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Read Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia
Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia

Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia

November 08, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has detailed its plans for a second cloud region in Johor, Malaysia, just months after Microsoft launched its Kuala Lumpur cloud region. The region will be known as Southeast Asia 3, and was first revealed by the company in October. YB Gobind Singh Deo, Malaysia’s Minister of Digital,...

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Read Google to Purchase 200,000 Tons of Carbon Removal Credits from Mombak
Google to Purchase 200,000 Tons of Carbon Removal Credits from Mombak

Google to Purchase 200,000 Tons of Carbon Removal Credits from Mombak

November 08, 2025 Google

Google has signed its second carbon removal agreement with Brazilian reforestation firm Mombak, covering 200,000 tons of carbon removal credits tied to projects in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Google DeepMind, the company’s AI research laboratory, will commence a research collaboration with...

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Read CyrusOne Signs 210MW Energy Deal with Calpine
CyrusOne Signs 210MW Energy Deal with Calpine

CyrusOne Signs 210MW Energy Deal with Calpine

November 07, 2025 CyrusOne

Calpine Corporation this week announced the second phase of its 400MW power supply agreement with CyrusOne to serve a new data center adjacent to the Thad Hill Energy Center in Bosque County, Texas. "Our partnership with Calpine exemplifies the innovation required to meet the growth in data...

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Read Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE
Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE

Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE

November 05, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and G42 are teaming up to expand their data center capacity in the UAE by 200MW, as part of the previously announced $15.2 billion investment in the country. The expanded data center capacity will be provided by G42's subsidiary, Khazna Data Centers, and is expected to go live before...

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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 Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren
Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren

Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren

November 03, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a $9.7bn deal with Iren to access the neocloud's GPUs. The agreement will give Microsoft access to Iren's Nvidia GB300s. The total value of the contract is $9.7bn, with Microsoft providing 20 percent in prepayment.Daniel Roberts, co-founder & co-CEO of Iren, said: “We’re...

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Read TeraWulf and Fluidstack to Develop Texas Data Center
TeraWulf and Fluidstack to Develop Texas Data Center

TeraWulf and Fluidstack to Develop Texas Data Center

November 01, 2025 Google

TeraWulf has formed a new joint venture with AI cloud firm Fluidstack, backed by Google, to develop a data center campus in Texas. Under the agreement, the companies will develop and deliver 168MW of critical IT load (240MW gross) at a new 120-acre data center campus in Abernathy, Texas. The...

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Read Equinix Opens New Data Center in Monterrey, Mexico
Equinix Opens New Data Center in Monterrey, Mexico

Equinix Opens New Data Center in Monterrey, Mexico

October 31, 2025 Equinix

Data center firm Equinix this week inaugurated its new MO2 data center in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. A $250 million investment, MO2 center offers more than 30,000 square feet (2,785 sqm) of colocation space."Since our arrival in Mexico in 2020, we have focused on strengthening and modernizing the...

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Read Equinix Buys DC01UK Data Center Campus in Hertfordshire
Equinix Buys DC01UK Data Center Campus in Hertfordshire

Equinix Buys DC01UK Data Center Campus in Hertfordshire

October 30, 2025 Equinix

Equinix will create a 250MW+ data center in Hertfordshire, UK, and has pledged to invest £3.9 billion ($5.2bn) in the project. The colo giant has purchased an under-construction facility formerly known as DC01UK, situated on an 85-acre site near the M25 motorway at South Mimms.James Tyler, UK...

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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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Read Google Behind 390-acre Data Center Development in Indiana
Google Behind 390-acre Data Center Development in Indiana

Google Behind 390-acre Data Center Development in Indiana

October 25, 2025 Google

Google is planning to develop a data center campus on 390 acres of land near Monrovia, Indiana. An application for the project was submitted earlier this year for land located in Morgan Township, east of Monrovia, between Keller Hill Road, North Antioch Road, Indiana 42, and West Union Church...

