Data Center Dynamics

[DCD] GE Vernova's order backlog has reached $197bn, with data center demand driving gas turbine sales, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said it expects to have 130GW of signed gas turbine agreements by the end of the year.

[DCD] Huawei Cloud has unveiled four strategies aimed at accelerating AI adoption in Brazil, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said it will continue to enhance AI capabilities, strengthen ecosystem collaboration, and provide secure, easy-to-use cloud platforms and localized services.

[DCD] South Korean chip startup FuriosaAI has raised $620 million at a post-money valuation of approximately $2.9 billion, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said the funds will help accelerate development of its third-generation AI inference chip.

[DCD] Digital Realty reported revenue of $1.9bn and a backlog of $2.5bn, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company pointed to strong hyperscale sales and limited neocloud exposure.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics said it published a thought leadership guide on November 2, 2026 for modern distributed organizations on designing resilient global enterprise networks. The guide is positioned as reference material for distributed organizations; no specific technical proposals or figures were disclosed.

[DCD] Google's Project Suncatcher has run its first workload on an orbital TPU, using AI poetry generation to prove the system works, according to Data Center Dynamics. But the company admits space data centers cost 100x more than terrestrial ones, leaving the finances unclear.

[DCD] Canadian telco Rogers said on November 2, 2026 that it has expanded its direct-to-device (D2D) roaming service to Japan, Australia and New Zealand, according to Data Center Dynamics. Rogers said the move extends its D2D roaming coverage to international markets.

[DCD] Nvidia is in talks to provide credit support for Nscale's Monarch Compute Campus project, which serves Anthropic, according to a Data Center Dynamics report. The report said Nvidia could provide billions of dollars in credit guarantees. The claim has not been confirmed by the companies involved.

[DCD] Aligned Data Centers has launched a new version of its Delta Cube air cooling system, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said the new version delivers ten percent efficiency savings.

[DCD] Prometheus Hyperscale has withdrawn from a gigawatt-scale data center project in Casper, Wyoming, according to Data Center Dynamics. The news took local officials by surprise, and the landowner aims to continue the project without Prometheus, the report said.

[DCD] OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with Samsung executives as a memory chip shortage deepens, according to Data Center Dynamics. The meeting follows comments Altman made on a podcast about the underutilization of DRAM in desktop computers. The report did not disclose the details or timing of the talks.

[DCD] Google is considering developing a 1.2GW data center on roughly 1,000 acres in Goochland County, Virginia, according to Data Center Dynamics. The project would be developed in the West Creek Business Park. The report did not disclose investment size, construction timeline or power supply arrangements.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics (DCD) published an opinion piece on November 2, 2026 titled "From capacity, to the cost of intelligence," subtitled "The next shift in AI infrastructure." According to DCD, the article examines a shift in focus for AI infrastructure, moving from compute capacity toward the cost of intelligence itself. The headline and summary provided no specific figures or forecasts.

[DCD] AVK Capital said it is transforming data center development processes through an Energy-as-a-Service model, according to sponsored content published by Data Center Dynamics. The model is intended to mitigate the power infrastructure capex burden for funders and the opex risk of energy delivery for developers and operators, delivering sustainable speed to power.

[DCD] Russian telecom operator Rostelecom is in talks with Norilsk Nickel to build underground data centers, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report said Russia is considering bunker-style facilities as Ukraine strikes data centers.

[DCD] SpaceX is in talks to acquire Boost Mobile, the mobile business of EchoStar, and the two sides are also exploring a network access agreement as an alternative, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report did not disclose deal value, timing or other terms. EchoStar and SpaceX did not publicly comment on the report.

[DCD] Microsoft has bought 616 acres of land in Dallas County, Iowa, for $95.5 million, according to Data Center Dynamics. The price is more than double what the previous buyer paid, the report said, without disclosing the earlier purchase price or timing.

[DCD] SpaceXAI is launching two additional data center campuses in Mississippi to further expand Colossus 2, according to Data Center Dynamics. The sites, dubbed Gun Range and Spam, will both be operational by the end of the year, Elon Musk said.

[DCD] A Megaspeed executive with close ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been suspected of spying for China, according to Data Center Dynamics. Nvidia and the Chinese Embassy rejected claims of targeted spying.

