<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Agent Age Ipar</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/</link><description>Agent Age Ipar – az AI a gyárakban, az autóiparban, a logisztikában, a robotikában és az energiarendszerben, adatközpontok és áramigény. Hetente válogatott hírek nézőpontonként, magyar fókusszal.</description><language>hu</language><item><title>US midterms: data center opponents win at the ballot box as AI stocks fall</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-01</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-01</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>In the US midterm elections, voters overwhelmingly backed local measures against data centers: 45 ballot questions were put to voters, and in Ohio 21 measures passed. The news also put pressure on AI stocks, and the Hungarian press weighed the impact on Hungarian companies as well.</description></item><item><title>AI use spreads rapidly at Hungarian companies: industrial adoption up from 29% to 57%</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-02</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-02</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A new survey finds that AI use at industrial companies rose from 29% in 2025 to 57%, and tripled in construction; across Hungarian companies overall it rose by 21 percentage points. At the same time, the share of those reporting a significant market impact fell from 21% to 12% in industry and from 25% to 7% in construction.</description></item><item><title>OpenAI&#x27;s new data centers to cut power draw at peak grid demand under Grid Protectors program</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-03</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-03</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>On November 2, OpenAI announced the Grid Protectors program, under which its future compute campuses will reduce their power draw at peak grid load. The program responds to growing local opposition triggered by grid load and water demand.</description></item><item><title>Foxconn October sales rise 46% and company prepares OpenAI collaboration</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-04</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-04</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Foxconn (Hon Hai) reported on 5 November a 46% rise in October sales on strong demand for Nvidia servers, and expects growth in the fourth quarter. The company signaled a new collaboration with OpenAI and said it sees no AI bubble.</description></item><item><title>Data centers accounted for at least 60% of US electricity demand growth last year, grid struggles to keep up</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-05</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-05</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A 7 November analysis says data centers made up at least 60% of US electricity demand growth last year, while the outdated grid struggles with the load. Utilities must rework grid planning because of AI data centers.</description></item><item><title>Election losses could halt up to 30% of large US AI data center projects, analysis says</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-06</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-06</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>An analysis says the Democrats&#x27; midterm success could halt or cancel up to 30% of large data center developments, and Texas had already suspended permitting earlier. Meta warned that political backlash could make AI expansion harder, and GE Vernova cited the permitting pause as a new risk.</description></item><item><title>Walmart extends Symbotic warehouse automation deal to 25 distribution centers in $6B agreement</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-07</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-07</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Walmart is extending Symbotic&#x27;s AI-based warehouse systems to 25 distribution centers in a $6 billion agreement. The companies have worked together since 2017.</description></item><item><title>Survey: four in five industrial players face skills shortages; two-thirds of AI users also use personal devices</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-08</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-08</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A study reported by IOT magazin finds that four in five industrial players struggle with a shortage of skilled workers, and not everyone welcomes the advance of AI. Two-thirds of those who use AI for work also use their own devices.</description></item><item><title>Hungarian industry posts stronger figures, driven by deliveries to AI data centers</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-09</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-09</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Foreign trade statistics show that industrial growth is driven mainly by supplies to AI data centers and by new automotive capacity. Portfolio reported the data on November 4.</description></item><item><title>ADNOC becomes first energy company to deploy OpenAI&#x27;s Frontier system</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-10</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-10</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Abu Dhabi&#x27;s ADNOC and G42 signed a deal with OpenAI on 2 November to deploy advanced AI capabilities at the state energy company. Altman said AI could make energy production and transmission more efficient, and he flagged energy demand.</description></item><item><title>OpenAI drops NDAs and pledges to pay the full power costs of its data centers</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-11</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-11</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>On November 5, OpenAI said it will publish construction plans, involve local communities and protect ratepayers. The move followed a rebuke after the midterm elections.</description></item><item><title>Protests against AI data centers span 15 European countries, with Amsterdam construction site stormed</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-12</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-12</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A two-day series of actions against data centers, organised by about 100 groups, began on 6–7 November, after late October preparations. In Amsterdam, protesters broke into the site of Microsoft&#x27;s data center under construction.