Amazon to invest $50bn in OpenAI

Amazon and OpenAI have agreed a multi-year strategic partnership that includes a $50 billion equity investment from Amazon and a major expansion of OpenAI’s cloud and compute commitments with Amazon Web Services

YIT, Kontiolahti advance data center project, Finland

The municipality of Kontiolahti and YIT have agreed to cooperate on advancing a data centre project in the planned Vellamo business area in southern Lehmo, North Karelia

Altibox Carrier, DataVita extend NO-UK subsea link

Altibox Carrier has partnered with DataVita to extend the NO-UK subsea cable system directly into Scotland, creating a high-capacity connection between Scotland and the Nordics with services now live

Duos signs GPU cluster LOI, appoints CEO, US

Duos has signed an LOI with Hydra Host to deploy an Nvidia GPU cluster and appointed Doug Recker as chief executive

EOI out for France data centre

The Dunkirk Port Authority has issued a call for expressions of interest, seeking developers for a vacant 21-hectare plot to build an AI data centre in France

Lyten acquires Northvolt Sweden, opens industrial hub

Lyten has completed the acquisition of Northvolt Ett and Ett Expansion in Skellefteå, Sweden, and Northvolt Labs in Västerås, Sweden

CoreWeave to double capex spend in 2026

GPU-as-a-Service company CoreWeave plans to spend at least $30 billion on capex in 2026, roughly twice the amount from last year, executives said on yesterday's earnings call

EdgeConneX to enter Swedish market

EdgeConneX is targeting entry into the Swedish market through the planned development of a data centre campus in Skellefteå with potential capacity of up to 1GW

PLDT eyes REIT listing for data centre unit, Philippines

Telco giant PLDT has disclosed that it is evaluating a potential real estate investment trust initial public offering for Vitro, its data centre business, or a sale of a minority interest

New Era signs land acquisition LOI, US

New Era has signed a non-binding LOI to acquire around 54 acres of land adjacent to its TCDC campus in Ector County, Texas

MARA, Starwood ink data center deal, US

MARA has signed an agreement with Starwood to convert and expand sites into hyperscale, enterprise and AI‑capable data centers