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Read AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025
AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025

AWS footprint reaches 56.84 million sq ft in 2025

May 05, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) operated a total of 56.839 million square feet (5.28 million sqm) of data center and office space in 2025. According to its 10-K filing, the company owned approximately 28.37 million sq ft (2.64 million sqm) and leased a further 28.469 million sq ft (2.64 million...

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Read Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe
Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe

Amazon Buys Office and Data Center Site in Maryland from T. Rowe

May 05, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Data Services acquired a nine-acre property in Owings Mills in Baltimore County from T. Rowe Price Group. The companies have confirmed the transaction. The site, located at 11550 Cronridge Drive, sold for $15.2 million and includes 111,000 sq ft (10,310 sqm) of office space.T. Rowe has...

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Read Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers
Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers

Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers

April 27, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon has partnered with French utility company Veolia to reduce water use and expand water-reuse technology across its data center operations in Mississippi. The collaboration will focus on using reclaimed water for cooling, with the first facility expected to come online in 2027. As part of...

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Read Plans Emerge for $1.7bn Data Center in Lebanon County
Plans Emerge for $1.7bn Data Center in Lebanon County

Plans Emerge for $1.7bn Data Center in Lebanon County

April 20, 2026 Pennsylvania

A $1.7 billion data center project could be developed in South Annville Township in southeastern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. During a public presentation to Lebanon County Commissioners on Wednesday, property developer Inch & Company said it is considering plans to build five data centers...

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Read Plans Filed for Two-Building Data Center Campus in Northeast Pennsylvania
Plans Filed for Two-Building Data Center Campus in Northeast Pennsylvania

Plans Filed for Two-Building Data Center Campus in Northeast Pennsylvania

April 15, 2026 Pennsylvania

Another data center development is being proposed in Pennsylvania. As reported by the Times-Tribune and WVIA, Popca LLC has filed plans to develop a two-building campus in Newton Township.Popca’s application was first filed in January but was denied in February, according to local reports, as...

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Read AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai
AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai

AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi Mumbai

April 14, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest $429.8 million in a data center near Taloja in Navi Mumbai, India. The cloud provider has applied to the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority for environmental clearance for the project, which is planned for a 49-acre site.According to...

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Read Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown
Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown

Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown

April 04, 2026 CoreWeave

AI startup Poolside is in discussions with cloud providers, including Google, as it looks to secure a new partner for its Texas data center project. The talks follow the collapse of Poolside’s previous agreement with CoreWeave for the development.CoreWeave and Poolside reached an agreement in...

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Read PowerHouse Completes Structure of First Irving Data Center in Texas
PowerHouse Completes Structure of First Irving Data Center in Texas

PowerHouse Completes Structure of First Irving Data Center in Texas

March 30, 2026 PowerHouse Data Centers

US operator PowerHouse has topped out a new data center in Dallas, Texas. The company announced the topping out of the first building at its Irving campus over the weekend."Reaching this point is the result of strong coordination across teams on-site. Thank you to Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC for...

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Read Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

March 12, 2026 Pennsylvania

A data center project has been proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The proposed “Smithfield Gateway” development was discussed by the Smithfield Township Planning Commission in mid-February and would be located south of Music Center Drive and north of Smithfield Lane. Plans include two data...

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Read AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi
AWS  Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi

AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi

March 06, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly planning a $750 million data center project in Clinton, Mississippi. While the company has not been officially confirmed, WLBT3 reports that a quitclaim deed shows Amazon acquired the 99-acre site on February 13.The data center will be located at 1001...

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Read Pennsylvania Lawmakers could Propose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium
Pennsylvania Lawmakers could Propose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium

Pennsylvania Lawmakers could Propose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium

March 04, 2026 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lawmakers may soon put forward a proposal for a statewide moratorium on new data center developments.In a memo circulated to members of the Pennsylvania Senate on February 12, Democratic state senator Katie Muth said she plans to introduce legislation “in the near future” to impose a...

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Read Nebius Unveils Plans for a 240MW Data Center in Béthune, France
Nebius Unveils Plans for a 240MW Data Center in Béthune, France

Nebius Unveils Plans for a 240MW Data Center in Béthune, France

February 12, 2026 Nebius

Amsterdam-based AI cloud provider Nebius is planning a 240MW data center in Béthune, France. As reported by Les Echos, the project will see the former Bridgestone tyre plant redeveloped and set to deliver capacity in phases.Speaking on the project, Blackwell said: "The choice of France came about...

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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 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 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 Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave
Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave

Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave

January 29, 2026 CoreWeave

Nvidia has invested another $2 billion in AI cloud provider CoreWeave. The investment aims to help CoreWeave speed up its build-out of more than 5GW of AI capacity by 2030, and will also see Nvidia giving the neocloud access to the upcoming Vera chip - Nvidia's latest CPU.Nvidia's CEO, Jensen...

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Read Alerify Partners with Zadara on Sovereign AI Cloud in Pennsylvania
Alerify Partners with Zadara on Sovereign AI Cloud in Pennsylvania

Alerify Partners with Zadara on Sovereign AI Cloud in Pennsylvania

January 27, 2026 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania-based data center provider Alerify has partnered with AI cloud provider Zadara on an AI Edge platform. Through the agreement, Alerify will combine its data center infrastructure and cloud platform with Zadara's offering, creating a sovereign AI solution in Pennsylvania.“We chose...

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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 Verizon Secures Approval for $20bn Frontier Acquisition
Verizon Secures Approval for $20bn Frontier Acquisition

Verizon Secures Approval for $20bn Frontier Acquisition

January 16, 2026 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has secured all regulatory approvals to close its acquisition of Frontier Communications. It comes as the carrier this week received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to push ahead with the deal.“California isn’t just approving a merger, we’re securing real...

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Read PowerHouse Data Centers leases data center to unnamed hyperscaler at Arcola campus in Virginia
PowerHouse Data Centers leases data center to unnamed hyperscaler at Arcola campus in Virginia

PowerHouse Data Centers leases data center to unnamed hyperscaler at Arcola campus in Virginia

January 15, 2026 PowerHouse Data Centers

PowerHouse Data Centers has signed an unnamed hyperscaler at its PowerHouse Arcola campus in Loudoun County, Virginia. The lease is described as long-term, though it has not been stated if the hyperscaler will take up all the capacity at the campus. "PowerHouse Arcola's lease execution...

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