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EdgeMode acquires Synthesis Analytics Production

EdgeMode acquires Synthesis Analytics Production

June 17, 2025 Sweden

US data center firm EdgeMode has announced the acquisition of Synthesis Analytics Production Ltd. (SAPL), in a $1.75 million deal that sees EdgeMode take charge of a 95MW power purchase agreement, a long-term lease on an in-development 20MW high-performance computing data center, and freehold...

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Read DeepL Deploys Nvidia DGX SuperPOD in Falun, Sweden
DeepL Deploys Nvidia DGX SuperPOD in Falun, Sweden

DeepL Deploys Nvidia DGX SuperPOD in Falun, Sweden

June 17, 2025 Sweden

Language AI company DeepL has deployed an Nvidia DGX SuperPOD with GB200 NVL72 systems at EcoDataCenter's Falun, Sweden, facility. DeepL will use the GB200 NVL72 systems to train its models, noting in a LinkedIn post that the system is powerful enough that it can translate the "entire web" in 18...

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Read GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center
GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center

GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center

June 07, 2025 Norway

GreenScale this week announced the acquisition of Tonstad DataPark, a new data center development located in the municipality of Sirdal in West Agder County (NO2), Norway.Tonstad DataPark spans a 420,000 square meter (4.5 million sq ft) site with 300MW of grid capacity, approved by Glitre Nett...

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Read Brookfield Plans $10bn Investment on a Swedish AI Data Center
Brookfield Plans $10bn Investment on a Swedish AI Data Center

Brookfield Plans $10bn Investment on a Swedish AI Data Center

June 06, 2025 Sweden

Brookfield Asset Management plans to spend up to 95 billion kronor ($9.9 billion) on an AI data center in Strängnäs, Sweden. The investment more than doubles a planned 300MW facility to 750MW, with the company planning to purchase 350,000 sqm of additional land in Strängnäs to support the larger...

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Read Microsoft to Invest $400 Million to Expand Swiss Footprint
Microsoft to Invest $400 Million to Expand Swiss Footprint

Microsoft to Invest $400 Million to Expand Swiss Footprint

June 02, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has revealed that it will be expanding its data center capacity in Switzerland with a $400 million investment which will "further strengthen Switzerland's cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities, including the provision of cutting-edge graphics processing units...

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Read Vena Launches AI-ready Data Center Subsidiary
Vena Launches AI-ready Data Center Subsidiary

Vena Launches AI-ready Data Center Subsidiary

May 30, 2025 Singapore

Singaporean infrastructure developer Vena Global has launched a new subsidiary focused on the development of AI-ready data center infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region, with plans to create a digital infrastructure developer that is highly integrated with low-carbon energy...

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Read Thylander Plans 100MW Data Center in Esbjerg
Thylander Plans 100MW Data Center in Esbjerg

Thylander Plans 100MW Data Center in Esbjerg

May 30, 2025 Denmark

Danish real estate firm Thylander revealed plans for a “fully Danish developed, operated, and owned hyperscale data center" on LinkedIn. The 100MW facility in Esbjerg is set to launch in 2026 with an initial 10-20MW, and will have expansion potential to 200MW. Thylander said it is working with...

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Read APL Plans 100MW Data Center Campus in Finland
APL Plans 100MW Data Center Campus in Finland

APL Plans 100MW Data Center Campus in Finland

May 29, 2025 Finland

International private equity firm APL Group (also known as Asia Pacific Land) this week announced the development of a hyperscale data center campus in Varkaus, in the province of Eastern Finland.The data center will be built on a 28-hectare site and has a planned capacity of up to 100MW. The...

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Read Microsoft Launches Cloud Region in Malaysia
Microsoft Launches Cloud Region in Malaysia

Microsoft Launches Cloud Region in Malaysia

May 29, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has launched its first cloud region in Malaysia, comprising three availability zones. The region is described by Microsoft as "AI-ready" and will provide Malaysian organisations with Microsoft cloud services offering in-country data residency.YB Gobind Singh Deo, Malaysia’s Minister of...

