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fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

OpenAI pauses UK data centre deal over energy costs and regulation

OpenAI is pausing its UK data centre project due to high energy costs and regulatory concerns.
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Venture
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
1 week ago

Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $2bn ASX IPO after $505m raise and $10bn Blackstone debt

Firmus raised $505m at a $5.5bn valuation, targeting a $2bn IPO on the ASX, backed by a $10bn debt facility and renewable energy plans.
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London startup
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Family-owned steel fabricator in Wexford bought by London-listed group in 7.3m deal

A family-owned fabrication firm in Wexford was acquired for €7.3m by Hill & Smith to expand in the European data-centre market.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

The Standard podcast: Will Brick Lane's Truman Brewery become a data centre?

Local plans propose retail, restaurants, a cinema, private housing and a controversial data centre on Brick Lane, dividing residents, businesses and politicians ahead of a key council election.
London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Fire erupts in 13-storey tower in east London housing data centre

Basement fire in a 13-storey east London tower destroyed part of a battery room storing 200 lead-acid batteries; firefighters brought the blaze under control before 7am.
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fromThe Local Germany
4 months ago

'Digital sovereignty': What we know so far about Germany's new 11 billion data centre

Germany is building a large, secure data centre in Lübbenau to host European data and GPUs, aiming for digital sovereignty and AI capacity.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
6 months ago

Europe's largest data centre could be built in east London

Formal plans for what could be Europe's largest data centre are expected to be submitted in the coming months, new documents show. Havering Council is set to approve the East Havering Data Centre (EHDC), which will straddle the boundary of Havering and Thurrock, in January. The centre designed by developer Digital Reef would cover 99 acres and the scheme would also include a 279-acre ecology park, which the firm said would be publicly accessible. The council's corporate plan, published this week, says it will be consulted on in the autumn before it goes before the strategic planning committee, made up of elected councillors.
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