[DCD] Envision claims it is running the world's first 800VDC data center in Ulanqab, China, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said it had envisioned a high-powered future and brought it to life. The report did not disclose details such as the facility's scale, load or commissioning date.

[DCD] PowerBank plans to build a 2MW modular data center in Ontario, Canada, and has signed its first lease with an AI cloud partner, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report did not disclose the lease value, term or project timeline.

[DCD] Enterprise cloud infrastructure spending rose 55% year on year in the third quarter, marking the 12th consecutive quarter of growth, according to Synergy, as reported by Data Center Dynamics.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics has published a decision guide for designing infrastructure for enterprise AI, aimed at matching enterprise AI workloads to deployment and infrastructure models. According to Data Center Dynamics, the guide is issued as a whitepaper and positioned as a decision reference; it does not disclose specific vendor products or performance figures.

[DCD] The US data center industry is facing an unprecedented tide of misinformation spreading across social media, according to an analysis published by Data Center Dynamics on October 30, 2026. The analysis sets out a taxonomy of American data center opposition, grouping the pushback into categories including politics, misinformation and conspiracy theories. According to DCD, these strands of opposition are intertwined with the spread of information on social media, shaping the public environment the industry now confronts.

[DCD] Sabey DC will pilot hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel as a diesel replacement at its data center in Austin, Texas, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said that if the pilot is successful, it plans to expand the approach to additional sites.

[DCD] Virgin Media O2 is nearing an agreement to use BT's broadband network, the Financial Times reported, adding that the move could lead the company to pause its own fiber infrastructure buildout. The report said the deal could affect its fiber expansion plans. Details were not confirmed by Virgin Media O2 or BT.

[DCD] T-Mobile's chief technology officer said the carrier will be the first in the US to launch 6G, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report said the race to launch 6G is on. The claim came from the carrier executive; no timeline or technical details were disclosed.

[DCD] Hyperscale and AI-driven demand is reshaping contractual liabilities across the data center development stack, according to sponsored content published by Data Center Dynamics, which said contractual risk allocation is entering a new phase as obligations and liability boundaries shift across the development chain.

[DCD] DayOne has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sembcorp to integrate power and energy solutions across data centers in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Data Center Dynamics. The agreement is part of DayOne's Bring Your Own Power initiative. The parties did not disclose financial terms, the number of markets covered or a timeline.

[DCD] Openreach has warned that businesses will count the cost if they do not migrate from legacy ISDN services ahead of January's PSTN switch-off, according to Data Center Dynamics.

[DCD] Modular data center provider DXN has lost a neocloud customer contract, according to Data Center Dynamics. The customer canceled the deal after a shift in its business, though DXN was still paid for work completed.

[DCD] SpiNNcloud has rebranded to Sparxity and announced a cluster deployment at the Jülich center in Germany, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said the rebrand reflects its vision to "only compute what matters."

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics (DCD) has published a whitepaper titled "Beyond the Grid" on building the power system for AI in the Americas, according to the publisher. The abstract did not disclose specific technical approaches, project figures or conclusions.

[DCD] A Scottish automotive company is sounding out the local council about a proposed data center project near Cowlairs Park in Glasgow, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report said the local car firm has approached the council over the plans, but gave no details on the project's scale, investment or timeline.

[DCD] Equinix reported record annualized gross bookings of $533m, up 35 percent year on year, according to Data Center Dynamics. The data center operator said the result reflected keeping project scale low and its customer base broad.

[DCD] Europe's AI ambitions are running into a power bottleneck, according to Data Center Dynamics: data center demand is surging, but outdated grid infrastructure is preventing the region from making full use of renewable energy. The report did not disclose specific demand growth or grid investment figures.

[DCD] The strongest data center security strategies do not deploy identical controls across all environments, but instead address four different data center realities, according to sponsored content published by Data Center Dynamics on October 31, 2026. The item did not disclose specific controls, deployment scope or quantitative data.

