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The 5 trends that will shape the scale of AI in 2026
Semiconductors

The 5 trends that will shape the scale of AI in 2026

AI's 2026 breakthrough will hinge on power, cooling, smarter grids and skills as data centres scale to support hotter, denser workloads.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026

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Schneider Electric joins Forum's Lighthouse OS board
Manufacturing

Schneider Electric joins Forum's Lighthouse OS board

The move gives the manufacturing group a role in shaping an open-source framework aimed at helping factories scale digital change beyond pilot projects.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
TCA sets first common lifecycle rules for SIM & eSIM
Supply Chain

TCA sets first common lifecycle rules for SIM & eSIM

A common way to measure the environmental impact of SIM and eSIM products could improve transparency for operators and suppliers across supply chains.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Apx names three senior hires in European expansion
DataCentre infrastructure

Apx names three senior hires in European expansion

The appointments bring more than 70 years of sales and engineering experience as the data centre group targets a bigger European footprint.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Virtualisation

Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres

AI workloads could add more than 150 GW of data centre demand, pushing operators to rethink power, cooling and grid resilience.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • This month
Schneider Electric's Impact 2030 score rises to 3.40
Manufacturing

Schneider Electric's Impact 2030 score rises to 3.40

It has cut operational emissions sharply, but the group still has a long way to go to hit its annual sustainability target.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month
Schneider Electric & Deloitte launch AI industrial tie-up
Manufacturing

Schneider Electric & Deloitte launch AI industrial tie-up

Industrial operators could cut downtime and costs as Schneider Electric and Deloitte target AI-led links between factory systems and business software.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034
Unified Communications

Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034

Cloud and AI demand is driving heavy investment in new facilities, with the global market forecast to more than triple by 2034.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Schneider Electric & Microsoft unveil Azure AI factory tools
Manufacturing

Schneider Electric & Microsoft unveil Azure AI factory tools

Manufacturers could cut engineering work by half as Schneider Electric and Microsoft use Azure AI to streamline plant design and operations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
The next challenge for our energy transition is coordination
Data Analytics

The next challenge for our energy transition is coordination

ANZ's clean energy shift now hinges on coordinating complex, data-driven grids as distributed resources strain ageing digital systems.

By Thomas Deschler • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Energy & chemicals sector ramps up autonomy by 2030
Manufacturing

Energy & chemicals sector ramps up autonomy by 2030

Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
AVEVA, Nvidia tie up on digital twins for AI Factories
DataCentre infrastructure

AVEVA, Nvidia tie up on digital twins for AI Factories

AVEVA and Nvidia are building lifecycle digital twins to design, run and optimise gigawatt-scale AI Factories and data centres.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Schneider & NVIDIA unveil AI factory blueprints, twins
Manufacturing

Schneider & NVIDIA unveil AI factory blueprints, twins

Schneider and NVIDIA roll out AI factory blueprints, digital twins and alarm AI to cut design risk and speed 'time-to-token' at scale.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Schneider Electric unveils open software-defined DCS
Digital Transformation

Schneider Electric unveils open software-defined DCS

Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Foxboro SDA, an open software-defined DCS aimed at flexible, hardware-agnostic industrial control.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
The energy transition will stall without women in tech
Data Analytics

The energy transition will stall without women in tech

The net-zero transition risks stalling unless more women shape the tech driving AI, cybersecurity and digital energy systems.

By Josette Addinall • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Schneider Electric closes 2025 plan with 8.86 score
Hyperscale

Schneider Electric closes 2025 plan with 8.86 score

Schneider Electric ends its 2021-2025 Sustainability Impact plan with an 8.86 score after beating targets on emissions and energy access.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026

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Schneider Electric promotes Sumati Sahgal for data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric promotes Sumati Sahgal for data centres

Schneider Electric has elevated Sumati Sahgal to lead secure power and data centres in Greater India amid surging digital infrastructure demand.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026