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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 Michigan DXC Data Center is Sold And Will Become a Manufacturing Facility
Michigan DXC Data Center is Sold And Will Become a Manufacturing Facility
March 15, 2023

Michigan DXC Data Center is Sold And Will Become a Manufacturing Facility

DXC Technology

A defunct HP/DXC data center in Michigan was sold and will be turned into an industrial space. According to RE Journal, manufacturing company Engineering Design Services purchased a 75,200-square-foot facility at 885 W Entrance Drive in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with the help of US real estate f...

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Read Meta Will Terminate 10,000 More Workers
Meta Will Terminate 10,000 More Workers
March 15, 2023

Meta Will Terminate 10,000 More Workers

Meta

After letting go of around 11,000 workers in the latter part of last year, Meta aims to let go of about 10,000 individuals. As part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 'Year of Efficiency' appeal to investors to improve a falling share price, the corporation will also eliminate 5,000 unfilled position...

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Read Africa Data Centres signs 20-year PPA for solar
Africa Data Centres signs 20-year PPA for solar
March 14, 2023

Africa Data Centres signs 20-year PPA for solar

Africa Data Centres

Africa Data Centres (ADC) has announced the signing of a new 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Distributed Power Africa (DPA) to procure solar energy for its South African operations.Through the deal, the company will be supplied via wheeling, which occurs by delivering renewable en...

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Read Adani to develop 15 GW of renewable energy projects and 400 MW of data center projects
Adani to develop 15 GW of renewable energy projects and 400 MW of data center projects
March 14, 2023

Adani to develop 15 GW of renewable energy projects and 400 MW of data center projects

India / Bhārata

Adani Group has announced plans to develop 15 GW of renewable power projects over the next few years in Andhra Pradesh, in Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, and Vizianagaram. This announcement came at a recent investors summit, ‘Global Investors Summit 2023’ held in the state. Accordi...

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Read Orange announces solar panel deployment in Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso
Orange announces solar panel deployment in Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso
March 14, 2023

Orange announces solar panel deployment in Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso

Orange

In further efforts to decarbonize, Orange has announced that it is deploying solar panels at its Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso data centers. Reports are that the deployments will average at 1MWp.These solar panels will be deployed by SolarX, part of investment firm Omnium Invest, and will repor...

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Read Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) opens Osaka Keihanna data center
Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) opens Osaka Keihanna data center
March 14, 2023

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) opens Osaka Keihanna data center

Colt Data Centre Services

Colt has launched its ​​45MW facility, located in the Keihanna area of Osaka, following the company first announcing the project in 2021. According to the company, already, 75% of the data center is committed.Spanning 42,000 sqm (452,000 sq ft), Niclas Sanfridsson, CEO of Colt DCS, said that ...

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Read Thor Equity launches Form8tion Data Centers
Thor Equity launches Form8tion Data Centers
March 14, 2023

Thor Equity launches Form8tion Data Centers

Madrid

Thor Equities has announced it has launched its own data center development company, named Form8tion data centers, which is reportedly now marketing Thor’s maiden project in Madrid, Spain, named ‘Madrid One’ campus. This facility will offer up to 100MW of capacity spanning 60,000 sqm (645,850 ...

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Read Lee Kestler is Appointed CEO of EdgeCore
Lee Kestler is Appointed CEO of EdgeCore
March 14, 2023

Lee Kestler is Appointed CEO of EdgeCore

EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

Lee Kestler has been named the new CEO of data center builder EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, a worldwide data center builder, owner, and operator. The company said this week that Kestler has been appointed as the new CEO of EdgeCore, effective immediately, by the board of directors. Tom R...

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Read Vocus’ Melbourne Data Center Experiences Downtime Due to a UPS Issue
Vocus’ Melbourne Data Center Experiences Downtime Due to a UPS Issue
March 14, 2023

Vocus’ Melbourne Data Center Experiences Downtime Due to a UPS Issue

Vocus Melbourne (55 King) [Site Closed]

An outage was brought on by a UPS issue at a Melbourne, Australia-based Vocus data center. Recently, Vocus reported a "major incident" at its VDC-MEL03 data center, located at 530 Collins Street in Melbourne, Victoria, on its status page. On-site power had been out between 09:02 and 09:27 A...

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Read Southwest Airlines Transitions to Amazon Web Services
Southwest Airlines Transitions to Amazon Web Services
March 14, 2023

Southwest Airlines Transitions to Amazon Web Services

Amazon AWS

Southwest Airlines, situated in the US, has said that it is transferring its applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company claimed that the choice was made as part of its digital transformation project, which aims to enhance the passenger experience, increase operational effectiven...