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Read Sophia Space Secures $3.5m for Orbital Data Centers
Sophia Space Secures $3.5m for Orbital Data Centers

Sophia Space Secures $3.5m for Orbital Data Centers

May 27, 2025 Seattle

Seattle-based Sophia Space, an orbital computing venture, has raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Unlock Ventures with the participation of angel investors, to develop Edge compute solutions for orbit and what they call space-based data centers.“We are at the dawn of a new era where...

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Read Microsoft Partners with Norden to Cut Scope 3 Maritime Emissions by 10k tons
Microsoft Partners with Norden to Cut Scope 3 Maritime Emissions by 10k tons

Microsoft Partners with Norden to Cut Scope 3 Maritime Emissions by 10k tons

May 26, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has partnered with Danish shipping company Norden to cut its Scope 3 CO2 emissions by approximately 10,000 tons over three years. Both companies will collaborate on a pilot project, utilizing Norden’s biofuel book and claim solution which allows companies that rely on maritime transport...

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Read Microsoft to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits from Exomad Green
Microsoft to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits from Exomad Green

Microsoft to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits from Exomad Green

May 24, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has reached a deal to purchase 1.24 million tons of carbon removal credits from Exomad Green, in the largest biochar removal agreement to date. The ten-year deal will see the tech giant purchase removal credits generated from Exomad's biochar operations in Concepción and Riberalta,...

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Read Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Cluster to be Developed Outside Paris, France
Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Cluster to be Developed Outside Paris, France

Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Cluster to be Developed Outside Paris, France

May 23, 2025 Paris

French national investment bank Bpifrance, UAE investment fund MGX, French AI firm Mistral AI, and Nvidia this week announced the formation of a joint venture to establish what they claim will be Europe’s largest AI campus in France.The companies said they aim to develop Europe’s first...

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Read Microsoft Confirms Provision of AI and Cloud Services to Israeli Military
Microsoft Confirms Provision of AI and Cloud Services to Israeli Military

Microsoft Confirms Provision of AI and Cloud Services to Israeli Military

May 22, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has confirmed that it sold AI and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the ongoing war in Gaza, though it denies its technology was used to harm people. The cloud company released a statement on May 15 in response to "concerns from our employees and the public" about...

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Read Partners Group to Acquire Digital Halo
Partners Group to Acquire Digital Halo

Partners Group to Acquire Digital Halo

May 20, 2025 Singapore

Global private markets firm Partners Group is set to acquire Singapore-based Digital Halo- a data center operator with facilities located across Southeast and North Asia. The company is currently owned by Arch Capital, which will remain a minority shareholder in the business.Following the terms...

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Read Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India
Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India

Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India

March 14, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has agreed to purchase 1.5 million tons of carbon removal credits over the next 30 years from a large-scale afforestation project in India. The agreement was signed with Climate Impact Partners, a provider of carbon markets solutions, and Terra Natural Capital, a firm that offers...

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Read Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads
Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads

Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads

February 12, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms is considering an expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads and has appointed three new directors to its board to evaluate whether spare capacity can be repurposed.Riot, which develops some of the largest mining facilities in the...

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Read Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development
Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development

Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development

January 30, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has purchased another 240 acres of land in Wisconsin for data center projects. The land in question is nearby to Microsoft's existing Mount Pleasant project, construction on which was "paused" at the start of this year. At the time, Microsoft said: “We have paused early construction...

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Read Uranium prices hit all-time high
Uranium prices hit all-time high

Uranium prices hit all-time high

January 15, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Uranium prices have hit an all-time high, with artificial intelligence data centers driving increased demand for nuclear fuel. comes as large data center operators have begun prioritizing nuclear power as a crucial energy source for their operations. According to an FT report, the price of...

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Read Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg
Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg

Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg

January 09, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is planning to expand its cloud computing services in Luxembourg through its Microsoft Belux (Belgium-Luxembourg) department. This will give Luxembourg-based customers access to Microsoft's cloud computing offerings while maintaining data sovereignty and reducing latency.In a report by...

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