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Read Racial Harassment at Google Data Center Construction Site Cost Whiting-Turner $1.2m
Racial Harassment at Google Data Center Construction Site Cost Whiting-Turner $1.2m

Racial Harassment at Google Data Center Construction Site Cost Whiting-Turner $1.2m

May 08, 2023 Google

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against the construction company Whiting-Turner alleging racial harassment and retaliation against former Black employees. The lawsuit centered on the company's role as the general contractor for the Google data center's...

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Read GTR plans to launch UK data center campus before summer
GTR plans to launch UK data center campus before summer

GTR plans to launch UK data center campus before summer

May 05, 2023 London: Slough

After breaking ground on its new Slough-based campus in January, KKR-funded Global Technical Realty (GTR) has announced that it plans to launch the site before summer 2023. The $1 billion campus, GB One, comprises three independent facilities, each providing 5373 sqm of net technical space and a...

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Read Google Will Build Two Additional Data Centers in Ohio
Google Will Build Two Additional Data Centers in Ohio

Google Will Build Two Additional Data Centers in Ohio

May 05, 2023 Google

Google and state officials announced on Wednesday that the company intends to construct two additional data centers in Ohio to support its artificial intelligence equipment and other tools. According to officials, with one data center already operational in the Columbus area, Google's total...

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Read DataBank Begins Construction of a New Data Facility in Atlanta, Georgia
DataBank Begins Construction of a New Data Facility in Atlanta, Georgia

DataBank Begins Construction of a New Data Facility in Atlanta, Georgia

May 04, 2023 DataBank

DataBank has begun constructing a new data center in Atlanta, Georgia, and has completed an expansion in San Diego, California. The US-based business announced the start of construction on its ATL4 data center in Atlanta last week. The colocation facility, located at 200 Selig Drive, will include...

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Read Second Bankruptcy Filing by INAP Since 2020
Second Bankruptcy Filing by INAP Since 2020

Second Bankruptcy Filing by INAP Since 2020

May 03, 2023 HorizonIQ

INAP has once again filed for bankruptcy. This week, the company voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 as part of its debt restructuring statement. The company stated that INAP has freely filed motions under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware...

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Read Virtus Data Centres to build in Berlin
Virtus Data Centres to build in Berlin

Virtus Data Centres to build in Berlin

May 02, 2023 VIRTUS Data Centres Ltd

Virtus Data Centres has announced its plans to build a new data center campus in Berlin, Germany, as part of its global expansion plans. Named Virtus Berlin 1, the facility will be built in Marienpark Berlin and will feature four buildings, offering at least 90MVA of power. The project will be...

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Read €725 million sustainable-linked credit facility for AtlasEdge
€725 million sustainable-linked credit facility for AtlasEdge

€725 million sustainable-linked credit facility for AtlasEdge

May 01, 2023 AtlasEdge

AtlasEdge has announced that it has secured a new €725 million ($800m) sustainability-linked credit facility, which will be tied to targets focused on efficiency and renewable energy usage. According to the company, the financing package consists of €525 million in committed debt financing and an...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Plans £250 Million Data Center Fac in London
Vantage Data Centers Plans £250 Million Data Center Fac in London

Vantage Data Centers Plans £250 Million Data Center Fac in London

May 01, 2023 Vantage Data Centers

With a £250 million investment, Vantage Data Centers announced the creation of a second data center campus (LHR2) in London. Vantage Data Centers previously announced the 48MW facility (LHR1) in London for £500 million. Beginning in early 2025, LHR2 will be a single data center that offers...

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Read Keppel Data Centres and Woodside partner on liquid hydrogen supply
Keppel Data Centres and Woodside partner on liquid hydrogen supply

Keppel Data Centres and Woodside partner on liquid hydrogen supply

April 28, 2023 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel Corporation has signed an agreement with Australia's Woodside Energy, which could see it supply 1,000 tonnes (1,100 tons) of liquid hydrogen a day from Woodside's portfolio of planned production facilities, to Keppel's data center in Singapore. This deal follows a series of successful...

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Read Google Downtime Due to Paris Global Switch Data Center Fire Caused by Water Leak
Google Downtime Due to Paris Global Switch Data Center Fire Caused by Water Leak

Google Downtime Due to Paris Global Switch Data Center Fire Caused by Water Leak

April 28, 2023 Google

The Paris data center of Global Switch caught fire, bringing down Google services in Europe. According to a post to the French Network Operators Group, the fire seems to have been started by a cooling system water pump malfunction that caused water to leak into the battery room, sparking the...

