AI & Compute

Inference cost per token drops 40% in a single quarter across providers

Batching, quantization and cheaper accelerators are compounding faster than anyone modeled.

Hyperscalers race to retrofit liquid-cooled GPU halls as grid load climbs

Rack power density hits 60kW as operators chase HPC footprints

Firmware supply-chain audit becomes baseline for enterprise procurement

Sovereign regions expand as data-residency rules tighten across three continents