1 week agoCapital | Conor McNevinAnthropic valuation touches US$ 965 billion surpassing OpenAIAnthropic, an American AI company, has raised US$ 65 billion in a Series H funding round at a US$ 965…
1 week agoArtificial Intelligence | Conor McNevinSoftBank to invest €75 billion in AI Data Center buildouts across FranceSoftBank Group Corp (SoftBank), a Japanese multinational investment holding company, has committed to building and operating 5 GW of AI…
2 weeks agoCapital | Conor McNevinDigitalBridge to acquire ArcLight in a US$ 1.05 billion dealDigitalBridge Group Inc, an asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure has agreed to acquire ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC…
2 weeks agoArtificial Intelligence | Conor McNevinMistral announces AI data center expansion plans, forays into industrial AI engineeringMistral AI, a French artificial intelligence company, announced a new 10 MW inference data center called Les Ulis facility located…
2 weeks agoProjects | Conor McNevinFinland launches its new national supercomputerFinland has launched its new national supercomputer named Roihu, located at the IT Center for Science (CSC) data center in…
2 weeks agoAPAC | Jan YongMalaysia and India top growth as power availability redraws data center footprint: CBREMalaysia and India are emerging as key data center growth markets as investments flow to power-advantaged markets. This is evidenced by the…
2 weeks agoProjects | Conor McNevinVattenfall and Nscale sign renewable power deal for Norway AI data centerVattenfall, a European energy company and Nscale, a neocloud and vertically integrated AI hyperscale infrastructure company, have signed a long-term…
2 weeks agoAPAC | Jan YongData centers in Southeast Asia are winners amid war: ReportThe Middle East war is driving capital toward stable, neutral markets such as Malaysia. “Despite risks from higher oil prices…
2 weeks agoAPAC | Simon DuxAustralia’s data centre boom could intensify pressure on power systems – FitchAustralia’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is becoming an increasingly significant factor in the country’s energy transition, with electricity demand…
2 weeks agoCloud | Deborah GreyDu unveils UAE’s cloud platform purpose-built for Chinese enterprises expanding into the UAEdu, a prominent Middle Eastern telecom and digital services provider, has announced the launch of a UAE-based cloud platform designed…
2 months agoCapital | Conor McNevinMichigan’s “The Barn” Oracle data center campus finalizes US$ 16 billion fundingFinancing has been completed for a US$ 16 billion Oracle data center campus in Saline Township, Michigan, being developed by…
2 months agoAPAC | Jan YongBain Capital seeks to sell Bridge Data Centres at US$ 5 billion valuation: ReportUS investment firm Bain Capital is looking to sell 40 per cent or more of its stake in Bridge Data…
2 months agoCapital | Conor McNevinKKR invests US$ 1.5 Billion strategic equity in Vertical BridgeVertical Bridge REIT, LLC, largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the United States, has secured a…
2 months agoCapital | Conor McNevinNaver receives 400 billion won to expand its AI infrastructureNaver, a South Korean internet conglomerate, is developing a large-scale AI data center located in Sejong City named “Gak Sejong”,…
2 months agoCapital | Deborah GreyTotal data center spending to surpass US$ 650 billion in 2026: GartnerGlobal spending on data centers is expected to increase 31.7 percent, surpassing US$ 650 billion in 2026, up from nearly…
2 months agoCapital | Conor McNevinMicrosoft to invest AU$ 25 billion in Australia’s AI and cloud infrastructure by 2029Microsoft will invest AU$ 25 billion (US$ 18 billion) in Australia’s digital infrastructure by the end of 2029, marking its…
2 months agoAPAC | Jan YongEmpyrion Digital invests US$ 860 million to scale in SingaporeSingapore-based digital infrastructure platform Empyrion Digital aims to invest over S$1.1 billion (US$ 860 million) to scale its data center…
2 months agoCapital | Conor McNevinAmazon expands its partnership with Anthropic with new investmentsAmazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest another US$ 5 billion in Anthropic, adding to an existing relationship that…
2 months agoCapital | Deborah GreyAirTunk acquires Lumina CloudInfra, makes foray into IndiaAsia Pacific & Middle East hyperscale data center provider, AirTrunk, has announced the acquisition of Lumina CloudInfra, a developer of…
2 months agoAPAC | Simon DuxNEXTDC launches AUD 1.5bn raise as contracted capacity surgesNEXTDC has launched a AUD 1.5 billion equity raising alongside an expanded funding package, following a sharp increase in contracted…
4 months agoAPAC | Jan YongMalaysia restricts non-AI data centers: Anwar In a surprise response in Parliament yesterday, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the country has restricted all…
4 months agoAPAC | Jan YongSingapore to impose PUE requirements on all data centers in upcoming Digital Infrastructure ActSingapore will impose Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) requirements on all data centres – new and existing – in the proposed…
4 months agoAPAC | Simon DuxNew Zealand could unlock NZD 70bn from data centre exports – BCGNew Zealand has a “genuine right to win” a share of the global AI infrastructure buildout, but must act quickly…
4 months agoPolicy | Conor McNevinEagan, Minnesota announces one year moratorium on DC developmentThe Eagan City Council has reportedly approved a one-year moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency operations, the first such pause…
4 months agoAPAC | Jan YongThailand plans to impose bank guarantees for power purchase by data centersThailand plans to impose a requirement for a bank guarantee or collateral to secure power purchases for data centers and…
4 months agoPolicy | Conor McNevinEagan City Council considers one-year moratorium on data centers and crypto miningIn Minnesota, the Eagan City Council is expected to vote this week on a one-year moratorium on new data centers…
