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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 DigitalOcean announces new facility in Sydney
DigitalOcean announces new facility in Sydney
November 16, 2022

DigitalOcean announces new facility in Sydney

Sydney

DigitalOcean has announced that it is expanding its digital footprint with a new data center in Sydney, Australia, namely SYD1. This new facility is reportedly connected to DigitalOcean's private internet edge and backbone network, providing 400 Gbps of on-net access to Asia, North America, an...

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Read Amazon follows tech industry with new round of layoffs
Amazon follows tech industry with new round of layoffs
November 16, 2022

Amazon follows tech industry with new round of layoffs

Amazon AWS

Amazon is the latest tech company to make big layoffs. The giant is making around 10,000 cuts to employees in corporate and technology roles, in what the New York Times has determined represents about 3% of its corporate staff. More broadly, the cuts represent less than 1% of the global workf...

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Read Meta makes big cuts sacking 13% of its workforce
Meta makes big cuts sacking 13% of its workforce
November 15, 2022

Meta makes big cuts sacking 13% of its workforce

Meta

Meta, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has announced the biggest job cuts in the giant's history, with 13% of its workforce set to lose their jobs in a move that follows big redundancies at Twitter, Oracle and Microsoft. According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the job cuts are "the mo...

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Read Blackstone Starts Asian Data Center Unit With 600MW Facilities in India
November 15, 2022

Blackstone Starts Asian Data Center Unit With 600MW Facilities in India

India / Bhārata

Blackstone, a private equity investor, has revealed that it is launching an Asian data center platform called Lumina CloudInfra. The development will see Blackstone start with two data center facilities in India with a total capacity of 600MW. Blackstone reportedly has up to $25 billion in the...

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Read Germany's Energy Efficiency Act and what it could mean for the data center industry
Germany's Energy Efficiency Act and what it could mean for the data center industry
November 15, 2022

Germany's Energy Efficiency Act and what it could mean for the data center industry

Germany / Deutschland

The German Federal Ministry for the Economy recently presented a draft for an "Act to Enhance Energy Efficiency, Improve Climate Protection and Implement EU Legislation," named the Energy Efficiency Act (ENEfG). This bill has been proposed with the aim of saving 500 Terawatt hours (TWh) of ene...

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Read HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center
HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center
November 14, 2022

HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center

HostDime

HostDime has released design plans for a new facility to be built in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 3MW "Andromeda" data center is reportedly due to open in 2024, and will be certified by the International Computer Room Experts Association (ICREA) V standard, and certified with the Uptime Institute...

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Read AirTrunk signs renewable energy agreement to offset Microsoft’s energy use
AirTrunk signs renewable energy agreement to offset Microsoft’s energy use
November 14, 2022

AirTrunk signs renewable energy agreement to offset Microsoft’s energy use

AirTrunk

AirTrunk and Hong Kong utility CLP Power have signed a renewable energy agreement to offset Microsoft's energy use in its facilities by matching its electricity consumption with local renewable energy certificates (RECs). Through this agreement, AirTrunk will source hourly RECs from CLP Power...

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Read Scala signs 1.6GW PPA with Enel Américas
Scala signs 1.6GW PPA with Enel Américas
November 14, 2022

Scala signs 1.6GW PPA with Enel Américas

Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has signed a PPA with Italian energy firm Enel Américas for data center power. The firm will reportedly provide the data center company with 1.6GW of power for its facilities across Chile, Peru, and Colombia, in a deal that represents 10% of Enel Américas' total existing ca...

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Read BDx Indonesia To Develop Massive 100MW Data Center Campus in Jakarta, Indonesia
BDx Indonesia To Develop Massive 100MW Data Center Campus in Jakarta, Indonesia
November 13, 2022

BDx Indonesia To Develop Massive 100MW Data Center Campus in Jakarta, Indonesia

BDx Data Centers

BDx Indonesia has revealed its plan to develop a 100MW data center campus in Jakarta. The CGK5 data center campus will be developed on a 12-acre parcel in the Suryacipta City of Industry. The facility will be part of the company’s third availability zone in Indonesia. BDx Indonesia is a joint ...

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Read Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion on Four Data Centers in North Carolina
Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion on Four Data Centers in North Carolina
November 13, 2022

Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion on Four Data Centers in North Carolina

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has promised to invest a minimum of $1 billion in developing four data centers in North Carolina’s Catawba County. The company plans to spread the investment over the next 10 years. According to county officials, Microsoft will invest in the data centers in Maiden, Hickory, and Conov...

