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) signed today with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI). The joint initiative will see both parties collaborate on “OpenAI for Singapore” to strengthen the island state’s position as a leading hub for applied, AI-native innovation. […]
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) to deploy frontier AI at scale to accelerate real world impact for the country. Through this expanded partnership with the Singapore Government, the parties aim to harness frontier AI to solve society’s challenges, drive enterprise […]
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, in April 2026, the firm announced in its Linkedin page recently. The first phase of JHB1, which is fully leased out to a single customer, will deliver 20MW of IT capacity. It is scheduled to […]
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 US$5 billion, according to the Financial Times yesterday. In February, w.media reported that the firm planned to list in the US in an IPO to be led by JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, with Bank of America […]
SPECIAL FEATURE | Johor’s big renewable energy push
Johor is building one of the world’s largest renewable energy zones, partly to meet the demand of insatiable data centers. Johor is tipped to become Southeast Asia’s largest data center hub by 2030, and its power consumption will surge accordingly. To meet that demand, the state has contracted one of the world’s largest renewable energy […]
Bridge Data Centres and EcoCeres complete inaugural HVO-powered backup fuel pilot for data centres in Asia Pacific
Media release BDC intends to further deploy HVO-powered energy solutions across its data centres in Asia Pacific and beyond Singapore, 12 May 2026 – Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a Singapore-headquartered hyperscale data centre provider, and EcoCeres, a global leader in the innovation and commercialisation of renewable fuels and green molecules, have successfully completed their inaugural […]
Digital Edge hires JPMorgan for possible stake sale valued at US$ 10 billion: Report
Singapore-based data center platform Digital Edge, has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to explore options including a full or partial sale, Bloomberg reports citing sources familiar with the matter. A sale if successful might value the Stonepeak-backed firm at US$ 10 billion, the people added. Interested parties include infrastructure-focused funds and industry players. Talks are still preliminary […]
Singapore’s floating data center kicks off construction in Q1 2026; completion in 2028
Singapore’s long-awaited floating data centre project, a first on the island nation, will finally see the light of day when construction which began in Q1 2026 is expected to complete in 2028, according to Keppel Ltd’s Q1 2026 earnings update. The 25 MW project which was funded by Keppel Data Centre Fund II, had already secured a […]
Can floating data centers solve the heat crisis?
The idea of floating data centers has been bobbing around for some time now. The latest announcement of a floating data center about to be built off Yokohama in autumn 2025 has people excited again. Although only a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by a consortium of Japanese companies, the prospect of an […]
Keppel and Shell to test-bed advanced immersion liquid cooling for data centers
Keppel Ltd and Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd. will leverage Shell’s advanced immersion cooling solution in a pilot project that could potentially save capital and operating expenditure by up to 40 per cent in data centers. At the same time, it could boost computing performance by up to 40 per cent and improve energy efficiency by up to […]