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Read Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.
Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

February 08, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

US data center firm Vantage has been denied the chance to develop a new campus outside Frankfurt, Germany. The Groß-Gerau city council this month voted against entering into contract negotiations with the company Vantage Data Centers regarding the establishment of a data center.SPD parliamentary...

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Read Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power
Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power

Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power

February 07, 2026 Google

Google has signed a 100MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with German power company EnBW for energy from the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.The 15-year deal will see the hyperscaler offtake power from the under-construction wind farm, which, when complete, will have an...

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Read KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC
KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC

KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC

February 07, 2026 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Investment firm KKR and Singaporean telco Singtel this week announced the signing of definitive agreements to fully acquire the data center firm from ST Telemedia (STT).The companies will acquire the remaining 82 percent stake in STT GDC from ST Telemedia for S$6.6 billion (US$5.1bn). Upon...

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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 Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 05, 2026 Google

The Sand Springs City Council has approved a data center campus development proposed by Google for just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dubbed "Project Spring," the campus is planned for an 827-acre property located at 5615 OK-97, Sand Springs, OK 74063, and is being developed by White Rose...

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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 STT GDC Launches Direct-Current Data Center Testbed in Singapore
STT GDC Launches Direct-Current Data Center Testbed in Singapore

STT GDC Launches Direct-Current Data Center Testbed in Singapore

February 03, 2026 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is launching a direct-current (DC) data center testbed in Singapore. Called FutureGrid Accelerator, it is Southeast Asia’s first live High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)-powered AI infrastructure testbed.Located at the Nanyang Technological University,...

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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 EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape
EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape

EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape

January 29, 2026 Equinix

EuroCTP, a new provider of an EU real-time pre and post-trade Consolidated Tape (CT) for financial equity trades, has selected Equinix's FR2 data center to host its 'tape' in Frankfurt, Germany.“Equinix FR2 provides EuroCTP with the ideal foundation to drive growth, ensuring we can reliably meet...

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Read Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California
Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California

Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California

January 26, 2026 Equinix

Equinix this week energized its SV12x facility, the first to do so under a new partnership between the city of San Jose and utility PG&E. The city and the utility partnered last year to guarantee power delivery for data centers. The deal promised infrastructure and speed improvements at a...

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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 Google Signs 1.17GW Worth of PPAs with Clearway Across US market
Google Signs 1.17GW Worth of PPAs with Clearway Across US market

Google Signs 1.17GW Worth of PPAs with Clearway Across US market

January 17, 2026 Google

Google has signed a spate of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) totalling 1.17GW with Clearway Energy Group across Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia. Under the terms of the PPAs, Clearway will supply power to support Google’s data center operations in the Southern Power Pool, ERCOT, and PJM...

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Read Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia
Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia

Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia

January 16, 2026 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel this week said its Connectivity Division has secured the rights to lease a 123-hectare contiguous site near Morwell, Victoria, with a gross power capacity of up to 720MW, from Australian energy and infrastructure landowner Lightwood Group.Manjot Singh Mann, CEO of Connectivity, Keppel,...

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Read Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie
Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie

Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie

January 15, 2026 Google

Google has expanded its 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) partnership with renewable energy developer Engie in Germany until 2030. The expansion will see the companies integrate battery energy storage systems (BESS) and additional renewable Power Purchase Agreements into the CFE mechanism.“We are...

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Read 330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California
330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California

330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California

January 10, 2026 Google

Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC (IVCM) is seeking to develop a 950,000 sq ft (88,257 sqm), 330MW single-story data center, emergency backup generator building (330MW), on-site substation, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS, 862MWh) on 74 acres around 2304 Clark Road.The BESS...

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Read Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore
Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore

Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore

January 08, 2026 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel has secured a land lease extension for a data center campus in Singapore. The company last year announced that the relevant authorities had granted conditional approval for a 10-year land tenure lease extension for the Keppel Data Centre Campus at Genting Lane in Singapore.Keppel said the...

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Read Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power
Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power

Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power

January 05, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

US data center developer Vantage Data Centers has signed a strategic partnership with US natural gas and oil services company Liberty Energy to deliver utility-scale power solutions for its North American data center portfolio. Under the terms of the agreement, Liberty Power Innovations (LPI), a...

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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 Google to Build Three Subsea Cables in Papua New Guinea
Google to Build Three Subsea Cables in Papua New Guinea

Google to Build Three Subsea Cables in Papua New Guinea

January 03, 2026 Google

Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea as part of plans to upgrade the digital backbone of the biggest Pacific Island nation. The build-out of the subsea cables will be funded by Australia under a mutual defense treaty, confirmed the Papua New Guinea government."The entire...

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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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