Build and facilities
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Nscale negotiates further $45bn Anthropic computing deal
Nscale is in talks over another $45 billion computing agreement with Anthropic, involving a proposed second building at its Monarch campus in West Virginia. The agreement has not been signed.
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Microsoft withdraws from Nscale’s Essex data centre
Microsoft has withdrawn from Nscale’s proposed Loughton data centre after reported grid connection delays pushed electricity availability into the 2030s. Nscale says its wider Microsoft partnership remains intact.
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Arelion expands live Baltic network capacity
Arelion has provisioned multi-terabit capacity on its Helsinki–Warsaw corridor and connected additional enterprise and wholesale customers, extending the operational use of its Baltic network.
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Krolmap proposes 225MW off-grid Spanish campus
Krolmap is proposing a €1.5 billion, 225MW data centre campus in Aragón powered by renewable generation, batteries, and cogeneration, avoiding a conventional grid connection.
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NL-ix acquires Sweden’s Stockholm Internet Exchange
Dutch interconnection operator NL-ix has acquired Stockholm Internet eXchange from Glesys. The transaction extends its European network, with the Swedish seller remaining a customer and infrastructure partner.
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Swedish consortium launches shared NVIDIA supercomputer
Sweden’s Sferical AI has formally launched a shared supercomputer containing 1,152 NVIDIA GPUs. The system has operated since late summer, with participating industrial businesses beginning to deploy selected applications.
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Activists target Amsterdam data centre construction again
Extinction Rebellion says activists again targeted the foundations of a Microsoft-leased data centre under construction in Amsterdam. No independent assessment has established structural damage or delays from the latest incident.
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ORCA installs PT-3 in London innovation lab
ORCA Computing has installed its PT-3 photonic quantum system at Digital Realty’s London LHR19 facility, operating at room temperature alongside conventional accelerated computing infrastructure.
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Capital Concrete details Docklands foundation mix specifications
Capital Concrete has detailed the specialist foundation mixes supplied to an East London data centre project, including DC4 concrete and selected recipes with approximately 70% cement replacement using GGBS.
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Welsh ministers review Menai campus call-in request
The Welsh Government has received a request to take over the planning decision for a proposed 3.6 million sq ft campus near Caernarfon, following substantial local opposition.