[DCD] Building maintenance needs more attention as the data center industry focuses on power supply, according to a Data Center Dynamics opinion piece published on November 1, 2026. The article said maintenance challenges are putting the data center boom at risk. It did not provide specific figures or case details.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics published an opinion piece on November 1, 2026 asking what applications could be unlocked if quantum computation became 1,000 times more reliable. The article also argues that quantum computing should start being viewed as an element of the broader data center ecosystem rather than as a standalone technology track. The introduction did not provide a specific list of applications or quantified forecasts.

[DCD] Intel said an explosion at its Israel fab will cost the company $600m in losses, according to Data Center Dynamics. The chipmaker said Intel Foundry operating losses narrowed quarter on quarter and that 14A customer announcements are coming soon. Intel reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $16.5bn, according to the report.

[DCD] Google has bought 56 hectares of land in Hamina, Finland, according to Data Center Dynamics, amid ongoing issues over tree-felling in Muhos. The report also said Finnish firm Tekova plans a 50MW data center in Perho, while SRV has backed out of a 40MW project in Eura.

[DCD] Switches are not scaling fast enough to meet the demands of AI data centers, creating what Data Center Dynamics described in an opinion piece published on October 30, 2026 as a "network wall." According to the article, a failure to scale could hurt data center operators.

[DCD] South Korea's Hyundai will develop a data center at the Saemangeum energy and robotics megaproject campus and offer GPU services, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said the facility is being developed at the campus. Investment size, compute capacity and launch timing were not disclosed.

[DCD] The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has proposed new rules for large loads seeking connection to the California grid and will now file the proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), according to Data Center Dynamics. CAISO did not disclose details of the rules in the report.

[DCD] India's L&T has broken ground on its second data center in Chennai, according to Data Center Dynamics. The 52MW facility will support the company's cloud unit, Vyoma.

[DCD] The US Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on a plan to free up 500MHz of spectrum for device-to-device (D2D) services, according to Data Center Dynamics. The regulator said it is requesting feedback from carriers on potential concerns.

[DCD] Clifford Chao, lead ASIC engineer at photonic computing company Lightmatter, has joined OpenAI as silicon lead, according to Data Center Dynamics. Chao previously worked at Google on TPUs, the report said.

[DCD] Amazon Web Services posted a sharp jump in earnings, but investors are growing weary of AI-related spending, according to Data Center Dynamics. Shares fell as Amazon forecast a weaker retail fourth quarter alongside continued data center spending. Quarterly capex reached $77bn.

[DCD] Deutsche Telekom has halted plans for a mega-merger with T-Mobile, according to a Data Center Dynamics report. The report said a union between the two is off for now. It did not disclose the reasons for the halt or any next steps.

[DCD] DayOne has signed a memorandum of understanding with Blue Whale Energy to explore the feasibility of a distributed virtual power plant in Singapore, according to Data Center Dynamics. The virtual power plant would support DayOne's SG1 data center.

[DCD] Finnish police have opened a criminal investigation into Google over reported mass tree felling at a data center site, according to Data Center Dynamics. Google said it will cooperate with the investigation. The report did not disclose the specific charges, the location of the data center or the scale of the felling.

[DCD] Megan Josselyn of Starline, a brand of Legrand, joined DCD's Tam Pledger to discuss how high-density workloads and AI are changing the evolution of power distribution in data centers, according to a video interview published by Data Center Dynamics on October 30, 2026.

[DCD] Gas-powered generation is becoming more common in the US, and the conversation around power in the country is changing, according to Richard Reisig of Siemens Energy, writing in sponsored content published by Data Center Dynamics. Reisig explained the reasons behind the shift.

[DCD] The data center buildout across the Americas may soon run into a critical power crunch, and the industry is moving too fast to see it coming, according to sponsored content from Wärtsilä. The analysis identifies "speed to powerless" as the defining infrastructure risk of the AI era, according to Wärtsilä.

[DCD] AI cloud company OneQode has leased 14MW of data center capacity from AdaniConneX in India, according to Data Center Dynamics. The deal marks OneQode's first deployment in the country, with more planned.

[DCD] Turkish police have arrested 85 people over an arson attack last month on a Starlink satellite station in Poland, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report said the arson attack took place on September 23 and that the number of arrests reached 85 as the investigation widened. The report did not disclose the identities of the suspects, the charges they face or further details of the case.

