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259 stories
- Sunshine Coast NewsAustralia
Noosa councillor pushes QLD model code and treated wastewater for data centres
A Noosa councillor wants clearer Queensland rules on data centre siting and a trial of treated wastewater for cooling.
- GlobeNewswire / nVentUS, Global
nVent completes $1.75bn acquisition of Maverick Power for data centre power distribution
nVent completed its purchase of Maverick Power to expand its data centre power distribution business.
- Data Center DynamicsGlobal, US
SoftBank closes $3.1bn DigitalBridge acquisition, takes investor private
SoftBank completed its acquisition of DigitalBridge, taking the investor private.
- Data Center DynamicsSE Asia, China
Tencent reportedly signs ~$7bn five-year Oracle GPU lease across SE Asia data centres
Tencent has reportedly agreed a multi-year GPU lease from Oracle data centres in Southeast Asia.
- Region RiverinaAustralia
Two petitions launched against CDC’s $15bn Gregadoo data centre
Residents launched two petitions against CDC's proposed Gregadoo campus near Wagga, citing rural character, wildlife and resource use.
- Data Center DynamicsUS
US Senate Democrats block Ratepayer Protection Act on data centre grid costs
US Senate Democrats blocked a bill on who pays for data centre grid upgrades.
- Data Center DynamicsUS
Valar Atomics proposes ~9.4–9.6GW SMR-powered Project Beehive data centre campus in Utah
Valar Atomics proposed a multi-gigawatt data centre campus in Utah powered by small modular reactors.
- Data Center DynamicsUS
Virginia bans data centre NDAs under new Data Center Accountability Framework
Virginia's governor banned data centre NDAs under a new accountability framework.
- tele.netIndia
Adani wins Odisha approval for Rs 1.04 trillion 1GW data centre park near Cuttack
Adani won Odisha approval for a 1GW data centre park near Cuttack.
- Data Center DynamicsUS
Bain Capital reportedly bidding for Koch’s Edged US data centre platform (~$15bn)
Bain Capital is reportedly bidding for Koch's Edged US data centre platform.
- Data Center DynamicsEurope
Balearic Islands launch new Palma government data centre for critical public systems
The Balearic government opened a new data centre in Palma for critical public systems.
- Data Center DynamicsChina, APAC
BrightRay plans 40MW prefab AI data centre in Macau
BrightRay plans a 40MW prefabricated AI data centre in Macau.
- ABC NewsAustralia
CDC proposes $15 billion 1.4GW data centre near Wagga Wagga
CDC has proposed a $15bn, 1.4GW regional campus at Gregadoo near Wagga Wagga, close to a Transgrid substation.
- w.mediaAustralia
CDC wins conditional approval for AU$203.5m Beard 2 campus in Canberra
CDC received conditional approval for its Beard 2 campus in Canberra, adding about 84MW of IT capacity.
- Data Center KnowledgeUS
Digital Realty plans first turnkey cable landing station at LAX12 in El Segundo
Digital Realty plans its first turnkey cable landing station inside its LAX12 facility in El Segundo.
- Data Center DynamicsEurope, EMEA
Finland to abandon first-come, first-served grid connections, demoting large data centres
Finland plans to replace first-come grid connections with priority groups that push large data centres down the queue.
- Data Center DynamicsAPAC, Other
Fire at Seoul AI data centre forces evacuation of 105 people
A fire at a Seoul AI data centre forced the evacuation of 105 people, with no injuries.
- SharecafeAustralia
Firmus targets A$7bn ASX IPO as investors split on AI data centre valuation
Investors were divided over the valuation of Firmus as it prepared for a large ASX float.
- Capacity MediaUS
Nearly $200bn of US data centres stalled amid local opposition as Trump backs expansion
Local opposition has stalled or delayed nearly $200bn of US data centre projects.
- Data Center KnowledgeUS
New Jersey $1.07m penalty highlights on-site gas power compliance risks for AI data centres
A New Jersey penalty for running gas generators without permits highlights compliance risks for AI data centres.