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Read Plans Emerge for 600MW Data Center in Coachella, California
Plans Emerge for 600MW Data Center in Coachella, California

Plans Emerge for 600MW Data Center in Coachella, California

April 11, 2026 California

A 600MW data center could be developed in Coachella, Southern California. Developer DMK Projects is proposing to build the facility on a 240-acre site at the corner of 52nd Avenue and Fillmore Street.Project documents presented at a City Council meeting on February 11 indicate that DMK plans for...

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Read AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi
AWS  Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi

AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi

March 06, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly planning a $750 million data center project in Clinton, Mississippi. While the company has not been officially confirmed, WLBT3 reports that a quitclaim deed shows Amazon acquired the 99-acre site on February 13.The data center will be located at 1001...

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Read Californian Senator Proposes Bill to Create New Rate Class
Californian Senator Proposes Bill to Create New Rate Class

Californian Senator Proposes Bill to Create New Rate Class

February 06, 2026 California

A new bill has been introduced in the California Senate aimed at regulating the expansion of large load data centers across the state and protecting ratepayers from footing the bill for the generation and transmission infrastructure needed to power them.Introduced by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez...

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Read Amazon Capex to Hit $200bn in 2026
Amazon Capex to Hit $200bn in 2026

Amazon Capex to Hit $200bn in 2026

February 05, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon plans to double its capex spend in 2026, investing $200 billion, most of which will be funnelled into data centers for its AWS cloud division. The firm revealed the news as it reported its financial results for Q4 2025, which saw operating income across Amazon grow to $25 billion, up from...

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Read Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In
Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In

Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In

February 04, 2026 Amazon AWS

The company blames bureaucracy. The balance sheet tells a different story. Amazon has now eliminated 30,000 corporate positions since October, making it the largest workforce reduction in the company's 30-year history. The cuts came in two waves: 14,000 in late October 2025, followed by another...

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Read Amazon Confirms 16,000 Layoffs, Including at AWS
Amazon Confirms 16,000 Layoffs, Including at AWS

Amazon Confirms 16,000 Layoffs, Including at AWS

January 30, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon plans to cut some 16,000 workers across the company, in its latest round of layoffs. Job losses were first rumored last week, and then accidentally leaked when a draft email written by Colleen Aubrey, a SVP at cloud division Amazon Web Services (AWS), was included in a calendar invitation...

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Read Amazon Plans 14,000 More Job Cuts
Amazon Plans 14,000 More Job Cuts

Amazon Plans 14,000 More Job Cuts

January 24, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon is gearing up to lay off as many as 14,000 white-collar workers, with cuts starting as soon as next Tuesday. Jobs at cloud division Amazon Web Services are among those at risk, along with retail, Prime Video, and human resources units. The cuts follow layoffs at AWS last July, which...

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Read AWS Plans Data Center in Covington, Georgia
AWS Plans Data Center in Covington, Georgia

AWS Plans Data Center in Covington, Georgia

January 03, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning a data center in Covington, just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.The company has made a $100 million agreement with the city to construct a water treatment and cooling facility to support the data center.“This new project is expected to generate significant new...

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Read AWS Gets Greenlight for Three Data Centers in Dublin
AWS Gets Greenlight for Three Data Centers in Dublin

AWS Gets Greenlight for Three Data Centers in Dublin

January 03, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has received planning permission for three data centers in north Dublin, Ireland. The greenlight, awarded by planning appeals body An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP), comes three years after the application was first filed by Amazon affiliate Universal Developers LLC.The data...

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Read AWS to Invest $7bn in Data Centers in Hyderabad, India
AWS to Invest $7bn in Data Centers in Hyderabad, India

AWS to Invest $7bn in Data Centers in Hyderabad, India

December 12, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed an agreement with the Government of Telangana to significantly expand its data center footprint in the Indian state. AWS will invest $7 billion in its cloud infrastructure in Hyderabad over the next 14 years.A. Revanth Reddy, Telangana's Chief Minister, said:...

