second half as profits softened amid macroeconomic headwinds. Based on its disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), PLDT’s net income eased to ₱17.33 billion in...
The Philippines risks overtaxing its fragile power grid unless regulators move swiftly to manage energy demand from the rapidly expanding data center sector, according to an industry group representing energy efficiency market stakeholders. The Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) urged the...
By: Atty. Edsel F. Tupaz & Atty. Calista V. Guevarra As the global discourse on Artificial Intelligence (AI) shifts from principles and frameworks to increasingly granular governance controls, the Philippines is positioning itself as more than merely a consumerist state in AI. In response to...
On a stretch of land the size of roughly 1,620 hectares north of Manila, the Philippine government and its allies are racing to build what officials are billing as the country 's gateway into the global artificial intelligence economy. But for thousands of farmers and residents who call that...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon pollution they create, along with the water and land used to power their operations. While urging action in an address at London Climate Action Week,...
The country’s first digital infrastructure real estate investment trust (REIT) is moving forward as integrated telco PLDT Inc. prepares to offer nearly 49 percent of its data center arm to the public, aiming to raise up to ₱24.2 billion. In a disclosure on Monday, June 22, PLDT announced that...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world 's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence...
In the age of AI, people are thinking less and prompting more, with everyday questions ranging from relationship advice to quick recipes. The questions we ask may seem harmless, but their impact is real. These AI queries require large amounts of water to cool the hardware used in training,...
AI has been all over the news of late, so it’s not surprising that stories about data centers (which power AI) would also start appearing on our feeds. Data centers are facilities that house computer systems. Think of those server rooms that Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt would break into in Mission...
