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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

New Jersey

Read CAT dismisses Motorola’a appeal against the CMA
CAT dismisses Motorola’a appeal against the CMA
January 06, 2024

CAT dismisses Motorola’a appeal against the CMA

United Kingdom

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed Motorola’s appeal against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Motorola, in its appeal, had claimed that the CMA made errors in assessing competition in the relevant market and the profitability of the Airwave Network. However, the CM...

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Read Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely
Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely
January 05, 2024

Raleigh County suspends data center proposal indefinitely

West Virginia

West Virginia's Raleigh County Commission has indefinitely suspended a data center proposal for a new facility, which was to be developed between Flat Top Road and Joe Cooper Farm Road in Shady Spring. This development is now no longer under consideration with the County for lack of informatio...

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Read Semi-conducor-related facilities in Japan suffer damage from 7.6 magnitude earthquake
Semi-conducor-related facilities in Japan suffer damage from 7.6 magnitude earthquake
January 05, 2024

Semi-conducor-related facilities in Japan suffer damage from 7.6 magnitude earthquake

Japan

Findings by analyst house TrendForece found that several semiconductor-related facilities in Japan have been affected by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the Ishikawa region on the first day of the year. Multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) manufacturer Taiyo Yuden; silicon wafer producers...

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Read EdgeCore secures $1.9 billion in green energy debt financing
EdgeCore secures $1.9 billion in green energy debt financing
January 05, 2024

EdgeCore secures $1.9 billion in green energy debt financing

EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

US data center firm EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure recently raised $1.9 billion in a debt financing transaction to fund scalable development on its campus in Mesa, Arizona. This financing comprises a limited-recourse senior secured term loan, a revolving senior secured letter of credit facili...

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Read Intel partners with DigitalBridge to launch new AI platform
Intel partners with DigitalBridge to launch new AI platform
January 05, 2024

Intel partners with DigitalBridge to launch new AI platform

Intel

Intel has partnered with DigitalBridge as well as several other global investment firms in its efforts to launch a new independent enterprise AI company called Articul8. This new independent platform will offer its customers a full-stack, vertically-optimized solution that keeps customer data,...

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Read Co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca leaves Altice amidst corruption probe
Co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca leaves Altice amidst corruption probe
January 05, 2024

Co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca leaves Altice amidst corruption probe

Portugal

Altice co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca has left the group following an investigation into alleged corruption at the telco, despite not being a suspect in the investigation. Fonseca has also temporarily stepped down to “fully protect and safeguard” Altice as the investigation was carried out in July. ...

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Read German data center provider NewTelco opens new data center
German data center provider NewTelco opens new data center
January 05, 2024

German data center provider NewTelco opens new data center

NewTelco GmbH

German data center provider NewTelco launched a new data center in Karlstein am Main, Germany, on November 30, 2023. This facility, located in the  Karlstein municipality just east of Frankfurt, has an  IT capacity of 5MW and is designed for medium-sized customers. According to NewTelco, the l...

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Read US colocation firm Involta appoints new CEO
US colocation firm Involta appoints new CEO
January 04, 2024

US colocation firm Involta appoints new CEO

Ark

US colocation firm Involta has appointed a new CEO, Brett Lindsey to replace Jim Buie, who was at the company for six years. Lindsey previously served as CEO at US fiber provider Everstream, expanding its fiber network from Cleveland across ten states in the midwest as a telecoms executive. In...

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Read Intel announces former HPE exec Justin Hotard as head of data center unit
Intel announces former HPE exec Justin Hotard as head of data center unit
January 04, 2024

Intel announces former HPE exec Justin Hotard as head of data center unit

Intel

In a new announcement, Intel revealed the appointment of former HPE exec Justin Hotard as executive vice president and general manager of its Data Center and AI Group (DCAI), effective Feb. 1. In this new role, Hotard will be responsible for the company’s suite of data center products spanning...

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Read Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa
Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa
January 04, 2024

Data Center sold in West Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa

Wells Fargo recently sold 7001 Westown Parkway and 1725 68th Street, which had been listed on its site for a combined $16.5 million, to commercial and residential brokerage WB Realty Co. A JLL sales brochure described the property as offering 36,230 square meters of office space, along with an...

