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- ABC NewsAustralia
ABC analysis: Australia's AI hopes take a hit as Firmus float tanks
An ABC analysis argues the collapse of Firmus's planned float reflects soft investor appetite, the end of its CDC partnership and wider unease about an AI investment bubble.
- Business WireIndia
Adani Enterprises and Jabil sign MoU for 50:50 AI data centre hardware manufacturing JV in India
Adani and Jabil plan a joint venture to make AI data centre hardware such as racks, servers and cooling in India.
- BloombergAustralia
Anthropic eyeing further data centre investment in Australia, envoy says
Anthropic is reportedly considering more Australian data centre investment beyond its planned Queensland campus.
- AFRAustralia
Anthropic open to reserving AI compute for Australian government priorities
Anthropic says it could set aside some Australian compute for government priorities such as healthcare to build community support.
- Let's Data ScienceSE Asia
Bitdeer signs eight-year deal for 60MW liquid-cooled AI cloud facility in Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Bitdeer AI signed an eight-year deal for its 60MW liquid-cooled Cyberjaya facility, due to energise in early 2028.
- DatacenterDynamicsIndia
Chemical firm Dorf Ketal's Trentar proposes US$3.3bn, 500MW hyperscale campus in Maharashtra
Trentar, part of chemicals group Dorf Ketal, has an agreement with Maharashtra for a 500MW hyperscale campus.
Also covered by: The Economic Times
- Data Centre MagazineGlobal
Cisco and NVIDIA launch USFP 400Gb/s-per-lane pluggable optics for AI factories
Cisco and Nvidia launched dense pluggable optics designed to connect more high-speed endpoints in AI clusters.
- Express ComputerIndia
CtrlS to invest ₹10,000 crore (US$1.05bn) in 150MW hyperscale AI factory in Bodh Gaya, Bihar
CtrlS opened a 12MW Patna data centre and agreed to develop a 150MW AI facility in Bihar.
- Valor InternationalLatAm
Data centre boom sparks wave of state-level regulation in Brazil
Brazilian states have introduced a wave of data centre bills in 2026, some restricting water use and others offering incentives.
- DatacenterDynamicsSE Asia
DayOne secures US$3.67bn (RM15bn) financing for Johor expansion
DayOne secured a large expanded bank financing package to fund its next phase of hyperscale capacity in Johor.
- IBTimes UKUS
DOE emergency order lets PJM direct data centres to switch to backup generation during four-day grid crunch
A US emergency order allowed PJM to direct data centres onto backup generation during a four-day grid squeeze.
- AFRAustralia
Google says gas is needed to power big AI data centres in Australia
Google told an energy summit that gas will be needed to firm power for large AI data centres in Australia while batteries mature.
- The AustralianAustralia
James Packer weighs in after Firmus $44bn ASX float collapse
Firmus backer James Packer criticised how Australia treats risk-takers after the AI data centre company's float was abandoned.
- Hindustan TimesIndia
Maharashtra approves 12 new data centre projects and sets up panel to probe environmental cost
Maharashtra approved 12 more data centre projects, mostly around Mumbai, and formed a panel to study their environmental impact.
- DatacenterDynamicsIndia
Microscan plans ₹3.5bn subsea cable landing station at Alibaug near Mumbai
Microscan plans a new cable landing station at Alibaug to spread subsea landings away from Mumbai's crowded Versova.
- Times of IndiaUS
Microsoft buys 600+ acres in Woodward, Iowa for proposed data centre as residents pack meeting
Microsoft bought more than 600 acres in Woodward, Iowa for a proposed data centre and pledged to fund local infrastructure.
- DatacenterDynamicsGlobal
Microsoft unveils Azure Maia 300 as its 'primary inference system'
Microsoft unveiled its Maia 300 chip as the main inference platform for Azure.
- The RegisterEurope, UK
Moody's: European data centre boom could push up energy bills and prompt government intervention
Moody's warns Europe's data centre growth could lift energy bills and push governments to intervene.
- DatacenterDynamicsAPAC, SE Asia
Naver Cloud and Vietnam's FPT partner to expand AI data centre business across APAC
Naver Cloud and Vietnam's FPT will team up to expand AI data centres across Asia-Pacific.
- Nikkei AsiaJapan, APAC
NTT Data in final talks to build Anthropic's first Japan data centre in Osaka
NTT Data is reportedly close to a deal to build Anthropic's first dedicated Japanese data centre in Osaka.