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Etched Raises $300 Million, Reaches $10.3 Billion Valuation After Fresh Funding
Artificial intelligence chip startup Etched has secured $300 million in a Series C funding round, pushing its valuation to $10.3
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Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital is expanding its presence in artificial intelligence infrastructure with a strategic equity investment in powered
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Japan’s effort to align renewable power generation with digital infrastructure reached a significant milestone after Eurus Energy and Toyota Tsusho
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Rubix Data Centers, the AI infrastructure development arm of Submer Group, will invest more than €1 billion (approximately US$1.14 billion)
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13 JUL 2026
Meta Platforms
Hyperion campus expansion to 5GW – Richland Parish, LouisianaInternal CapEx Programme
$40.0B
CAPEX
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
06 JUL 2026
Anthropic
20-year AI infrastructure lease – Justified Data campus, Hawesville, KentuckyTeraWulf Inc.
$19.0B
INFRA
AI / DATA CENTRES
SIGNED
03 JUL 2026
Pure DC
Debt financing secured against Dublin & Amsterdam data centre campusesUndisclosed Lenders
$2.7B
FUNDING
DATA CENTRES
CLOSED
29 JUN 2026
Digital Realty
Purchase of Blackstone’s 64% interest in three Northern Virginia data centresBlackstone
$3.5B
M&A
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
25 JUN 2026
Constellation Energy
1.2GW nuclear PPA – dedicated capacity for hyperscale AI demand (per SEC 8-K)Undisclosed Hyperscaler
1.2GW
PPA
ENERGY
SIGNED
03 JUL 2026
Switch
Seeking new funding round to expand AI data centre capacityUndisclosed Investors
$2.0B
FUNDING
DATA CENTRES
PENDING
26 MAY 2026
Enlight / Clēnera
200MW
PPA
ENERGY
SIGNED
23 FEB 2026
Amazon
Data centre campuses – Caddo & Bossier Parishes, Northwest LouisianaInternal CapEx Programme
$12.0B
CAPEX
DATA CENTRES
CONFIRMED
APR 2026
Bridge Data Centres
Bain Capital divesting controlling stake – Southeast Asia & India platformBain Capital
$5.0B
M&A
DATA CENTRES
PENDING
Top Stories
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DAMAC and AiOnX Expand Italy’s AI Infrastructure with Milan Data Center Investments
Italy’s ambition to become one of Europe’s leading artificial intelligence infrastructure markets is gaining fresh momentum as two large-scale data
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OpenAI is preparing one of the largest artificial intelligence infrastructure projects ever
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The next phase of AI infrastructure is shifting from standalone hardware innovation
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- Data Centers
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- Liquid & Immersion Cooling
Nvidia is exploring a partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) that could reshape the
- AI & Machine Learning
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- Liquid & Immersion Cooling
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Ecolab Deepens Cooling Strategy With $4.75B CoolIT Acquisition
Ecolab is making one of its biggest moves yet into AI infrastructure after completing its $4.75 billion acquisition of liquid cooling specialist CoolIT Systems
Pure DC and AVK Deploy Europe’s First 110 MW Data Center Microgrid in Dublin
The Pure DC Dublin microgrid has made history as Europe’s first large-scale on-site data center microgrid, launched in partnership with power solutions provider AVK at Pure DC’s campus in Ireland.
Pace Digitek Partners With MEGMEET to Expand AI Data Center Power Business
India’s AI infrastructure ecosystem continues to mature as domestic technology manufacturers move beyond traditional telecommunications and industrial markets toward high-growth digital infrastructure opportunities
CapitaLand Sells Singapore Data Center to Unlock Capital for Growth
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) has agreed to sell one of its long-held Singapore data center assets in a transaction that highlights how infrastructure owners are increasingly recycling mature digital assets to fund the next phase of expansion
Supermicro Expands End-to-End DCBBS Liquid Cooling Portfolio for High-Density AI Infrastructure
Supermicro is responding to that shift by expanding its Rear Door Heat Exchanger (RDHx) portfolio, giving operators additional pathways to deploy liquid cooling across both greenfield and existing facilities.
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$8B
NEO CLOUD VC Q1
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Louis Charlton, Global Commissioning
For most of the data centre industry’s history, the substation was infrastructure that existed before the project began.
