Equinix is investing $22 million in a new Lagos data center set to open in early 2026. The LG3 facility represents the first phase of a $100 million African expansion plan. This continues the company’s push into West Africa following its 2021 MainOne acquisition.
SDC Capital Partners has acquired 97 acres of data center-zoned land in Leesburg, Virginia for $615 million. The deal represents one of the largest land acquisitions in the region’s booming data center market. The site could eventually host up to 1.6 million square feet of data center space.
Identity theft and fraud cost Americans over $12.5 billion in 2024 alone. Data removal services claim they can protect your personal information from data brokers. But are these services actually effective at reducing your risk?
Blackpool Council is moving forward with a 6MW data center at the Silicon Sands development. The facility will use renewable energy and immersion cooling, with potential for future expansion. Council officials report significant private sector interest in the project.
Data and AI consultant Caro Ames discusses the critical need for diversity in tech. She shares her experiences with imposter syndrome and being the only woman in the room, plus why neurodivergent thinking creates better solutions.
According to Salesforce’s latest research, businesses are racing toward an “agentic future” but hitting major data roadblocks. Nearly two-thirds of technical leaders admit their companies struggle to drive business priorities with data, and 42% say their data strategies don’t align with business obj
A coalition of reporters obtained a dataset containing 278 million location data points from phones in Belgium, including granular tracking of Europe’s top officials. The data came from ordinary apps that sell information to data brokers, who then resell it to governments and militaries.
Nearly all market researchers have adopted AI tools, with 72% using them daily. But the same survey reveals deep trust issues, with 40% reporting errors and 31% saying AI creates more validation work.
A new machine learning system can predict deadly European heat waves four to seven weeks in advance. The approach uses paleoclimate data from years 0-1850 to train models that successfully forecast real-world heat events from 1993-2016.
Spotify reported strong user growth but posted a €72 million loss in Q3 2025. The company’s earnings report uses creative accounting to paint a rosier picture than reality. Meanwhile, co-founder Daniel Ek prepares to step down as CEO.
