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Read Equinix to Pay $41.5m to Settle Malpractice Lawsuit
Equinix to Pay $41.5m to Settle Malpractice Lawsuit

Equinix to Pay $41.5m to Settle Malpractice Lawsuit

July 22, 2025 Equinix

Equinix has agreed to pay $41.5 million as a settlement with the plaintiffs in a class action that alleged it misled its shareholders. According to Hindenburg’s March 2024 report, Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs.It claimed that...

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Read Princeton Digital Group Receives $1.3bn from Stonepeak
Princeton Digital Group Receives $1.3bn from Stonepeak

Princeton Digital Group Receives $1.3bn from Stonepeak

July 19, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

Asia Pacific-focused data center operator Princeton Digital Group has raised $1.3 billion from Stonepeak following its $1.2 billion debt financing deal back in May.“This milestone investment from Stonepeak is a strong endorsement of PDG’s strategy, execution, and sustained value creation,” said...

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Read STT GDC Launches Data Center in Tokyo
STT GDC Launches Data Center in Tokyo

STT GDC Launches Data Center in Tokyo

June 26, 2025 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

APAC data center firm ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has launched a new data center in Tokyo, Japan.Tokyo 1 is the first of two buildings at the company’s STT Tokyo campus within the Goodman Business Park, Inzai. The campus will support up to 70MW of IT load when completed, with STT...

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Read Kakao Plans Data Center in Namyangju, South Korea
Kakao Plans Data Center in Namyangju, South Korea

Kakao Plans Data Center in Namyangju, South Korea

June 23, 2025 Kakao Corp.

South Korean Internet firm Kakao is to build a data center in Namyangju, a city in the nation's Gyeonggi province. The KRW 600 billion ($442.3m) investment will see the company develop a 92,000 sqm (990,280 sq ft) AI-focused facility. Work is set to start next year, targeting a 2029 completion...

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Read Amazon to Invest $13bn in Data Centers in Australia
Amazon to Invest $13bn in Data Centers in Australia

Amazon to Invest $13bn in Data Centers in Australia

June 20, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon is planning to invest AU$20 billion (US$13bn) by 2029 in expanding data center infrastructure in Australia. The investment will see Amazon developing additional data centers and expanding its existing facilities in Sydney and Melbourne.Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, said of the company's...

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Read LLNL Partners with AWS on AI Troubleshooting System
LLNL Partners with AWS on AI Troubleshooting System

LLNL Partners with AWS on AI Troubleshooting System

June 13, 2025 Amazon AWS

The US' Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for an AI-driven troubleshooting and reliability system at LLNL's National Ignition Facility (NIF). While AI is already used to manage the data generated by those experiences and to improve...

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Read Amazon to expand Data Centers using Recycled Water to 120
Amazon to expand Data Centers using Recycled Water to 120

Amazon to expand Data Centers using Recycled Water to 120

June 11, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon this week announced it will expand its use of water recycling to more than 120 locations in states and counties where the cloud giant has data center operations by 2030.“By scaling our use of recycled water—water that has been previously used and treated—we expect to preserve over 530...

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Read Campaigners Oppose AWS-linked Data Center in Bedfordshire, UK
Campaigners Oppose AWS-linked Data Center in Bedfordshire, UK

Campaigners Oppose AWS-linked Data Center in Bedfordshire, UK

June 11, 2025 Amazon AWS

Campaigners are opposing a hyperscale data center campus planned for Bedfordshire, UK, over concerns about its impact on the water supply. The facility is likely to host servers for Amazon’s AWS cloud platform, with Amazon Data Services named in several council documents. However, advocacy group...

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Read Iberia Airlines Migrates to AWS
Iberia Airlines Migrates to AWS

Iberia Airlines Migrates to AWS

June 10, 2025 Amazon AWS

Iberia Airlines has decommissioned its data centers and has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider, and in a multi-year transformation project, has successfully migrated to the cloud. The airline is now using AWS services, including Amazon ECS, AWS Fargate, Amazon EventBridge, Amazon...