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According to research from Goldman Sachs, current global data center capacity demand sits around 62GW.
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As the adoption of AI technologies continues to soar, a spotlight has been thrown on the data center industry.
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AI INFRASTRUCTURE
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- North America
How Dycom Connects AI Data Centers Through Fiber Networks
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- AI & Machine Learning
- Europe
Why Connection Offers Are Being Sold as Secured Power in Europe’s AI Pipeline
- 15 min read
- AI & Machine Learning
- World
Location Arbitrage Is Dead: Why Enterprise AI Now Depends on Grid Power Quality
- 6 min read
- AI & Machine Learning
- World
AI’s Space Expansion Could Become Humanity’s Costliest Infrastructure Gamble
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- World
AI Impact Summit 2026: Leader Shaping Infrastructure’s Next Era – Part 2
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Neo Clouds
- Neo Clouds
The APAC Neocloud Wave Is Redrawing Regional Compute Geography
Asia-Pacific’s New Compute Race Artificial intelligence infrastructure is entering a new phase across the Asia-Pacific
- 5 MIN
- Neo Clouds
The Rise of the Energy-First Developer: When Neoclouds Become Power Companies
- 19 MIN
- Neo Clouds
Why NeoClouds Are Choosing Wasted Power Over Cheap Power
- 20 MIN
- Neo Clouds
New Unit of Cloud: Selling Guaranteed MW Instead of Reserved Instances
- 19 MIN
Liquid & Immersion Cooling
- Liquid & Immersion Cooling
Future-Proof AI Data Centers With Hybrid Cooling That Adapts and Protects
Artificial intelligence has changed data center design faster than many operators expected. Traditional facilities supported
- 6 MIN
- Liquid & Immersion Cooling
Why Water Is Emerging as AI’s Biggest Infrastructure Challenge
- 5 MIN
- Liquid & Immersion Cooling
How Thermal Realities Forced India to Leapfrog to Liquid Cooling
- 5 MIN
- Liquid & Immersion Cooling
SoftBank’s Battery Strategy Could Reshape AI Data Center Infrastructure in Japan
- 5 MIN
SUSTAINABILITY
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- Sustainability
Singapore’s Decarbonization Strategy Needs Underground Thinking First
Singapore rarely enters energy conversations as a country defined by what exists beneath its surface.
- 5 MIN
- Sustainability
Not All Green Electrons Are Equal: Location vs Procurement in Sustainability Claims
- 14 MIN
- Sustainability
The Rise of the Hectare-Watt: Land-Use Economics in Compute-Greenhouse Colocation
- 22 MIN
- Sustainability
The Sustainability Report Gap: Why Mixed-Scale Operations Are Hard to Defend to Your Board
- 5 MIN
- Sustainability
Overbuilding Is a Sustainability Liability You Inherit
- 6 MIN
- Sustainability
When Your PUE Looks Perfect But Your Carbon Story Fails
- 5 MIN
POWER & ENERGY GRID
GW · PPA · Nuclear · BESS
Eurus Energy and Toyota Tsusho Launch Japan’s First Wind-Connected Data Center
- Power & Energy Grid
Japan’s effort to align renewable power generation with digital infrastructure reached a significant milestone after
- 3 MIN
- Power & Energy Grid
Hitachi Energy Advances Frankfurt Data Center With Dedicated 110kV Grid Connection
- 3 MIN
- Power & Energy Grid
ECL and PowerCell Target 300 MW Hydrogen Buildout for AI Data Centers
- 3 MIN
- Power & Energy Grid
Leeward Renewable Energy Invests $1.5 Billion To Expand Oklahoma Solar Fleet
- 3 MIN
- Power & Energy Grid
Proxima Fusion Secures €411 Million with Backing from Google
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Etched Raises $300 Million, Reaches $10.3 Billion Valuation After Fresh Funding
- 3 MIN
- AI & Machine Learning
Empery Digital Invests $20 Million in Cardinal Data Power to Accelerate AI Infrastructure Expansion
- 3 MIN
- Data Centers
Rubix Data Centers Commits $1.14 Billion To Catalonia AI Data Centers
- 4 MIN
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DAMAC and AiOnX Expand Italy’s AI Infrastructure with Milan Data Center Investments
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- AI & Machine Learning
Why Connection Offers Are Being Sold as Secured Power in Europe’s AI Pipeline
The European AI infrastructure market increasingly competes on one asset before any concrete foundation reaches
- 15 MIN
When AI Data Centers Challenge Grid Stability Beyond Electricity Demand
- 3 MIN
- Data Centers
US Bolsters Ratepayer Protection as AI Data Centers Expand
- 5 MIN
- Data Centers
SLB and Liberty Energy Partner to Accelerate AI Data Center Power Infrastructure
- 3 MIN