[DCD] A 700MW data center project has been proposed outside Lansing, Michigan, according to Data Center Dynamics. The proposal came from the local economic development agency, and local officials said they were blindsided by it, the report said.

[DCD] Nordic data center firm Heim has secured an investment from Omnes, according to Data Center Dynamics. The funding will be used to finance Heim's first projects in Finland, the report said. The report did not disclose the investment amount, deal structure, or the specific locations and timelines of the projects.

[DCD] Nvidia used its GTC Berlin event to reframe its messaging for the European market, according to Data Center Dynamics, which questioned whether attendees were buying it. The GPU giant wanted to show it cares, but did not want too many questions, the report said.

[DCD] Quantum DC has cancelled a community meeting on its Australian data center project due to a "credible bomb threat," according to Data Center Dynamics. The proposed gigawatt-scale project has previously drawn local pushback.

[DCD] In a video published by Data Center Dynamics, Zachary Skidmore spoke with Allison Clements of ASG about regulating data centers, covering evolving FERC regulations, the management of large energy loads, grid interconnections, and financial safeguards against speculative data center demand.

[DCD] Data center developers should reassess copper requirements and labor planning at the design stage, according to Data Center Dynamics. The outlet said copper forecasts will likely keep swinging and the electrician shortfall is projected to begin in 2027, adding that developers cannot wait for either issue to resolve itself.

[DCD] Meta has agreed a multi-year deal to buy 200,000 tons of low-carbon cement associated credits from Fortera, according to Data Center Dynamics. The deal will support the development of Fortera's cement plant in Missouri. The report did not disclose the value or a detailed timetable for the agreement.

[DCD] Orange is seeking compensation from Nokia over a network outage in France earlier this month, according to a Data Center Dynamics report. The outage affected millions of Orange customers, the report said. The compensation claim and the stated scale of impact were attributed to the report; no response from Nokia was included.

[DCD] The US Federal Communications Commission is set to vote next month on whether prisons may jam contraband cellphone calls, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report did not specify the exact vote date or the details of the proposed rules.

[DCD] Industrial distributor Fastenal published a whitepaper describing how it used consolidation to standardize data center spending, framing the approach as a way to simplify safety and drive savings, according to Data Center Dynamics, which hosted the paper. The abstract did not disclose specific savings figures or implementation details.

[DCD] Marwynn has signed a memorandum of understanding with Grenada National Resort to build an AI data center and an accompanying solar farm in Grenada, with investment of up to $500m, according to Data Center Dynamics. Grenada National Resort was described as a large-scale luxury tourism and real estate development. The report did not disclose a project timeline, site details or financing arrangements.

[DCD] Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has seen a marginal increase in its data center pipeline, of which 240MW is in the construction phase, according to Data Center Dynamics.

[DCD] Conglomerate Chatterjee Group has launched Cortex DC, a data center business targeting 2GW of data center capacity in India, according to Data Center Dynamics. Few details about the rollout were shared, the report said.

[DCD] Telecom operator Entel has shut down its 3G network in La Paz, Bolivia, as of October 29, 2026, according to Data Center Dynamics. Entel said the move is aimed at strengthening its 4G network coverage instead.

[DCD] James Argiriou, a partnerships executive on Prime Video's sports team, has left Amazon to join OpenAI's compute strategy team, Data Center Dynamics reported. According to the report, Argiriou moves to OpenAI, which is a customer of Amazon Web Services.

[DCD] Google's share price fell after the search and cloud giant's build-out of AI data centers drove a $9bn negative cash flow, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said capital expenditure spending will continue as planned.

[DCD] In a DCD Studio interview, James Raddings spoke with Abdullah Al-Shakari of Overview Energy about powering AI data centers from space, according to Data Center Dynamics. The discussion covered space-based solar power beaming, overcoming terrestrial solar limits, near-infrared technology, and partnerships with Meta and the US Air Force.

[DCD] Microsoft said its data center facilities can have a useful life of 25 years, according to Data Center Dynamics, as the company reported strong cloud earnings and lower capital expenditure. Microsoft also disclosed Azure revenue for the first time.

[DCD] NTT has deployed AI data centers in Paris and Singapore, bringing its total number of AI factory sites to four across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report did not disclose investment amounts, computing capacity or launch timelines for the deployments.

