Data Center Infrastructure articles in Hardware & Semiconductors from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald Pipelinehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/23-billion-dollar-acquisitions-and-hot-water-breakthroughs-signal-a-turning-point-for-data-center-cooling/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/23-billion-dollar-acquisitions-and-hot-water-breakthroughs-signal-a-turning-point-for-data-center-cooling/Ecolab's $4.75 billion acquisition of CoolIT, Trane Technologies' purchase of LiquidStack, and NVIDIA's chiller-free Vera Rubin design mark a consolidation wave in data center cooling as AI power densities push the industry beyond the limits of air.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:42:42 GMT6 verified sourcesAI infrastructureCoolIT Systemsdata centersEcolabliquid coolingNVIDIATrane TechnologiesVera Rubin