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Phoenix ME lands H.I.G. Capital backing for expansion

The deal gives the engineering services group fresh firepower to target bigger data centre and infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Nvidia & Wall Street launch $500bn AI funding push

The tie-up could unlock financing for AI data centres as demand for computing power outstrips the balance sheets of cloud providers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Centuria & ResetData expand AI pipeline beyond 250MW

Customer demand is outstripping near-term AI compute capacity as the pair line up power, data halls and GPUs to speed deployments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Allianz warns data centre boom reshapes insurer risk

Rising losses and tighter underwriting are forcing insurers to treat data centres as mission-critical infrastructure rather than specialist property.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

DataCentre infrastructure

NVIDIA outlines 800 VDC power plan for AI factories

The shift could help AI data centre operators add denser racks without rebuilding sites, as NVIDIA moves to cut power-conversion losses.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Network Infrastructure

Google unveils three new subsea cables across the Americas

The new routes are set to improve resilience and speed for cloud and streaming traffic across Latin America, the Caribbean and North America.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Global mobile operators accelerate 2G & 3G switch-offs

Legacy network retirements are freeing spectrum for 4G and 5G, though operators still face slow customer migration and IoT replacement hurdles.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

Datagrid secures Transpower gear for Southland AI site

A Southland data centre project has moved ahead as Transpower secures long-lead equipment to help Datagrid meet a late-2027 commissioning target.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Agricultural Technology

atNorth heat reuse deal to feed Danish greenhouses

The project could cut emissions and reduce Denmark's reliance on imported winter produce by heating new greenhouse facilities with surplus data centre heat.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

DataCentre infrastructure

Data centre power market set to hit USD $70.94bn by 2034

Rising AI and cloud demand is set to push power spending toward USD $70.94 billion by 2034, as operators race to avoid outages.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

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DataCentre infrastructure

Singapore unveils first biological data centre prototype

A 20-unit system in Singapore is testing whether living neurons can ease data centre power strain while aiding AI and drug discovery.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

Indonesia launches first university-based AI centre

The new hub aims to give researchers and students access to high-end computing for health, farming and disaster response projects.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Orient Technologies posts sharp rise in quarterly EBITDA

Higher sales and a wider margin lifted Orient Technologies back into profit in the June quarter, with EPS turning positive again.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Improved water meter data helps Masterton plug leaks

Water losses in Masterton have been cut to 15% as better meter data helps the council spot hidden leaks and prompt repairs.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

Contact & CDC explore 250 MW Stratford data centre

The proposed 250 MW facility could bring fresh jobs and new renewable generation to Taranaki, but it still needs consent, finance and tenants.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

Contact Energy's net profit climbs to $423 million, up 62 percent on last year

Higher renewable output and the Manawa Energy purchase lifted annual earnings, while Contact Energy eyes new demand from a proposed Taranaki data centre.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Last week