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Plan for controversial Sydney data centre scrapped after push-back
Goodman Group, the property giant behind the Project Mars data centre, says the decision is due to changes to the "policy and regulatory environment".
September 28, 2026Russia hits Ukraine's largest mobile provider, strikes data centres - Reuters
Russia hits Ukraine's largest mobile provider, strikes data centres Reuters
September 27, 2026Russia targeting 'ordinary life' with attacks on Ukraine's data centres, Zelensky says
Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
September 25, 2026Will a switch to light speed cut power use at data centres?
To save power and add capacity, data centres are switching from copper wires to tech using light.
September 22, 2026A new skyline of data centres is rising from the rolling plains of rural China
Potato farmers rub shoulders with rows of gleaming new data centres as Trump and Xi meet to discuss AI safety.
September 22, 2026Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions
The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.
September 22, 2026Victoria proposes mandating new data centres source their own green power - Reuters
Victoria proposes mandating new data centres source their own green power Reuters
September 22, 2026Why doomsday warnings are not the only threat to the AI juggernaut
The global AI race is being hit by very localised political and environmental concerns
September 15, 2026Data centre could threaten rare species, says charity
Incredibly rare habitats would be destroyed, the Essex Wildlife Trust warns.
September 15, 2026Google picks Finland for its largest single investment in Europe
The US tech giant says the €13bn data centre project will create tens of thousands of jobs.
September 9, 2026Examining US official's claim that data centres 'don't use water'
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick falsely suggested that data centres don't use water.
September 4, 2026Data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?
Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.
September 3, 2026Not just Nvidia: these power and cooling firms are riding the trillion-dollar data centre boom - Reuters
Not just Nvidia: these power and cooling firms are riding the trillion-dollar data centre boom Reuters
September 1, 2026I used to live in a quiet area - now a data centre overlooks my garden
With the number of UK data centres set to rise, some communities are concerned about their impact.
August 28, 2026Spain plans new, stricter data centres rules, sources say - Reuters
Spain plans new, stricter data centres rules, sources say Reuters
August 25, 2026Skanska to build four US data centres for $1.2 billion - Reuters
Skanska to build four US data centres for $1.2 billion Reuters
August 20, 2026Europe AI data centres seek cheaper, quicker energy and land - Reuters
Europe AI data centres seek cheaper, quicker energy and land Reuters
August 19, 2026The critical tech staying safe by going underground
The war in Ukraine has spurred people to consider putting vital infrastructure underground.
August 18, 2026Nvidia gets $500bn from major investors to develop AI infrastructure
The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.
August 10, 2026Bagpipes - the first defence against alien invaders?
Oxfordshire piper's tunes could soon make it to the moon under the plans of an space entrepreneur.
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Plan for controversial Sydney data centre scrapped after push-back
A sign campaigning against the centre displayed outside a home in a Sydney suburb Plans for a data centre which would have been built metres from people's homes in a Sydney suburb have been scrapped
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Russia targeting 'ordinary life' with attacks on Ukraine's data centres, Zelensky says
Four people were killed in a Russian drone strike on a business centre in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has widened its attacks to target Ukraine's data cent
Rare look at the remote engine rooms powering China's AI ambitions
The BBC's Laura Bicker is in Inner Mongolia where dozens of Chinese data centres are being built, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence. She explains how attitudes differ b
A new skyline of data centres is rising from the rolling plains of rural China
In the expansive grasslands of Inner Mongolia, farmers are picking plump potatoes alongside new neighbours: huge, rectangular blocks that will fuel China's AI platforms. Ulanqab, with its steppes and
Will a switch to light speed cut power use at data centres?
Data centres use vast amounts of copper in electrical and data systems "I think we're at the end of copper," says Chris Sharp, the chief technology officer at data centre operator Digital Reality. H
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Why doomsday warnings are not the only threat to the AI juggernaut
Why doomsday warnings are not the only threat to the AI juggernaut There is an eerie low hum that emanates from data centres, where tens of thousands of chips make trillions of computations a second
Data centre could threaten rare species, says charity
Emily Buttress said the Essex Wildlife Trust was not necessarily against development, but they wanted it to be sustainable Plans to build a new data centre could threaten the habitat of one of Britai
Google picks Finland for its largest single investment in Europe
Google will buy up to half the electricity produced by one of Finland's nuclear power plants as part of a record €13bn (£11bn; $15bn) investment in the country's AI infrastructure, the company announc
Examining US official's claim that data centres 'don't use water'
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested that data centres don't use water. According to the International Energy Agency, a data centre in the United States uses around 2 million litres per day
Data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?
Locals in the Sydney suburb of Lane Cove are concerned about the planned construction of four new data centres The sheer size and noise of data centres are what people tend to notice first. Some say
I used to live in a quiet area - now a data centre overlooks my garden
Amanda says she can see the data centre from whichever window of her home she looks out of Overlooking the garden of Amanda Young's family home is a data centre. "It used to be a nice, quiet area,"
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The critical tech staying safe by going underground
"Like lighting a rocket" the Earthgrid machine operates at very high temperatures A wall of white granite towered above a small team of engineers gathered in a California quarry. The ancient, ultra-h
Nvidia gets $500bn from major investors to develop AI infrastructure
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has seen his company's value soar amid the AI boom in tech. Nvidia has teamed up with some of Wall Street's largest banks and investors to raise $500bn (£370bn) in capital for
Bagpipes - the first defence against alien invaders?
The sound of bagpipes could soon make it into space "Imagine you're a Martian, you're just about to invade Earth, you're hiding in the moon... and suddenly you meet the martial music of the bagpipe."
Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands
There are currently 564 data centres listed in the UK Ofgem has proposed new measures which could see developers of data centres made to pay hundreds of millions of pounds up front. The British ener