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McLaren wins Ada's first 70MW Docklands data centre
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McLaren wins Ada's first 70MW Docklands data centre

McLaren wins shell-and-core deal for Ada's first 70MW Docklands data centre, launching a 210MW AI-ready campus in London's Royal Docks.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director
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Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director

Finnish Data Centre Association taps Antti “Jogi” Poikola as Managing Director to bolster the country's growing sustainable data hub ambitions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Modular island data centre boosts satellite backbone
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Modular island data centre boosts satellite backbone

A rugged South Atlantic island now hosts a modular data centre, bolstering satellite and subsea backbone links despite extreme logistics.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026

Global Stories

Vertiv expands Americas factories for AI data centres
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Vertiv expands Americas factories for AI data centres

Vertiv boosts Americas manufacturing with new South Carolina and Pennsylvania sites, plus a Mexicali expansion, to meet booming AI data centre demand.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Fujikura to invest JPY ¥300bn to triple fibre output
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Fujikura to invest JPY ¥300bn to triple fibre output

Fujikura plans up to JPY ¥300bn in Japan-US investments to triple optical fibre output for booming AI data centre networks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Building inclusively at scale: Empowering women in the data center boom
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Building inclusively at scale: Empowering women in the data center boom

As AI drives a data centre boom, Compu Dynamics is proving women can build careers in mission‑critical tech without a computer science degree.

By Kelly Han • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
AI data centre demand set to exceed capacity by 2027
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AI data centre demand set to exceed capacity by 2027

AI workloads are set to outstrip data centre capacity by 2027, as power constraints and skills shortages threaten expansion plans.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Prism Power plans USD $40m push into booming US data
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Prism Power plans USD $40m push into booming US data

Prism Power plans a USD $40m US acquisition and UK expansion to tackle critical power kit shortages amid a fast-growing data centre boom.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
CapitaLand secures second hyperscaler deal in Navi Mumbai
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CapitaLand secures second hyperscaler deal in Navi Mumbai

CapitaLand India Trust inks a second hyperscaler deal at its Navi Mumbai data centre, taking pre-leasing across its portfolio to 53%.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO
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BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO

BCS Consultancy names Chris Coward COO to steer global expansion and sharpen operations as AI-driven data centre demand accelerates.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Neurair & Hanugra to build 400MW of AI data centres
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Neurair & Hanugra to build 400MW of AI data centres

Neurair and Hanugra partner to deliver 400MW of AI-optimised, liquid-cooled data centres across Asia-Pacific, with global rollout in view.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Yondr energises first Canadian data centre in Toronto
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Yondr energises first Canadian data centre in Toronto

Yondr launches Toronto data centre with closed-loop cooling, EV charging and University of Toronto scholarship scheme as it enters Canada.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last week
Vertiv buys BMarko to boost AI data centre capacity
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Vertiv buys BMarko to boost AI data centre capacity

Vertiv snaps up BMarko Structures to bring structural fabrication in-house, as AI-driven demand pushes faster and more custom data centre builds.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month
Multiplex starts construction on NEXTDC's S4 Sydney
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Multiplex starts construction on NEXTDC's S4 Sydney

Multiplex begins work on NEXTDC's AI-ready Sydney data centre, a 350MW Western Sydney project set to create 1,800 jobs at peak.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Macquarie boosts loan to fund Sydney AI data centre
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Macquarie boosts loan to fund Sydney AI data centre

Macquarie lifts its revolving loan to AUD $500 million to accelerate Sydney's IC3 Super West AI data centre fit-out and equipment purchases.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Feds seek applications for sovereign data centres over 100MW
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Feds seek applications for sovereign data centres over 100MW

Canada opens intake for sovereign AI data centres over 100MW, aiming to boost compute capacity, Indigenous equity and green power use.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
National AI plan to turbocharge Australia's AI uptake
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National AI plan to turbocharge Australia's AI uptake

Australia's National AI plan is set to ignite a 2026 surge in AI adoption, data centre build-outs and subscription-led tech investment.

By Shannon Williams • 8 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025