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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 Microsoft to Deploy Energy Efficiency Platform across Data Centers
Microsoft to Deploy Energy Efficiency Platform across Data Centers
July 04, 2025

Microsoft to Deploy Energy Efficiency Platform across Data Centers

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has partnered with Univers, a Singapore-based software development firm, to explore energy enhancement measures across its data centers. This MoU will support the use of Microsoft AI Cloud capabilities to strengthen Univers' sustainability solutions.The platform enables organizations...

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Read Digerati Technologies Pivots from Cloud Offering to Colocation Services
Digerati Technologies Pivots from Cloud Offering to Colocation Services
July 04, 2025

Digerati Technologies Pivots from Cloud Offering to Colocation Services

United States

Digerati Technologies, the holding company of cloud service and colocation providers Waiv Cloud and Verve Cloud, has pivoted away from cloud computing. Digerati has completed the refinancing and debt-for-equity exchange for its former subsidiary Verve Cloud, enabling it to focus on colocation ...

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Read DigitalBridge and La Caisse Acquire Yondr
DigitalBridge and La Caisse Acquire Yondr
July 04, 2025

DigitalBridge and La Caisse Acquire Yondr

DigitalBridge

Investment manager DigitalBridge and Canadian pension fund La Caisse have completed their acquisition of Yondr, and appointed a new CEO for the hyperscale data center company. They now have joint control of Yondr, having purchased the firm from previous owner Cathexis Holdings for an undisclos...

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Read Fermi America Acquires 600MW of Gas Turbines for 11GW AI Mega Campus
Fermi America Acquires 600MW of Gas Turbines for 11GW AI Mega Campus
July 04, 2025

Fermi America Acquires 600MW of Gas Turbines for 11GW AI Mega Campus

Texas

Fermi America has acquired more than 600MW of natural gas generation for its planned HyperGrid AI campus in Amarillo, Texas across two deals in support of Fermi’s goal to deliver 1GW of AI power at the site by 2026."The executed agreements will allow Fermi America to acquire highly reliable, e...

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Read EIF Invests €30m in Quantum-focused Venture Fund
EIF Invests €30m in Quantum-focused Venture Fund
July 04, 2025

EIF Invests €30m in Quantum-focused Venture Fund

Europe

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €30 million ($35m) in Quantonation II, a French early-stage venture capital fund targeting quantum and ‘deep physics’ startups. This forms part of the wider InvestEU strategy that aims to close the equity gap faced by early-stage “innovative comp...

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Read Kao Data CEO Doug Loewe Steps Down
Kao Data CEO Doug Loewe Steps Down
July 04, 2025

Kao Data CEO Doug Loewe Steps Down

KAO Data

The CEO of UK data center company Kao Data, Doug Loewe, has stepped down. The company claimed that Loewe had "decided to dedicate more of his time" to philanthropic work, a cause with which he has a long history. Loewe was CEO for a year and a half.“On behalf of the Board and the entire team a...

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Read T-Mobile Completes $2bn Florida Network Expansion
T-Mobile Completes $2bn Florida Network Expansion
July 03, 2025

T-Mobile Completes $2bn Florida Network Expansion

Florida

T-Mobile, in an announcement this week, said the multi-year expansion of its 5G network has concluded. The carrier said it has upgraded new and existing cell sites across the state.In total, the carrier has upgraded 1,350 sites across Florida, while also bolstering 1,375 sites to shore up emer...

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Read Premier League Signs Five-year Deal with Microsoft
Premier League Signs Five-year Deal with Microsoft
July 03, 2025

Premier League Signs Five-year Deal with Microsoft

Microsoft Azure

The Premier League has made Microsoft Azure its official cloud and AI partner in a five-year deal. Microsoft will provide English football's top division with cloud computing and AI services to help modernize its digital infrastructure, broadcast match analysis, and organizational operations.R...

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Read Hut 8 Awarded Five-Year Capacity Contract for 310MW of Natural Gas Power in Ontario
Hut 8 Awarded Five-Year Capacity Contract for 310MW of Natural Gas Power in Ontario
July 03, 2025

Hut 8 Awarded Five-Year Capacity Contract for 310MW of Natural Gas Power in Ontario

Hut 8 Corp

Cryptomining and HPC firm Hut 8 has been awarded a five-year capacity contract with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of natural gas generation assets. The portfolio is owned and operated by Far North Power Corp, a partnership between Hut 8 and Macquarie Equi...

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Read EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF
EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF
July 02, 2025

EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF

Spain

EdgeMode has acquired an infrastructure firm as it plans to develop data centers across Spain. The merger would see EdgeMode, which describes itself as an AI data infrastructure company, acquire BAIF’s assets in exchange for equity and investment capital, forming a “platform to support EdgeMod...