[DCD] Alibaba has launched an Amsterdam cloud region and plans further expansion in Europe, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company also launched the latest version of its on-premise rack offering. The report did not disclose the investment size, the number of availability zones, or a timeline for the planned expansion.

[DCD] Short-seller Culper Research said in a report that chips made by Cerebras have shorter lifespans than the company's statements suggest. Culper said the lifespan gap "undermines the entire business." The report's summary did not provide specific lifespan figures or the basis for its calculation. Cerebras did not immediately respond.

[DCD] Akamai launched an AI inference service and added new GPUs to its cloud fleet, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said it targets next year for Vera Rubin hardware.

[DCD] Bull has signed a memorandum of understanding with Czech telecom operator České Radiokomunikace for an AI Gigafactory, according to Data Center Dynamics. The agreement also aims to strengthen AI adoption and infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe.

[DCD] Telehouse, an operator owned by KKDI, has completed the acquisition of an office block campus in London Docklands next to its existing London campus, according to Data Center Dynamics. Telehouse said it plans to build a 65MW data center at the site. The deal value was not disclosed.

[DCD] TrueLook has launched TrueAI capabilities aimed at contractors managing large data center campuses, according to Data Center Dynamics. The features are designed to help monitor critical activity, track equipment and turn jobsite imagery into actionable project intelligence, and include AI-powered search, alerts and reporting.

[DCD] DCD's Seb Moss and Maria Poyer of CoreWeave discussed global expansion strategies in a DCD Studio video, focusing on site selection, real estate and the challenges of entering markets in Europe and APAC, according to Data Center Dynamics.

[DCD] Ukrainian telecom operator Kyivstar has acquired Ukrainian cloud services provider GigaCloud, according to Data Center Dynamics. The deal, which had been in the works for months, comes weeks after the Kyiv data center of GigaCloud's parent company was bombed by Russia. The value and other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

[DCD] UK-based Volta has acquired the Reynolds House data center site in Manchester from Lunar Digital, according to Data Center Dynamics. The site was formerly a Telecity/Equinix facility. The transaction value was not disclosed.

[DCD] Naver has closed a $10bn investment from Brookfield and Nvidia, according to Data Center Dynamics. The money is to fund the build-out of data centers and GPU purchases, the report said.

[DCD] Russia has limited new cryptomining projects' connections to the power grid, allowing them only interruptible power supply, according to Data Center Dynamics. The country is struggling to find capacity for new data center developments, the report said.

[DCD] PingThings is set to expand the use of its AI platform across Dominion Energy Virginia's grid data, according to Data Center Dynamics. The move builds on seven years of collaboration between the two parties. The report did not disclose financial terms, a deployment timeline, or the specific scope of grid data covered.

[DCD] EdgeCore has closed $521 million in asset-backed securities (ABS) financing, according to Data Center Dynamics. The financing is backed against a leased data center in Silicon Valley. The report did not disclose the site's specific location, the tenant's identity, or the financing's tenor and pricing terms.

[DCD] Power resilience cannot be achieved through equipment selection alone; it is defined by the cumulative result of decisions made throughout the project lifecycle, starting with the right partnerships, according to sponsored content published by Data Center Dynamics. The content said data center growth requires a network approach with lifecycle support.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics published a whitepaper on October 29, 2026 titled "Enabling the next generation of data center mechanical cooling," according to the publisher. The paper focuses on high-performance, scalable and sustainable cooling platforms for mission-critical data centers. The abstract did not disclose specific technical specifications or performance figures.

[DCD] American Tower's chief executive said the company owns the abandoned Dish equipment located on its towers, according to Data Center Dynamics. The remark came alongside data center revenue growth that raised the company's full-year outlook. The report did not disclose the amount of equipment, disposal plans or the size of the guidance change.

[DCD] AIB plans to build a 50MW AI data center at a former cryptocurrency mining site in Spartanburg, South Carolina, to serve Nebius, according to Data Center Dynamics. The mine closed over the summer. The report said the conversion project was allowed to proceed despite a local data center moratorium.

