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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

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Read Cloudflare blocks cyberattack on Brazil facility
Cloudflare blocks cyberattack on Brazil facility
February 02, 2024

Cloudflare blocks cyberattack on Brazil facility

Cloudflare has confirmed that it was hacked last year as part of a larger breach of digital identity provider Okta. However, the company notes that all attempts made by the hackers to gain access to the data center’s console were unsuccessful. According to a blog post published on Thursday, th...

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Read AWS reports revenue of $24.2 billion for Q4, 2023
AWS reports revenue of $24.2 billion for Q4, 2023
February 02, 2024

AWS reports revenue of $24.2 billion for Q4, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported revenues of $24.2 billion in the last three months, year-on-year (YoY) growth of 13 percent. These figures also show a 12 percent increase for the market-leading public cloud platform in the third quarter of the year. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said, "We are now a...

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Read University of Texas to host cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs
University of Texas to host cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs
February 01, 2024

University of Texas to host cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs

The University of Texas in Austin is creating a Center for Generative AI powered by a cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs. This cluster, called Vista, will be hosted and supported by the Texas Advanced Computing Center and will be housed within the university’s interdisciplinary Machine Learning L...

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Read Keppel DC REIT's revenue slowed amidst payment dispute with Bluesea
Keppel DC REIT's revenue slowed amidst payment dispute with Bluesea
February 01, 2024

Keppel DC REIT's revenue slowed amidst payment dispute with Bluesea

Keppel DC REIT's H2 2023 results revealed that the company’s revenue slowed amidst payment issues with tenant Bluesea Data Development. The company’s revenue increased by 14 percent, but was slowed by a surge in finance costs by 56.1 percent. Keppel recorded a decline in distributions per unit...

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Read Choice Hotel completes full migration to AWS cloud
Choice Hotel completes full migration to AWS cloud
February 01, 2024

Choice Hotel completes full migration to AWS cloud

Choice Hotels International has closed its last data center and completed its full migration to the cloud after a five year process, which involved decommissioning more than 3,729 servers, retiring over 300 applications, and migrating more than 250 applications. The company will now use only A...

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Read Banglalink finalizes sale of 2,000 towers in Bangladesh
Banglalink finalizes sale of 2,000 towers in Bangladesh
February 01, 2024

Banglalink finalizes sale of 2,000 towers in Bangladesh

Veon subsidiary Banglalink has finally completed the sale of 2,000 of its telecom towers in Bangladesh to Summit Towers. This deal worth $100 million was confirmed by Veon in a statement yesterday. Kaan Terzioğlu, group CEO of Veon, said, “This sale marks an important milestone for us as we co...

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Read Large residential tower to be built above Telstra exchange in Sydney
Large residential tower to be built above Telstra exchange in Sydney
February 01, 2024

Large residential tower to be built above Telstra exchange in Sydney

A large residential tower is being proposed above a Telstra exchange in Sydney, Australia. The NSW Department of Planning has reportedly released draft plans for public comment that would see a large multi-story residential skyscraper built above the facility at 524-542 Pacific Highway, St Leo...

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Read Goodman reveals plans to develop new data center in Sydney
Goodman reveals plans to develop new data center in Sydney
February 01, 2024

Goodman reveals plans to develop new data center in Sydney

Real estate firm Goodman is planning to develop a new data center in Sydney, Australia. The company is reportedly planning to invest $1.4 billion in redeveloping the former ABC television studios on Sydney’s North Shore into a data center. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) sold the...

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Read Nation DC commences development work on two data centers
Nation DC commences development work on two data centers
January 31, 2024

Nation DC commences development work on two data centers

French colocation firm Nation Data Center, an Altarea Group subsidiary has begun development work on two data centers in Brittany and Normandy. In Brittany, the company has begun work on a new site outside Rennes and plans to construct a 3,000-square-meter facility with an IT capacity of 3MW. ...

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Read Rack Centre appoints Lars Johannisson as its new CEO
Rack Centre appoints Lars Johannisson as its new CEO
January 31, 2024

Rack Centre appoints Lars Johannisson as its new CEO

Nigerian data center firm Rack Centre has appointed Lars Johannisson as its new CEO.Johannisson joins from French outsourcing firm Teleperformance, where he was CEO for sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Rack Centra, he had held roles at technology holding firm YNV Group, solar company SolarNo...