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Read OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster
OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster

OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster

October 23, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

OpenAI plans to deploy another Stargate data center cluster, this time in Port Washington, Wisconsin, to be developed alongside Oracle and Vantage Data Centers, on a site from powered land provider Cloverleaf Infrastructure.The Wisconsin site, codenamed Lighthouse, is planned to support 'close to...

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Read Exa Infrastructure Secures more than €1.3bn in Latest Refinancing
Exa Infrastructure Secures more than €1.3bn in Latest Refinancing

Exa Infrastructure Secures more than €1.3bn in Latest Refinancing

October 23, 2025 EXA Infrastructure

Fiber firm Exa Infrastructure has refinanced its existing facilities and raised more than €1.3 billion ($1.52bn) in new financing which will support Exa's "continued growth ambitions and network expansion plans."“This move gives us an unrivalled ability to continue investing in our network, at a...

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Read Groq and IBM Partner on Agentic AI Capabilities
Groq and IBM Partner on Agentic AI Capabilities

Groq and IBM Partner on Agentic AI Capabilities

October 20, 2025 Kyndryl

AI chip startup Groq has partnered with IBM to provide agentic AI capabilities via GroqCloud on IBM watsonx Orchestrate. Under the terms of the agreement, the partners will also integrate Red Hat’s open source vLLM technology with Groq’s LPU chips, with plans to support IBM Granite models on...

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Read Vantage Plots Second Italian Data Center Campus
Vantage Plots Second Italian Data Center Campus

Vantage Plots Second Italian Data Center Campus

October 16, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Data center operator Vantage this week announced plans for MXP2, expanding its footprint in Lombardy. The €350 million ($407m) campus, located in Castelletto some 15 kilometers from central Milan, will feature two three-story data center buildings delivering a combined 32MW of critical IT...

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Read Google Confirms $15bn Data Center Project in India
Google Confirms $15bn Data Center Project in India

Google Confirms $15bn Data Center Project in India

October 13, 2025 Google

Google is spending $15 billion on new data centers and other digital infrastructure in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The company will work with Indian firms AdaniConneX and Airtel to build an “AI hub” in the city of Visakhapatnam, on India's east coast.Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud,...

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Read Google to Invest €5bn in AI Infrastructure in Belgium
Google to Invest €5bn in AI Infrastructure in Belgium

Google to Invest €5bn in AI Infrastructure in Belgium

October 11, 2025 Google

Google has committed to investing an additional €5bn ($5.8bn) in cloud and AI infrastructure in Belgium over the next two years. The investment will go towards expanding the company's data center campuses in Saint-Ghislain and aims to add a further 300 full-time jobs.“With today’s announcement,...

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Read NBA Selects AWS as Cloud and AI Partner
NBA Selects AWS as Cloud and AI Partner

NBA Selects AWS as Cloud and AI Partner

October 07, 2025 Amazon AWS

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed a multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Under the deal, AWS will become the official cloud and AI partner of the NBA and its affiliate leagues, including WNBA, NBA G League, Basketball Africa League, and NBA Take-Two Media.The...

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Read Verizon Names Dan Schulman as CEO
Verizon Names Dan Schulman as CEO

Verizon Names Dan Schulman as CEO

October 06, 2025 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has announced former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman as the carrier's next CEO. The CEO transition at the company means that current chief Hans Vestberg steps down from the role, which he has held since 2018.“I believe in Verizon and its future, and I am honored to be chosen to serve as CEO,”...

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Read Entergy Arkansas to Power Planned Google Facility
Entergy Arkansas to Power Planned Google Facility

Entergy Arkansas to Power Planned Google Facility

October 04, 2025 Google

US utility Entergy Arkansas has announced that it will power Google's planned data center in West Memphis, Arkansas. The deal was part of a larger announcement by Google, in which the search giant committed to investing $4 billion in the state through 2027. According to the company, it has now...

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