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Read Microsoft launches its first data center region in Poland
Microsoft launches its first data center region in Poland

Microsoft launches its first data center region in Poland

April 27, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it has opened its first data center region in Poland, which consists of three independent physical locations around Warsaw. The giant shared that this expansion is in response to the growing demand for high-performance computing (HPC) and fast and reliable access to...

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Read Equinix Plans 30MW+ Data Facility in Slough, UK
Equinix Plans  30MW+ Data Facility in Slough, UK

Equinix Plans 30MW+ Data Facility in Slough, UK

April 27, 2023 Equinix

Equinix plans to construct a new 30MW+ data center in Slough Trading Estate, Berkshire, just outside of London. Late last year, as initially reported by the Royal Borough Observer, the corporation submitted a planning application for LD14. The Slough planning commission voted unanimously in favor...

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Read Glencar Secures Vantage Data Centers London Facility contract
Glencar Secures Vantage Data Centers London Facility contract

Glencar Secures Vantage Data Centers London Facility contract

April 27, 2023 Vantage Data Centers

Glencar, a prominent UK & Ireland construction firm that has recently been listed among Europe's fastest-growing companies, disclosed that it had been granted a contract to construct the new LHR21 facility for Vantage Data Centers at the company's second London Campus near Heathrow Airport....

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Read Green Mountain to expand its data center campus outside Oslo, Norway
Green Mountain to expand its data center campus outside Oslo, Norway

Green Mountain to expand its data center campus outside Oslo, Norway

April 26, 2023 Green Mountain AS

Green Mountain is adding 10 MW to its data center campus outside Oslo, Norway, it has been announced. The OSL1-Enebakk site (previously DC3-Oslo) will have a new two-story, 5,800 sqm (62,430 sq ft) building added and the company has already begun construction on the expansion project. CTS Nordics...

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Read Vantage plans expansion in San Jose, California
Vantage plans expansion in San Jose, California

Vantage plans expansion in San Jose, California

April 26, 2023 Vantage Data Centers

Plans for a new data center in San Jose, California, have been proposed by Vantage Data Centers, as stated in city planning documents. Located at 105 Nortech Parkway in San Jose's Alviso district, the facility, if given the green light, would be based on a 9.8-acre site. That said, further...

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Read Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) launches fourth data center in Inzai
Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) launches fourth data center in Inzai

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) launches fourth data center in Inzai

April 26, 2023 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has announced that it has begun work on its fourth data center in Inzai City, Japan. The new facility is located just 600m from Colt Data Centre Services' existing Inzai Campus, and is the second development under the joint venture between Fidelity Investments...

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Read Vantage Data Centers expands in London with second campus
Vantage Data Centers expands in London with second campus

Vantage Data Centers expands in London with second campus

April 26, 2023 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers is expanding its data center footprint in the UK with a new data center campus in London. The campus, LHR2, will be the company's second in London, based at Park Royal in west London and will see an investment of £250 million ($310.1m).The campus will feature a single data...

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Read Telia Will Offload its Danish Operations For $920m
Telia Will Offload its Danish Operations For $920m

Telia Will Offload its Danish Operations For $920m

April 26, 2023 Telia Company

The Swedish telecommunications company Telia Company has agreed to transfer its Danish operations to the energy and telecommunications corporation Norlys for $919.85 million. Telia explains that its strategy is to concentrate on markets where it can obtain and defend a market-leading position....

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Read Google signs new PPA with EDPR
Google signs new PPA with EDPR

Google signs new PPA with EDPR

April 25, 2023 Google

Google has announced that it has signed a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), EDPR NA Distributed Generation (EDPR NA DG), for solar energy in the US. This deal is reportedly the largest-ever corporate sponsorship for distributed generation signed between two companies in the US. Over 80...

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Read Google merges DeepMind and Brain
Google merges DeepMind and Brain

Google merges DeepMind and Brain

April 25, 2023 Google

Google has announced a merger between its DeepMind subsidiary and Google Research's Brain division, dubbed 'Google DeepMind, as it pursues its big AI push. Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai outlined that this move will "significantly accelerate" the company's AI progress. This move may come...

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