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Read Ascenty Raises $1 Billion For Brazilian Operations
Ascenty Raises $1 Billion For Brazilian Operations
March 14, 2023

Ascenty Raises $1 Billion For Brazilian Operations

Ascenty

Ascenty, a data center company in South America, has gotten more than $1 billion in funding. The corporation, which is owned by Digital Realty, disclosed that it had obtained two instruments: an offshore term credit facilities and a local capital market debenture issuance. Ita, Natixis, Scotia...

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Read WEKA launches its sustainable AI initiative
WEKA launches its sustainable AI initiative
March 13, 2023

WEKA launches its sustainable AI initiative

United States

WekaIO (WEKA) has announced that it has launched a new Sustainable AI Initiative with the aim of raising awareness of the rapid growth in global data center energy consumption and carbon emissions driven by next-generation computing technologies. According to the company, while technologies su...

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Read More layoffs in store at Meta
More layoffs in store at Meta
March 13, 2023

More layoffs in store at Meta

Meta

Meta's job cuts continue, with the announcement last week that the giant is driving forward with its so-called "year of efficiency." CEO Mark Zuckerberg first announced massive cuts back in November; now, thousands more are set to be laid off. According to experts, while the first cuts were a...

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Read Alibaba Cloud to upgrade its Dubai-based data center
March 13, 2023

Alibaba Cloud to upgrade its Dubai-based data center

Dubai

Alibaba has announced that it has signed a deal to upgrade its Dubai-based data center. Through its long-term partner Dubai Holding, the company is set to revamp the facility, equipping it with state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure. It will also reportedly offer a wider range of products and s...

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Read Inspur, China's Top Server Maker, Is Blacklisted by The US Government
March 13, 2023

Inspur, China's Top Server Maker, Is Blacklisted by The US Government

United States

The US Department of Commerce's "Entity List" bans US corporations from interacting with Chinese server company Inspur. Inspur, one of the oldest Chinese IT businesses, has close relationships with western tech giants, particularly hyper-scale cloud providers. Inspur is the world's third-large...

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Read Morrison in Discussions to Purchase Ark Data Centre
Morrison in Discussions to Purchase Ark Data Centre
March 13, 2023

Morrison in Discussions to Purchase Ark Data Centre

Ark Data Centres (UK)

According to reports, New Zealand-based infrastructure firm HRL Morrison & Co. wants to purchase UK operator Ark Data Centres. According to Bloomberg, the sale might be worth roughly $3 billion for the UK company and cites anonymous sources with knowledge of the situation. In August 2022, ...

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Read Hawaii Pacific Teleport to be Bought by Calian
Hawaii Pacific Teleport to be Bought by Calian
March 13, 2023

Hawaii Pacific Teleport to be Bought by Calian

1547 AlohaNAP

Hawaii Pacific Teleport, a US teleport company, will sell its assets to Calian Group (HPT). HPT was established in 1998 and is based on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The site is home to more than 15 antennas, with the largest measuring 15.5 meters and functioning in the C, Ku, Ka, and X band...

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Read Anybotics Mechanical Dogs Installed in a Swiss Data Center by Digital Realty
Anybotics Mechanical Dogs Installed in a Swiss Data Center by Digital Realty
March 13, 2023

Anybotics Mechanical Dogs Installed in a Swiss Data Center by Digital Realty

Digital Realty Trust

At a data center in Switzerland, Digital Realty has installed a robotic dog to do routine inspections. Anybotics has detailed how Digital Realty has utilized its Anymal robot dog for data center checks for over a year in a published case study. Anymal is a quadruped robot that resembles Boston...

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Read Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback
Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback
March 10, 2023

Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback

Idaho

In the city of Kuna, Idaho, a bill that would have kept data centers out of urban renewal districts that failed, has been brought back. The bill would have required data center projects to choose between either receiving sales tax exemption, or being in an urban renewal district. This was pass...

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Read Global Data Hub partners with KAUST to launch first-of-its-kind data center
Global Data Hub partners with KAUST to launch first-of-its-kind data center
March 10, 2023

Global Data Hub partners with KAUST to launch first-of-its-kind data center

Dubai

Dubai-based Global Data Hub (GDH), has announced the launch of a new commercial tier-III data center, in partnership with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The facility will span 27,600 sqm and have a minimum capacity of 14.4 MW IT load. Further, the two parties outli...

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