Indian data center operator Henox is making two major infrastructure plays. The company has signed an MoU for a cable landing station in Gujarat and announced a massive 100MW data center project in Tamil Nadu, part of a broader $5.5 billion initiative.
A new report reveals a massive gap between AI platform plans and reality. While 95% of leaders want a sovereign data foundation, only 13% have one. The winners are using hybrid models to slash costs and regain control.
A new whitepaper argues that using annual-average emissions factors is painting a false picture for data centers with flexible loads. The shift to hourly and marginal data could improve accuracy by about 20%, forcing a rethink of clean energy claims.
The AI boom is colliding with an outdated U.S. power grid. According to a Schneider Electric executive, this could lead to a 175-gigawatt capacity shortfall by 2033, equivalent to powering 130 million homes. The solution requires a radical new strategy for speed.
The Australian Digital Transformation Agency is pushing for accelerated cloud adoption across government. The new policy encourages agencies to consider cloud for new initiatives and legacy migration, aiming to enable AI and improve public services. The policy takes effect July 1, 2026.
In a surprising pivot, Boom Supersonic has landed its first customer for its “Superpower” gas turbine—and it’s not an airline. AI data center developer Crusoe has ordered 29 units, totaling 1.21 gigawatts of power. The deal comes as Boom also closed a $300 million Series B funding round.
In a major move for the energy-hungry data center sector, power producer NextEra Energy is partnering with oil giant ExxonMobil to build a 1.2-gigawatt natural gas plant. The facility, planned for the Southeastern US, will integrate carbon capture tech and is being marketed to a hyperscale developer
In a major consolidation play, investment firms Helios Investment Partners and Fipar-Holding have merged three Moroccan companies—Maroc Datacenter, Munisys, and Medasys—into a new entity called 3MDC. The move combines colocation, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT services into a single platform aimed at
Microsoft Copilot went down for many users in the UK and Europe. The company confirmed the outage, citing a traffic surge that its automated scaling systems couldn’t handle. Service is being restored manually, but issues may persist.
The AI arms race is fueling an unprecedented construction boom, with hyperscalers set to spend over $400bn on data centers in 2026. But this gold rush is straining power grids, facing local opposition, and pushing ambitions literally into space.