4 months agoArtificial Intelligence | Jan YongSingapore to set up National AI Council to steer AI adoptionSingapore will set up a new National AI Council to oversee and harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in…
4 months agoAPAC | Simon DuxPaper explores engagement models for Australia’s data centre expansionA new academic paper by UTS Transdisciplinary School academic Dr Bronwyn Cumbo argues that participatory design could provide a structured…
4 months agoAmericas | Conor McNevinNew York lawmakers propose temporary moratorium on data centersNew York State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Anna Kelles have recently introduced legislation to impose a temporary, three-year moratorium…
4 months agoAPAC | Jan Yong[Opinion] Revisiting the first data center protest in MalaysiaFollowing the much-publicised protest last Saturday by a group of 50 residents demanding an end to dust pollution allegedly caused…
4 weeks agoAmericas | Deborah GreyNebius breaks ground on GW-scale AI factory in Independence, MissouriAI cloud company Nebius, today broke ground on its flagship AI factory campus in Independence, Missouri. This is the company’s…
4 weeks agoConnectivity | Conor McNevinLightpath to build long-haul fiber route between Columbus and ChicagoLightpath, a company that owns, builds and operates an AI-grade, all-fiber network across eleven major U.S. metro markets, has now…
4 weeks agoAPAC | Jan YongEquinix to invest US$ 190 million to build new data center in Cyberjaya, MalaysiaUS digital infrastructure platform Equinix, Inc. plans to invest US$ 190 million to build a new data center, KL2, in Cyberjaya, Malaysia,…
1 month agoProjects | Conor McNevinYondr Group’s third Slough data center is ready-for-serviceYondr Group, a London-based private company that develops, owns, and operates hyperscale data centers for major global technology firms, has…
1 month agoAPAC | Jan YongNCT sells 100-acre land in Malaysia for 800 MW data centerMalaysian property developer NCT Alliance Berhad has signed a term sheet for the proposed sale of a 100-acre land parcel…
1 month agoConnectivity | Deborah GreyOoredoo and du to land FIG cable in UAE; shadow looms over subsea infrastructure in the Strait of HormuzOoredoo Group, a Middle East based international provider of telecommunications and digital infrastructure, has announced a partnership with du, a…
1 month agoAPAC | Jan YongGorilla Technology buys 40 acres land in Thailand for 200MW AI data center London-headquartered security intelligence specialist Gorilla Technology Group has last week announced that it has acquired 40 acres of land in…
1 month agoProjects | Conor McNevinDenmark launches new national AI supercomputerThe University of Southern Denmark, in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) a global edge-to-cloud company, and Danfoss, a Danish…
1 month agoAPAC | Jan YongEmpyrion Digital debuts in Thailand with 20MW AI-ready data centerEmpyrion Digital, a Singapore-headquartered data centre platform has broken ground today at its first data centre in Thailand. Located in Bang…
1 month agoProjects | Deborah GreyKarnataka plans three sustainable data center parks with combined capacity of 1 GWThe southern Indian state of Karnataka is gearing up for data center development of a total capacity of 1 GW…
7 months agoSustainability | Jan YongWorld Bank, PDT, Ditrolic Energy to jointly develop 2,000km sq US$ 6 billion renewables zone in JohorThe World Bank Group (WBG), Permodalan Darul Ta’zim (PDT), the strategic investment arm of the Johor State, and Ditrolic Energy,…
7 months agoSustainability | Jan YongByteDance first in Malaysia to ink Green Electricity Tariff (GET) deal with TNBByteDance last week signed an agreement with Tenaga Nasional Berhad, becoming the first subscriber and offtaker for the Green Electricity…
7 months agoSustainability | Jan YongBridge Data Centres inks 10-year water deal with Eastwater Stecon for its Thailand data center Bain Capital-backed Bridge Data Centres (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (BDC) has last month signed a 10-year industrial water purchase agreement with…
7 months agoEMEA | Conor McNevinSpecial Feature | The French commitment: Powering AI dreams with low-carbon sourcesFrance stands out across Europe’s AI and digital infrastructure landscape, due to its unique energy mix, favouring sustainable power sources.…
7 months agoSustainability | Conor McNevinTotalEnergies, Data4 ink renewable power supply deal in SpainGlobal energy company, TotalEnergies and European data center operator, Data4, have signed a 10-year agreement for the supply of renewable…
7 months agoSustainability | Jan YongBasis Bay, STT GDC launch eco-green data center in Cyberjaya, MalaysiaGreen data center provider, Basis Bay yesterday launched what it claims to be the ‘world’s first Eco-Green data centre’ in…
7 months agoSustainability | Conor McNevinSPECIAL FEATURE | America’s Energy Revolution: How US data centers are transitioning from fossil fuels to renewablesThe digital infrastructure industry across the United States is undergoing a significant transition from a long-standing reliance on fossil fuels,…
7 months agoSustainability | Deborah GreyCtrlS and NTPC Green Energy to establish 2 GW Renewable Energy projectsCtrlS Datacenters Ltd, a key player in South Asia’s data center landscape, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with…
7 months agoSustainability | Deborah GreyYotta partners with darya.ai to build green data center in TajikistanYotta Data Services, a prominent data center provider from India, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with darya.ai Ltd, a…
8 months agoSustainability | Jan YongBridge Data Centres inks water deal for its data center in ThailandBridge Data Centres (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (BDC) has last week signed an industrial water purchase agreement with Eastwater Stecon Utilities…