DXN has been tapped to design and build a modular Edge data center for a major communications provider. The project, valued at AU$1.4 million, is slated for completion by June 2026 and aims to boost connectivity across the Pacific region.
The Adani Group is making a major move into India’s data center market with a new 48MW facility. The conglomerate plans to invest Rs 2,500 crore ($280 million) in the project located in the southern state of Telangana.
A Pennsylvania coal plant site is getting a high-tech second life. The 47.2-acre property sold for $14.3 million and is slated for a massive data center campus built for AI workloads.
Georgia Power is asking regulators for permission to spend over $15 billion to increase electricity capacity by 50% in six years, primarily for AI data centers. The decision, set for a December 19 vote, has become a major political issue as customers fear subsidizing tech giants.
Data centers are accused of reserving far more electrical grid capacity than they currently use, blocking other users. This comes as governments push for new AI data center builds, adding strain to already congested power networks.
Ubisoft has started adding Activision Blizzard games to its Ubisoft+ Premium subscription. The first titles are available to stream now through Nvidia GeForce Now. This is the first result of the cloud rights deal struck last year.
HPE is seeing massive momentum from its $13.4 billion Juniper Networks acquisition, raising its networking revenue forecast. The company is already launching a combined product portfolio, with AI features crossing over between Aruba and Juniper platforms.
The Stargate AI data center project in Texas just got $600M more funding. But building these massive AI factories fast enough is only half the battle. The real challenge is powering them without breaking the grid.
OpenAI has hired Jeremy Mickler, a nearly ten-year veteran of colocation giant Equinix, as its land development lead. He’ll be tasked with de-risking the company’s multibillion-dollar Stargate data center clusters. This is part of a major hiring spree of data center talent from Apple, Google, Meta,
OpenAI is teaming up with Australian data center operator NextDC to build a massive new AI facility near Sydney. The project is valued at A$7 billion, or about $4.6 billion USD. This move signals OpenAI’s aggressive expansion in the Asia-Pacific region to serve major local clients.