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Read Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas
Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas
January 03, 2024

Meta signs new EAPA in Illinois and Arkansas

Arkansas

Social media firm Meta has signed a 330MW solar Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement (EAPA) with Adapture Renewables in Arkansas and Illinois. Following this agreement, Meta will buy solar energy from three of Adapture Renewables' solar projects that are currently under development in t...

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Read Elea Digital raises $100 million in sustainability-linked debt
Elea Digital raises $100 million in sustainability-linked debt
January 03, 2024

Elea Digital raises $100 million in sustainability-linked debt

Elea Data Centers

Brazilian data center Elea Digital announced this week that it raised over $100 million in sustainability-linked debt. This fund will be used to aid ongoing organic expansion and align the company's infrastructure with international standards.  Alessandro Lombardi, president of Elea Digital, s...

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Read Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development
Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development
January 03, 2024

Virginia residents file lawsuit over data center development

Virginia

A group of residents in Prince William County, Virginia recently sued the Board of County Supervisors through their formed non-profit "Devlin Defend Corporation” over a data center development. The residents submitted this lawsuit on December 28, hoping to stop the development of a nine-buildi...

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Read Airtel Africa CEO to retire in July 2024
Airtel Africa CEO to retire in July 2024
January 03, 2024

Airtel Africa CEO to retire in July 2024

Africa

Airtel Africa revealed in an announcement this week that it’s CEO, Olusegun Ogunsanya, is to retire and will officially step down from his role in July 2024. He will then become the Airtel Africa Charitable Foundation’s inaugural Chair. Sunil Taldar has been appointed as managing director and ...

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Read Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS
Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS
January 03, 2024

Former SiFive executives join leadership team at MIPS

United States

MIPS, a company focused on the development of high-performance RISC-V compute IP recently announced that two former SiFive executives have joined its executive leadership team. Drew Barbier has joined as VP of products and Brad Burgess has been named chief architect. Sameer Wasson, CEO of MIPS...

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Read Iliad submits proposal for Vodafone merger in Italy
Iliad submits proposal for Vodafone merger in Italy
December 29, 2023

Iliad submits proposal for Vodafone merger in Italy

Vodafone

Iliad Group, owned by French tycoon Xavier Niel has submitted a proposal to Vodafone to merge the two telcos in Italy. In its offer, Iliad valued Vodafone Italia at €10.45 billion and is to receive €500 million in cash and 50 percent of the new business as part of the proposal with Vodafone re...

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Read Scala Data Centers launches operations in Port Alegre, Brazil
Scala Data Centers launches operations in Port Alegre, Brazil
December 29, 2023

Scala Data Centers launches operations in Port Alegre, Brazil

Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has launched operations at its first data center in Porto Alegre, Brazil, dubbed SPOAPA01. This data center has an  IT capacity of 4.8MW and was developed with an investment of $48 million, dedicated to hyperscale customers.  SPOAPA01 is fully powered by certified renewable ...

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Read Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt
Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt
December 29, 2023

Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt

Telehouse

Telehouse has launched and fully leased its fifth data center at its Frankfurt campus dubbed building M. This data center now adds 4.5 MW of IT capacity which has been fully leased less than two months since its opening.  Dr. Béla Waldhauser, managing director of Telehouse Deutschland said, "I...

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Read TSMC chairman to retire next year
TSMC chairman to retire next year
December 29, 2023

TSMC chairman to retire next year

Taiwan

TSMC chairman Mark Liu will retire next year after holding the position since 2018, replacing the semiconductor manufacturer’s founder Morris Chang who retired the same year. Now, the board has recommended that the company’s current CEO and vice chairman, C.C. Wei replace Liu as chairman.  On ...

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Read Spanish gov’t to acquire 10% stake in Telefónica
Spanish gov’t to acquire 10% stake in Telefónica
December 29, 2023

Spanish gov’t to acquire 10% stake in Telefónica

Telefonica

The Spanish government is set to acquire a 10 percent stake in Telefónica. This comes a few months after Saudi Arabian telecoms company STC Group paid $2.25 billion to acquire a 9.9 percent stake in Telefónica which made it $2.25 billion to take a 9.9 percent stake in Telefónica’s biggest shar...

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