</description></item><item><title>Envision deploys first commercial 800V DC power system at large AI data center in China</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-13</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-13</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Envision announced on 2 November the commercial deployment of what it calls the world&#x27;s first integrated 800V DC power system based on solid-state transformers (SSTs) at a large AI data center. The system promises higher conversion efficiency and a smaller footprint, using less copper.</description></item><item><title>South Korea launches AI data factory with 12 bipedal humanoid robots</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-14</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-14</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>South Korea on 3 November launched an AI data factory to collect the data needed to train bipedal humanoid robots, starting with 12 robots. The move points to data for humanoid training being produced at industrial scale.</description></item><item><title>Siemens speeds up industrial AI scale-up and China localization, presents Eigen engineering agent</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-15</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-15</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>At CIIE, Siemens signaled faster integration of industrial AI and deeper partnerships, and is strengthening its localization strategy in China. It presented the Eigen engineering agent for factory automation.</description></item><item><title>SPS 2026 puts industrial AI and software-defined automation into practice</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-16</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-16</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Practical solutions for industrial AI and software-defined automation were in focus at the SPS 2026 exhibition. The report was published on 2 November.</description></item><item><title>AI chip demand lifts third-quarter growth at European chemical and industrial gas firms</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-17</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-17</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Syensqo, Linde and Air Liquide cited growing semiconductor manufacturing in their third-quarter results. Air Liquide said electronics investment nearly doubled in the first nine months of 2026.</description></item><item><title>Alliant Energy targets another 1 GW of data center contracts within six months</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-18</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-18</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Alliant Energy wants to sign another 1 gigawatt of data center power contracts within six months, driven by demand growth from AI and electrification. The news was reported on 2 November.</description></item><item><title>Comau and ABB build industrial robots on Nvidia&#x27;s physical AI platform</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-19</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-19</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Comau is developing physical AI for industrial robotics with Nvidia. At GTC Berlin, ABB Robotics presented a physical AI education blueprint and is integrating Nvidia Omniverse with RobotStudio.</description></item><item><title>Cainiao opens its global warehouse network for training embodied AI</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-20</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-20</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Cainiao on 5 November opened its global warehouse network to the training of embodied AI. The warehouses provide a real-world setting in which robots can collect data.</description></item><item><title>South Korea to build physical AI and robotics hub in Jeonbuk as $15 billion AI budget takes shape</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-21</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-21</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Jeonbuk is to build a national hub for physical AI and robotics with a 1.3 trillion won investment. South Korea is also preparing a sizeable expansion of its AI and advanced-industry budget at the request of President Lee Jae-myung, according to the reports.</description></item><item><title>Chery builds physical AI push on its car supply chain as LUXEED plant makes a vehicle a minute</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-22</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-22</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Chery is building its physical AI development on its automotive supply chain. LUXEED&#x27;s smart factory reportedly uses AI and 880 robots to produce a vehicle every minute.</description></item><item><title>Brookfield plans UK&#x27;s largest AI data center at Drax power station, reported at £20bn</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-23</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-23</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>According to the British press, Brookfield plans the UK&#x27;s largest AI data center on the site of the Drax power station, described as a £20 billion, or $27 billion, investment. Drax shares rose 8.8%.</description></item><item><title>Audi brings AI-controlled humanoid robots to its Ingolstadt plant to automate a tough logistics task</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-24</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-24</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>At Audi&#x27;s Ingolstadt plant, AI-controlled humanoid robots are starting work, in a collaboration of four global technology companies. Audi also aims to automate one of the hardest tasks in factory logistics.</description></item><item><title>Europe is the costliest place to build data centers; Germany sees record investment but the gap is widening</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-25</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-25</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A Turner &amp; Townsend comparison finds Europe is the world&#x27;s most expensive region for building new data centers. According to heise, investment in Germany hits a record in 2026, but the global gap is widening, and because of energy prices European data centers have reached their limits.