[DCD] Extreme Networks has been fined after inadvertently breaching sanctions by channeling networking equipment to a Russian missile contractor, according to Data Center Dynamics.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics' DCD Studio features Kat Sullivan in conversation with Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros of SemiAnalysis on European versus US AI data center expansion, according to Data Center Dynamics. The discussion covers energy challenges, permitting obstacles and the construction innovations needed to keep pace.

[DCD] An 18MW Bitcoin mine has been proposed on a seven-acre site in Jersey County, Illinois, with eight containers planned, according to Data Center Dynamics. The project is at the proposal stage; the report did not disclose the developer, construction timeline or permitting status.

[DCD] The Malaysian government has approved a renewable energy requirement for new data centers, mandating that such facilities source a minimum of 30 percent of their power from renewable energy, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report did not specify an effective date, detailed scope of application, or enforcement mechanisms.

[DCD] New regulatory requirements could filter out rogue data center projects, DataBank CEO Raul Martynek said, according to Data Center Dynamics. Martynek made the remarks in discussing a data center moratorium in Texas and the impact of the US midterm elections. The report did not specify the terms or timing of the moratorium.

[DCD] Liquid cooling systems must remain reliable, serviceable and adaptable to what the future holds, with sustaining engineering playing a critical role, according to a Data Center Dynamics opinion piece published on October 28, 2026.

[DCD] KBRA has assigned preliminary ratings to up to $525m in US Signal notes secured against ten data centers, according to Data Center Dynamics. The notes carry a final maturity of November 2056.

[DCD] Tata Communications plans to invest $450m in around 10,000km of AI-ready fiber to support data center connectivity in India, according to Data Center Dynamics. The route aims to serve India's growing data center industry.

[DCD] Mike Sievert has stepped down from the board of T-Mobile US, Data Center Dynamics reported. According to the report, the now former vice chair completed his uncoupling from the company a year after leaving the CEO position.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics reported on takeaways from Oracle AI World, including what it described as making Nvidia envious and storage turning unexpectedly eye-catching. According to the report, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is discovering itself.

[DCD] Vertiv shares rose 14% after the data center equipment maker's earnings beat expectations, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report said the gain reversed a steady decline amid market uncertainty.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics (DCD) said it has released a readiness checklist and project plan workbook for enterprise, colocation, hybrid and multi-site environments. The workbook is offered as a whitepaper; further details and conditions were not specified in the summary.

[DCD] In this DCD Studio episode, Kat Sullivan speaks with Sean James of Nvidia about the company's data center energy strategy, covering efficiency, integrated systems, cooling innovations, water usage and the challenges of rising power density, according to Data Center Dynamics.

[DCD] In a DCD Studio interview, Zachary Skidmore spoke with Taylor Stockton of the US Department of Labor about preparing American workers for the AI age through AI literacy, skills development, registered apprenticeships and on-the-job learning, according to Data Center Dynamics.

[DCD] A gigawatt-scale data center and energy project has been proposed outside Adelaide, Australia, according to Data Center Dynamics. The project is to feature on-site natural gas generation and an adjacent battery energy storage system (BESS). The report did not disclose the investment size, developer, exact site or timeline.

[DCD] The UK budget sets out grid connection incentives for data centers under a new "covenant" framework, according to Data Center Dynamics. The Chancellor also discussed aims to help the public benefit from the upsides of AI. The report did not disclose the covenant's specific terms, eligibility conditions or the scale of the incentives.

[DCD] The US Federal Communications Commission has approved Amazon Leo's $11.5bn acquisition of satellite operator Globalstar, according to Data Center Dynamics. The deal is set to boost Amazon's direct-to-device (D2D) ambitions.

[DCD] Esports company NIP Group has agreed a $27.3m deal to acquire Bitcoin mining hardware, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said the agreement marks a further step in its continued expansion of Bitcoin mining efforts.

[DCD] Data Igloo plans to develop a data center in the Ruapehu region of New Zealand at the site of a former pulp mill, according to Data Center Dynamics. The project is positioned as a storage-focused data center. No details on investment size, construction timeline or capacity were disclosed.

[DCD] US broadband provider RiverStreet has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and entered into an asset purchase agreement with Oaktree Capital Management, according to Data Center Dynamics. The deal will transition ownership of the company to Oaktree Capital Management, the report said. No financial terms or other details of the agreement were disclosed.