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Read Kio Acquires a 20MW Facility in Greater Mexico City Metro Area
Kio Acquires a 20MW Facility in Greater Mexico City Metro Area
November 11, 2022

Kio Acquires a 20MW Facility in Greater Mexico City Metro Area

KIO Data Centers

Kio Networks has announced the acquisition of a new data center campus in the greater Mexico City. The acquired data center is called KIO MEX6, which has a capacity of up to 20MW across 50,000 sqm. The facility is also capable of hosting telecom and critical IT services. Kio Networks also conf...

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Read Telefónica Considering Selling its Stake in Cornerstone
November 11, 2022

Telefónica Considering Selling its Stake in Cornerstone

Telefonica

Telefonica is mulling over selling its stake in Cornerstone, a UK mast operator. The Spanish operator has a 50% stake in the company which it considers a “disposable asset.” The other half is held by Vantage Towers. According to Reuters, the CEO of Telefonica said that the company has not yet ...

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Read Vodafone Sells Part of its Stake in Vantage Towers Unit to GIP and KKR
Vodafone Sells Part of its Stake in Vantage Towers Unit to GIP and KKR
November 11, 2022

Vodafone Sells Part of its Stake in Vantage Towers Unit to GIP and KKR

Vodafone

Vodafone has announced the sale of some of its stake in Vantage Towers to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR while also creating a new joint venture with them. Per the deal, the tower unit is worth €16.1 billion ($16.1bn). The sale also sees Vodafone receive €3.2 billion ($3.2bn) ...

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Read Telenor To Sell Its Pakistan Business For $1bn
November 11, 2022

Telenor To Sell Its Pakistan Business For $1bn

Telenor Group

Telenor is looking to continue its plans to exit the Pakistan mobile market by selling off its business. The sale could be worth $1 billion. According to Bloomberg, the company is working with Citigroup to explore potential bidders for the Pakistan business. According to reports, there is inte...

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Read Partners Group Acquires EdgeCore Digital For $1.2 Billion
Partners Group Acquires EdgeCore Digital For $1.2 Billion
November 11, 2022

Partners Group Acquires EdgeCore Digital For $1.2 Billion

EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

Partners Group has acquired edgeCore Digital Infrastructure. The equity company revealed that it would fund the $1.2 billion acquisition. The fund will help EdCore develop its existing and future data center facilities. EdgeCore was established in 2018. The data center company is backed by mor...

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Read Helios Investment Partners Pumps $50 million into Kenya's IXAfrica
November 11, 2022

Helios Investment Partners Pumps $50 million into Kenya's IXAfrica

Kenya

Helios Investment Partners has announced a $50m investment into Kenyan data center company IXAfrica. The investment in the data center company is expected to close before the turn of the new year. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, which also include Kenyan regulatory ...

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Read Google's 15-Year Tax Break on Oregon Data Center Expires
Google's 15-Year Tax Break on Oregon Data Center Expires
November 11, 2022

Google's 15-Year Tax Break on Oregon Data Center Expires

Hyperscale Data Center

Google has started paying property taxes at its Oregon data center- 15 years after it launched the facility. The company got a tax bill of $5.2m from Wasco County after its tax break expired. Google developed the data center in 2006. The tax bill might be small for Google, but it will signi...

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Read Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America
Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America
November 11, 2022

Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America

Ascenty

Ascenty has announced its plans to invest R$1.5 billion ($290 million) in Latin America. The funds will be used to develop five data centers in the region. The new facilities will be located in Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. Upon completion, Ascenty’s data center count in the region will hit ...

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Read T5 begins work on the last phase of its Chicago facility
T5 begins work on the last phase of its Chicago facility
November 10, 2022

T5 begins work on the last phase of its Chicago facility

T5 Data Centers

T5 Data Centers has announced that it’s expanding its facility in Chicago, Illinois, in the final 20MW phase of its T5 Chicago facility at 200 Innovation Drive in Elk Grove. Acquired by T5 in 2016, the company first broke ground on an expansion back in 2017; its current expansion offers 140,0...

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Read Former Barclays data center to undergo transformation and be brought back into service
Former Barclays data center to undergo transformation and be brought back into service
November 10, 2022

Former Barclays data center to undergo transformation and be brought back into service

Manchester

According to reports, Manchester City Council is looking to redevelop a former Barclays data center from the 1970s and bring it back into service. Currently, the council is looking for public feedback on its regeneration proposals for Wythenshawe town center, having already completed the acqui...

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