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Read 250,000 Feet Data Center Proposal in Monterey Park, California Faces opposition
250,000 Feet Data Center Proposal in Monterey Park, California Faces opposition

250,000 Feet Data Center Proposal in Monterey Park, California Faces opposition

December 06, 2025 California

A proposal to build a 250,000 sq ft (23,225 sqm) data center in Monterey Park, California, is facing opposition from residents. The Monterey Park City Council was set to consider whether to approve the construction of the facility on Wednesday, but significant public hostility towards the...

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Read AWS and Google Cloud Partner on Multicloud Networking
AWS and Google Cloud Partner on Multicloud Networking

AWS and Google Cloud Partner on Multicloud Networking

December 05, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud are teaming up on a multicloud networking solution. Rob Enns, and AWS' VP of network services, Robert Kennedy, the two aim to help create a "more open" cloud environment wherein Google and AWS can connect with one another in a "simplified...

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Read BlackRock Brings Aladdin Investment Platform to AWS
BlackRock Brings Aladdin Investment Platform to AWS

BlackRock Brings Aladdin Investment Platform to AWS

December 03, 2025 Amazon AWS

Investment management company BlackRock is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring its Asset, Liability, Debt, and Derivative Investment Network (Aladdin) platform to the cloud. “Our Aladdin clients are seeking open, flexible platforms that can adapt to their operating models and scale...

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Read Amazon Announces $15bn Data Center & AI Investment Plan
Amazon Announces $15bn Data Center & AI Investment Plan

Amazon Announces $15bn Data Center & AI Investment Plan

November 28, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon is to invest $15 billion in data center & AI infrastructure in Indiana. This is in addition to the $11 billion investment announced last year in St. Joseph County. The company said it aims to add 2.4GW of capacity in the region, expanding to new sites in the Hoosier State.“These...

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Read Penzance Secures AWS as Tenant for Virginia Facility
Penzance Secures AWS as Tenant for Virginia Facility

Penzance Secures AWS as Tenant for Virginia Facility

November 24, 2025 Amazon AWS

Real estate firm Penzance this week announced that Amazon will lease the 45MW, 240,000 sq ft (22,296 sqm) facility, located at 4151 Autopark Circle in Chantilly. Construction work has started and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027. The facility will utilize air-cooled systems...

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Read AWS and Humain Expand Partnership
AWS and Humain Expand Partnership

AWS and Humain Expand Partnership

November 20, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Saudi Arabia's Humain have expanded their partnership to include the deployment of some 150,000 AI chips. The AI chips will include Nvidia GB300s and AWS' Trainium AI chips, and will be used for both training and inference workloads. In addition to the deployment,...

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Read Amazon’s Kuiper Satellite Venture Rebrands to Amazon Leo
Amazon’s Kuiper Satellite Venture Rebrands to Amazon Leo

Amazon’s Kuiper Satellite Venture Rebrands to Amazon Leo

November 15, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon has rebranded its satellite venture from Project Kuiper to simply Amazon Leo. The company currently has more than 150 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in orbit, with several thousand more planned in the coming years.“Like most early Amazon projects, the program needed a code name, and the...

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Read OpenAI Signs $38bn Multi-year Cloud Deal with AWS
OpenAI Signs $38bn Multi-year Cloud Deal with AWS

OpenAI Signs $38bn Multi-year Cloud Deal with AWS

November 04, 2025 Amazon AWS

OpenAI has signed a $38 billion seven-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will see the generative AI giant run its workloads on AWS infrastructure. Under the terms of the deal, OpenAI will have access to “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GB200s and GB300s via Amazon EC2...

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Read PG&E Data Center Pipeline Shrinks to 9.6GW
PG&E Data Center Pipeline Shrinks to 9.6GW

PG&E Data Center Pipeline Shrinks to 9.6GW

October 31, 2025 California

Californian utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has seen its data center pipeline fall by 400MW compared to June, reporting 9.6GW of projects seeking a connection. While the utility saw a decline in early-stage data center projects in its pipeline, it reported that 18 projects...

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Read AWS to Invest $5bn in South Korea Data Centers
AWS to Invest $5bn in South Korea Data Centers

AWS to Invest $5bn in South Korea Data Centers

October 30, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest a further $5 billion in data centers in South Korea, which will include the construction of new AI data centers in the Incheon and Gyeonggi regions. This investment builds on a previous $4 billion commitment to the country made in June of this...

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