Markets and policy
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Hscale secures $1bn Spanish hyperscale contract
Hscale has secured a $1bn-plus contract for Spanish hyperscale infrastructure.
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Investor group warns against Scottish moratorium
Scottish Financial Enterprise says calls to halt new data centres are creating a negative signal for investors considering Scotland.
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Computacenter raises outlook on infrastructure demand
Computacenter has raised its 2026 profit outlook as hyperscale, neocloud, and AI infrastructure demand drives a record product backlog.
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UK links data centres to constrained renewables
The UK government says strategically located data centres could reduce grid constraint costs by consuming renewable electricity that would otherwise be curtailed.
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Cyber bill advances with data centres in scope
The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill has completed Lords Grand Committee scrutiny with qualifying data centres set to enter the NIS regime.
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Anthropic compute commitments reportedly reach 14.8GW
Anthropic has reportedly entered agreements giving it access to at least 14.8GW of additional compute capacity since October, with potential commitments valued at up to $517bn.
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Thailand asks 49 data centres to pause
Thailand has asked developers of 49 data centres under construction to pause voluntarily and frozen 117 pending approvals while national rules are prepared.
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Data centre demand lifts IQE photonics revenue
IQE’s first-half revenue rose 43% to £64.6m as growth in AI and data centre markets helped increase photonics sales and demand for indium phosphide.
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Nscale seeks $3.5bn before possible IPO
Nscale is reportedly seeking about $3.5bn of pre-IPO financing as the UK-headquartered AI infrastructure provider continues to fund data centres, GPUs, cooling systems, and networking.
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Blackpool seeks next Silicon Sands investment phase
Blackpool Council is seeking further investment and borrowing for the Airport Enterprise Zone as enabling work advances around the Silicon Sands data centre programme.