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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 Telecom Italia announces 2,000 job cuts
Telecom Italia announces 2,000 job cuts
March 24, 2023

Telecom Italia announces 2,000 job cuts

Telecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A.

At a recent union meeting, it was outlined that Telecom Italia intends to cut 2,000 jobs in Italy, in an effort to streamline its domestic operations. The job cuts will be executed through a voluntary early retirement scheme, following a meeting with the unions. Currently the company employs a...

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Read Microsoft to expand in Washington
Microsoft to expand in Washington
March 24, 2023

Microsoft to expand in Washington

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has revealed plans to build three data centers in Malaga, Washington, on Malaga Alcoa Highway in Chelan County. The Port Authority outlined in the fillings that it assumes the development will involve the construction of three buildings on the site by the end of 2025; further, there...

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Read A New Google Cloud Platform Region Has Been Launched in Turin, Italy
A New Google Cloud Platform Region Has Been Launched in Turin, Italy
March 24, 2023

A New Google Cloud Platform Region Has Been Launched in Turin, Italy

Google

Google has introduced a new cloud region in Turin, Italy. The company did not disclose the new region's details or specs, although it did note that it has three availability zones and offers standard GCP services. After a busy 2022, it is the first new region the company has introduced in 2023...

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Read Toshiba Will be Purchased by Japan Industrial Partners For $15 billion
Toshiba Will be Purchased by Japan Industrial Partners For $15 billion
March 24, 2023

Toshiba Will be Purchased by Japan Industrial Partners For $15 billion

Japan

Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP), a Japanese investment firm, will take Toshiba private. Last week, the Japanese conglomerate revealed that TBJH Inc., an indirect subsidiary of JIP, would buy out all of the company's shares on the Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges and take the business priv...

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Read CapitalOnline Data Service Buys data Center Builder Outside Beijing
CapitalOnline Data Service Buys data Center Builder Outside Beijing
March 24, 2023

CapitalOnline Data Service Buys data Center Builder Outside Beijing

Beijing

A company planning to construct a 3,200-rack data center in Huaili County, China, has been purchased by Chinese cloud provider CapitalOnline Data Service. This week, the company bought Huailai Wisdom Cloud Port Technology's entire equity stake. The company just recently received authorization ...

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Read Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again
Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again
March 23, 2023

Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again

Idaho

Idaho lawmakers are attempting to restrict the number of tax breaks new data center expansions can receive in the state. Last Monday, Bill 328 was introduced, and the House voted 59-9 to pass it. The Senate has now received the measure. The measure modifies the language in the state's urban re...

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Read OVHcloud Opens New Data Center in Undisclosed Mumbai, India Location
OVHcloud Opens New Data Center in Undisclosed Mumbai, India Location
March 23, 2023

OVHcloud Opens New Data Center in Undisclosed Mumbai, India Location

OVH Group

A new facility has been opened by the data center company OVHcloud in Mumbai, India. The company announced the opening this week, but no information was given regarding the facility's location or specs. The facility uses OVHcloud's unique water cooling technology, which the company claimed ...

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Read Microsoft agrees to air-cooled data centers in the Goodyear area of Phoenix, Arizona
Microsoft agrees to air-cooled data centers in the Goodyear area of Phoenix, Arizona
March 23, 2023

Microsoft agrees to air-cooled data centers in the Goodyear area of Phoenix, Arizona

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is switching its cooling system for data centers in the Goodyear area of Phoenix, Arizona, following an update of its development agreement. Further to this, it has pledged to invest more than $40 million to expand the city's wastewater capacity. While the giant purchased the site i...

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Read Meta signs PPA in Texas
Meta signs PPA in Texas
March 23, 2023

Meta signs PPA in Texas

Meta

Meta has announced that it has signed a new PPA for solar energy. The PPA, with Avangrid, will see the giant source 240MW of energy from the True North solar farm which is currently under development in Falls County, Texas, the former's first in the state. The solar farm is set to launch in e...

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Read Thailand's Bangkok Will Get a New Data Center From NTT
Thailand's Bangkok Will Get a New Data Center From NTT
March 23, 2023

Thailand's Bangkok Will Get a New Data Center From NTT

NTT

NTT will construct a new data center in Thailand. The company revealed this week that it will spend $90 million through NTT Global Data Centers to build a 12MW, 43,000 sq ft facility in Bangkok. The second half of 2024 will see the start of operations at the next data center, BKK3, which wi...

