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Amazon’s Kuiper Satellite Venture Rebrands to Amazon Leo

Amazon has rebranded its satellite venture from Project Kuiper to simply Amazon Leo. The company currently has more than 150 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in orbit, with several thousand more planned in the coming years.“Like most early Amazon projects, the program needed a code name, and t...

November 15, 2025

Amazon AWS

Microsoft Receives Approval for Data Center Campuses in Aragón, Spain

Microsoft has received the initial approval for its planned data center campuses in the Aragón region in Spain, dubbed MSFT Region, that will see the development of three campuses in La Muela, Villamayor de Gállego, and Zaragoza, as well as their interconnection via fiber optics.The project is...

November 12, 2025

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia

Microsoft has detailed its plans for a second cloud region in Johor, Malaysia, just months after Microsoft launched its Kuala Lumpur cloud region. The region will be known as Southeast Asia 3, and was first revealed by the company in October. YB Gobind Singh Deo, Malaysia’s Minister of Digital...

November 08, 2025

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE

Microsoft and G42 are teaming up to expand their data center capacity in the UAE by 200MW, as part of the previously announced $15.2 billion investment in the country. The expanded data center capacity will be provided by G42's subsidiary, Khazna Data Centers, and is expected to go live before...

November 05, 2025

Microsoft Azure

OpenAI Signs $38bn Multi-year Cloud Deal with AWS

OpenAI has signed a $38 billion seven-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which will see the generative AI giant run its workloads on AWS infrastructure. Under the terms of the deal, OpenAI will have access to “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GB200s and GB300s via Amazon EC2 UltraSe...

November 04, 2025

Amazon AWS

Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren

Microsoft has signed a $9.7bn deal with Iren to access the neocloud's GPUs. The agreement will give Microsoft access to Iren's Nvidia GB300s. The total value of the contract is $9.7bn, with Microsoft providing 20 percent in prepayment.Daniel Roberts, co-founder & co-CEO of Iren, said: “We’...

November 03, 2025

Microsoft Azure

AWS to Invest $5bn in South Korea Data Centers

Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest a further $5 billion in data centers in South Korea, which will include the construction of new AI data centers in the Incheon and Gyeonggi regions. This investment builds on a previous $4 billion commitment to the country made in June of this year.Pre...

October 30, 2025

Amazon AWS

Cologix Acquires Carrier Hotel in Calgary, Canada

US data center firm Cologix this week announced its acquisition of DataHiveOne, Calgary’s primary carrier hotel, as well as most of DataHive’s colocation and interconnection assets. The move marks Cologix's first move into Calgary."This acquisition is a pivotal step in our continued investment...

October 20, 2025

Cologix

NBA Selects AWS as Cloud and AI Partner

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed a multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Under the deal, AWS will become the official cloud and AI partner of the NBA and its affiliate leagues, including WNBA, NBA G League, Basketball Africa League, and NBA Take-Two Media.The...

October 07, 2025

Amazon AWS

Verizon Names Dan Schulman as CEO

Verizon has announced former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman as the carrier's next CEO. The CEO transition at the company means that current chief Hans Vestberg steps down from the role, which he has held since 2018.“I believe in Verizon and its future, and I am honored to be chosen to serve as CEO,” ...

October 06, 2025

Verizon Enterprise

Microsoft Signs 100MW Solar PPA in Japan

Microsoft has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Japanese energy firm Shizen Energy for 100MW of solar power in Japan.The power will be supplied from four solar projects in the Kyushu and Chugoku regions of Japan. According to Shizen, all four projects have reached financial close, a...

October 02, 2025

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Signs Green Steel Supply Deal with Stegra

Microsoft has signed a deal with green steel company Stegra for the supply of low-carbon steel for use within its data centers. The agreement will see Stegra deliver green steel, which it claims is up to 95 percent less carbon-intensive than conventional steel, to Microsoft's data center equi...

September 25, 2025

Microsoft Azure

Edged Opens Data Center in New Albany, Ohio

Data center operator Edged recently celebrated the opening of its newest data center in New Albany. Tthe two-story facility delivers 24MW of capacity across 206,000 sq ft (19,140 sqm).“This project would not have been possible without the support of the City of New Albany, who has been unwaver...

September 24, 2025

Edged Energy

Cologix Takes Full Ownership of Two Toronto Facilities

Cologix has taken full ownership of two data centers it occupies in Toronto, Canada.The Stonepeak-backed company acquired full ownership of TOR4, a purpose-built hyperscale data center in Toronto, from CIM Group. Located on a 3.4-acre site in Markham, Ontario, the 11MW, 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sqm...

September 20, 2025

Cologix

Microsoft Signs $6bn AI Deal with Nscale

Microsoft has signed a deal to rent $6.2 billion of AI computing power in Norway. The capacity will be provided by Nscale and Norwegian investment company Aker. The compute capacity will be powered entirely by renewable energy, and it seems to be from the same data center as announced earlier ...

September 18, 2025

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Signs Ten Year Partnership with Shayp

Microsoft has signed a ten-year partnership with Belgian water technology company Shayp to support the launch of its corporate water efficiency platform, Shayp 4IMPACT, designed to deliver verifiable and auditable water savings. It will commence with deployments across schools and public build...

September 17, 2025

Microsoft Azure

EdgeConneX Partners with Ral Estate Firm Stockland

ASX-listed real estate firm Stockland announced it had formed an exclusive arrangement with EdgeConneX to establish a partnership to develop, own, and operate a data center portfolio, and was “exploring opportunities across Stockland’s logistics pipeline.”This partnership will combine “Stockla...

September 16, 2025

EdgeConneX

Microsoft to Build Data Center in Elsdorf, Germany

Microsoft is set to develop a data center on a 26-hectare site, around one kilometer (0.6 miles) south of Heppendorf, Germany.Elsdorf is in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis area in North Rhine-Westphalia, just west of Cologne. Positioned in the west of Germany, Microsoft is already developing data centers...

September 16, 2025

Microsoft Azure

KKR Hires Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky

Investment firm KKR has appointed Adam Selipsky as a senior advisor for technology and AI strategy. Selipsky will advise on strategy, capital allocation, and governance for the firm’s $179 billion Real Assets business.Selipsky was the CEO of cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2021 to 2...

September 09, 2025

Amazon AWS

Flexential to Build Sixth Hillsboro Facility

US data center firm Flexential this week announced the acquisition of a land parcel in Hillsboro, Oregon, that will be home to its sixth data center in the city.Located across from Flexential's Hillsboro 1 data center at 3935 Northeast Aloclek Place, the site will host Hillsboro 6, a 350,000-...

September 06, 2025

Flexential

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