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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

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Read VNPT unveils new DC campus outside Hanoi
VNPT unveils new DC campus outside Hanoi
October 27, 2023

VNPT unveils new DC campus outside Hanoi

Vietnam

State-owned telco Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) announced the launch of a new 23,000-square-meter data center campus outside Hanoi this week. The new Tier III facility known as VNPT IDC Hoa Lac – in the Hoa Lac High-Tech Park in the Thach That district, Ha Tay province, can...

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Read Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause
Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause
October 27, 2023

Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause

United States

Global social media firm Meta has reduced its capital expenditure by almost $3 billion this quarter as it takes a break in data center construction. The company now expects its CapEx costs for the year to reach $27-29 billion instead of the original $27-30 billion.  Meta CFO Susan Li said, “Ca...

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Read Crusoe Energy gets $200m loan to purchase Nvidia GPUs
Crusoe Energy gets $200m loan to purchase Nvidia GPUs
October 26, 2023

Crusoe Energy gets $200m loan to purchase Nvidia GPUs

Crusoe

Crusoe Energy,responsible for powering AI and crypto workloads from waste gas burnt at oil wells, is to borrow $200m from investment firm Upper90, to buy H100 TensorCore GPUs, the latest Nvidia GPU which launched in April and some of the previous version.  Crusoe notes the new GPUs will come o...

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Read Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again
Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again
October 26, 2023

Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again

New York

Quantum computing firm D-Wave is facing delisting from the New York Stock Exchange over its low stock price for the second time this year. The company announced this week that it received a notice from the NYSE that it is not in compliance with listing requirements as the average closing price...

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Read DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers
DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers
October 26, 2023

DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers

Virginia

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded community colleges in Virginia $5 million in funding in an attempt to bridge the data center skills gap as a part of its Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs grant program.  Seven of Virginia's community colleges will be using this grant which w...

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Read Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe
Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe
October 26, 2023

Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed its plans to launch new cloud regions in Europe. The company notes that the first region will be in Germany, suggesting that the company plans to launch more than one.  “The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will allow government agencies, regulated industries, and ...

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Read African DC provider Raxio raises $46 million in equity funding
African DC provider Raxio raises $46 million in equity funding
October 26, 2023

African DC provider Raxio raises $46 million in equity funding

Raxio Group

African data center provider Raxio Data Centres recently raised another $46 million in equity funding which will be dedicated to its expansion efforts in Africa and catering to growing demand in the continent.  Brooks Washington, partner at Roha said after the announcement, “This funding will ...

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Read QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio
QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio
October 25, 2023

QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio

QTS Data Centers

QTS has revealed plans to expand into New Albany, Ohio by developing new data center campuses covering over a million square feet and 200MW. These new campuses will be on Beech Road; two on one site, a 57-acre piece of property, and another two on a nearby 37-acre site and construction should ...

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Read Belgian data center operator LCL to invest €120 million in Brussel facilities
Belgian data center operator LCL to invest €120 million in Brussel facilities
October 25, 2023

Belgian data center operator LCL to invest €120 million in Brussel facilities

LCL Belgium n.v.

Belgian data center operator LCL announced its plan to invest  €100 million in two expansion projects in Aalst and Diegem – both in the north of the Belgian capital – and €20 million in sustainability efforts.The company has started the expansion work on the Aalst center and plans to add 2,367...

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Read Amazon announces new European projects
Amazon announces new European projects
October 25, 2023

Amazon announces new European projects

Amazon AWS

Amazon, which is already the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in Europe, recently invested in more wind and solar farms in the continent.  The new projects Amazon announced this week includes 15 rooftop solar installations on Amazon facilities in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, a...

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Read Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension
Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension
October 25, 2023

Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension

United States

Dish Network and T-Mobile informed a US court last week about an agreement to extend Dish’s deadline for the purchase of T-Mobile’s 800MHz spectrum. Both companies have now agreed on April 1, 2024 as the new deadline for Dish to buy a set of T-Mobile airwaves. The court filing notes, “Taken to...

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Read Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet
Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet
October 25, 2023

Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet

United Kingdom

Specialist alternative asset manager Telecom Group confirmed on Wednesday that it has completed the purchase of London-based wireless network operator Luminet, effectively expanding its footprint across the UK. The Manchester-based Telecom already provides fiber networks to Manchester, Leeds, ...

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Read Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center
Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center
October 24, 2023

Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center

Microsoft Azure

A Microsoft data center experienced a two-hour outage as its electrical distribution system failed when the company attempted to swap from utility power to its backup generators. Microsoft noted in a newly published report that a power issue impacted some customers in a single Availability Zon...

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Read Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center
Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center
October 24, 2023

Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center

Microsoft Azure

Tech giant Microsoft has reportedly canceled plans for a data center in Prague in the Czech Republic due to  "complex bureaucracy and long wait times for decisions." An E15 source noted, "A certain small hope is still alive, but rather it is wishful thinking of the managers of the domestic bra...

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Read Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering
Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering
October 24, 2023

Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering

Telehouse

Data center provider Telehouse International Corporation together with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Metrology Institute has launched a time-as-a-time service offering called NPLTime Certified. This service functions to provide businesses with a synchronized time si...

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Read Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics
Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics
October 24, 2023

Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics

England

Atos has signed an agreement with non-profit sports organization Special Olympics Games for the provision of IT services until 2027. Atos is now in charge of handing and maintaining the organization’s Games Management System, its software, IT security services and innovations; infrastructure s...

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Read ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio
ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio
October 23, 2023

ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio

London

Asset management firm Intermediate Capital Group recently completed a £125 million purchase of offices and data center portfolio in London leased to UK telco Vodafone. The 260,000 square feet portfolio comprises five data centers which was initially acquired from British Land who announced the...

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Read Principal reaches final close of €300m Euro DC fund
Principal reaches final close of €300m Euro DC fund
October 23, 2023

Principal reaches final close of €300m Euro DC fund

Europe

Principal Asset Management announced this week that it closed its European data center fund, which is dedicated to acquiring data center assets in Europe, had reached a final close total of €297 million. About 60 percent of the fund is allocated to the core European markets of Germany, Netherl...

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Read BAM Digital Realty names CB Velayuthan as new CEO
BAM Digital Realty names CB Velayuthan as new CEO
October 23, 2023

BAM Digital Realty names CB Velayuthan as new CEO

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty joint venture Digital Connexion has named CB Velayuthan as its new CEO and he has taken over leadership of Brookfield/Digital/Reliance Jio joint venture previously known as BAM Digital Realty. Velayuthan said to the media, “India is one of the most dynamic markets in our industr...

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Read Elea Digital launches 2.5MW expansion of its RJO1 data center
Elea Digital launches 2.5MW expansion of its RJO1 data center
October 23, 2023

Elea Digital launches 2.5MW expansion of its RJO1 data center

Elea Data Centers

Brazilian data center provider Elea Digital has launched an expansion of its data center after investing R$100 million to add 500 square meter space and 2.5MW of IT capacity to its Rio de Janeiro data center dubbed RJO1.With this expansion, the facility’s total capacity is now 5MW, enabling it...

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