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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

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Read Aligned to proceed with stalled data center camps at Maryland
Aligned to proceed with stalled data center camps at Maryland
May 24, 2024

Aligned to proceed with stalled data center camps at Maryland

Aligned

Aligned Data Centers has revealed its plans to proceed with its previously halted data center campus in Maryland after recent regulatory changes.  around backup generators, easing restrictions for data center firms. With this move, Aligned will now be moving ahead with its plans for a campus i...

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Read Scala conducts successful HVO test
Scala conducts successful HVO test
May 23, 2024

Scala conducts successful HVO test

Brazil / Brasil

Scala Data Centers has conducted a trial of using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to power its backup generators. However,  the company noted the alternative fuel’s prohibitive costs meant it wasn’t adopting it more widely. “When HVO enters commercial-scale utilization, the plan is to begin r...

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Read Oklo to supply nuclear power to Wyoming Hyperscale
Oklo to supply nuclear power to Wyoming Hyperscale
May 23, 2024

Oklo to supply nuclear power to Wyoming Hyperscale

Prometheus Hyperscale

Data center company Wyoming Hyperscale and small modular reactor nuclear power startup Oklo have signed a non-binding letter of intent outlining plans for the PPA, which will last for 10 years. “As the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence increases, Oklo remains dedicated to providin...

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Read AtlasEdge names Tesh Durvasula as CEO
AtlasEdge names Tesh Durvasula as CEO
May 22, 2024

AtlasEdge names Tesh Durvasula as CEO

AtlasEdge

European Edge provider AtlasEdge has appointed Tesh Durvasula as CEO to succeed Giuliano Di Vitantonio, who will move into the role of chairman of the AtlasEdge board.“It has been a true privilege to lead AtlasEdge through its first chapter. Since launching in late 2021, we have built a data c...

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Read Sparkle lands BlueMed Subsea cable in Crete
Sparkle lands BlueMed Subsea cable in Crete
May 22, 2024

Sparkle lands BlueMed Subsea cable in Crete

Europe

Sparkle, part of the Telecom Italia Group, has landed its BlueMed subsea cable which connects Italy with France, Greece, and several countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, before ending in  Jordan in Chania, on the Greek island of Crete. The system is part of the Blue & Raman cable bui...

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Read Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio
Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio
May 22, 2024

Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio

Cologix

Cologix, this week announced the completion of COL4. Set on a seven-acre campus, the facility spans 256,000 square feet, offering 50MW across three data halls.“Over 10 years ago, we recognized Columbus’ importance as a technology hub for growing companies and decided to enter this market,” sai...

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Read Infineon unveils new power supply unit solutions
Infineon unveils new power supply unit solutions
May 22, 2024

Infineon unveils new power supply unit solutions

United States

Infineon has unveiled a number of new power supply unit (PSU) solutions to meet the energy demands of AI data centers.  The company notes that the power supply units will combine silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), and gallium nitride (GaN) in a “strategic configuration,” which the company sa...

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Read Google signs first ever PPAs in Japan
Google signs first ever PPAs in Japan
May 22, 2024

Google signs first ever PPAs in Japan

Google

Google has signed its first power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Japan with Clean Energy Connect (CEC), a partner of Itochu Corporation, in a deal which involves constructing a network of around 800 small-scale solar plants totaling 40MW across multiple grid regions in Japan. “This novel, distr...

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Read Italian government approves Swisscom's acquisition of Vodafone Italy
Italian government approves Swisscom's acquisition of Vodafone Italy
May 21, 2024

Italian government approves Swisscom's acquisition of Vodafone Italy

Italy

Swisscom revealed that the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers "unconditionally approved the acquisition pursuant to the golden power legislation." Swisscom noted that it was informed that its acquisition of Vodafone would not threaten competition within the Italian telecoms market....

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Read Prime Data Center to expand into Spain
Prime Data Center to expand into Spain
May 21, 2024

Prime Data Center to expand into Spain

Prime Data Centers

US data center firm Prime  has acquired a 7.6-acre site at Calle de la Pedriza 1 in Alcobendas, close to Equinix, CyrusOne, and Data4 facilities as it plans expansion into Spain. “With 44MW of take-up in 2023, power challenges limiting FLAPD markets, and information governance mandating in-cou...

