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259 stories
- Australian Financial ReviewAustralia
Macquarie Capital takes stake in Zerra after $30bn Queensland Anthropic campus
Macquarie Capital has taken a stake in Zerra DC, the developer behind the Western Downs Digital Park.
- realestatesourceAustralia
Monash Council rejects Centuria $137m 38MW Clayton data centre expansion
Monash Council rejected Centuria's 38MW Clayton data centre expansion despite officers recommending approval.
- IANSIndia
Piyush Goyal pitches India as global data centre hub to US investors
India's commerce minister pitched the country to US investors as a global data centre hub.
- The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia
SMH Good Weekend: residents fight suburban AI data centre surge
An SMH feature follows community resistance to suburban AI data centres, from noise and diesel backup to planning shortcuts.
- w.mediaAustralia
Microsoft wins NSW approval for AU$1.26bn 96MW Huntingwood data centre
Microsoft won NSW approval for a 96MW data centre at Huntingwood in western Sydney.
- ABC NewsAustralia
Queensland to take data centre approvals from local councils
Queensland will move data centre approvals from councils to a state framework with social impact and community benefit requirements.
- Australian Financial ReviewAustralia
Tasmanians fight Firmus over northern Tasmania AI data centres
Northern Tasmanian locals are resisting Firmus's AI data centre plans over land values and power prices.
- RenewEconomyAustralia
AGL flags data centre opportunity at Bayswater, Loy Yang and Torrens Island hubs
AGL says its Bayswater, Loy Yang and Torrens Island sites have the land, water and power that data centres need.
- BNamericasLatAm
Araico unveils $12bn 1.3GW Iguazú AI City data centre hub in Paraguay
Araico unveiled plans for a 1.3GW AI data centre hub in Paraguay powered by surplus hydro.
- Data Center DynamicsUK
AWS granted planning permission for data centre campus in Iver, UK
AWS won planning permission for a data centre campus in Iver near Slough.
- Perth is OK!Australia
CDC lodges Hazelmere AI data centre DA after GreenSquareDC backlash
CDC has lodged plans for a data centre at Hazelmere in Perth, months after another developer withdrew a nearby proposal following strong opposition.
- CrikeyAustralia
Crikey: Australia’s data centre plan should heed Ireland’s energy warning
A Crikey piece warns Australia to learn from Ireland, where data centres now take a large share of grid power.
- PR Newswire / DataBankUS
DataBank acquires building housing MSP2 data centre in Minneapolis
DataBank bought the building that houses its MSP2 data centre in the Minneapolis area.
- Kokomo TribuneUS
Digital Realty proposes three-building ~3M sq ft data centre campus in Kokomo, Indiana
Digital Realty proposed a three-building data centre campus in Kokomo, Indiana.
- Australian Financial ReviewAustralia
Firmus sets $11 IPO price targeting ~$43.7bn market cap / ~A$7bn raise
Firmus set an $11 share price for its planned float, targeting a market value of about $43.7bn.
- Nikkei AsiaJapan, APAC
JERA partners with Dell and Rhaelm on $15bn 400MW AI data centre in Chiba, Japan
JERA, Dell and Rhaelm plan a 400MW AI data centre next to a power station in Chiba, Japan.
- Johnson Winter SlatteryAustralia
JWS: NSW vs Victoria data centre rules diverge ahead of 2027 federal AI standards
A legal briefing compares the diverging NSW and Victorian data centre rules ahead of national standards due in 2027.
- Data Center DynamicsEurope
Kyiv Parkovyi Tier III data centre suffers critical damage and goes offline after Russian attacks
Kyiv's Parkovyi Tier III data centre went offline after critical damage from Russian attacks.
- MultiplexAustralia
Multiplex completes Stage Two of NEXTDC P1 Perth, doubling capacity
Multiplex has finished Stage Two of NEXTDC's P1 Perth data centre, doubling the site's IT capacity on time and on budget.
- Data Center DynamicsUS
Nebius signs 50MW lease with AIB Data Centers in southeastern US
Nebius signed a 50MW lease with AIB Data Centers in the southeastern US.