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Read Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division hit by ransomware attack
Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division hit by ransomware attack
January 31, 2024

Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division hit by ransomware attack

Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division has been hit by a ransomware attack, which led to terabytes of it’s corporate data stolen and the attackers threatening to leak the stolen data if they are not paid. Bleeping Computer reports that the incident was a Cactus ransomware attack...

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Read Tencent unveils new microgrid project at Chinese data center
Tencent unveils new microgrid project at Chinese data center
January 30, 2024

Tencent unveils new microgrid project at Chinese data center

Chinese tech giant Tencent this week officially launched a new microgrid project at its Tencent Tianjin High-Tech Cloud Data Center in China, which it says generates enough solar energy to power 6,000 households. Tencent notes that it has installed 10.54MW of solar panels, which will be capabl...

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Read Chirisa partners with PowerHouse to expand data center portfolio
Chirisa partners with PowerHouse to expand data center portfolio
January 30, 2024

Chirisa partners with PowerHouse to expand data center portfolio

Chirisa Technology Parks (CTP), the wholesale and hyperscale data center development platform of Chirisa Investments, this week announced that it is expanding its data center portfolio in partnership with PowerHouse Data Centers. CTP plans to expand its footprint across Virginia, Illinois, Was...

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Read Texas tower arsonist sentenced to six and a half years in prison
Texas tower arsonist sentenced to six and a half years in prison
January 30, 2024

Texas tower arsonist sentenced to six and a half years in prison

Texas man Sean Aaron Smith, 30, who set fire to approximately 22 cell towers was sentenced to six and a half years in prison last week, according to court records. Prosecutors said he “maliciously attempted to damage and destroy, using fire, multiple cellular telephone towers around San Antoni...

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Read DCI & Daelim Co. begin construction on Seoul facility
DCI & Daelim Co. begin construction on Seoul facility
January 29, 2024

DCI & Daelim Co. begin construction on Seoul facility

DCI Data Centers (DCI) and Daelim Co have begun construction of a data center in Seoul, South Korea. This project, which will be DCI’s first data center in South Korea, is a result of a joint venture between the two companies. Nicholas Toh, CEO of DCI, said, "Building our first Asian data cent...

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Read University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks to collaborate on subsea cable system
University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks to collaborate on subsea cable system
January 29, 2024

University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks to collaborate on subsea cable system

The University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks recently announced that they will be collaborating on a subsea cable system connecting the islands of Hawaii. This project, named the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) falls under the state's broadband initiative, Connect Kakou and will potentially ...

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Read Neocortex AI system to participate in NAIRR two-year pilot plan
Neocortex AI system to participate in NAIRR two-year pilot plan
January 29, 2024

Neocortex AI system to participate in NAIRR two-year pilot plan

The Neocortex AI system has been selected to participate in the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) two-year pilot plan to democratize access to AI technology and research. This AI supercomputer incorporating two Cerebras CS-2 AI servers is one of six AI supercomputers in the US that will be...

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Read Ericsson secures 7-year €420 million loan for R&D investment
Ericsson secures 7-year €420 million loan for R&D investment
January 29, 2024

Ericsson secures 7-year €420 million loan for R&D investment

Swedish vendor Ericsson has secured a seven-year €420 million loan with the European Investment Bank to support its investment in research and development for enhanced wireless technology until 2025. The vendor noted that €250m of the sum had already been disbursed. Carl Mellander, Ericsson’s ...

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Read Goodman Group to develop 1GW data center capacity in Japan
Goodman Group to develop 1GW data center capacity in Japan
January 26, 2024

Goodman Group to develop 1GW data center capacity in Japan

Goodman Group recently announced that it will be developing 1GW of data center capacity in Tsukuba City, Japan and has  also started construction of a new 50MW data center in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. The company has entered into agreements that will see a 1GW data center campus developed in Japan...

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Read Equinix to launch fully managed cloud service
Equinix to launch fully managed cloud service
January 26, 2024

Equinix to launch fully managed cloud service

Equinix is launching a fully managed private cloud service for customers to get privately-owned Nvidia DGX AI supercomputers hosted in Equinix data centers. The company will install and operate the supercomputers for its customers. in the data center company's International Business Exchange (...

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