</description></item><item><title>Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production as Musk focuses on robotics and AI</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-26</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-26</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Tesla is reportedly winding down Cybertruck production as Elon Musk concentrates on robotics and AI. The news emerged on 6 November.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia&#x27;s FOX agent-based factory management platform promises faster investigation of downtime</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-27</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-27</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>On 4 November, Nvidia presented the FOX factory AI agent platform, which helps investigate and correct production faults quickly. According to its technical blog, agents are also used to operate AI factories.</description></item><item><title>Big tech firms and green groups are drafting joint US data center guidelines</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-28</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-28</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, Nvidia and Anthropic are working with environmental groups on national data center guidelines. The news was reported on 6 November.</description></item><item><title>US AI data centers turn to retired jet engines for power generation</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-29</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-29</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>US AI data centers are deploying converted, retired jet engines to bridge power shortages. The solution is intended as temporary until grid connection.</description></item><item><title>Asia&#x27;s factory growth slows in major chip-exporting economies, cracks show in AI boom</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-30</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-30</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Private-sector surveys show Asian manufacturing activity continued to expand in October, but growth slowed in the major chip-exporting countries. The data, released on 2 November, point to a fading of the AI boom.</description></item><item><title>Unitree and AgiBot: humanoid progress is balanced between learning and mechanical precision</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-31</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-31</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Unitree&#x27;s founder says the industry&#x27;s biggest obstacle is no longer digital intelligence but the last millimetre of mechanical play. AgiBot&#x27;s Go-3 Preview system raised its efficiency in the physical world from 28% to 85% in five days.</description></item><item><title>IPOSZ: European AI4SMEs project supports AI adoption among Hungarian small businesses</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-32</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-32</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>At its conference in Budapest, the National Federation of Craftsmen&#x27;s Guilds (IPOSZ) presented the results of a three-year international AI project and working solutions from Hungarian craftspeople. The project brings together six partner organizations from five countries.</description></item><item><title>Semiconductor equipment makers secure supply contracts through 2028 on AI demand</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-33</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-33</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>According to a report, semiconductor manufacturing equipment makers have secured supply contracts running to 2028. Samsung and SK Hynix are also increasing their chip manufacturing investments.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia&#x27;s Kyber racks could require 600 kW of continuous power</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-34</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-34</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Nvidia&#x27;s next-generation Kyber Rubin Ultra NVL576 rack requires 600 kW of continuous power, according to an article, which calls for rethinking data center power supply. The article was published on 5 November.</description></item><item><title>onsemi: AI data center business rises, automotive weakens in third quarter</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-35</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-35</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>onsemi&#x27;s third-quarter 2026 presentation showed its AI data center business surging while automotive demand softened. The news was reported on 2 November.</description></item><item><title>Survey: AI rush is not yet boosting ports&#x27; earnings</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-36</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-36</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A survey of 103 industry experts finds that AI has moved beyond pilots in container ports and terminals, but no measurable return is visible yet. The result calls into question the payback on AI investments in ports.</description></item><item><title>National Grid to build 3.2GW substation next to Teesside AI data center</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-37</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-37</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>National Grid has bought 29.5 hectares near the Teesside AI complex to build Britain&#x27;s largest substation, with capacity of up to 3.2GW. The news was reported on 2 November.</description></item><item><title>AI in the energy system: IEA analysis, UK and Nordic grid projects, cyber risk</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-38</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-38</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The IEA is examining AI data-center demand and grid cost risks. Energy UK says AI can cut costs but barriers are holding back adoption, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation is backing a Nordic AI project to make better use of power grids.</description></item><item><title>Naver and Siemens discuss industrial AI alliance spanning Korea and global markets</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-39</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-39</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Naver and Siemens are discussing expanding their industrial AI cooperation in digital twins and robotics, between Korea and global markets. The talks were reported on 2 November.