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Utilities say hyperscale data centers can spread grid costs across more customers, but regulators are building protections in case that growth fails to materialize.
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Poland outperforms its same-size rivals; SoftBank invests in French AI infrastructure; T-Systems combines with Scheer Group on sovereign automation.
Foundations and high-density cores still rely on concrete, while low-carbon mixes, mass timber, and retrofits are moving the needle at the edges.
Gary Wojtaszek outlines his first 100 days as executive chairman, sharing his plans to scale across Europe by leveraging microgrids and AI infrastructure demand. The post Pure Data Centres executive c...
Governor says operators must pay for grid upgrades and face new transparency requirements.
We explore the latest developments in data center hardware and infrastructure announced over the past month.
The move by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine comes as the industry is under pressure to pay the full costs of its vast networks.
Google Moonshot offshoot Taara started with middle-mile photonics links but is now looking to connect data centers and, someday, individual locations.
Jio's annual report offers clues about the Indian telco's post-IPO strategy, highlighting 5G, AI infra, fixed broadband and technology exports as growth engines.
The company’s AI Data Center GPU Cloud is intended for customers facing restrictions on transferring data overseas and those seeking infrastructure optimized specifically for the Japanese market In su...
As hyperscale AI campuses scale up, water and wastewater capacity are emerging as siting gatekeepers, reshaping cooling choices, municipal planning, and project approvals.
Hyperscalers are adopting EV-style high-voltage power systems to reduce copper, cooling strain, and conversion losses.
Enterprise AI workloads are moving from experimental pilots into persistent operational infrastructure, reshaping hyperscale compute demand.
AI Factory market enters its industrialization era. #pressrelease
Power constraints, permitting timelines and grid access are redefining Europe’s data center market country by country, pushing growth toward projects that can move forward.
Data Center Knowledge toured the TeraWulf and Schneider Electric campus in Buffalo, N.Y., to see what it takes to power – and cool – the data centers of the future.
Utah’s proposed 9 GW Stratos campus reflects a broader evolution toward AI infrastructure built around dedicated energy systems, accelerated permitting, and direct control over power.
Broadcom and FuriosaAI are building a rack-scale inference platform aimed at shifting AI infrastructure toward Ethernet fabrics, chiplets, and power-efficient token generation.
Texas built CREZ to move wind power. The same transmission corridors now increasingly attract hyperscale AI infrastructure.
The EPA’s plan to fast-track data center construction may cut red tape but also ignite legal battles and intensify environmental concerns.
AI infrastructure developers are no longer just buying cooling equipment. They are beginning to reserve industrial production capacity years in advance.
The Ratepayer Protection Act would require long‑term contracts, minimum billing, and closed‑loop cooling at large data centers.
AI-scale computing is driving data centers to adopt advanced power electronics that can handle voltage fluctuations and load swings electrically, relegating diesel generators to a backup role for extr...
The rapid growth of large language models is placing increasing demands on data centers, where large volumes of data must be efficiently transferred between servers. Optical interconnects are essentia...
Micron's HBM3E ramp is a critical link in the AI compute supply chain — and the data centers running these GPUs are the primary driver of new fiber infrastructure buildout globally.
As hyperscale data center timelines tighten, companies must assess how building material decisions could introduce schedule, sequencing, and rework risks.
Dallas, West Texas, and Austin-San Antonio climbed Cushman’s global rankings as AI infrastructure chases power and land.
Mathpix’s Brooklyn GPU deployment highlights how production AI workloads are driving new demand for urban colocation infrastructure.
A 2025 George Mason University study found homes near data centers had higher values. But does this trend hold true everywhere?
Q.ANT, a developer of photonic processing for AI, collaborated with IONOS, a cloud and hosting provider, to make Q.ANT’s native processing server accessible to customers through IONOS’ cloud infrastru...