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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.

Kiwi AI Infrastructure News

Regional stories with direct local relevance

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Research and market analysis connected to AI Infrastructure

Expert Columns

Interviews

Interviews and video coverage from the network

Recent AI Infrastructure News

Acalvio launches AI deception guardrails for agents
Threat intelligence

Acalvio launches AI deception guardrails for agents

Security teams may get earlier warning of hijacked AI agents as fake credentials and decoy tools are planted to expose misuse.

Yesterday

Stealthium & Tenstorrent add AI runtime visibility
Semiconductors

Stealthium & Tenstorrent add AI runtime visibility

Enterprises running AI on specialised hardware could gain better control and security as the firms target a visibility gap in runtime operations.

Yesterday

OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 API prices & adds faster Sol mode
Digital Transformation

OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 API prices & adds faster Sol mode

Businesses could see lower AI operating costs as OpenAI slashes GPT-5.6 Luna pricing and adds a faster premium mode for Sol.

2 days ago

Google Cloud boosts AI agent density with GKE sandbox
Cloud Native

Google Cloud boosts AI agent density with GKE sandbox

Tests on an n2-standard-48 virtual machine showed Google Cloud's sandbox and orchestration tweaks could cut per-agent costs by up to 75%.

2 days ago

LG Electronics posts record second-quarter profit rise
Robotics

LG Electronics posts record second-quarter profit rise

Higher-margin sales, cost cuts and US tariff refunds lifted operating profit 147 per cent as demand broadened across appliances, TVs and vehicle parts.

3 days ago

Fortinet lifts full-year revenue guidance after strong Q2
Semiconductors

Fortinet lifts full-year revenue guidance after strong Q2

Stronger demand for its network security tools sent quarterly revenue up 26 per cent and prompted a higher full-year outlook for the cybersecurity group.

3 days ago

KnowBe4 backs Open Secure AI Alliance for AI defence
Security Operations Centres

KnowBe4 backs Open Secure AI Alliance for AI defence

KnowBe4 has backed the Open Secure AI Alliance, arguing AI security depends on governing agent behaviour as well as models.

3 days ago

One in five data centre assets one hop from hackers
IT Department

One in five data centre assets one hop from hackers

Nearly a fifth of operational systems in data centres sit one network step from reachable attackers, raising outage risks for cloud and AI services.

3 days ago

groundcover raises USD $100 million in Series C round
Digital Transformation

groundcover raises USD $100 million in Series C round

It will fund North American expansion and product development as observability demand rises with cloud and AI workloads, after revenue tripled.

4 days ago

Aolani & Rafay deploy NVIDIA DSX OS on GB200 NVL72
IT Department

Aolani & Rafay deploy NVIDIA DSX OS on GB200 NVL72

The deal targets demand for governed, self-service AI environments as operators seek to turn GB200 hardware into usable services.

4 days ago

Tines launches 3B to govern AI-generated workflows
Digital Transformation

Tines launches 3B to govern AI-generated workflows

The platform targets firms struggling to oversee a surge in AI-built software, as governance gaps create security and compliance risks.

4 days ago

Researchers find 36,872 exposed server management interfaces
Data centers

Researchers find 36,872 exposed server management interfaces

Exposed BMCs can let attackers take persistent control of servers, with nearly 25,000 systems leaking password data before login.

4 days ago

AirTrunk secures USD $2.325 billion green financing
Energy efficient

AirTrunk secures USD $2.325 billion green financing

The deal underlines lender appetite for Malaysia's expanding cloud and AI infrastructure, as the campus is set to support lower-impact digital growth.

4 days ago

Vertiv marks 10 years of Asia partner summit in Johor
Energy efficient

Vertiv marks 10 years of Asia partner summit in Johor

AI and data centre demand is forcing Vertiv's Asian resellers to rethink sales plans as the group marked a decade of partner summits in Johor.

4 days ago

Schneider Electric warns AI data centres face power squeeze
Energy efficient

Schneider Electric warns AI data centres face power squeeze

Rising electricity demand is emerging as a bottleneck for AI deployment, with some training sites approaching 1 GW and facing delays.

4 days ago

Vertiv backs ANZ partners as AI infrastructure demand grows
Digital Transformation

Vertiv backs ANZ partners as AI infrastructure demand grows

Rising demand for AI-ready power and cooling systems is reshaping channel work in Australia and New Zealand as customers move into deployment.

5 days ago

Supply chain pressures threaten Australia's AI data centres
IT Industry

Supply chain pressures threaten Australia's AI data centres

Delays in transformers, cooling gear and servers could slow Australia's data centre boom as AI demand strains global supplier networks.

5 days ago

LG wins NVIDIA validation for 600kW AI cooling unit
Energy efficient

LG wins NVIDIA validation for 600kW AI cooling unit

The approval gives data centre operators a pre-validated liquid cooling option as AI servers push heat loads beyond air systems.

6 days ago

Schneider Electric, AMD unveil Helios AI rack design
Energy efficient

Schneider Electric, AMD unveil Helios AI rack design

Data centre operators could cut deployment risk and speed AI build-outs with a validated blueprint for racks drawing up to 246 kW.

6 days ago

VAST & AMD expand AI inference infrastructure tie-up
Semiconductors

VAST & AMD expand AI inference infrastructure tie-up

The tie-up is aimed at helping cloud providers cut inference costs and improve GPU efficiency as AI demand shifts beyond model training.

6 days ago

Job Moves