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Read UK's Effectiveness IT Introduces a Range of Prefabricated Data Centers
UK's Effectiveness IT Introduces a Range of Prefabricated Data Centers
March 23, 2023

UK's Effectiveness IT Introduces a Range of Prefabricated Data Centers

United Kingdom

EfficiencyIT, a UK data center company, has introduced its own line of prefabricated modular data centers. This week, the company unveiled ModularDC, a new line of adaptable, prefabricated data centers for on-premises, distributed IT, and edge computing settings that can be deployed in 12 t...

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Read Nokia involved in ocean plastic prevention project
Nokia involved in ocean plastic prevention project
March 22, 2023

Nokia involved in ocean plastic prevention project

Netherlands

Nokia has outlined its involvement in a project to prevent ocean plastic pollution as part of The Ocean Cleanup project, which is a non-profit organisation that seeks to extract ocean plastic pollution through technological development. To help clear ocean plastic, the company has partnered wi...

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Read HDC announced the launch of a new container data center in Hulhumale, the Maldives
HDC announced the launch of a new container data center in Hulhumale, the Maldives
March 22, 2023

HDC announced the launch of a new container data center in Hulhumale, the Maldives

South Asia

The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has launched a new containerized data center in Hulhumale, the Maldives, which is to be operated under its SmartCom brand. Although specific details about the container are yet to be shared, it reportedly features a redundant battery backup system whic...

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Read Samsung SDS has launches a new data center in South Korea
Samsung SDS has launches a new data center in South Korea
March 22, 2023

Samsung SDS has launches a new data center in South Korea

South Korea

Samsung SDS has announced the opening of a new data center in South Korea. This new addition is part of wider plans to expand its cloud offering, and make Samsung Cloud Platform (SCP) available to all customers. Its new Dongtan IDC, spans six floors with four server rooms, and will focus on AI...

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Read Edge Centers launches in St. Louis, Missouri
Edge Centers launches in St. Louis, Missouri
March 22, 2023

Edge Centers launches in St. Louis, Missouri

Edge Centres

Edge Centres has announced the launch of a new facility in St. Louis, Missouri, its first in the region. Traditionally, its off-grid facilities are powered by on-site wind and/or solar power, with each having 48-hour batteries, and UPS backup equipment supporting 64 1kW quarter racks. However...

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Read Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions
Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions
March 22, 2023

Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions

Northern Virginia

Residents in North Virginia had recently raised their concerns about the decision made by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to permit diesel generators to power data centers in the region. The DEQ announced that it would be looking into the permittance to preserve data center relia...

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Read Nordic Data Center Company Glesys is purchased by Cube IM
Nordic Data Center Company Glesys is purchased by Cube IM
March 22, 2023

Nordic Data Center Company Glesys is purchased by Cube IM

Nordics

European investment company Cube Infrastructure Management has purchased a controlling share in the Nordic data center company Glesys. The agreement's terms were kept confidential. The purchase was completed through the Cube Infrastructure Fund III with funding from the VIA Equity Fond III,...

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Read Egyptian Government Halts Sale of Telecom Egypt Stake
Egyptian Government Halts Sale of Telecom Egypt Stake
March 22, 2023

Egyptian Government Halts Sale of Telecom Egypt Stake

Africa

Plans by the Egyptian government to sell a portion of the state-owned Telecom Egypt have been put on hold. According to Reuters, which cites people familiar with the situation, market factors are to blame for the suspension. It happened only a few weeks after rumors claimed that the Egyptian g...

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Read Construction of H5's Ashburn, VA Data Center Begins
Construction of H5's Ashburn, VA Data Center Begins
March 22, 2023

Construction of H5's Ashburn, VA Data Center Begins

H5 Data Centers

After dismantling the former data center there, H5 Data Centers has started construction on a new one in Ashburn, Virginia. This week, the company started building a 255,000-square-foot, three-story data center with a 42-megawatt capacity. The building is offered for pre-leasing at Loudoun Cou...

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Read European Commission Approves Orange's Belgium Investment
European Commission Approves Orange's Belgium Investment
March 22, 2023

European Commission Approves Orange's Belgium Investment

Orange

The decision to allow Orange to purchase a controlling share in the Belgian cable companies VOO and Brutélé has been made. It follows the European Commission's approval of the transaction in accordance with the EU Merger Regulation. It comes after a protracted examination of the deal's competi...

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