DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Business Operations
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Digital Realty tops out second data center in Seoul, South Korea
Facility was first announced in 2021
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Pause in US data center construction could lead to recession, BlackRock CEO warns
Slowed buildout could turn massive investment into a massive crash
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Colt DCS and RMZ start work on third facility at Mumbai campus, India
Work starts on 64MW facility after securing lease with hyperscaler
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Meta named as company behind 3,000 acre data center project in Mason County, Kentucky
Will receive a 40-year tax break on property taxes
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Two workers killed, third injured, in explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat fab in Israel
Company says it is cooperating with authorities on investigation into incident
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Greece drafts legislation requiring data centers source 60% of power from renewables
Also proposes the creation of a data center registry
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Oracle renews attempts to secure natural gas pipeline approval for Project Jupiter data center - report
Seeks approval from FERC to expedite approval of the 17.8-mile pipeline
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Virginia senator proposes three-year state-wide data center moratorium
Pause would enable more legislation to be drawn up
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Meta under investigation regarding alleged tax filings claiming data center projects qualify for research credits
United States Senate Committee on Finance writes to CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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Russia could deploy AI data centers in Belarus and Kazakhstan as local capacity struggles
Multiple locations are being considered
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Siemens makes strategic investment in energy infrastructure firm Skeleton Technologies to bolster AI data center offering
Also signs an exclusive partnership agreement
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City of New York awards NYU $29.2m to establish a Quantum Fabrication Facility
QFab will offer quantum chip manufacturing and testing capabilities, alongside workforce training programs
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CtrlS plans 150MW data center in Bihar, India
Commits to spending $1bn on the project
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PowerHouse & Big Watt secure approval for 1GW behind-the-meter campus in Taylor, Texas
Natural gas-powered campus gets nod from local officials
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US DoD seeks partner to build $4bn "mission critical facility" and data center in Alabama
Design Build Contractor will have to provide the facility by December 2031
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LightEdge/Lumen-occupied data center in Austin, Texas, up for sale
Fully-leased facility seeks new landlord
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BrightRay looks to expand into US with 10MW prefab data center project in Indiana
Prefab data center firm signs LOI with unnamed US partner
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OpenAI again shakes up data center leadership, with xAI exec Uday Ruddarraju to lead and Sachin Katti to leave
After switching out the Stargate team earlier this year
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Application filed for 3.3 million sq ft data center campus in Augusta, Georgia
Project targeting 2028/2029 go live date
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GlobalFoundries to build and operate two new chip fabs in NY as part of $21bn US-Japan deal
First facility is expected to be operational in 2029
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Iren targets 900MW data center campus in Wagga Wagga, Australia
Company aiming for 2029 grid connection
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Soluna files to build 112MW data center building in Willacy, Texas
Will span a single building totaling 471,884 sq ft
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Submer partners with BSNL for data center development in India
Companies look to use BSNL sites for data center development
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Digi Power X secures $200m in debt financing for Alabama data center project
Will support the development of a 40MW data center in Columbiana, Alabama
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Microsoft acquires 600 acres of land for data center in Woodward, Iowa
Local residents raise concerns
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UK-based AI infrastructure firm Gorilla Technology Group to enter US market with proposed 6MW data center acquisition
Site has the potential to expand to 36MW
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Thailand’s Gulf sets up new data center-focused holding company
Continues digital infrastructure expansion
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Aether Infrastructure buys old gearbox factory in Strasbourg, France, for AI data center
Work could start this month