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Microsoft announces CO2 removal initiative with Running Tide

Microsoft is teaming up with Running Tide to remove 12,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from its operations. This will be done through Running Tide's carbon capture and removal technology, which utilizes photosynthesis and ocean alkalinity enhancement to fix carbon from the fast carbon cycle,...

March 21, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Amazon announces HVO adoption in Dublin

In Dublin, Ireland, AWS has announced it is turning to HVO for its backup generators at its data centers. It will work with companies like Certa in Ireland to help develop a global supply chain, in order to create a more "accessible, steady, and sustainable supply of HVO." Further, it is inves...

March 21, 2023

Amazon AWS

AWS Wavelength Zone is Being Implemented by BT in Manchester

Wavelength Zones are being implemented across the UK by UK telecom BT in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), beginning in Manchester. Wavelength gives users access to cloud services in a local AWS Region and embeds Amazon compute and storage capabilities at the edge of 5G networks fo...

March 21, 2023

Amazon AWS

Amazon announces further staff cuts

Amazon has announced that it is to make further cuts to its workforce. Its total for the previous round of cuts reached 18,000; the new round is pegged to reach 9,000. The divisions set to be hit with cuts include: AWS, PXT [People Experience and Technology Solutions], Advertising, and Twi...

March 20, 2023

Amazon AWS

Quantum Computer Purchased by OVHcloud

A French data center company OVHcloud purchased a quantum computer for internal usage. The technology was created by the French company Quandela, and a photonic processor powers the 2-qubit MosaiQ computer. Delivery is anticipated for this year's fall. No purchasing price was made public. OVH ...

March 20, 2023

OVH Group

Equinix announces new sustainability initiative to share waste heat in Paris

Equinix, in another move in alignment with its sustainability goals, has announced the opening of a rooftop urban farm at its PA10 data center in Paris, France. Promoting circular economy principles, the company will use its servers' waste heat to heat the greenhouse, which was built by Reid ...

March 17, 2023

Equinix

AWS announces plans to switch to HVO fuel across Europe

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it will be transitioning away from diesel to Hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) to power its backup generators in Sweden. Reports are that HVO has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90 percent through the fuel life cycle when c...

March 17, 2023

Amazon AWS

Colt plans new Mumbai data center campus

Colt has announced plans to expand in India, with a new data center campus in Navi Mumbai. The campus is pegged to include ten buildings, with a total of 40 data halls, and 40,000 sqm of data center white space spanning a 62,000 sqm site.Further, the company outlined that the campus will have...

March 16, 2023

Colt Data Centre Services

OneWeb and Amazon Explore Cloud-based Connection Collaboration

OneWeb, a provider of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have signed a letter of intent to discuss cloud-based connection options. The two organizations want to collaborate on a totally integrated satellite constellation management service. They wa...

March 15, 2023

Amazon AWS

Another sustainability-linked loan secured by AirTrunk

AirTrunk has announced that it has secured a new AU$ 650 million (US$432.5m) Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL) in Japan. This latest addition, it has outlined, means that all debt platforms are now linked to sustainability targets; a total of AU$ 5 billion (US$3.3bn) in Environmental, Social, ...

March 15, 2023

AirTrunk

Meta Will Terminate 10,000 More Workers

After letting go of around 11,000 workers in the latter part of last year, Meta aims to let go of about 10,000 individuals. As part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 'Year of Efficiency' appeal to investors to improve a falling share price, the corporation will also eliminate 5,000 unfilled position...

March 15, 2023

Meta

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) opens Osaka Keihanna data center

Colt has launched its 45MW facility, located in the Keihanna area of Osaka, following the company first announcing the project in 2021. According to the company, already, 75% of the data center is committed.Spanning 42,000 sqm (452,000 sq ft), Niclas Sanfridsson, CEO of Colt DCS, said that ...

March 14, 2023

Colt Data Centre Services

Southwest Airlines Transitions to Amazon Web Services

Southwest Airlines, situated in the US, has said that it is transferring its applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company claimed that the choice was made as part of its digital transformation project, which aims to enhance the passenger experience, increase operational effectiven...

March 14, 2023

Amazon AWS

More layoffs in store at Meta

Meta's job cuts continue, with the announcement last week that the giant is driving forward with its so-called "year of efficiency." CEO Mark Zuckerberg first announced massive cuts back in November; now, thousands more are set to be laid off. According to experts, while the first cuts were a...

March 13, 2023

Meta

Anybotics Mechanical Dogs Installed in a Swiss Data Center by Digital Realty

At a data center in Switzerland, Digital Realty has installed a robotic dog to do routine inspections. Anybotics has detailed how Digital Realty has utilized its Anymal robot dog for data center checks for over a year in a published case study. Anymal is a quadruped robot that resembles Boston...

March 13, 2023

Digital Realty Trust

Amazon Buys a Facility in Santa Clara, California

An old insulation plant in Santa Clara, California, has been purchased by Amazon. According to documents cited by BizJournal, Amazon paid $237.8 million for the land, which is situated at 960 Central Expressway, slightly west of San Jose Mineta International Airport. It's unknown what the firm...

March 10, 2023

Amazon AWS

Microsoft to expand its footprint in San Antonio

Microsoft has announced its plans to invest $175.9 million in a massive new data center in San Antonio. Named “SAT40,” the facility was recently filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.According to the filing, the facility will be based at Lambda Drive in the Texas Researc...

March 09, 2023

Microsoft Azure

Defra Secures a $2 Million Contract With AWS

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have inked a $25 million contract. Under the terms of the agreement, Amazon will provide Defra with cloud hosting, its bring-your-own-license software management solution, as well as support, manage...

March 09, 2023

Amazon AWS

Amazon Suspends It’s Headquarters Development in Northern Virginia

Amazon has temporarily halted the building of its massive new facility in Northern Virginia. Company officials stated that layoffs and the popularity of working from home were reasons for halting development. Metropolitan Park, a 2.1 million square foot building with two office towers, will be...

March 09, 2023

Amazon AWS

Exa And Colt Will Update The Channel Tunnel Route's Fiber Equipment

Fiber infrastructure along the Channel Tunnel, which connects England and France, will be upgraded by Exa Infrastructure and Colt Technical Services. To provide clients with a cutting-edge G.652D cable route from London to Paris, the two telecom infrastructure providers will collaborate to upd...

March 09, 2023

Colt Data Centre Services

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