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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 Microsoft petitioned for illegally dumping waste in local lake
Microsoft petitioned for illegally dumping waste in local lake
August 25, 2024

Microsoft petitioned for illegally dumping waste in local lake

Microsoft Azure

Residents in Mekagunda, a village near Indian tech hotspot Hyderabad have filed a petition against Microsoft, and 35 other companies and government bodies in Telangana's High Court,  alleging that Microsoft has illegally occupied land beyond its property, and is dumping industrial waste into a...

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Read Nokia partners with Axiom Space for 4G-enabled spacesuits
Nokia partners with Axiom Space for 4G-enabled spacesuits
August 25, 2024

Nokia partners with Axiom Space for 4G-enabled spacesuits

United States

Nokia has partnered with Axiom Space to equip the company's next-generation spacesuits with advanced 4G/LTE communications to be used by astronauts on Axiom's Artemis III lunar mission. This partnership will see the two companies incorporate high-speed cellular-network capabilities in the Axio...

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Read Grid Telecom and Tamares Telecom partner on cable landing station in Cyprus
Grid Telecom and Tamares Telecom partner on cable landing station in Cyprus
August 25, 2024

Grid Telecom and Tamares Telecom partner on cable landing station in Cyprus

Europe

IPTO subsidiary Grid Telecom and Israeli firm Tamares Telecom have signed a Heads of Agreement to both participate in the joint venture Tamares Telecom Cyprus.  The venture will establish a carrier-neutral, open-access hub with interconnection data center facilities to connect the island to Gr...

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Read Mubadala invests in data center developer Yondr Group
Mubadala invests in data center developer Yondr Group
August 25, 2024

Mubadala invests in data center developer Yondr Group

Yondr Group

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala has invested in data center developer Yondr via an existing investment by US asset manager Apollo.  Mubadala said its investment will support Yondr’s growth strategy amid increased demand for hyperscale data centers.  It has also invested in global fi...

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Read Open Compute begins trials with hyperscale companies to test green concrete
Open Compute begins trials with hyperscale companies to test green concrete
August 25, 2024

Open Compute begins trials with hyperscale companies to test green concrete

Google

 The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) has announced a new collaboration with several hyperscale companies including Google, AWS, Meta, and Microsoft to test developing and deploying low-embodied carbon concrete, or “green concrete.”  The initiative is in line with an open letter written b...

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Read Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana
Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana
August 25, 2024

Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana

Indiana

Meta has signed a long-term Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement with Arevon Energy, a renewable energy developer, owner, and operator for its Heirloom Solar Project in Pike County, Indiana.   “Arevon is proud to once again partner with Meta and contribute to their sustainability goal o...

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Read UK Post Office chief transformation officer to step down
UK Post Office chief transformation officer to step down
August 23, 2024

UK Post Office chief transformation officer to step down

United Kingdom

The UK's Post Office chief transformation officer, Chris Brockleby, has stepped down from his post following delays in replacing the controversial Horizon IT system. He will depart from the Post Office on September 6, with Andy Nice set to take on the role on an interim basis.  Nice was previo...

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Read DISA sets up JOE cloud in Germany
DISA sets up JOE cloud in Germany
August 23, 2024

DISA sets up JOE cloud in Germany

Germany / Deutschland

The US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is setting up a Joint Operational Edge (JOE) cloud in Germany in an attempt to expand DISA cloud offerings outside of the US. According to DISA, JOE is an "interconnected and integrated mesh of large form factor Edge computing platforms, install...

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Read Tet plans new data center outside Riga
Tet plans new data center outside Riga
August 23, 2024

Tet plans new data center outside Riga

Latvia

 Latvian telco Tet has announced plans to invest €30 million ($33.2m) in developing the facility in Salaspils, to the south of the capital city. The construction on the new data center is planned to start at the end of 2024 for a 2028 completion with Tet's construction subsidiary Citrus Soluti...

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Read Eight Windstream switch and data center sites portfolios up for sale
Eight Windstream switch and data center sites portfolios up for sale
August 23, 2024

Eight Windstream switch and data center sites portfolios up for sale

United States

 A portfolio of eight switch and data center sites in the US are up for sale. The sites are located in eight cities across seven states, totaling 379,000 square feet (35,210 sqm) spread across 26 acres. The facilities are located in Lexington, Kentucky; Texarkana and Sugar Land, Texas; Colorad...

