Mexico Emerges as Latin America's High-Performance Computing Hub

Mexico is positioning itself as a regional high-performance computing hub, announcing both a national supercomputer in partnership with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and a privately led NVIDIA-powered HPC and AI Center in Nuevo Leon. At the corporate level, innovation governance emerged as a priority, with Capgemini introducing a new framework to help CTOs align R&D portfolios to business outcomes amid economic volatility. Meanwhile, operational visibility and reliability were tested in real time: RJ Logistics demonstrated the value of data-rich tracking infrastructure with a twentyfold increase in shipment telemetry, while Cloudflare’s global outage underscored the fragility of the digital services layer underpinning enterprises worldwide.

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Mexico Will Build Latin America’s Largest Public Supercomputer

The Government of Mexico has entered a cooperation agreement with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, one of the leading public supercomputing institutions in the European Union, to initiate the construction of a National Supercomputer. The project will create the largest public high-performance computing system in Latin America and begin operations through interim capacity hosted in Spain.

Nuevo Leon to Build High-Performance Computing Center

Nuevo Leon will host Latin America’s first High-Performance Computing and AI Center powered by NVIDIA technology. The project, led by AI–Green Data Center (AI–GDC) and CIPRE Holding, involves an initial investment of US$1 billion over the next 10 years.

Capgemini Unveils CTO Playbook to Redefine R&D Strategy

Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) are under constant pressure to balance a culture of innovation with commercial objectives. In response, Capgemini Engineering proposes a new methodological framework, titled "The CTO Playbook," designed to restructure resource allocation in R&D and align technological investment with business objectives in a highly volatile environment.

RJ Logistics Adopts Rectangle Tracking to Enhance Visibility

RJ Logistics, a customer-focused third-party logistics (3PL) provider operating across North America, has deployed real-time cross-border shipment visibility through Rectangle’s tracking API and Data Sync technology. The integration has delivered over 95% tracking coverage, with a 95th-percentile tracking interval of roughly 15 minutes, increasing the company’s tracking data points twentyfold.

Cloudflare Outage Disrupts Major Online Services Worldwide

Cloudflare experienced a global outage that disrupted access to multiple internet services, including ChatGPT, X, Shopify, and additional platforms used by organizations worldwide. The incident generated widespread errors and temporary service limitations.