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259 stories

South China Morning Post5 Oct 2026SE Asia
Southeast Asia starts to rethink its AI data centre boom
Southeast Asian governments are reassessing the power and land costs of the AI data centre boom.
w.media5 Oct 2026Australia
Stockland wins approval for AU$630m 49MW Macquarie Park data centre
NSW approved Stockland's 49MW, ten-storey data centre in Macquarie Park.
The Sydney Times5 Oct 2026Australia
Sydney data centres face a grid connection crunch
Western Sydney projects are seeking far more power than the grid expects to supply data centres by 2036, making connections the key constraint.
TeraWulf5 Oct 2026US
TeraWulf doubles contracted power at Kentucky Muskie campus to 1GW
TeraWulf has doubled the contracted power at its Kentucky campus to 1GW.
Wärtsilä5 Oct 2026US
Wärtsilä wins 282MW onsite engine power order for a US data centre
Wärtsilä will supply 282MW of on-site engines for a US data centre.
Urban Milwaukee (Wisconsin Watch)5 Oct 2026US
We Energies deal to power Oracle's Port Washington AI campus with Point Beach nuclear output
We Energies will let Oracle draw on Point Beach nuclear output for its Port Washington AI campus.
ABC News5 Oct 2026Australia
Western Downs residents fear being steamrolled as $32b data centre assessed
Dalby residents want more say on the $32bn Western Downs Digital Park as the developer seeks fast-tracked approval and a petition passes 21,000 signatures.
WestCentralOnline4 Oct 2026Canada
Bell AI Fabric's 300MW Saskatchewan campus hits construction milestones, first hall on track for H1 2027
Bell AI Fabric's 300MW Saskatchewan campus is on track for its first data hall in the first half of 2027.
BBC News4 Oct 2026UK
Charlton Riverside data centre proposal clashes with London housing plans
A proposed data centre at Charlton Riverside in London has sparked a clash with housing plans.
RTL Today (AFP)4 Oct 2026Europe
Finnish town of Muhos braces for Google data centres in €13bn Finland expansion
The Finnish town of Muhos is preparing for Google's data centres as part of a €13bn investment in Finland.
Australian Financial Review4 Oct 2026Australia
Firmus spruiks future Nasdaq dual listing ahead of ~$44bn ASX IPO
Firmus said it may later add a Nasdaq listing alongside its planned ASX float.
The Guardian4 Oct 2026Australia
Guardian: Dalby residents push back on $31bn Anthropic Western Downs campus
Dalby residents are pushing back on the Anthropic-anchored Western Downs campus, with environmental lawyers calling for a moratorium.
Tom's Hardware4 Oct 2026US, Europe
Microsoft rolls out 'biomimicry' wetlands and native landscaping at 20+ data centre sites
Microsoft is restoring wetlands and planting native landscaping around more than 20 data centre sites.
Bisnow4 Oct 2026US
Nearly a dozen US states pause or roll back data centre tax breaks as developers adapt
Almost a dozen US states have paused or repealed data centre tax breaks.
Fana News (QNA)4 Oct 2026Middle East
Qai deploys GPU infrastructure in MEEZA's Qatar data centres for sovereign AI
Qai is deploying GPU infrastructure inside MEEZA's data centres in Qatar for sovereign AI.
The Hindu4 Oct 2026India
Reliance's gigawatt-scale Bhogapuram AI data centre faces farmer land protests in Andhra Pradesh
Farmers are protesting land acquisition for Reliance's planned gigawatt-scale AI data centre at Bhogapuram.
IBTimes UK4 Oct 2026US
Trump defends Ohio AI data centres at rally, backs Ratepayer Protection Act
Trump defended AI data centres at an Ohio rally and backed legislation on grid costs.
The Philadelphia Inquirer4 Oct 2026US, Global
Wall Street grows sceptical of data centre IPO wave (SB Energy, Nscale)
Investors are growing wary of the wave of data centre listings, forcing some issuers to adjust plans.
TechCrunch3 Oct 2026US
AWS says it no longer uses NDAs with government agencies on data centre projects
AWS says it has stopped using NDAs with government agencies on data centre projects.
Baxtel3 Oct 2026UK
CX Tech files plans for £16.5bn 1GW Chapelcross data centre campus in Scotland
CX Tech has filed plans for a 1GW data centre campus at Chapelcross in Scotland.