</description></item><item><title>Robotics and industrial automation startups raise major funding: Bleu, Foundry, Neuron</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-40</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-40</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>France&#x27;s Bleu Robotics raised €5 million to train humanoid robots in factories, while Foundry Robotics raised $100 million for an AI-native defense factory and acquired Avec Robotics. Neuron Industries closed a $10 million seed round for an AI-native industrial automation platform.</description></item><item><title>LS Electric chairman backs DC distribution grids for AI power crunch, plans North American expansion</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-41</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-41</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>LS Electric Chairman Koo Ja-kyun said on 2 November that DC distribution networks are the answer to the bottleneck in AI power supply. The company also wants to expand in the North American data center market.</description></item><item><title>Cohere says AI is needed to produce more gas to power AI, as oil majors become top AI customers</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-42</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-42</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Cohere says more AI is needed to produce the extra gas that powers AI, and Big Oil has become the AI industry&#x27;s favorite customer. The articles appeared between 4 and 8 November.</description></item><item><title>Investors pile into battery deals amid AI pullback as nickel-zinc storage moves into server racks</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-43</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-43</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Investors are putting money into battery industry deals during the AI pullback. A separate article says nickel-zinc technology is gaining ground in in-rack energy storage.</description></item><item><title>Omen AI buys Aquatic Labs for $16M to cut data center water use</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-44</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-44</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Omen AI has acquired Aquatic Labs in a $16M deal aimed at reducing water use in AI data centers. The news was reported on 4 November.</description></item><item><title>Foxconn Technology Day: from manufacturer to AI factory player through vertical integration</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-45</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-45</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>At Foxconn&#x27;s Technology Day on 30 October, the message went beyond manufacturing scale toward AI factories. According to one report, the company is building its AI solutions on robotic arms.</description></item><item><title>Meta builds humanoid robot prototype with Fourier in three months</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-46</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-46</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Meta and Fourier built a humanoid robot prototype in three months to explore household tasks. According to the reports, Meta is entering a field in which several companies are already working on humanoids.</description></item><item><title>Penske Logistics selects Pallet AI Solutions to handle freight invoices</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-47</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-47</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Penske Logistics has selected Pallet AI Solutions to process freight payments and invoices. The news was published between November 4 and 6.</description></item><item><title>AI data centers could undermine UK emissions goals, BBC reports</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-48</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-48</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>According to a 3 November article, AI data centers could undermine the UK&#x27;s emissions targets. The topic shows the clash between data centers and climate goals.</description></item><item><title>Neocloud debt and satellite images point to risks behind AI data-center construction</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-49</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-49</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Business Insider reports that satellite images suggest Iren&#x27;s and Nebius&#x27;s data-center projects may lie behind Microsoft&#x27;s $5 billion AI spending shortfall. Hungarian analyses say the AI wave is increasingly driven by neocloud data centers built on debt.</description></item><item><title>PJM grid moves to tackle AI power costs to avoid capacity shortfalls</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-50</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-50</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Grid operator PJM is introducing measures to manage the costs of increased AI power demand and prevent supply shortfalls. The news was reported on 4 November.</description></item><item><title>Crusoe unveils modular AI data center unit</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-51</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-51</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Crusoe unveiled its modular AI data center unit on 4 November, a sign that modular designs are gaining ground. The launch points to faster, more standardised data center construction.</description></item><item><title>TKH to acquire industrial AI firm Wolkabout to expand its automation offering</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-52</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-52</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>TKH is acquiring Wolkabout, a company specializing in industrial artificial intelligence. The move is meant to strengthen its automation portfolio.</description></item><item><title>Universal Robots&#x27; Hungarian head presents trends in the country&#x27;s industrial robotics</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-53</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-53</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Márta Enyedi, country manager of Universal Robots in Hungary, outlined robotisation and automation trends in Hungarian industry at a professional event. The presentation was part of the programme on 2 November.