MUSCAT: Crusoe, the US artificial intelligence infrastructure company in which Oman Investment Authority (OIA) retains a stake, plans to pair a modular data centre with an advanced nuclear reactor at Idaho National Laboratory in 2027 under a proof-of-concept project with Austin-based Aalo Atomics. Aalo will initially supply power to a Crusoe Spark modular data centre […]
Global stocks extended gains on Friday after a lukewarm US jobs report softened expectations for an imminent rate hike from the Federal Reserve and regional activity gauges pointed to an economic expansion during June. Europe’s broadest index hit a record high and was set for its biggest weekly gain in over a month. The pan-European […]
Asian shares skidded on Thursday as investors rotated out of chipmakers following a stellar quarter, while currency and bond markets braced for U.S. jobs data that could gives hints about the risk of interest rate hikes. Oil prices hit new four-month lows, with Brent crude off 0.8% to $71 a barrel, as U.S. President Donald […]
MUSCAT: The National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) will launch an interactive data management application codenamed ‘Artaj’ (great gates), which serves as a coordination portal for the State’s Administrative Apparatus or a central data repository project. The inaugural ceremony will be held in Muscat on Wednesday this week (June 24, 2026). The initiative is […]
When Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation went to court recently to challenge Alberta’s handling of the proposed Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Park project, the dispute underscored a question that is increasingly difficult to ignore: What does Canada’s artificial intelligence future require from land, water and energy systems? Wonder Valley, which would be located south of […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) use is exploding. More than 50 per cent of new internet content was generated by AI in 2025, according to an industry report. We even train AI on AI-generated content now and, although this can degrade performance, it continues at breakneck pace. All this AI is consuming a lot of energy. It’s […]
More than 2.6 million Canadians work for themselves, and according to an annual RBC poll conducted in 2025, 59 per cent of Canadians aspire to own a business — the highest level since 2017. The appeal is understandable. A recent poll found that nearly two-thirds of people feel they have plateaued at work and see […]
