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Read Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 05, 2026 Google

The Sand Springs City Council has approved a data center campus development proposed by Google for just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dubbed "Project Spring," the campus is planned for an 827-acre property located at 5615 OK-97, Sand Springs, OK 74063, and is being developed by White Rose...

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Read Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In
Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In

Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In

February 04, 2026 Amazon AWS

The company blames bureaucracy. The balance sheet tells a different story. Amazon has now eliminated 30,000 corporate positions since October, making it the largest workforce reduction in the company's 30-year history. The cuts came in two waves: 14,000 in late October 2025, followed by another...

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Read STT GDC Launches Direct-Current Data Center Testbed in Singapore
STT GDC Launches Direct-Current Data Center Testbed in Singapore

STT GDC Launches Direct-Current Data Center Testbed in Singapore

February 03, 2026 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is launching a direct-current (DC) data center testbed in Singapore. Called FutureGrid Accelerator, it is Southeast Asia’s first live High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)-powered AI infrastructure testbed.Located at the Nanyang Technological University,...

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Read EPG Secures $100m Series B Funding
EPG Secures $100m Series B Funding

EPG Secures $100m Series B Funding

January 31, 2026 Singapore

Singaporean provider of modular and prefabricated data center infrastructure EPG has completed its Series B financing, raising nearly US$100 million. The company said the proceeds from the financing will support capacity expansion, working capital, and global growth.The round was co-led by...

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Read Amazon Confirms 16,000 Layoffs, Including at AWS
Amazon Confirms 16,000 Layoffs, Including at AWS

Amazon Confirms 16,000 Layoffs, Including at AWS

January 30, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon plans to cut some 16,000 workers across the company, in its latest round of layoffs. Job losses were first rumored last week, and then accidentally leaked when a draft email written by Colleen Aubrey, a SVP at cloud division Amazon Web Services (AWS), was included in a calendar invitation...

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Read EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape
EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape

EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape

January 29, 2026 Equinix

EuroCTP, a new provider of an EU real-time pre and post-trade Consolidated Tape (CT) for financial equity trades, has selected Equinix's FR2 data center to host its 'tape' in Frankfurt, Germany.“Equinix FR2 provides EuroCTP with the ideal foundation to drive growth, ensuring we can reliably meet...

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Read 20i Launches Data Center Location in Singapore
20i Launches Data Center Location in Singapore

20i Launches Data Center Location in Singapore

January 27, 2026 Singapore

Managed hosting provider 20i has signed an agreement to lease capacity at an Equinix data center in Singapore. 20i providers hosting services, including reseller hosting, managed WordPress hosting, and cloud servers - including 20icloud, AWS, and GCP. It utilizes "autoscaling" and load balancing...

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Read Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft
Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft

Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft

January 27, 2026 Microsoft Azure

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has signed a three year $750 million cloud computing agreement with Microsoft, reports Bloomberg. This is the first cloud agreement Perplexity has signed outside of Amazon Web Services (AWS), of which it has a long-term partnership.“We are excited to partner...

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Read Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California
Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California

Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California

January 26, 2026 Equinix

Equinix this week energized its SV12x facility, the first to do so under a new partnership between the city of San Jose and utility PG&E. The city and the utility partnered last year to guarantee power delivery for data centers. The deal promised infrastructure and speed improvements at a...

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Read DayOne Targets 560MW Data Center Campus Outside Helsinki, Finland
DayOne Targets 560MW Data Center Campus Outside Helsinki, Finland

DayOne Targets 560MW Data Center Campus Outside Helsinki, Finland

January 26, 2026 DayOne

Data center developer DayOne is planning a third campus in Finland. The company this week announced “early-stage plans” for a data center project in Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi.The Municipality of Nurmijärvi has initiated its handling of a preliminary sale of the data center site with DayOne. The...

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Read Amazon Plans 14,000 More Job Cuts
Amazon Plans 14,000 More Job Cuts

Amazon Plans 14,000 More Job Cuts

January 24, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon is gearing up to lay off as many as 14,000 white-collar workers, with cuts starting as soon as next Tuesday. Jobs at cloud division Amazon Web Services are among those at risk, along with retail, Prime Video, and human resources units. The cuts follow layoffs at AWS last July, which...

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Read Google Signs 1.17GW Worth of PPAs with Clearway Across US market
Google Signs 1.17GW Worth of PPAs with Clearway Across US market

Google Signs 1.17GW Worth of PPAs with Clearway Across US market

January 17, 2026 Google

Google has signed a spate of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) totalling 1.17GW with Clearway Energy Group across Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia. Under the terms of the PPAs, Clearway will supply power to support Google’s data center operations in the Southern Power Pool, ERCOT, and PJM...

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Read Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia
Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia

Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia

January 16, 2026 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel this week said its Connectivity Division has secured the rights to lease a 123-hectare contiguous site near Morwell, Victoria, with a gross power capacity of up to 720MW, from Australian energy and infrastructure landowner Lightwood Group.Manjot Singh Mann, CEO of Connectivity, Keppel,...

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Read Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie
Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie

Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie

January 15, 2026 Google

Google has expanded its 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) partnership with renewable energy developer Engie in Germany until 2030. The expansion will see the companies integrate battery energy storage systems (BESS) and additional renewable Power Purchase Agreements into the CFE mechanism.“We are...

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Read 330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California
330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California

330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California

January 10, 2026 Google

Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC (IVCM) is seeking to develop a 950,000 sq ft (88,257 sqm), 330MW single-story data center, emergency backup generator building (330MW), on-site substation, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS, 862MWh) on 74 acres around 2304 Clark Road.The BESS...

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Read OVHcloud Aims for Annual Revenue of €2bn
OVHcloud Aims for Annual Revenue of €2bn

OVHcloud Aims for Annual Revenue of €2bn

January 09, 2026 OVH Group

OVHcloud has published its earnings for the first quarter of 2026, with public cloud doing much of the heavy lifting. Revenue for the first quarter totaled €275.3 million ($320bn), up six percent Year-on-Year (YoY). This is further broken down into private cloud (€167.2m/$194.41m- up four...

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Read Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore
Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore

Keppel Secures 10-year Land Lease Extension for Singapore

January 08, 2026 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel has secured a land lease extension for a data center campus in Singapore. The company last year announced that the relevant authorities had granted conditional approval for a 10-year land tenure lease extension for the Keppel Data Centre Campus at Genting Lane in Singapore.Keppel said the...

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Read Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas
Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas

Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas

January 08, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is planning to invest $400 million in a data center project in Castroville, Texas. Dubbed SAT 82, the data center will be located at 2580 Farm to Market Road, 471 N in Castroville, a town to the west of San Antonio. The data center will span 195,670 sq ft (18,178 sqm) across one story,...

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Read Johnson Controls to Invest S$60m to Expand Innovation Center in Singapore
Johnson Controls to Invest S$60m to Expand Innovation Center in Singapore

Johnson Controls to Invest S$60m to Expand Innovation Center in Singapore

January 06, 2026 Singapore

Johnson Controls has announced plans to invest up to S$60 million (US$44m) to expand its Innovation Center in Singapore. According to the company, the expansion will target the growing demand for more energy-efficient data center infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region.Johnson Controls has...

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Read DayOne Secures $2 billion in Series C Funding
DayOne Secures $2 billion in Series C Funding

DayOne Secures $2 billion in Series C Funding

January 06, 2026 DayOne

APAC data center firm DayOne this week announced it has entered into definitive agreements for more than $2 billion in Series C equity financing. DayOne said the financing will accelerate the next phase of its global expansion. In Europe, the proceeds will go towards the development of DayOne’s...

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