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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

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Read Microsoft Backs Out from $1bn Data Center Plans Ohio
Microsoft Backs Out from $1bn Data Center Plans Ohio
April 09, 2025

Microsoft Backs Out from $1bn Data Center Plans Ohio

Microsoft has backed out of plans to build data centers in Licking County, Ohio as it recently told the Columbus Dispatch that it was no longer moving forward with its previous plans to invest $1 billion in three data center campuses in New Albany, Heath, and Hebron.Speaking to the Columbus Di...

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Read UK Holds Meeting of New AI Energy Council
UK Holds Meeting of New AI Energy Council
April 08, 2025

UK Holds Meeting of New AI Energy Council

The UK government has formally launched its new AI Energy Council with an aim is to align the government’s clean energy objectives with the rising demands of computing power, driven primarily by the growth of AI. The first council meeting held today (April 8) in Whitehall.The council will be c...

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Read STT GDC Launches Data Center in India
STT GDC Launches Data Center in India
April 08, 2025

STT GDC Launches Data Center in India

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) last week announced the launch of a data center campus in New Town, in the West Bengal city of Kolkata, India. The company said the campus can support AI computing with high-density rack configurations, advanced cooling systems, and has a scalable, mo...

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Read CyrusOne Launches on Fort Worth Texas Facility
CyrusOne Launches on Fort Worth Texas Facility
April 07, 2025

CyrusOne Launches on Fort Worth Texas Facility

Data center firm CyrusOne has broken ground on a new data center campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The DFW7 will be a "multi-building campus" delivering an initial IT capacity of around 70MW.“As the second largest data center market in the US, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is a strategic investme...

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Read PGIM Closes £2bn Global Data Center Fund
PGIM Closes £2bn Global Data Center Fund
April 07, 2025

PGIM Closes £2bn Global Data Center Fund

PGIM Real Estate has closed a $2 billion fund to back data center developments around the world. Morgan Laughlin, PGIM’s global head of data center investments, leads the fund. Laughlin described the fundraising as “an important milestone that reflects strong investor confidence in the sector ...

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Read Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
April 07, 2025

Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit

Prefab construction firm Northstar Technologies Group and Quantum this week announced Northstar has taken majority ownership of Quantum (also known as Compass Edgepoint Systems), which will operate as one of Northstar’s business units and will be split between Northstar Federal and Northstar E...

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Read Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
April 07, 2025

Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit

Prefab construction firm Northstar Technologies Group and Quantum this week announced Northstar has taken majority ownership of Quantum (also known as Compass Edgepoint Systems), which will operate as one of Northstar’s business units and will be split between Northstar Federal and Northstar E...

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Read Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025
Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025
April 07, 2025

Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025

Leveraging domestic resources to power the AI revolution, the DOE has detailed 16 possible sites for the development of data centers on federal land. The locations include in-place energy infrastructure with the ability to fast-track permitting for new energy generation.UK Edge data center fir...

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Read Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025
Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025
April 07, 2025

Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025

Leveraging domestic resources to power the AI revolution, the DOE has detailed 16 possible sites for the development of data centers on federal land. The locations include in-place energy infrastructure with the ability to fast-track permitting for new energy generation.UK Edge data center fir...

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Read FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility
FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility
April 06, 2025

FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility

US fiber optic network firm FiberLight has closed a $500 million sustainability-linked refinancing facility which it plans to use to refinance existing debt and accelerate strategic initiatives, including organic network expansion and enhanced service delivery for both new and existing custome...

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Read Gigabit Fiber Signs Long-Term Lease Extension with DataBank
Gigabit Fiber Signs Long-Term Lease Extension with DataBank
April 05, 2025

Gigabit Fiber Signs Long-Term Lease Extension with DataBank

Gigabit Fiber, a Dallas-based metro fiber provider, has signed a long-term lease extension agreement with data center operator DataBank. As part of the lease extension, Gigabit Fiber will develop an office, lab, and hyperconnected data center environment. The upgraded facility will serve as a ...

