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VINCI wins €165m Iberian data centre cooling contract
VINCI subsidiary Cobra IS has won a €165 million contract for cooling infrastructure at an Iberian data centre campus. The works include 126 dry coolers designed for the equivalent of 200MW of computing capacity.
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Google restores London cloud services after power event
Google Cloud has closed a London regional outage lasting seven hours and 52 minutes following a power event in one availability zone. Its underlying equipment failure remains unidentified, while banks and public services reported disruption.
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Skanska joins Bitzero’s 110MW Norwegian campus development
Skanska has joined the development of Bitzero’s proposed 110MW Namsskogan data centre campus. Initial civil works are complete, but the current agreement covers engineering and project preparation rather than a signed construction contract.
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Magnora acquires operating 2MW data centre in Oslo
Magnora Data Center has acquired an operating 2MW IT-load facility in Oslo, taking a 75% interest alongside Blix Group. Fibre integration is planned, while availability upgrades and district heating remain under consideration.
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Amazon backs proposed 960MW Indiana nuclear project
Amazon is funding development of a proposed 960MW nuclear plant in Indiana under an agreement with AEP and X-energy. Feasibility studies, regulatory approvals, and investment decisions remain outstanding.
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Israel outlines 200MW data centre connection limit
Israel’s Electricity Authority has proposed a 200MW limit for new data centres, alongside financial guarantees and emergency disconnection requirements, following grid connection requests totalling approximately 27GW.
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S&P warns of opaque AI infrastructure liabilities
S&P Global says complex AI infrastructure financing may expose major technology companies to obligations that are not fully visible in published disclosures. The ratings agency has not quantified the potential liabilities.
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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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Nscale faces investor resistance to IPO valuation
Some prospective investors reportedly favour valuing Nscale at $16 billion–$19 billion rather than its approximately $30 billion IPO target, amid scrutiny of financing and delivery risks across AI infrastructure.
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Volex reports growth as data centre sales normalise
Volex expects record first-half revenue of at least $710 million, although data centre sales have eased from the preceding six months as exceptional supply shortages unwind.