Markets – Page 2

1 week ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Digital Edge secures US$ 575 million holdco financing for Asian expansion

Singapore-headquartered data center platform Digital Edge today announced it has successfully closed its inaugural US$ 575 million holding company (HoldCo) financing which…

1 week ago

EMEA | Conor McNevin

Aramco and Pasqal inaugurate KSA’s first Quantum Computer, launch commercial QCaaS platform

Aramco, a Saudi Arabian integrated energy and chemicals company, and Pasqal, a quantum computing company, have inaugurated Saudi Arabia’s first…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Simon Dux

Japan’s Datasection bets on dominance with GPU supercluster ambitions

Datasection, a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company that until recently was known primarily for data analytics and marketing services, recently posted…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

OpenAI to commit US$ 234 million for ‘OpenAI for Singapore’

OpenAI plans to commit S$300 million (US$ 234 million) to strengthen Singapore’s AI ecosystem as stated in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Google and Singapore ink MOU to deploy frontier AI at scale

Google and Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Digital Halo tops out fully leased 20MW data center in Johor, Malaysia

Singapore-based Digital Halo Pte Ltd has topped out the first phase of its 120MW data center campus in Johor, Malaysia,…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Deborah Grey

CURTAIN RAISER | Get ready for Chennai CDC and Interconnect World 2026!

On Thursday, May 21, we are coming to Chennai with the fifth edition of the Chennai Cloud & Datacenter Convention…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

[SPECIAL REPORT] How Johor deals with thirsty data centers

Johor looks set to conquer a potential water crunch, judging by current initiatives taken by both the state and private…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Simon Dux

WinDC wants Australian data centres built around energy, not cities

WinDC founder and CEO Andrew Sjoquist has spent more than a decade inside Australia’s energy system, helping connect over six…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Huawei unveils its grid-interactive AIDC strategy, shaping the future of the industry

On May 15, 2026, the 2026 Global AIDC Industry Summit & Huawei AIDC Strategy and Product Launch was held in…

4 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

New York lawmakers propose temporary moratorium on data centers

New York State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Anna Kelles have recently introduced legislation to impose a temporary, three-year moratorium…

4 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

Amazon stocks plummet following US$ 200 billion AI investment plan announcement

Amazon reported a 14 percent jump in fourth-quarter sales, driven by holiday shopping and growth in its cloud computing unit.…

4 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

Google Cloud revenue surges 48 percent on enterprise demand

Alphabet Inc.’s Google division saw robust revenue growth in the fourth quarter, with Google Cloud revenue surging 48 percent to…

4 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

New Orleans temporarily suspends data center development pending impact study and zoning review

The New Orleans City Council voted to halt new data center projects citywide while the City Planning Commission (CPC) reviews…

4 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

Power of the People Act: Why was it proposed, and who is supporting it?

U.S. Democratic party members and senators Cory Booker and Chris Van Hollen have introduced a new legislation aimed at shifting…

4 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advances the AI Overwatch Act

The House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) has advanced the AI Overwatch Act during a full committee markup, moving forward a…

7 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

DC supply scrambles to match pace with demand in North America: JLL report

The North American data center colocation market faces a concerning conundrum, and has arrived at a critical inflection point with…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Digital Halo tops out fully leased 20MW data center in Johor, Malaysia

Singapore-based Digital Halo Pte Ltd has topped out the first phase of its 120MW data center campus in Johor, Malaysia,…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Deborah Grey

CURTAIN RAISER | Get ready for Chennai CDC and Interconnect World 2026!

On Thursday, May 21, we are coming to Chennai with the fifth edition of the Chennai Cloud & Datacenter Convention…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

[SPECIAL REPORT] How Johor deals with thirsty data centers

Johor looks set to conquer a potential water crunch, judging by current initiatives taken by both the state and private…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Simon Dux

WinDC wants Australian data centres built around energy, not cities

WinDC founder and CEO Andrew Sjoquist has spent more than a decade inside Australia’s energy system, helping connect over six…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Huawei unveils its grid-interactive AIDC strategy, shaping the future of the industry

On May 15, 2026, the 2026 Global AIDC Industry Summit & Huawei AIDC Strategy and Product Launch was held in…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Simon Dux

Beyond compliance: OVHcloud makes the structural case for sovereignty in ANZ

OVHcloud’s launch of its first Asia Pacific Local Zone in Auckland, New Zealand, through a partnership with Datacentre220, is the…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

DayOne plans to list in Singapore and New York: Report

Singapore-based data center platform DayOne plans to list simultaneously in Singapore and New York in an IPO that could raise…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

SPECIAL FEATURE | Johor’s big renewable energy push

Johor is building one of the world’s largest renewable energy zones, partly to meet the demand of insatiable data centers. …

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Malaysia and China firms mull US$250 million investment in 32MW AI data center in Perak, Malaysia

Malaysian project developer Cahya Suria Services and China-based tech firm Suzhou EnnoTHING plan to build an AI digital park in Perak,…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

NEXTDC launches 65MW AI data center in Malaysia; marks expansion into Southeast Asia

NEXTDC Limited, Australia’s digital infrastructure provider, yesterday launched its first data center outside of Australia, a 65MW AI-ready facility built…

1 month ago

EMEA | Deborah Grey

Pure DC doubles down on capacity building and decarbonization efforts in the Middle East

Pure Data Centres, a developer and operator of hyperscale cloud and AI data centers in Europe, East Asia, and the…

1 month ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

VOLT to build AI factory in Dubai

VOLT UAE, the regional platform established by Dutch data center and AI factory developer VOLT, has entered into a joint…

2 months ago

Artificial Intelligence | Conor McNevin

After UK exit, Stargate pulls out of Norway data center deal as Microsoft takes over

The Stargate project was launched amidst much fanfare in the US last year, and since then it has also announced…

2 months ago

Capital | Deborah Grey

Mistral raises US$ 830 million in debt financing to fund AI DC in France

Mistral AI, a French generative artificial intelligence (AI) company, has reportedly raised US$ 830 million to buy 13,800 NVIDIA chips…

3 months ago

EMEA | Deborah Grey

UPDATE | Bank data center targetted in Iran; concerns rise over retaliation against banks and tech infrastructure

In yet another attack on digital infrastructure amidst the war in the Middle East, the data center of an Iranian…

3 months ago

EMEA | Conor McNevin

Europe launches EURO-3C, a pan-continental digital infrastructure project

The European Commission, together with a consortium led by Telefónica, S.A., and over 70 European entities, has launched EURO-3C, a…

3 months ago

EMEA | Deborah Grey

UPDATE | Amazon, NVIDIA implement emergency measures in the Middle East

In wake of the war in the Middle East, and incessant drone strikes that have damaged at least three data…

3 months ago