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Read Microsoft Signs 12,000 Ton Carbon Removal Deal with Terradot
Microsoft Signs 12,000 Ton Carbon Removal Deal with Terradot
April 05, 2025

Microsoft Signs 12,000 Ton Carbon Removal Deal with Terradot

Microsoft has entered into agreement with Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) company Terradot to remove 12,000 tons of CO2 between 2026 and 2029, marking Microsoft's fourth with an ERW company."This agreement with Microsoft represents a critical step forward in our mission to transform enhanced ro...

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Read Digital Realty Signs 15-year Heat Reuse Deal in Frankfurt
Digital Realty Signs 15-year Heat Reuse Deal in Frankfurt
April 05, 2025

Digital Realty Signs 15-year Heat Reuse Deal in Frankfurt

Global colo data center firm Digital Realty has signed a 15-year contract with Samson AG, a German control valve manufacturing company, which will see the company supply waste heat from one of its Frankfurt data centers to Samson's Rolf Sandvoss Innovation Center (RSIC)."The new waste heat uti...

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Read DOE Notes 16 sites on Federal Land for "Rapid Data Center Construction"
DOE Notes 16 sites on Federal Land for "Rapid Data Center Construction"
April 05, 2025

DOE Notes 16 sites on Federal Land for "Rapid Data Center Construction"

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has detailed 16 possible sites for the development of data centers on federal land. The locations include in-place energy infrastructure with the ability to fast-track permitting for new energy generation.“The global race for AI dominance is the next Manhattan...

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Read Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons
Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons
April 05, 2025

Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons

Crypto and AI data center firm Hut 8  said it has taken a majority 80 percent interest in American Data Centers, Inc., a company formed by a group of investors including Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., with American Data Centers, Inc. renamed and relaunched as American Bitcoin.“The launch of ...

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Read IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out
IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out
April 05, 2025

IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out

Bitcoin mining firm IREN has announced it will pivot away from mining cryptocurrencies to focus on building out its AI data center and AI cloud service businesses. IREN cofounder and CEO Daniel Roberts explained that the company will pause the expansion of its Bitcoin mining operations upon th...

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Read Metrobloks Acquires Site in Miami for its First Data Center
Metrobloks Acquires Site in Miami for its First Data Center
April 04, 2025

Metrobloks Acquires Site in Miami for its First Data Center

Metrobloks this week announced it has completed the acquisition of a 4.05-acre land parcel located at 500 NW 137th Avenue to develop a 15.2MW multi-tenant data center. The facility will offer both liquid and air cooling, supporting rack densities up to 150kW.“We are excited to secure this site...

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Read Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding
Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding
April 04, 2025

Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding

UAE-based Khazna Data Centers has taken investment from MGX and Silver Lake. Both firms are now holding undisclosed minority stakes in Khazna, alongside majority shareholder G42. The company described the news as “an exciting new chapter” in its development.As the two new investors come on boa...

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Read OVH and Luxembourg Post to Launch Sovereign Cloud Offering
OVH and Luxembourg Post to Launch Sovereign Cloud Offering
April 04, 2025

OVH and Luxembourg Post to Launch Sovereign Cloud Offering

OVH and Deep by Post Group have formed a strategic partnership to implement a sovereign cloud platform alongside the IT unit of Luxembourg’s state-owned post office. The cloud will operate separately from OVH’s platform, hosted and operated autonomously by Deep in its own data centers in Luxem...

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Read Equinix Signs First PPA in Japan with Trinasolar ISBU
Equinix Signs First PPA in Japan with Trinasolar ISBU
April 03, 2025

Equinix Signs First PPA in Japan with Trinasolar ISBU

Trinasolar International System Business Unit (ISBU), Trinasolar’s solar and battery storage (BESS) development arm, has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Equinix for 30MW of solar power in Japan, marking  Equinix’s first in the Japanese market.“Our first PPA in Japan empowe...

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