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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 Ofcom fines BT Group for technical fault from last year
Ofcom fines BT Group for technical fault from last year
July 22, 2024

Ofcom fines BT Group for technical fault from last year

United Kingdom

UK regulator Ofcom has fined BT Group a fee of £17.5 million ($22.6m) after a technical fault that impacted its ability to handle emergency calls between 06:24 and 16:56 on June 25th, 2023.   Suzanne Cater, Ofcom’s director of enforcement said: "Being able to contact the emergency services can...

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Read Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay
Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay
July 22, 2024

Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay

Paraguay

Canadian cryptomining firm Hive Digital Technologies this week has announced plans to build a 100MW hydroelectricity-powered cryptomine data center in Paraguay. Hive said it will offer its “expertise in grid balancing and demand response” to support continued industrial development in Paraguay...

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Read AI cloud provider Nscale acquires data center company Kontena
AI cloud provider Nscale acquires data center company Kontena
July 22, 2024

AI cloud provider Nscale acquires data center company Kontena

United States

GPU-based artificial intelligence (AI) cloud provider Nscale has acquired Kontena, a high-density modular data center and AI data center solutions provider to contribute to the infrastructure backbone for its GPU cloud.  Following this acquisition, Nscale will be able to deploy Kontena's modul...

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Read Yandex remained as Nebius Group
Yandex remained as Nebius Group
July 20, 2024

Yandex remained as Nebius Group

Russia / Россия

 Nasdaq-listed tech giant, Yandex which was formerly referred to as “Russia’s Google,”  have been renamed as Nebius Group and pivoted to focus on AI following the company's agreement to sell its Russian operations to local management and investment firms.  The company said: “In addition to exp...

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Read Google launches air-gapped GDC hardware
Google launches air-gapped GDC hardware
July 20, 2024

Google launches air-gapped GDC hardware

Google

Google has launched an air-gapped version of its Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) hardware for AI which will enable enterprises to use cloud infrastructure for AI workloads in challenging environments outside of Google's data centers. Sachin Gupta, Google Cloud's general manager for infrastructu...

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Read CyrusOne breaks ground on Frankfurt data center
CyrusOne breaks ground on Frankfurt data center
July 20, 2024

CyrusOne breaks ground on Frankfurt data center

CyrusOne

CyrusOne has broken ground on a data center in Frankfurt, Germany known as FRA7. This data center , is currently being constructed on a 63,000 square meter plot at the Frankfurt Westside regeneration project managed by BEOS AG and Swiss Life Asset Managers and is set to consist of two three-st...

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Read Arrcus raises $30m in funding round
Arrcus raises $30m in funding round
July 20, 2024

Arrcus raises $30m in funding round

California

 Hyperscale networking firm Arrcus has raised $30 million in an investment round with investments from Nvidia and Hitachi Ventures amongst others.  "We are thrilled to welcome Nvidia as our latest investor and look forward to building on our collaboration. Arrcus’ leading networking software c...

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Read PeaSoup enters new collaborations for for HPC in the cloud
PeaSoup enters new collaborations for for HPC in the cloud
July 20, 2024

PeaSoup enters new collaborations for for HPC in the cloud

United States

 Cloud computing provider PeaSoup will be collaborating with Midas Immersion Cooling, colocation provider Centersquare, and coolant supplier Castrol for high-performance computing in cloud with reduced energy usage.  Martin Bradburn, CEO of PeaSoup: "PeaSoup has always been at the forefront of...

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Read Vnet founder withdraws acquisition offer
Vnet founder withdraws acquisition offer
July 20, 2024

Vnet founder withdraws acquisition offer

China

Josh Sheng Chen, co-chairperson and CEO  of Chinese data center firm Vnet (formerly 21Vianet) has withdrawn his offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the company which he made in September 2022. Josh Sheng Chen  said: “I withdrew my privatization proposal as I believe that maintaining Vne...

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Read Cloverleaf Infrastructure secures funding for clean energy data center campuses
Cloverleaf Infrastructure secures funding for clean energy data center campuses
July 19, 2024

Cloverleaf Infrastructure secures funding for clean energy data center campuses

United States

 Cloverleaf Infrastructure, which is developing clean-powered, ready-to-build data center sites in the US  has secured $300 million in funding for its clean energy data center campuses from private equity investors NGP and Sandbrook Capital, alongside contributions from its management team. Da...

