8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (2)
#24682239 at 2026-06-05 19:04:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #30129: All Kinds Of Fuckery AFoot Edition
Israel's new gold rush: data centers become the hottest real estate play of the AI age
As AI demand turns server farms into prized infrastructure, Israeli real estate firms, energy companies and celebrity investors are pouring billions into data centers, even as power needs, environmental risks and security threats grow
The French Riviera city of Cannes rolled out the red carpets this week, with photographers, packed hotels and all the trappings of a major global event. But this was not the famed film festival, which took place last month. This time, the crowds came for the World Digital Infrastructure Congress.
The attendees were data center entrepreneurs, hyperscale executives, server farm investors and decision-makers from the companies building the physical backbone of the artificial intelligence boom.
It is a vast global market, growing rapidly as AI use expands. For investors, it has become the new gold, and many are rushing to secure a position before the market becomes too crowded.
Among the thousands filling conference halls and meeting rooms were quite a few Israelis. Israel, they say, offers an attractive base for managing data repositories and AI models: available land, relatively cheap electricity and extensive data infrastructure.
Israel's representative in Cannes was Shelly Landsmann, the former CEO of Microsoft Israel and today a founding partner of data center company NED and chair of its advisory board.
"The conference takes place once a year, and this is my fifth year attending," she said from Cannes. "It is amazing. It used to be held in Monaco and was tiny. We were just a few people in a hotel. Today you cannot find a room, apartment or hotel anywhere in the area because of the conference. The plane here was full. That reflects the number of players and partners who have entered this business."
It is indeed one of the defining businesses of the current era. The world is increasingly divided between those developing artificial intelligence and those supplying the infrastructure needed to develop it. In Israel, investors have discovered over the past two years that it is easier to invest in AI real estate than in AI itself.
Veteran real estate companies, infrastructure groups, investment funds and businesspeople of all kinds, including singer Omer Adam, have reported moves into data centers and the power sources needed to operate them. In today's market, if you are not there, you are being left behind.
This week, Kardan Israel announced the establishment of a subsidiary that will consolidate its activity in data centers. Kardan is an example of the new wave of data real estate investors, with stakes in server farms in Kfar Saba and Shoham.
"The data center sector is experiencing accelerated growth worldwide and in Israel, and we see it as a significant growth engine for the group," said Alon Vulkan, CEO of Kardan Israel.
Kardan Israel is known primarily for income-producing real estate, but data centers appear to offer substantial returns.
One of the most prominent figures in the new trend is Ofer Yanai, the controlling shareholder of Nofar Energy, who this week reported the purchase of land in Shoham for 361 million shekels to build a new data center.
https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/hykex00l11ml
#6624500 at 2019-05-30 03:47:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8470: Old Guard Losing It Edition
Resignations in the news today - part 1
Mueller Resigns, Asks That Special Counsel's Report 'Speak For Itself'
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/robert-mueller-resigns
Longtime music teacher prepares to retire
https://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/final-note-longtime-music-teacher-prepares-to-retire/
Austintown schools treasurer announces resignation
https://www.vindy.com/news/2019/may/29/austintown-schools-treasurer-announces-resignation/?nw
Real estate broker Robert Futterman fired from his company after drug bust
https://nypost.com/2019/05/29/real-estate-broker-robert-futterman-fired-from-his-company-after-drug-bust/
Elected to East Peoria council, Seth Mingus to resign from Tazewell County Board
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190528/elected-to-east-peoria-council-seth-mingus-to-resign-from-tazewell-county-board
Longtime butcher retiring from Todd's
https://www.djournal.com/news/local/longtime-butcher-retiring-from-todd-s/article_9c08504d-0ab2-56ae-b3da-cff9ce55339c.html
Professor Resigns Over Dean's Sermon
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/05/29/professor-resigns-louisiana-college-over-its-lack-response-offensive-sermon
Daughter of North Lawrence couple retiring from CBS
https://northcountrynow.com/news/daughter-north-lawrence-couple-retiring-cbs-0259438
Ann Arbor HR director resigns due to alleged inappropriate text messages
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/ann-arbor-hr-director-resigns-due-to-alleged-inappropriate-text-messages
Lake Taylor's Brown retiring as boys basketball coach
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/sports/lake-taylors-brown-retiring-as-boys-basketball-coach/291-82140a70-fb9d-40f9-af38-e1aedd697db9
Shelly Landsmann to Step Down as General Manager of Microsoft Israel
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3763076,00.html
Varner retiring as BarCo collector
https://www.monett-times.com/story/2612085.html
New Nelsonville Mayor Says He Will Resign
https://highlandscurrent.org/2019/05/24/new-nelsonville-mayor-says-he-will-resign/
Merrill battalion chief retires after 27 years
https://waow.com/news/2019/05/29/merrill-battalion-chief-retires-after-27-years/
Leopalace21 inside directors to resign en masse over shoddy construction scandal
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/29/business/corporate-business/leopalace21-inside-directors-resign-en-masse-shoddy-construction-scandal/
DeWyngaert Will Retire as EVP, Chief Lending Officer at Bankwell
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dewyngaert-retire-evp-chief-lending-200100283.html
The Pella School Board approved the resignation of board member Lisa Jansen
https://www.kniakrls.com/2019/05/29/pella-school-board-approves-members-resignation/
9 educators - including principal - fired in Gwinnett cheating scandal
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/9-educators-including-principal-fired-in-gwinnett-cheating-scandal/953465454
Director of Lorain County Board of Mental Health resigns
http://www.chroniclet.com/Local-News/2019/05/29/Director-of-Lorain-County-Board-of-Mental-Health-resigns.html
Avera to Retire After 33 Years in Bread Business
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2019/05/29/avera-to-retire-after-33-years-in-bread-business/