Data center developer GTR is expanding into Switzerland with a new 24MW facility in Zurich. The three-story CH One data center will feature solar power and waste heat recovery when it launches in 2028. This marks GTR’s continued European expansion backed by KKR’s $1 billion commitment.
SAP has launched its EU AI Cloud offering focused on data sovereignty for European customers. The platform can be deployed in SAP data centers, trusted European infrastructure, or as managed on-premise solutions with partners including Cohere and Mistral AI.
A Mirai-based botnet named ShadowV2 took advantage of last October’s AWS outage to infect IoT devices across 28 countries. The malware targeted multiple industries including technology, retail, and government sectors. Security researchers believe this was likely a “test run” for future attacks.
A new $2.3 billion joint venture between energy giant Iberdrola and data center developer Echelon is building massive hyperscale facilities in Spain. Their first project near Madrid will deliver 144 MW of processing capacity. This marks Europe’s biggest convergence between clean energy and AI infras
Microsoft is teaming up with energy platform Powertrust to deploy 270 megawatts of solar capacity in Mexico and Brazil over four years. The tech giant will receive Renewable Energy Credits from the projects while aiming to deliver community benefits in underserved areas.
The US Department of Defense awarded HPE a massive 10-year, $931 million contract for private cloud infrastructure. The deal will bring cloud-like management to the military’s most sensitive datacenters while keeping data on-premises. This represents a significant shift in how the Pentagon approache
Microsoft’s head of AI infrastructure Nidhi Chappell has departed after six and a half years with the company. Her team built the infrastructure that powered ChatGPT and worked closely with OpenAI. The departure comes on the same day Microsoft lost another senior data center executive to Nvidia.
Data centers are becoming critical infrastructure with $3 trillion in global capex expected between 2025-2029. But their massive resource consumption is creating sustainability challenges beyond just energy demands.
OpenAI’s massive expansion plans are creating a dangerous paradox for Big Tech. While cloud providers rush to sign deals, they’re simultaneously funding their future competitor. The AI company’s $41 billion revenue target by 2030 directly threatens advertising and e-commerce giants.
Google has rolled out a crucial security update for Meet that addresses a long-standing vulnerability in recurring meetings. When you change a meeting’s schedule or recurrence pattern, it now automatically generates a fresh, unique link for future sessions. This prevents anyone with old meeting URLs