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Read Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations
Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations
August 23, 2024

Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations

Northern Virginia

A report from Synergy Research Group found that just twenty state or metro markets account for 62 percent of the world’s current hyperscale data center capacity. Northern Virginia tops this list while the Greater Beijing Area takes the second place, with both making up 22 percent of global hyp...

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Read IonQ delivers quantum processor to its European quantum data center
IonQ delivers quantum processor to its European quantum data center
August 22, 2024

IonQ delivers quantum processor to its European quantum data center

Switzerland

IonQ last week announced the delivery of an ion trap to its European quantum data center in the QuantumBasel business park. It's specialists working out of the company’s Basel, Switzerland headquarters will be on site to receive the quantum processor and continue the build and commissioning of...

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Read Singtel and Bridge Alliance to launch GPU-as-a-Service in South Asia
Singtel and Bridge Alliance to launch GPU-as-a-Service in South Asia
August 20, 2024

Singtel and Bridge Alliance to launch GPU-as-a-Service in South Asia

South Asia

Singapore's Singtel and the Bridge Alliance are set to launch a GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offering in Southeast Asia. In February 2024 when the company first announched the launch, it mentioned that Singtel’s GPUaaS will be powered by Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPU-powered clusters that are opera...

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Read Swiss startup to use metal foam for cooling data centers
Swiss startup to use metal foam for cooling data centers
August 20, 2024

Swiss startup to use metal foam for cooling data centers

United States

 Swiss company Apheros this week raised $1.85 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Founderful to help commercialize its metal foam product. The foam is meant to cover the chip, which helps dissipate the heat generated during use through its large surface area. The company not...

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Read Sapeon Korea and Rebellions to merge operations
Sapeon Korea and Rebellions to merge operations
August 19, 2024

Sapeon Korea and Rebellions to merge operations

South Korea

Two Korean AI chip startups with wealthy backers have decided to merge on an equity value ratio of 1:2.4, respectively. The new company will retain the name Rebellions, and be run by Rebellions’ CEO Park Sung-hyun.  Sapeon counts SKT, SK Square, and SK Hynix as investors. The company launched ...

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Read Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania
Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania
August 18, 2024

Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Independent power firm Talen Energy is looking to pivot away from crypto mining operations to supply power to data center developers instead and has confirmed its plans to sell its stake in the Bitcoin mining center located at its Pennsylvania nuclear power plant. The company first announced i...

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Read OADC unveils new data center in DR Congo
OADC unveils new data center in DR Congo
August 18, 2024

OADC unveils new data center in DR Congo

Open Access Data Centres (OADC)

Open Access Data Centres (OADC) has unveiled its new data center in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has launched the first phase of OADC Texaf Digital - Kinshasa, a joint venture between OADC and TEXAF. Mohammed Bouhelal, managing director of OADC Texaf DRC, s...

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Read Google to invest $1bn Dallas data centers expansion
Google to invest $1bn Dallas data centers expansion
August 18, 2024

Google to invest $1bn Dallas data centers expansion

Google

Google has announced new data center investment plans for Dallas as it revealed plans to invest $1 billion in Texas this year through its data center campuses in Midlothian and Red Oak.  The company said the investment would take its spending in the Lone Star State to $2.7 billion. Google said...

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Read Bridge Data Centres acquires land in Johor, Malaysia for $22.4million
Bridge Data Centres acquires land in Johor, Malaysia for $22.4million
August 18, 2024

Bridge Data Centres acquires land in Johor, Malaysia for $22.4million

Bridge Data Centres

APAC data center operator Bridge Data Centres has acquired 20 acres of land in the Mukim of Plentong, District of Johor Bahru, State of Johor  from real estate and construction holding company Paragon Globe Bhd (PGB)  for a cash consideration of RM99 million ($22.4m). This is the second land d...

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Read Quantum Circuits raises over $60m Series B funding round
Quantum Circuits raises over $60m Series B funding round
August 18, 2024

Quantum Circuits raises over $60m Series B funding round

United Kingdom

Quantum Circuits Inc. (QCI) has closed its Series B funding round which raised over $60 million to further its development of quantum technology in an investment round led by Arch Venture Partners, F-Prime Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Hither Creek Ventures. The Yale spin out was founded in 20...

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