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Read AWS Establishes European Sovereign Cloud as Separate Company
AWS Establishes European Sovereign Cloud as Separate Company

AWS Establishes European Sovereign Cloud as Separate Company

June 07, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has established a new company for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud in light of increasing anxiety expressed by European customers. AWS European Sovereign Cloud will now have an independent European governance structure and its own dedicated Security Operations Center,...

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Read Amazon to Invest $10bn in North Carolina
Amazon to Invest $10bn in North Carolina

Amazon to Invest $10bn in North Carolina

June 07, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon has revealed plans to invest $10 billion for the expansion of its data center infrastructure in North Carolina which will be used to support the company's cloud and AI services, and is expected to bring 500 full time jobs to the region.“Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work...

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Read AWS' Quantum General Manager Joins Google
AWS' Quantum General Manager Joins Google

AWS' Quantum General Manager Joins Google

June 04, 2025 Amazon AWS

The general manager of quantum technologies at Amazon Web Services Simone Severini has left for Google after spending more than six years at the cloud giant, which is developing its own quantum computers along with offering other companies' systems on its Braket service. He is also a professor of...

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Read Digital Realty to Purchase 5.1MW of Solar Energy from Summit Ridge Energy
Digital Realty to Purchase 5.1MW of Solar Energy from Summit Ridge Energy

Digital Realty to Purchase 5.1MW of Solar Energy from Summit Ridge Energy

May 22, 2025 Digital Realty Trust

Colo data center developer Digital Realty has signed an agreement to purchase 5.1MW of solar power from Summit Ridge Energy. The solar projects are part of Summit Ridge’s broader portfolio of solar assets across the state of Illinois. According to the company, its Illinois portfolio has a...

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Read AWS Retires Private 5G Service
AWS Retires Private 5G Service

AWS Retires Private 5G Service

May 21, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an update published on May 20, revealed that its 5G service had reached the end of its support date and could no longer be accessed. The Private 5G offering integrated small cell radio units, Outposts servers, a 5G core, and radio access network (RAN) software running...

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Read PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion
PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

May 20, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) recently announced the successful raise of more than $1.2bn in financing to support its continued expansion and development across Asia. The financing comprises​ $800 million in project financing for the development and expansion of PDG’s data center campuses in...

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Read PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion
PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

May 20, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) recently announced the successful raise of more than $1.2bn in financing to support its continued expansion and development across Asia. The financing comprises​ $800 million in project financing for the development and expansion of PDG’s data center campuses in...

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Read Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider
Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider

Insurer Marsh McLennan Selects AWS as Preferred Cloud Provider

May 16, 2025 Amazon AWS

Insurance giant Marsh McLennan has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider across its four global businesses - Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. The company will migrate the majority of its global on-premises infrastructure to AWS, significantly reducing the company's physical...

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Read Equinix Launches First Indonesian Data Center in Jakarta
Equinix Launches First Indonesian Data Center in Jakarta

Equinix Launches First Indonesian Data Center in Jakarta

May 15, 2025 Equinix

Equinix this week inaugurated its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Jakarta via a joint venture with PT Astra International Tbk. JK1 is an eight-story facility offering 550 cabinets in the first phase. At full build-out, the facility will offer a total capacity of 1,600...

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Read Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec
Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec

Canadian gov't urges Amazon to reconsider shutting down the distribution centers in Quebec

January 25, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon announced this week that it would be closing seven warehouses in Quebec over the next two months, cutting more than 1,700 workers as a result. Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry - François-Philippe Champagne - has written to Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy, requesting the...

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Read AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India
AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India

AWS to invest in cloud infrastructure in Maharashta, India

January 24, 2025 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has committed to invest $8.3 billion in developing cloud infrastructure for its AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai) Region in Maharashtra, India. The company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 22, 2025, during the World Economic Forum 2025 to formalize the...

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