Jun 22, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn AI Data Center Project in Northern France
Data4 has confirmed plans for a 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date, to be developed on the site of the former Usinor steelworks in the Hauts-de-France region with an investment of €5 billion ($5.8 billion).
Galaxy DC Secures $250 Million to Fund Data Center Platform Expansion
Singapore-based Galaxy DC has raised $250 million to fund its data center platform in an initial strategic financing round to support gigawatt-scale AI data center campuses across Southeast Asia.
Google Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion of Alabama Data Center Campus
Google has revealed plans to invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County which currently includes two 135,000 sq ft (12,540 sqm) data center buildings to improve data center reliability and help add clean power to the grid.
Firmus Plans 288MW Data Campus in Tasmania
Australian AI cloud and data center company Firmus is expanding its presence in Tasmania, with plans for a campus in Bell Bay and a potential second site in Wesley Vale, a project which the company describes as an “AI factory” to be built on the former Gunns Pulp Mill site.
Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus
Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana, as part of a $1 billion investment in the region, providing over 600 permanent Microsoft jobs in the process and growing local tax revenues.
