BlackRock to invest $679M in UK data centres during Trump visit
BlackRock pledges $679m with Digital Gravity Partners to upgrade UK data centres during Trump’s visit amid rising AI demand.
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BlackRock to invest $679M in UK data centres during Trump visit
BlackRock pledges $679m with Digital Gravity Partners to upgrade UK data centres during Trump’s visit amid rising AI demand.
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OpenAI, Nvidia CEOs to announce UK data centre investments
OpenAI and Nvidia plan to pledge billions of dollars to UK data centres, partnering with London-based Nscale to support AI growth.
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Portus Data Centers appoints new group CEO
Portus Data centres appoints Falk Weinreich as group CEO to lead European expansion, including major capacity upgrades in Munich, Hamburg, and Luxembourg.
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Nokia drives data centre automation with iWay deal
Nokia powers iWay data centre automation with Kyndryl, boosting security, compliance and AI-ready infrastructure.
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Zoho launches UK data centre and triples local team
Zoho posts 43 per cent UK growth, unveils a new UK data centre for 2026, triples staff and relocates to Milton Keynes, reinforcing local data and service focus.
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Khazna data centre financing secures $2.62bn for expansion
Khazna data centre financing fuels $2.62bn growth across MENA.
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Prometheus and Engie pair data centres with renewables in Dallas
Prometheus and Engie colocate Dallas data centres with renewables and batteries, targeting 2026 amid rising ERCOT grid pressures.
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Global AI data centre ecosystem integration
Global AI data centre integration eases compliance and logistics, enabling faster deployment in 190+ countries.
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SK Telecom and Schneider Electric forge AI Data-Centre alliance
SK Telecom partners with Schneider Electric to build an AI-focused data centre in Ulsan, South Korea, featuring digital twin integration.
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Blackstone invests US$1bn in Aligned data centres
Blackstone Aligned data centres secure US$1bn investment to fund expansion, but power and valuation risks remain.
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EdgeConneX builds second Osaka data center
EdgeConneX expands in Japan with second Osaka data center, adding high-density capacity to power AI and cloud growth.
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Surge in demand reshapes data centre links
AI, cloud and edge computing are reshaping the way data centres connect, as operators race to build resilient, high-capacity networks.
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Blackstone boosts Aligned data centres with $1bn credit
Blackstone backs Aligned data centres with $1bn credit to fuel AI and cloud growth.
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Lambda, EdgeConneX build AI data centres in US
Lambda and EdgeConneX announce plans to develop over 30 megawatts of AI infrastructure in Chicago and Atlanta.
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Digital Realty expands Lagos footprint with third data centre
Digital Realty opens third Lagos data centre, boosting Nigeria’s digital economy with capacity, connectivity, and subsea links.
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Meta opens Kansas City data centre campus
Meta Kansas City data centre goes live as AI-optimised data centre 2026 plans advance, raising questions over power, cooling and timelines.
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Most UK data centres use minimal water, says techUK report
What happened: techUK finds most English data centres consume low water volumes A techUK report, produced in partnership with the Environment Agency, examine…
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Yondr to build 550 MW data centre campus in Texas
Yondr plans 550 MW Texas data centre campus under new CEO, expanding hyperscale footprint with strong investor backing.
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InfraRed Capital Partners to Acquire Rogers’ Data Centre Business
InfraRed Capital Partners to buy nine Canadian data centres from Rogers, while Rogers retains service roles and aims to cut debt.
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Google invests $9 billion in Oklahoma data centres
Tech giant to build new Stillwater data centre campus and expand Pryor site as part of $85 billion annual capex push.