The Genesis Mission will combine government data with private sector AI capabilities to solve engineering and national security challenges. The initiative comes as AI’s massive energy consumption raises environmental concerns.
A massive 500MW data center campus is being planned near Leipzig, Germany. The development by AM:PM Grund Group could see €4-6 billion invested across 44 hectares. Project timelines suggest a potential 2030 launch following extensive permitting processes.
Financial infrastructure provider Options Technology is deploying its private cloud platform at atNorth’s ICE02 data center in Iceland. The move addresses growing demand from financial services firms for high-density compute to support AI trading strategies. The Iceland facility offers up to 100kW l
Power companies are warning that AI data centers could triple electricity demand within years. The problem? Nobody knows if these forecasts are based on real projects or speculative ventures that might never get built.
Lithuania just launched a program that cuts data center construction timelines dramatically. The Investment Highway initiative, effective November 1, 2025, reduces development from 36 to 19 months nationwide. Projects can now start building immediately after publishing construction notices.
RWE has sold its under-development Didcot Data Campus to an undisclosed hyperscaler for approximately €225 million. The site at a former coal power plant already has planning permission and represents RWE’s only UK data center project.
Scientists have created a new statistical method called the Huber mean that makes data analysis on curved geometric spaces more reliable. The approach combines efficiency and outlier resistance in one framework, achieving a breakdown point of 0.5. This could improve applications from medical imaging
AirTrunk is expanding to India as the AI boom drives unprecedented demand for data center capacity across Asia. The Blackstone-owned firm’s CEO described plans as “pretty advanced” but didn’t reveal specific timing or location details for the new facility.
Hyundai is notifying millions of drivers about a massive data breach that exposed sensitive personal information. The hack affected Hyundai AutoEver America systems from February 22 through March 2, potentially compromising social security numbers and driver license data.
NTT Data is exploring data center development in Saudi Arabia to address the region’s AI infrastructure needs. The company aims to invest over $10 billion in global data center expansion through 2027.
