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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

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Read Tencent unveils new microgrid project at Chinese data center
Tencent unveils new microgrid project at Chinese data center
January 30, 2024

Tencent unveils new microgrid project at Chinese data center

Chinese tech giant Tencent this week officially launched a new microgrid project at its Tencent Tianjin High-Tech Cloud Data Center in China, which it says generates enough solar energy to power 6,000 households. Tencent notes that it has installed 10.54MW of solar panels, which will be capabl...

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Read Chirisa partners with PowerHouse to expand data center portfolio
Chirisa partners with PowerHouse to expand data center portfolio
January 30, 2024

Chirisa partners with PowerHouse to expand data center portfolio

Chirisa Technology Parks (CTP), the wholesale and hyperscale data center development platform of Chirisa Investments, this week announced that it is expanding its data center portfolio in partnership with PowerHouse Data Centers. CTP plans to expand its footprint across Virginia, Illinois, Was...

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Read Texas tower arsonist sentenced to six and a half years in prison
Texas tower arsonist sentenced to six and a half years in prison
January 30, 2024

Texas tower arsonist sentenced to six and a half years in prison

Texas man Sean Aaron Smith, 30, who set fire to approximately 22 cell towers was sentenced to six and a half years in prison last week, according to court records. Prosecutors said he “maliciously attempted to damage and destroy, using fire, multiple cellular telephone towers around San Antoni...

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Read Neocortex AI system to participate in NAIRR two-year pilot plan
Neocortex AI system to participate in NAIRR two-year pilot plan
January 29, 2024

Neocortex AI system to participate in NAIRR two-year pilot plan

The Neocortex AI system has been selected to participate in the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) two-year pilot plan to democratize access to AI technology and research. This AI supercomputer incorporating two Cerebras CS-2 AI servers is one of six AI supercomputers in the US that will be...

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Read Ericsson secures 7-year €420 million loan for R&D investment
Ericsson secures 7-year €420 million loan for R&D investment
January 29, 2024

Ericsson secures 7-year €420 million loan for R&D investment

Swedish vendor Ericsson has secured a seven-year €420 million loan with the European Investment Bank to support its investment in research and development for enhanced wireless technology until 2025. The vendor noted that €250m of the sum had already been disbursed. Carl Mellander, Ericsson’s ...

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Read University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks to collaborate on subsea cable system
University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks to collaborate on subsea cable system
January 29, 2024

University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks to collaborate on subsea cable system

The University of Hawaii and Ocean Networks recently announced that they will be collaborating on a subsea cable system connecting the islands of Hawaii. This project, named the Hawaiian Islands Fiber Link (HIFL) falls under the state's broadband initiative, Connect Kakou and will potentially ...

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Read DCI & Daelim Co. begin construction on Seoul facility
DCI & Daelim Co. begin construction on Seoul facility
January 29, 2024

DCI & Daelim Co. begin construction on Seoul facility

DCI Data Centers (DCI) and Daelim Co have begun construction of a data center in Seoul, South Korea. This project, which will be DCI’s first data center in South Korea, is a result of a joint venture between the two companies. Nicholas Toh, CEO of DCI, said, "Building our first Asian data cent...

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Read Goodman Group to develop 1GW data center capacity in Japan
Goodman Group to develop 1GW data center capacity in Japan
January 26, 2024

Goodman Group to develop 1GW data center capacity in Japan

Goodman Group recently announced that it will be developing 1GW of data center capacity in Tsukuba City, Japan and has  also started construction of a new 50MW data center in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. The company has entered into agreements that will see a 1GW data center campus developed in Japan...

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Read Equinix to launch fully managed cloud service
Equinix to launch fully managed cloud service
January 26, 2024

Equinix to launch fully managed cloud service

Equinix is launching a fully managed private cloud service for customers to get privately-owned Nvidia DGX AI supercomputers hosted in Equinix data centers. The company will install and operate the supercomputers for its customers. in the data center company's International Business Exchange (...

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Read Meta to develop new facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana
Meta to develop new facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana
January 26, 2024

Meta to develop new facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana

Meta recently revealed its plans to build a new data center campus in Jeffersonville, located on the southern border of Indiana along the Ohio River. The company will invest  $800 million to develop a facility spanning almost 700,000 square feet on the 619-acre site. Brad Davis, director of da...

