Google, Oracle, Bloom Energy, Pantheon Atlas, Pure Data Centres and AirTrunk all feature in this week's top five global data centre industry news stories
Ericsson secures the bulk of ICE's 5G contract
Low voltage direct current project targets more efficient servers
Chip designer expands on initial lease signed with cryptominer in January
Company is forecasting $12bn worth of sales
French state-backed Series-A strengthens VLEO 5G demonstrator, hoping to enable Euro sovereignty
The fund is targeting $2bn of investment to develop and operate data center infrastructure
Real estate firm eyes another development in Loudoun County
Rivington Energy plans solar farm and data center development outside Scunthorpe
Initial shipments of the chips expected in December
As tower company sets sights on "pure-play" tower focus
Lewis Cobb, Justin Nesbitt, Blaine Daws, Christian Goldsmith and Falk Weinreich bring expertise in AI infrastructure, edge, talent and hyperscale delivery
Awards Redesmere Ltd decommissioning and migration contract
AirTrunk invests US$3bn in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, with two new data centres, adding 280MW capacity as demand for AI and cloud infrastructure accelerates
Amazon, Google, and Meta join Microsoft in signaling a shift: growth is now tied to power, chips, and unprecedented capital spending.
The reported Google-Anthropic deal pairs capital with a 5 GW compute commitment, shifting how AI infrastructure is financed and allocated.
A new Zurich report outlines key risks affecting data centre construction, from weather exposure to rising project complexity and overlapping operations
New silicon and packaging could cut power, ease cooling, and strengthen security – if software and ecosystems keep pace.
Behind-the-meter data center builds, phased energization, and nuclear bets move from edge cases to core strategy.
PROPWR agreement with Caterpillar targets up to 2.1GW of new capacity to meet rising demand from data centres and energy-intensive sectors
Grid insights and policy momentum point to Scotland as a key location for scaling sustainable data centre capacity to support the UK’s AI ambitions
Helen Munro, Stine Bjønnstu Holthe and Louise Alter bring expertise in carbon strategy, infrastructure and energy innovation to Data Centre LIVE: London
Azure growth and a $627B backlog show AI demand outpacing power, cooling, and data center build capacity.
Digital Edge's ESG Report 2026 reveals how APAC data centre operators can balance AI workload expansion with renewable energy targets and sustainability
The Water Management Strategies Panel at Data Centre LIVE will be hosted at Exhibition, White City on May 21 with Speakers from Chem-Aqua and Evapco
Pure Data Centres Group has paused all its Middle East project investments amid the US-Israel-Iran war, as its Abu Dhabi data centre was struck by shrapnel
As AI workloads scale, cooling is evolving from a design consideration to a deployment challenge, forcing operators to adapt to rapidly rising power densities.
Google VP Partha Ranganathan unpacks the efficiency breakthroughs in energy, water and system design enabling data centres to meet surging compute demand
The acquisition of Elea Data Centers by I Squared Capital will fuel the Brazilian digital infrastructure operator’s expansion plans, according to the company’s founder.
Ferveret says fanless, waterless cooling can unlock more compute from fixed power, but deployments remain in pilot stage.
John Bychkowski and Matt Rutherford bring expertise in sustainable and efficient cooling systems to Data Centre LIVE’s Water Management Strategies panel
The Bloom Energy deal shifts planned New Mexico AI campus to on-site generation.
Maine has rejected a data center moratorium, but pressure on the industry shows no sign of easing.
AI is reshaping IT investments, and flexibility is key to balancing innovation with legacy systems, explains OSI Global’s David Colman.
As AI workloads scale, power limitations are increasingly driven by infrastructure timelines and system complexity, rather than generation alone.