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AI’s Space Expansion Could Become Humanity’s Costliest Infrastructure Gamble
- 4 MIN
- AI & Machine Learning
Powering AI Should Never Empower Foreign Adversaries
- 4 MIN
- Power & Energy Grid
Grid Stability Ends Where Accountability Quietly Begins
- 4 MIN
- Sustainability
Singapore’s Decarbonization Strategy Needs Underground Thinking First
- 5 MIN
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When AI Data Centers Challenge Grid Stability Beyond Electricity Demand
- 3 MIN
- Data Centers
US Bolsters Ratepayer Protection as AI Data Centers Expand
- 5 MIN
- Data Centers
SLB and Liberty Energy Partner to Accelerate AI Data Center Power Infrastructure
- 3 MIN
- Sustainability
Quebec’s New Math: Is The Era Of Cheap Hydro Over For Data Centers?
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- 5 MIN
- Liquid & Immersion Cooling
Why Heat Dissipation Units Are Becoming a Colo Product, Not a Stopgap
- 6 MIN
- Sustainability
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- 5 MIN
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- 19 MIN
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Scalability Debt: What Happens When Your Facility Can’t Support Next-Gen Chip Power Curves
- 18 MIN
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Editor’s View
“We are not building AI. We are building the electricity grid of the 21st century — and like all infrastructure, the nations that own it will define what is possible for everyone else.”
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Analysis
Why the Chip War Is Actually a Data Centre War in Disguise
The geopolitics of semiconductors gets all the attention, but the real battleground is where those chips are deployed — and who controls the power to run them.
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James Sutherland
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Open Source AI Is Not the Answer to Sovereign AI — It’s the Question
Governments rushing to adopt open-weight models as a sovereignty strategy are missing the infrastructure problem entirely.
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Riya Patel
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From Misconception to Momentum: 2026 Trends for the UK’s Data Centre Sector
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Artificial intelligence chip startup Etched has secured $300 million in a Series C funding round, pushing its valuation to $10.3
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Artificial intelligence has transformed the conversation around digital infrastructure. Most discussions focus on GPUs, semiconductor supply chains, and the race
Hydrogen fuel cells for data center power
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Every Campus Now Pulls Like a Small City. The Grid Didn’t Get the Memo
Campus Load has quietly become the first design constraint for large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure, long before architects discuss buildings or
US Bolsters Ratepayer Protection as AI Data Centers Expand
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure has transformed electricity policy into one of the defining issues shaping the next
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Top 10 Impactful Players in Data Infrastructure Series: Part 4
As AI accelerates infrastructure demand, power delivery is becoming the defining constraint of scale. The conversation around data infrastructure is
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Cooling the Future: How Refroid Is Rewriting the Rules of AI Data Center Thermal Management
- 25 MIN
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Top 10 Impactful Players in Data Infrastructure Series: Part 3
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The Substation Is No Longer Someone Else’s Problem
- 5 MIN
- Data Centers
AI Is Changing Where, How, and How Fast We Build Data Centers
- 5 MIN
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AI Impact Summit 2026: Leader Shaping Infrastructure’s Next Era – Part 2
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- AI & Machine Learning
AI Impact Summit 2026: Leader Shaping Infrastructure’s Next Era
- 6 MIN
- Data Centers
New York Data Centers Ban Won’t Make AI Infrastructure More Affordable
- 4 MIN
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Empty Grid Promises Can No Longer Survive India
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July 18 Might Change the Data Center Growth Conversation Forever
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The Data Center Boom Is Testing Corporate Credibility
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