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Read Hut 8 Launches Cryptomine Data Center in Texas
Hut 8 Launches Cryptomine Data Center in Texas
July 02, 2025

Hut 8 Launches Cryptomine Data Center in Texas

Hut 8 Corp

Cryptomining and HPC data center firm Hut 8 Corp. has launched a Bitcoin mining data center in Texas which spans 162,000 sq ft (15,050 sqm) and will offer 205MW of capacity at full energization. Vega features a proprietary, rack-based, direct-to-chip liquid cooling system designed in-house by ...

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Read Datum Launches Second Manchester Data Center
Datum Launches Second Manchester Data Center
July 02, 2025

Datum Launches Second Manchester Data Center

United Kingdom

UK operator Datum Datacentres this week officially launched MCR2, marking the completion of the almost two-year construction project. The facility, located in Wythenshawe, provides capacity for up to 1,200 racks, each offering densities up to 30kW.Matt Edgley, COO at Datum Datacentres, said: “...

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Read Slam Corp Sues Lynk Global for Attempt to cancel merger
Slam Corp Sues Lynk Global for Attempt to cancel merger
July 02, 2025

Slam Corp Sues Lynk Global for Attempt to cancel merger

United States

Slam Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) founded by former baseball star Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez, is suing satellite mobile provider Lynk Global in a Florida court to prevent it from backing out of a proposed merger.Virginia-based Lynk moved to terminate its business combination ...

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Read University of Texas to Get $3m Data Center
University of Texas to Get $3m Data Center
July 02, 2025

University of Texas to Get $3m Data Center

Texas

The University of Texas is looking to deploy a new data center to be housed in the education building at 500 W University Avenue in El Paso, Texas. The data center will span 4,568 sq ft (424.4 sqm) and is estimated to cost around $3 million.According to the posting, the project will be private...

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Read HPE Closes $14bn Acquisition of Juniper Networks
HPE Closes $14bn Acquisition of Juniper Networks
July 02, 2025

HPE Closes $14bn Acquisition of Juniper Networks

United States

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has completed its long-awaited $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. The Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the deal following HPE's agreement to a number of potentially significant conditions.“Today begins a new era for HPE – we are now at the epicent...

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Read Microsoft Launches Austrian Azure Cloud Region in Vienna
Microsoft Launches Austrian Azure Cloud Region in Vienna
July 01, 2025

Microsoft Launches Austrian Azure Cloud Region in Vienna

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has officially opened its cloud region in Austria at a joint press conference with State Secretary Alexander Pröll this week, but said companies would be able to start processing from the region in August.Hermann Erlach, general manager of Microsoft Austria, said: "The use of AI is o...

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Read Crusoe and Redwood Launch Microgrid to Power Data Centers
Crusoe and Redwood Launch Microgrid to Power Data Centers
July 01, 2025

Crusoe and Redwood Launch Microgrid to Power Data Centers

United States

AI data center developer Crusoe has partnered with battery recycling firm Redwood Energy to develop a microgrid system powered through solar and repurposed electric vehicle (EV) batteries for modular AI data centers.This project is supposedly the largest microgrid in the North American market ...

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Read Palantir to Develop AI Software for The Nuclear Company
Palantir to Develop AI Software for The Nuclear Company
July 01, 2025

Palantir to Develop AI Software for The Nuclear Company

United States

Military and surveillance company Palantir is partnering with The Nuclear Company (TNC) to co-develop and deploy NOS, an 'AI-driven' real-time software system focused on the construction of nuclear reactors.“Our mission is to build nuclear power the way America once built its greatest infrastr...

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Read Top Data Center News from 23rd-28th June 2025
Top Data Center News from 23rd-28th June 2025
June 30, 2025

Top Data Center News from 23rd-28th June 2025

United States

Kakao Plans Data Center in Namyangju, South KoreaSouth Korean Internet firm Kakao has committed to a KRW 600 billion ($442.3m) investment that will see the company develop a 92,000 sqm (990,280 sq ft) AI-focused facility in Namyangju, a city in the nation's Gyeonggi province.DigitalBridge and ...

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Read Microsoft to Buy 1.1m Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in Norway
Microsoft to Buy 1.1m Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in Norway
June 30, 2025

Microsoft to Buy 1.1m Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in Norway

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has agreed to purchase 1.1 million tons of carbon removal credits from Hafslund Celsio, an energy from waste (EfW) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) firm which is set to be delivered over a ten-year period, will be generated by a CCS project under development at the site of Norway...

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