Ornn Raises $33M to Build AI Compute Trading Marketplace

NVIDIA launched DSX Ready, a qualification program for power and cooling products designed for AI factories. The program initially covers battery energy storage systems and cooling distribution units from partners including Hitachi Energy, LG Energy Solution, Tesla, LG Electronics, LiquidStack, and Vertiv. The qualification framework aims to reduce integration risk and help builders select infrastructure products that align with NVIDIA's DSX AI factory reference designs.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven bills to regulate AI data center energy and water consumption, preventing utilities from passing infrastructure costs to residents. The laws require a new rate classification for data centers, mandate they fund grid and water system upgrades, and compel disclosure of water use and energy efficiency plans to local governments.

Alibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900, a new AI chip for model training and inference, at its annual Apsara conference on Tuesday. The chip delivers three times the performance of its predecessor, demonstrating progress in China's domestic semiconductor capabilities. The announcement was accompanied by a data center expansion plan, though specific details on scale and investment were not fully disclosed.

AI security requires engineering discipline across the full agent stack, from models through runtime environments, with enforceable controls at each layer rather than relying on agent reasoning alone. Saša Zdjelar argues that organizations must apply established security principles to new AI operating conditions, implement traceable identities and bounded permissions, and gather evidence that protections work before deployment. NVIDIA's OpenShell and partner tools like Cisco's DefenseClaw demonstrate how to enforce policies outside an agent's reach.