Real estate firm Lodha Developers has committed an additional INR 1 trillion ($10.9 billion) to build a 2.5GW data center park in Maharashtra. The move follows a previous $3 billion agreement, but turning a non-binding MoU into reality is a massive challenge.
AI assistants are getting a lot of buzz, but actual daily use in the workplace remains shockingly low. The jump from pilot programs to full-scale deployment is hitting major roadblocks around trust and security.
Telecom infrastructure firm Cellnex has finalized the sale of its French data center unit, Towerlink France, to Vauban Infra Fibre. The all-cash transaction is valued at €391 million. This marks another major step in Cellnex’s plan to focus on its core telecom tower business.
Constellation Energy has finalized its massive acquisition of power generator Calpine. The deal, valued at $26.6 billion including debt, creates a U.S. electricity behemoth with a huge mix of nuclear and natural gas assets. It’s a direct bet on skyrocketing power demand from data centers.
A massive new data center campus totaling nearly 5 million square feet is being proposed for Spalding County, Georgia. This is the latest in a wave of huge developments transforming the Atlanta area into a top-tier data center market.
Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, has launched an administrative inquiry into Microsoft’s cloud computing and software licensing. The probe, which began on January 2, directly cites the UK CMA’s recent findings of anti-competitive effects. Microsoft has a January 12 deadline to answer a detailed q
The independent cloud gaming service Boosteroid now boasts over six million users and a massive network of 28 data centers. But despite the impressive scale, the fundamental challenges of streaming high-end games remain stubbornly real.
A series of major cloud outages last year, including a massive 15-hour AWS failure, didn’t just hit websites. It broke smart locks, thermostats, and food delivery, exposing our deep dependency on a few tech giants. The convenience of everything being connected has a massive, centralized point of fai
Nvidia is reportedly in talks to buy AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion, hot on the heels of a massive $20B deal with Groq. This looks less like acquiring companies and more like a coordinated talent grab to dominate AI inference. Jensen Huang is executing a rapid-fire strategy to lock up the entire sta
To avoid waiting up to seven years for a grid connection, data center developers are installing power sources like aeroderivative turbines—adapted from jet engines—on-site. This stopgap measure is fueling the AI boom but comes with higher costs and significant environmental concerns.
