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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 Lambda Labs launches Nvidia HGX H100 and Quantum-2 InfiniBand Clusters
Lambda Labs launches Nvidia HGX H100 and Quantum-2 InfiniBand Clusters
July 28, 2024

Lambda Labs launches Nvidia HGX H100 and Quantum-2 InfiniBand Clusters

United States

GPU cloud company Lambda Labs has launched Nvidia HGX H100 and Quantum-2 InfiniBand Clusters for AI model training. The Silicon Valley-based company targets its Click clusters  at AI developers that need access to high-end AI hardware, but not for long periods.  “Lambda has solved a complex co...

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Read Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure
Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure
July 27, 2024

Microsoft plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric to Azure

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced plans to deploy Lumen’s Private Connectivity Fabric (PCF) to improve its data center network infrastructure.  Lumen will also migrate its workloads to Microsoft Azure and work with the company to deliver “telecom industry-specific solutions.”  Erin Chapple, corporate vi...

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Read Secure I.T. Environments completes upgrade of NHS data center
Secure I.T. Environments completes upgrade of NHS data center
July 27, 2024

Secure I.T. Environments completes upgrade of NHS data center

United Kingdom

 Modular data center firm Secure I.T. Environments (SITE) has completed a mechanical and electrical upgrade at the data center of St Mary’s Hospital in the Isle of Wight, the UK  to accommodate 14 racks with a capacity of 80kW.  This upgrade will allow the Isle of Wight NHS Trust to reach its ...

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Read Jaguar's Formula E team selects Google Cloud as cloud partner
Jaguar's Formula E team selects Google Cloud as cloud partner
July 27, 2024

Jaguar's Formula E team selects Google Cloud as cloud partner

Google

Jaguar's Formula E team has selected Google Cloud as cloud partner and will be using Google Cloud's artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technologies both on and off the track during the 2024/25 season. James Barclay, managing director of JLR Motorsport and Jagar TCS racing team pr...

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Read Grid Telecom signs MoU to build Greece-Saudi Arabia subsea cable system
Grid Telecom signs MoU to build Greece-Saudi Arabia subsea cable system
July 27, 2024

Grid Telecom signs MoU to build Greece-Saudi Arabia subsea cable system

Saudi Arabia

Grid Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Electricity-owned Dawiyat Integrated to build a subsea cable system connecting Greece to Saudi Arabia, and other major destinations ...

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Read Blackstone claims a data center portfolio of $55bn
Blackstone claims a data center portfolio of $55bn
July 25, 2024

Blackstone claims a data center portfolio of $55bn

QTS Data Centers

Investment management company Blackstone in its latest earnings call mentioned that it has more than $70 billion in prospective data center pipeline development and over $70 billion in prospective data center pipeline development. CEO Stephen Schwarzman said that "the consequences of AI are as...

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Read SingularityNet to invest in data center modules from Ecoblox
SingularityNet to invest in data center modules from Ecoblox
July 25, 2024

SingularityNet to invest in data center modules from Ecoblox

United Kingdom

 Artificial general intelligence (AGI) startup SingularityNet,  which is developing decentralized and blockchain-based AI infrastructure announced that it will be investing  $53 million in data center supercomputing modules. Half of this investment will be used for the creation of  world’s fir...

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Read University of Innsbruck integrates quantum computer with HPC cluster
University of Innsbruck integrates quantum computer with HPC cluster
July 25, 2024

University of Innsbruck integrates quantum computer with HPC cluster

Austria

The University of Innsbruck, Austria has integrated a quantum computer into a high-performance computing (HPC) environment  for the first time in Austria.  The Innsbruck team has connected the university’s LEO5 cluster with AQT's IBEX Q1 quantum computer.  “With the advent of quantum computers...

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Read Quantinuum signs MoU in Singapore for city-state’s quantum sector
Quantinuum signs MoU in Singapore for city-state’s quantum sector
July 25, 2024

Quantinuum signs MoU in Singapore for city-state’s quantum sector

Singapore

 Quantinuum has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with several Singaporean institutions to provide the city-state with access to it's H-Series and Helios quantum computers and collaborate on quantum computing use cases. Other signatories of the MoU include Singapore’s National Quantum Offic...