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Read Ericsson to invest $50 million for data center expansion
Ericsson to invest $50 million for data center expansion
May 21, 2024

Ericsson to invest $50 million for data center expansion

Texas

Ericsson this week revealed it will invest an additional $50 million to expand its four-year-old 5G Smart Factory in Lewisville, Texas, an investment which  "will further accelerate local production to address the demand for 5G infrastructure made in the USA, compliant with the Build America B...

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Read Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud
Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud
May 20, 2024

Amazon to invest in European Sovereign Cloud

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest €7.8 billion ($8.47bn) in its sovereign cloud infrastructure in Germany through 2040. The Sovereign Cloud region will be AWS' first and located in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is expected to launch by the end of 2025.“This investment reinforces ou...

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Read Cerebras Systems and Aleph Alpha team up for sovereign AI solutions
Cerebras Systems and Aleph Alpha team up for sovereign AI solutions
May 20, 2024

Cerebras Systems and Aleph Alpha team up for sovereign AI solutions

Germany / Deutschland

Cerebras Systems and Aleph Alpha have entered an agreement to develop sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, first focusing on creating generative AI models that are trained to a high degree of accuracy. This will be done alongside BWI GmBH, the German public IT services provider ow...

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Read OVH launches Local Zone in the Netherlands
OVH launches Local Zone in the Netherlands
May 20, 2024

OVH launches Local Zone in the Netherlands

OVH Group

European cloud provider OVHcloud announced the opening of its first Public Cloud Local Zone in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company noted that the zone was “in full compliance” with European digital sovereignty and security regulations, and fits stringent security policies of organizations such...

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Read Nokia completes purchase of Fenix Group
Nokia completes purchase of Fenix Group
May 20, 2024

Nokia completes purchase of Fenix Group

United States

Nokia has confirmed the completion of its purchase of Fenix Group which specializes in providing tactical communications solutions for defense communities, including tactical broadband products. Its networks are "designed to provide for mission-critical services at the Edge, mitigating relianc...

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Read Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the latest quarter, records revenue of $26 billion.
Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the latest quarter, records revenue of $26 billion.
May 20, 2024

Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the latest quarter, records revenue of $26 billion.

United States

GPU designer Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the latest quarter, with record revenue of $26 billion."The next industrial revolution has begun — companies and countries are partnering with Nvidia to shift the trillion-dollar traditional data centers to accelerated...

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Read STT GDC expands into Vietnam
STT GDC expands into Vietnam
May 18, 2024

STT GDC expands into Vietnam

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding into Vietnam and has announced a joint venture partnership with Vietnamese technology company VNG Corporation for the “development, construction, and operation of data center projects in Ho Chi Minh City.”“We are thrilled to partner with ...

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Read Microsoft to deploy equivalent of five 561 petaflops Eagle supercomputers monthly
Microsoft to deploy equivalent of five 561 petaflops Eagle supercomputers monthly
May 18, 2024

Microsoft to deploy equivalent of five 561 petaflops Eagle supercomputers monthly

Microsoft Azure

Azure CTO Mark Russinovich recently claimed that Microsoft will be deploying the equivalent of five 561 petaflops Eagle supercomputers every single month.  That would represent the equivalent of 72,000 H100 GPUs every month, spread out across the company's growing data center footprint, and a ...

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Read Maincubes ties its loan repayments to sustainability targets.
Maincubes ties its loan repayments to sustainability targets.
May 18, 2024

Maincubes ties its loan repayments to sustainability targets.

maincubes one GmbH

Germany data center firm Maincubes announced this week that it had added sustainability targets to its existing growth financing, linking the achievement of these targets to the financing conditions."The successful addition of the sustainability targets to our financing facility confirms the c...

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Read CyrusOne closes $1.175 billion ABS offering
CyrusOne closes $1.175 billion ABS offering
May 18, 2024

CyrusOne closes $1.175 billion ABS offering

CyrusOne

CyrusOne has closed its $1.175 billion Series 2024-2 and 2024-3 funding round, classified as a Secured Green Collateral Bond, and is the largest ABS issuance since 2021. Series 2024-2 is expected to mature in five years, while Series 2024-3 is expected to mature in seven.Eric Schwartz, CEO of ...

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