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Read US FTC to investigate hyperscale investments in AI firms
US FTC to investigate hyperscale investments in AI firms
January 26, 2024

US FTC to investigate hyperscale investments in AI firms

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently began investigating the AI deals made by the likes of OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Anthropic. The investigation is to determine how these deals may impact competition in the market, with concerns that the AI boom is deepening the power o...

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Read Oracle and Du to develop new cloud platform in the UAE
Oracle and Du to develop new cloud platform in the UAE
January 26, 2024

Oracle and Du to develop new cloud platform in the UAE

Oracle and telecoms company Du have signed a partnership framework to develop a sovereign cloud platform to address regulatory and data sovereignty requirements within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Jasim Al Awadi, CICTO of Du said, “The UAE is one of the most innovative countries in the worl...

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Read Orange signs two vPPAs in Romania
Orange signs two vPPAs in Romania
January 26, 2024

Orange signs two vPPAs in Romania

European renewable energy firm Enery this week announced it had signed two virtual power purchase agreements with the companies part of the Orange Romania Group. Following the agreement, Enery is expected to provide an annual supply of 70,000MWh of clean energy to Orange. Severin Vartigov, chi...

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Read Mississippi seeks approval for two hyperscale data center developments
Mississippi seeks approval for two hyperscale data center developments
January 25, 2024

Mississippi seeks approval for two hyperscale data center developments

Mississippi’s Republican Governor Tate Reeves is seeking approval for a $10 billion investment in two hyperscale data center developments in Canton and wider Madison County. Reeves called a special session to discuss this opportunity on January 25, noting on X that this is a project that will ...

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Read Wasabi Technologies acquires Curio AI from GrayMeta
Wasabi Technologies acquires Curio AI from GrayMeta
January 25, 2024

Wasabi Technologies acquires Curio AI from GrayMeta

Cloud storage company Wasabi Technologies has acquired Curio AI, its intellectual property and the team behind it from GrayMeta. Following this acquisition, Wasabi will use Curio AI's technology as part of its storage offering for the media and entertainment industry which is expected to be wi...

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Read Eviden to build new data center in Germany
Eviden to build new data center in Germany
January 25, 2024

Eviden to build new data center in Germany

Atos-owned company Eviden this week announced it has been awarded a contract by Jülich Supercomputing Centre (Germany) to build a new data center in Germany to host Europe’s first exascale supercomputer system: the EuroHPC-funded Jupiter supercomputer. Prof. Dr. Thomas Lippert, director of the...

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Read Millicom subsidiary Tigo Colombia agrees to sell 1,100 towers to KKR
Millicom subsidiary Tigo Colombia agrees to sell 1,100 towers to KKR
January 25, 2024

Millicom subsidiary Tigo Colombia agrees to sell 1,100 towers to KKR

Millicom subsidiary Tigo Colombia has agreed to sell 1,100 telecom towers to US investment firm KKR. This deal will see KKR lease the wireless communications towers to Tigo Colombia to support its wireless networks. KKR has also revealed plans to work with digital infrastructure platform NEXO ...

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Read Maincubes to expand footprint in Frankfurt
Maincubes to expand footprint in Frankfurt
January 24, 2024

Maincubes to expand footprint in Frankfurt

German data center firm Maincubes recently announced it is expanding its presence in Frankfurt with a new facility located in the Rhine-Main metropolitan area, south of Frankfurt in Dietzenbach. This facility called FRA04 will provide approximately 12,500 square meters (134,550 sq ft) of white...

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Read Starwood announces new data center-focused unit
Starwood announces new data center-focused unit
January 24, 2024

Starwood announces new data center-focused unit

Real estate-focused private investment firm Starwood Capital Group recently announced the launch of Starwood Digital Ventures, a new platform dedicated to the group’s data center investment strategy. Starwood Digital will use funds from different Starwood investment vehicles to develop its pip...

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Read Remi Galasso announces new subsea cable connecting New Zealand to Australia
Remi Galasso announces new subsea cable connecting New Zealand to Australia
January 24, 2024

Remi Galasso announces new subsea cable connecting New Zealand to Australia

Data center and cable entrepreneur Rémi Galasso announced on LinkedIn this week that Intelia is planning a new subsea cable connecting the southern island of New Zealand to Australia. The 3,000 km system will include a total of 16 fiber pairs; 4 fiber pairs from Invercargill to Australia, offe...

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