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259 stories
- DataCenterNews AsiaUS
Phaidra deploys Prism AI agents across Aligned Data Centers portfolio
Aligned Data Centers will use Phaidra's AI agents to spot anomalies and guide operators across its portfolio.
- DatacenterDynamicsEurope
Scaleway plans AMD MI355X AI supercomputer in Sweden and Nvidia B300 GPU zone in Copenhagen
Scaleway plans an AMD-based AI supercomputer in Sweden and an Nvidia GPU zone in Copenhagen.
- Kalkine MediaAustralia
Senate inquiry hears Melbourne residents' concerns near NEXTDC West Footscray
West Footscray residents told a Senate inquiry about noise, generator, fire and traffic worries near NEXTDC's Melbourne site. New Victorian buffer rules won't apply to expansions already lodged.
- Electronic TimesAPAC, Japan
SK Telecom targets 5GW of overseas AI data centre capacity, with Japan as first base
SK Telecom's AI unit has a plan for 20GW of AI data centre capacity by 2035, including 5GW abroad, with Japan the likely first overseas site.
- w.mediaAustralia
SUBCO plans 850km SM-1 Sydney–Melbourne terrestrial fibre route
SUBCO will build an 850km Sydney–Melbourne terrestrial fibre route linking cable landing stations, data centres and cloud on-ramps, targeting service by mid-2028.
- DatacenterDynamicsEurope
VivoPower starts construction at 42MW Mo i Rana AI data centre in Norway
VivoPower has started building a 42MW AI data centre on a former crypto site in Mo i Rana, Norway.
- The Daily AdvertiserAustralia
Wagga council backs CDC Gregadoo land sale with up to $225m community benefits
Wagga Wagga council agreed to sell land at Gregadoo to CDC for a proposed $15bn campus, with CDC offering up to $225m in community benefits. State approval is still required and local opposition remains.
- ABC NewsAustralia
ABC: Why are data centre developers looking to the bush?
ABC explores why AI data centre developers are increasingly targeting regional Australia for land and grid capacity.
- RenewEconomyAustralia
AEMC: data centres may get temporary 'build first, catch up later' renewable path
The AEMC chair says data centres may be allowed to use existing renewable certificates temporarily while new projects catch up, and could be first to be curtailed in grid emergencies.
- Australian Financial ReviewAustralia
Bipartisan AI inquiry urges Labor to invest in data centres and tighten oversight
A bipartisan parliamentary AI committee has urged the government to back national-interest data centre investment and strengthen oversight.
- Capital BriefAustralia
Capital Brief: Firmus–CDC split exposes deep tensions in $175b data centre boom
Capital Brief examines the gap between established operators and AI-focused newcomers following the end of the Firmus–CDC partnership.
- Coast Community NewsAustralia
Castle Group lodges 96MW North Wyong data centre as State Significant Development
A Castle Group company has started the state significant process for a roughly 96MW air-cooled data centre in the North Wyong industrial precinct.
- Medianet News HubAustralia
Coalition urges national rules forcing data centres to 'bring your own new clean energy'
Climate and community groups want national AI rules to require data centres to bring genuinely new renewable energy online, with limited use of offsets.
- The EnergyAustralia
Data centre power mismatch could see a race to the bottom
Faster access to power is pushing developers towards former coal sites, while new grid-connected builds face long waits and higher costs under upcoming rules.
- w.mediaUS
Equinix finalising incident report after fuel spill at NY2 data centre in New Jersey
Equinix is finalising its report on a fuel leak at its NY2 site in New Jersey.
- EnergyReaderUS
FERC urges states to set curtailment priorities as PJM data centre large-load rules take shape
FERC encouraged US states to set curtailment priorities for large loads as PJM shapes data centre rules.
- news.com.auAustralia
Firmus founder Oliver Curtis calls IPO collapse 'a great loss for Australia'
Firmus co-founder Oliver Curtis called the cancelled float a loss for the country amid questions over funding for its Tasmanian sites.
- Daily MaverickAfrica
Foxglove appeal against Equinix's Cape Town hyperscale data centre goes before city planning panel
An appeal against Equinix's proposed Cape Town hyperscale campus went before a city planning panel.
- The GuardianAustralia
Guardian: donations and ex-premier lobbyists, how data centres play politics in Australia
A Guardian investigation looks at political donations and lobbying by data centre companies as governments fast-track approvals.
- Data Centre ReviewUK, Europe
Hundreds protest 450MW Menai Strait data centre plans in Wales as petition passes 22,500
Hundreds protested a proposed 450MW data centre campus near Caernarfon in Wales.