</description></item><item><title>Washington Post: data centers have only a marginal effect on electricity prices</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-54</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-54</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A Washington Post article of 6 November, citing a study, says high electricity prices are not mainly caused by data centers but by other factors. According to the study, their effect is only marginal.</description></item><item><title>Equinix plans $7 billion capex push and bets on smaller facilities</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-55</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-55</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Equinix has announced a $7 billion capital expenditure program, citing customer demand. The company says its smaller data centers may be less exposed to US construction constraints.</description></item><item><title>Google to invest $15 billion in expanding data-center capacity in Malaysia</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-56</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-56</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Google is expanding its data-center and cloud capacity in Malaysia with a $15 billion investment. The news appeared on 4 November.</description></item><item><title>ECB weighs review of bank lending tied to data centers over AI-related risks</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-57</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-57</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The European Central Bank&#x27;s banking supervision arm has considered reviewing data-center-related lending to assess AI-linked risks. The news appeared on 6 November.</description></item><item><title>AWS launches new package to help bring physical AI into manufacturing</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-58</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-58</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>On 5 November, AWS presented a new package for bringing AI into factories, roads and logistics centers. The next wave of AI is moving beyond chatbots to the physical environment.</description></item><item><title>SAP and Intel test autonomous robots fulfilling warehouse orders with physical AI</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-59</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-59</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>SAP and Intel are testing physical AI in which autonomous robots fulfill warehouse orders. The news was published on November 3.</description></item><item><title>Hungarian robotics startup Plora.ai closes €1.2 million funding round</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-60</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-60</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Hungarian robotics startup Plora.ai has closed a €1.2 million equity funding round. The news was published on 4 November.</description></item><item><title>Budapest to become a starting point for the autonomous factory era</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-61</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-61</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>According to Műszaki Magazin, a solution integrates production equipment, materials management, maintenance processes and operational data into a single connected ecosystem, and Budapest could be a starting point for it. The article was published on 4 November.</description></item><item><title>Argentina courts AI data centers to Patagonia with light regulation and promised tax breaks</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-62</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-11-02-62</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>President Javier Milei is promising light regulation and tax breaks to investors in AI data centers in Patagonia. The news was reported on 2 November.</description></item><item><title>Nvidia and PreussenElektra assess decommissioned German nuclear sites for AI data centres</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-01</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-01</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Nvidia and PreussenElektra are examining whether the sites of decommissioned German nuclear power plants could host AI data centres, without restarting the reactors. Twelve sources reported the news earlier this week.</description></item><item><title>US data-centre boom meets voter and political resistance</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-02</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-02</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Ohio has the most data-centre-related ballot questions, and a growing number of political ads in the United States attack the expansion. OpenAI says data centers may be rebranded as AI compute campuses.</description></item><item><title>Walmart expands Symbotic automation deal with $6 billion commitment</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-03</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-03</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Walmart is expanding its warehouse automation agreement with Symbotic with a $6 billion commitment. Symbotic&#x27;s chief executive says the deal will reshape the supply chain for the long term.</description></item><item><title>Hungarian industrial giant&#x27;s rapid growth prompts debate on whether Hungary can become an AI industry power</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-04</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-04</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Hungarian outlets report on the fast expansion of a domestic industrial manufacturer, saying Hungary could move to the front line of the AI industry. The company&#x27;s chief executive explains what the country would need to catch the AI wave, and Portfolio analyses what could make Hungary a winner of the AI era.</description></item><item><title>AI data centers&#x27; chip and memory demand squeezes carmakers and the PC market</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-05</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-05</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>According to a Hungarian report, data centers are buying processors and memory chips in huge volumes, which could threaten the auto industry. Axios reports that AI is making PCs more expensive and competing for IT components.