QIA invests in Anthropic as part of US$ 13 billion fundraise
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which is the sovereign wealth fund investing on behalf of the State of Qatar, has invested in Anthropic, an AI player that has been attracting attention and investments from some of the biggest technology and finance players in the world. Anthropic is an AI safety and research company, best known for […]
Digital Edge, B.Grimm break ground on 100MW data center in Thailand
Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd., an Asia-based data center platform and B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited (“B.Grimm Power”), one of Thailand’s leading private energy producers, last week broke ground on their first joint data center in Thailand. w.media had in June reported on their flagship 100MW greenfield project in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor […]
Vantage Data Centers mulls buying Yondr Malaysia for US$1.6 billion
Vantage Data Centers is mulling the purchase of Yondr’s data center campus in Johor for US$1.6 billion, according to Bloomberg last week, quoting people familiar with the matter. Both are backed by DigitalBridge Group Inc., a global alternative asset manager, which aims to streamline its portfolio to strengthen its footprint in Asia Pacific, the sources […]
Data centre growth outpaces water allocation systems
Australia’s East Coast data centre sector is entering a critical phase where questions of water security are becoming inseparable from debates about digital growth. Two recent reports by the ABC highlight the scale of the challenge: in Melbourne, Greater Western Water and Yarra Valley Water are already fielding applications totalling nearly 20 gigalitres annually – […]