Therma Loop to establish new data center in Finland
Therma Loop AB (T.Loop), a Swedish-based privately owned technology company, is expanding its Nordic footprint with plans to establish operations in Finland, after securing a land reservation in the Eastern industrial area of Hanko for a new data center development. The site is intended to become part of the company’s growing portfolio of data center […]
DigiCo to sell US assets as it pivots capital to Sydney growth
Australia’s DigiCo Infrastructure REIT is moving to exit parts of its US portfolio, including its Los Angeles land holdings, as it reallocates capital towards expansion in Australia. The company confirmed it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Chicago (CHI1) data centre for USD 750 million, while also exploring options to monetise its […]
800V DC demands a system rethink
At the Melbourne Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026, Mark Deguara, general manager, data centres, secure power division at Schneider Electric, set out a clear message for operators: the shift to 800V DC is not simply about enabling higher rack densities – it represents a fundamental rethink of data centre power architecture. “The one megawatt rack; […]
CDC lands 555MW deal to push contracted capacity past 1GW
CDC Data Centres has secured a 555MW data centre contract with a US customer, in what is described as the largest data centre deal in Australia’s history – equivalent to around 40% of the country’s total operating capacity. The long-term agreement, which has a minimum term of 10 years and can extend to a total […]
OVHcloud launches Auckland Local Zone with Datacentre220 in APAC first
OVHcloud has launched its first Local Zone in Asia Pacific, deploying infrastructure in Auckland, New Zealand, through a partnership with Datacentre220 as it expands its edge and sovereign cloud strategy globally. The Auckland deployment marks OVHcloud’s first Local Zone in the region, extending its existing network of Local Zones across Europe and the Americas and […]
AEMC warns on data centre grid risks as new standards loom
Australia must avoid the mistakes seen in overseas markets where data centre growth outpaced energy system planning, according to Commissioner Rainer Korte, as the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) moves to introduce new standards for large loads. Speaking at the Data Power series in Melbourne, Korte said rapid expansion of data centres and AI infrastructure […]
Goodman reviews Dutch court decision blocking grid connection
Australian-based global data centre developer Goodman Group is reviewing a Dutch court ruling that prevents a planned data centre from being connected to the high-voltage grid, as congestion continues to constrain new infrastructure in the Netherlands. “Goodman recognises the challenges the Netherlands is facing in managing grid congestion and the energy transition. We continue to […]
Microsoft and OpenAI revise partnership terms on cloud access, licensing, and revenue sharing
OpenAI and Microsoft announced changes to their partnership agreement that revise cloud hosting terms, intellectual property licensing, and revenue-sharing arrangements between the two companies since establishing their partnership in 2016. Under the amended agreement, Microsoft will remain OpenAI’s primary cloud provider, and OpenAI products will continue to launch first on Microsoft Azure unless Microsoft is […]
Equinix expands AI ecosystem with sovereign inferencing partner SCX
Equinix has added Australian sovereign AI provider SouthernCross AI (SCX) to its Fabric AI ecosystem, as the service provider looks to expand access to localised AI infrastructure across its platform. The move will see SCX deliver ASIC-powered AI inferencing capacity through Equinix Fabric, enabling enterprises and government agencies to connect directly to sovereign compute resources […]
Core Scientific expands its Pecos campus for AI data centers
Core Scientific, Inc, U.S.-based digital infrastructure operator, that originally built large-scale facilities for bitcoin mining, is now pivoting those sites toward artificial intelligence data center workloads, as the company plans to expand its Pecos, Texas campus to around 1 GW capacity. According to a press release, the Pecos site is part of the company’s broader […]