Analysis: the AI frenzy is expected to drive the global data center energy consumption to 1,580 TWh by 2034, about as much as is used by all of India currently
Which makes me wonder why they don't build huge data centres in northern Quebec. — Close to hydro generation. — Free cooling, both ambient air and the cold river water. — Do these take lot of pe...
IBM plans to expand its semiconductor packaging and testing plant in Bromont, Quebec, with more than CA$1B in investments over the next five years
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Quebec-based E2ip, which develops tech for smart displays and surfaces, raised a $120M Series B co-led by Export Development Canada and McRock Capital
Charlize Alcaraz / BetaKit : LinkedIn: Mike Dawson LinkedIn: Mike Dawson : Yet another big announcement from a McRock portfolio company. A huge funding round for a great Canadian success story build...
Quebec-based E2ip, which develops tech for smart displays and surfaces, raised a $120M Series B co-led by Export Development Canada and McRock Capital
Export Development Canada and McRock Capital co-led the round. — St-Laurent, Québec-based E2ip Technologies … LinkedIn: Mike Dawson LinkedIn: Mike Dawson : Yet another big announcement from a McRock...
A profile of Celsius Network, which has been valued at ~$3B and promises up to an 18% annual interest on cryptocurrency deposits, as it attracts SEC scrutiny
Bloomberg : Tweets: @crypto , @bw , @bitfinexed , @cduhaime , and @cduhaime Tweets: @crypto : Crypto-lending firms Celsius, Voyager and Gemini are facing U.S. SEC scrutiny over whether their offering...
How a Quebec IT engineer got swept up in the crypto craze and started a multimillion ponzi scheme, defrauding dozens of people after his mining strategy failed
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How a Quebec IT engineer got swept up in the crypto craze and started a multimillion ponzi scheme, defrauding dozens of people after his mining strategy failed
A Quebec IT worker was certain he'd developed a foolproof way to mine bitcoin. Instead, it led him and his investors to ruin. Tweets: @mkonnikova Tweets: Maria Konnikova / @mkonnikova : “If you go in...
Crypto mining company Bitmain files for Hong Kong IPO; draft filing shows $2.8B in revenue as of June 30 and $422.05M raised in funding round that ended Aug. 7
per new @Globalcoinrsrch story — that's a big drop from Q1's $1.1B profit on $2B in revenue and doesn't exactly give momentum for IPO https://techcrunch.com/... Francis Pouliot / @francispouliot_ : Di...
Quebec halts approvals for new cryptocurrency mining projects as Hydro Quebec struggles to fulfill 17K MW of new power demand without raising prices for locals
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Quebec halts approvals for new cryptocurrency mining projects as Hydro Quebec struggles to fulfill 17K MW of new power demand without raising prices for locals
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada's Quebec province said on Thursday it has halted approvals for new digital currency mining projects …