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Microsoft secures Chevron power for AI buildout

North America Datacenter Trends

Microsoft secures Chevron power for AI buildout

Microsoft and Chevron sign a 20-year power deal for Project Kilby, linking West Texas generation with AI data centre capacity.

Jun 24, 2026
Microsoft targets AI data centre optical bottlenecks with MicroLED

Global Datacenter Trends

Microsoft targets AI data centre optical bottlenecks with MicroLED

Microsoft is developing MicroLED cabling and Hollow Core Fibre to cut AI data centre power use, distance limits and latency.

Jun 10, 2026
Microsoft unveils AI-redesigned Majorana 2 quantum chip

Global Cloud Services Trends

Microsoft unveils AI-redesigned Majorana 2 quantum chip

Microsoft is a major cloud and AI infrastructure provider whose quantum hardware progress could shape future enterprise computing, cybersecurity and scientific workloads.

Jun 4, 2026
Editorial image for AI drives Q1 cloud spend to $128.6bn, up 35%.

Global Cloud Services Trends

AI drives Q1 cloud spend to $128.6bn, up 35%

AI demand pushed Q1 cloud spend to $128.6bn with 35% growth, led by AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud dominance.

May 2, 2026
Editorial image for Microsoft faces $2.8bn UK class action over cloud licensing.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends

Microsoft faces $2.8bn UK class action over cloud licensing

UK court allows class action alleging Microsoft cloud licensing inflates rival platform costs, raising concerns over cloud market competition.

Apr 22, 2026