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Read Crusoe plans new AI data center in Texas
Crusoe plans new AI data center in Texas
July 19, 2024

Crusoe plans new AI data center in Texas

Texas

AI firm Crusoe has revealed it has designed and engineered, and is building, a 200MW GPU-focused data center at the Lancium Clean Campus outside Abilene, Texas. This facility will include high-density data halls specially designed to enable AI workloads and optimized for direct-to-chip liquid ...

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Read Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round
Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round
July 19, 2024

Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

Norway

Power grid optimization specialist Heimdall Power has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to scale up production of its “Magic Ball” sensors which it claims can help grid operators access up to 40 percent of additional transmission capacity in existing power lines. These neuron sens...

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Read Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup
Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup
July 19, 2024

Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup

Microsoft Azure

 Microsoft has made an equity investment in a rare earth materials startup focused on recycling hard drives,  Canada’s Cyclic Materials,  a metals recycling company that has developed a patent-pending technology, CC360.“Microsoft is working to achieve zero waste across our direct operations, p...

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Read SK Telecom to invest in HPC business Smart Global Holdings
SK Telecom to invest in HPC business Smart Global Holdings
July 18, 2024

SK Telecom to invest in HPC business Smart Global Holdings

South Korea

 Korean telco SK Telecom has revealed that it will be investing $200 million in AI and high-performance computing infrastructure business Smart Global Holdings. The Korean telco will be taking an equity stake in exchange for the cash, and the companies plan to work together to “leverage their ...

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Read Telin and BW Digital team up on Batam-Singapore subsea cable
Telin and BW Digital team up on Batam-Singapore subsea cable
July 18, 2024

Telin and BW Digital team up on Batam-Singapore subsea cable

Batam

 Telin and BW Digital have formed a strategic partnership to develop and construct the Nongsa-Changi submarine cable system linking Indonesia's Batam and Singapore. Both companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint venture during the recent International Telecoms Week 202...

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Read Infleqtion to install neutral atom quantum computer in Harwell, UK
Infleqtion to install neutral atom quantum computer in Harwell, UK
July 18, 2024

Infleqtion to install neutral atom quantum computer in Harwell, UK

United Kingdom

 Quantum component manufacturer Infleqtion will be making history as the first company to install a neutral atom quantum computer at the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) in Harwell, UK.  “Our recent installation is part of Infleqtion’s dedication to leading facility logistics in partne...

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Read Google signs new digital infrastructure and cloud computing MoU
Google signs new digital infrastructure and cloud computing MoU
July 18, 2024

Google signs new digital infrastructure and cloud computing MoU

Google

Google has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Romania and the company for ‘projects in digital infrastructure, innovation, and research.’ Local press has also reported that  Google is in negotiations to invest $2 billion in developing data centers in the country....

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Read QuEra names Andy Ory as interim CEO
QuEra names Andy Ory as interim CEO
July 18, 2024

QuEra names Andy Ory as interim CEO

United States

Neutral-atom quantum computing, QuEra has announced Andy Ory as its interim CEO, noting that its current CEO, Alex Keesling, will transition from his current position to “take on a new role” leading QuEra's efforts to achieve higher-volume production as CTO. Ory said:  "We are grateful for Ale...

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Read CyrusOne secures $687.1m CMBS loan for data center development
CyrusOne secures $687.1m CMBS loan for data center development
July 18, 2024

CyrusOne secures $687.1m CMBS loan for data center development

CyrusOne

CyrusOne  this week announced it secured a $687.1 million Single Asset Single Borrower (SASB) CMBS loan for CyrusOne’s DFW1 data center. This data center offers 90MW across 670,000 square feet of technical space and seven data halls and the site was upgraded to water-free chillers in 2020.  Er...

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Read Vertiv to add ZincFive’s niZn batteries to UPS offerings
Vertiv to add ZincFive’s niZn batteries to UPS offerings
July 18, 2024

Vertiv to add ZincFive’s niZn batteries to UPS offerings

Europe

Vertiv recently announced that it will add the ZincFive BC Series UPS Battery Cabinets to its portfolio of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) offerings, as they are compatible with select large and medium Vertiv UPS, including the recently launched Trinergy offering.  ZincFive's CEO and co-fou...

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