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Read AI startup raises $16.5m in seed funding rounds
AI startup raises $16.5m in seed funding rounds
July 24, 2024

AI startup raises $16.5m in seed funding rounds

United States

AI startup Code Metal which provides AI-powered development workflows at the Edge has secured a total of $16.5m in funding in its pre-seed round led by J2 Ventures and with support from Fulcrum Venture Group, Underdog Labs amongst others, and seed funding rounds led by Shield Capital.Peter Mor...

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Read AMD president Victor Peng announces retirement
AMD president Victor Peng announces retirement
July 24, 2024

AMD president Victor Peng announces retirement

Taiwan

 AMD president Victor Peng has announced plans to retire on August 30. Till his retirement date, Peng will continue to serve on the AMD executive team and take on an advisory role to support the leadership transition.AMD chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su said: “Victor re-joined AMD in 2022 following t...

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Read Datagrid buys another six hectares for data center expansion in New Zealand
Datagrid buys another six hectares for data center expansion in New Zealand
July 23, 2024

Datagrid buys another six hectares for data center expansion in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand data center firm Datagrid has purchased another six hectares of land for expansion on its campus on New Zealand’s South Island. The New Zealand Overseas Investment Office has approved the land acquisition and will allow the project to reach a total area of 49 hectares.Perrine Dhall...

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Read UDI partners with Cargill for plant-based immersion cooling fluid
UDI partners with Cargill for plant-based immersion cooling fluid
July 23, 2024

UDI partners with Cargill for plant-based immersion cooling fluid

United States

Data center startup Ultrascale Digital Infrastructure (UDI) has revealed that it will be partnering with US food company Cargi for its plant-based immersion cooling fluid known as NatureCool 2000.   Arnold Magcale, founder and CEO of UDI said: “At Ultrascale, we’ve proven that liquid immersion...

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Read Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers
Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers
July 23, 2024

Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

Equinix

Equinix this week announced that it will be entering into the Philippines market after purchasing three facilities from Total Information Management, a local technology solutions provider. This deal comprises three carrier-neutral and interconnection-rich data centers with more than 1,000 cabi...

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Read Gcore raises $60m in new funding round
Gcore raises $60m in new funding round
July 23, 2024

Gcore raises $60m in new funding round

Luxembourg

Gcore, an Edge artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud provider, has secured $60m in a Series A funding round led by game developer and publisher Wargaming, with participation from Constructor Capital and Han River Partners.  “We are on the cusp of an AI revolution that will transform how compa...

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Read AI cloud provider Nscale acquires data center company Kontena
AI cloud provider Nscale acquires data center company Kontena
July 22, 2024

AI cloud provider Nscale acquires data center company Kontena

United States

GPU-based artificial intelligence (AI) cloud provider Nscale has acquired Kontena, a high-density modular data center and AI data center solutions provider to contribute to the infrastructure backbone for its GPU cloud.  Following this acquisition, Nscale will be able to deploy Kontena's modul...

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Read Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay
Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay
July 22, 2024

Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay

Paraguay

Canadian cryptomining firm Hive Digital Technologies this week has announced plans to build a 100MW hydroelectricity-powered cryptomine data center in Paraguay. Hive said it will offer its “expertise in grid balancing and demand response” to support continued industrial development in Paraguay...

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Read Ofcom fines BT Group for technical fault from last year
Ofcom fines BT Group for technical fault from last year
July 22, 2024

Ofcom fines BT Group for technical fault from last year

United Kingdom

UK regulator Ofcom has fined BT Group a fee of £17.5 million ($22.6m) after a technical fault that impacted its ability to handle emergency calls between 06:24 and 16:56 on June 25th, 2023.   Suzanne Cater, Ofcom’s director of enforcement said: "Being able to contact the emergency services can...

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Read Google launches air-gapped GDC hardware
Google launches air-gapped GDC hardware
July 20, 2024

Google launches air-gapped GDC hardware

Google

Google has launched an air-gapped version of its Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) hardware for AI which will enable enterprises to use cloud infrastructure for AI workloads in challenging environments outside of Google's data centers. Sachin Gupta, Google Cloud's general manager for infrastructu...

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Read Yandex remained as Nebius Group
Yandex remained as Nebius Group
July 20, 2024

Yandex remained as Nebius Group

Russia / Россия

 Nasdaq-listed tech giant, Yandex which was formerly referred to as “Russia’s Google,”  have been renamed as Nebius Group and pivoted to focus on AI following the company's agreement to sell its Russian operations to local management and investment firms.  The company said: “In addition to exp...

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