</description></item><item><title>AI data centre could be built near Paks, but power and cooling water remain open questions</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-06</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-06</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Hungarian outlets are examining how an AI data centre could be built safely in the Paks area. The articles centre on the question of where the power supply and cooling water would come from.</description></item><item><title>US declares grid emergency in 13 states and national emergency to protect bulk power system</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-07</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-07</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The US Department of Energy declared a grid emergency in 13 states, after which a presidential order declared a national emergency to protect the bulk power system. The order also mentions serving AI data centres, advanced manufacturing and the defence industry.</description></item><item><title>Gartner: nearly half of supply chains cut staff mainly because of AI</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-08</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-08</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>In a Gartner survey, nearly half of supply chain organisations cut headcount primarily because of AI. Logistics Management reported on the survey.</description></item><item><title>Four in five industrial firms face skills shortages; good skilled workers are increasingly valuable</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-09</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-09</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>According to KKV Magazin, four-fifths of industrial players struggle with skills shortages, while not everyone welcomes the rise of AI. According to autopro.hu, AI has sped up recruitment for white-collar roles, but good skilled workers are increasingly valuable in Hungarian industry.</description></item><item><title>Schneider and Nvidia take digital twin to live 1.2 GW site</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-10</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-10</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Schneider has taken its Vera Rubin reference design and lifecycle digital-twin architecture, presented at GTC in March, to a live 1.2 GW site under the Nvidia DSX Blueprint. The Nvidia DSX POD moves the building of AI factories towards assembly-line-style manufacturing.</description></item><item><title>Foxconn AI factory runs on Nvidia cluster; Nvidia and Foxconn target eight-week AI factory deployment</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-11</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-11</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Foxconn&#x27;s new AI factory runs on an Nvidia DGX Blackwell cluster, with 2.48 times faster model training and production-line results. Nvidia and Foxconn are targeting an eight-week AI factory deployment, while Vera Rubin brings greater infrastructure complexity.</description></item><item><title>AI data center construction shifts to a manufacturing mode: faster build-out, more flexibility</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-12</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-12</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>According to TechCrunch, GPU cloud providers and data center developers are under pressure to bring capacity online quickly, and one startup is testing whether data centers can be mass-produced. A Hungarian article also highlights faster build-out and flexibility.</description></item><item><title>Siemens and Nvidia partner on industrial AI, including AI-based PCB inspection</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-13</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-13</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Siemens has announced a partnership with Nvidia to advance industrial AI. The collaboration includes an adaptive, AI-supported manufacturing capability that extends to the inspection of printed circuit boards.</description></item><item><title>Foxconn prepares new tie-up with OpenAI, sees no sign of an AI bubble</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-14</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-14</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Foxconn&#x27;s chairman says a new partnership with OpenAI is in the works and that there is no AI bubble. The earlier agreement included no purchase commitment; a Hungarian report says demand for AI infrastructure is also relevant for manufacturing capacity in Hungary.</description></item><item><title>Digital twins could cut unplanned downtime by up to 30%, report says</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-15</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-15</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A report says Indian manufacturers could cut unplanned downtime by up to 30% using digital twins and industrial AI. Hungarian and international articles say live digital twins underpin the semi-autonomous operation of industrial AI, and Airbus is working with digital twins.</description></item><item><title>Honeywell launches Forge Cognition for physical AI in buildings and industrial plants with Nvidia and Dell</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-16</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-16</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Honeywell has launched Forge Cognition with Nvidia and Dell Technologies. The aim is to bring physical AI to buildings and industrial operations.</description></item><item><title>7x24 Exchange: AI data centres run into limits of power, grid and community trust</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-17</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-17</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>At the 7x24 Exchange event, the growth of AI data centres is meeting new realities in power supply, grid reliability and local community trust. The topic emerged earlier this week.</description></item><item><title>Data center power and cooling: 800 V DC, supercapacitors and liquid cooling</title><link>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-18</link><guid>https://industry.agentage.press/s/2026-10-26-18</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>As rack density rises, manufacturers are rethinking data center power supply and thermal management, with 800 V DC distribution and supercapacitor stabilization among the topics. LG Electronics is expanding production of liquid coolers for AI data centers.</description></item></channel></rss>