[DCD] Edtech firm Genius Group is looking to pivot into data centers and has partnered with FingerMotion and BlueFlare on a project in Canada, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report said the company is seeking a share of GPU cloud revenue. Further details of the partnership and the project were not disclosed in the summary.

[DCD] Blockchain and crypto firm Blockmate Ventures has acquired an Nvidia B200 cluster, entering the neocloud market, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said it has partnered with Scannit for the venture, and Scannit will host the hardware in an undisclosed data center.

[DCD] Nxera Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sembcorp for the supply of low-carbon power in Singapore, according to Data Center Dynamics. Potential power solutions include hydrogen, biomethane, vertical solar and floating solar, the report said.

[DCD] Data centers have become a key issue in the US mid-term elections, according to an analysis published by Data Center Dynamics on October 28, 2026. The piece, titled "The neighbors," offers a taxonomy of American opposition to data centers. The summary did not provide specific cases, figures or regional breakdowns.

[DCD] US Signal has acquired a data center in Hillsboro, Oregon, according to Data Center Dynamics. The facility was previously occupied by Oracle. The value and other terms of the deal were not disclosed.

[DCD] Microsoft has signed two power purchase agreements with Macquarie-backed Blueleaf Energy in Japan, according to Data Center Dynamics. Blueleaf Energy said it has a portfolio of around 1.2GW of solar projects in the Japanese market. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed.

[DCD] A gigawatt-scale off-grid data center campus has been proposed in Western Australia, according to Data Center Dynamics. The project has pivoted from green hydrogen and ammonia to data centers. The report did not disclose the site, investment size, developer or timeline.

[DCD] Private equity firm TPG is weighing a deal for UK data center operator Ark that could value the company at $5 billion, according to a Data Center Dynamics report. The report did not disclose deal structure, timing or other bidders. Neither TPG nor Ark has publicly commented on the report.

[DCD] Neocloud General Compute has raised $100m in a Series A funding round, according to Data Center Dynamics. The round gives the startup a post-money valuation of $800m. Further transaction details were not disclosed.

[DCD] Enphase and Infineon have deployed 900V gallium nitride (GaN) switches in solid-state transformers designed for AI data centers, according to Data Center Dynamics. The two companies claimed the deployment is a "world's first." The report did not disclose device performance specifications, production timelines or customer details.

[DCD] Virgin Media O2 has begun rolling out its 2Gbps broadband service in the UK, with the offering initially available in 18 locations, according to Data Center Dynamics. The operator said the rollout brings its broadband speeds to 2Gbps.

[DCD] Oakley Roberts of Trane joins DCD's James Raddings on DCD Studio to discuss how AI is transforming data center construction and thermal management, and the importance of collaboration for future-ready data centers, according to Data Center Dynamics.

[DCD] Kushagra Vaid has been appointed CEO of Omniva, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report said the neocloud company remains shrouded in mystery. No effective date, business details or other management changes were disclosed.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics has published a whitepaper titled "Architecting AI infrastructure" that focuses on building AI training clusters at the scale of 128K accelerators, according to the publication. The abstract did not disclose specific technical designs, vendor details or performance figures.

[DCD] easyJet will offer Starlink in-flight WiFi on its flights starting next year, according to Data Center Dynamics. The airline becomes the latest carrier to partner with Starlink.

[DCD] OpenAI has applied for a federal permit to build a portion of its Effingham County, Texas, data center on wetlands, according to a Data Center Dynamics report. The application covers 72 acres of wetland, the report said. It did not disclose a permitting timeline or further project details.

[DCD] Spain has revised its renewable energy mandate for data centers, with facilities of 10MW or more now subject to the rules, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report did not provide further details.

[DCD] Meeting stringent data privacy and destruction regulations in the AI age does not have to come at the cost of sustainability, according to Data Center Dynamics. The sponsored content covers degaussing, destruction and recycling as data disposal approaches, framing the balance between compliance and environmental sustainability.

[DCD] Ecoblox has partnered with Rimac on a modular data center solution, according to Data Center Dynamics. The first deployment is slated for Rimac's campus in Kerestinec, Croatia, the report said. Technical specifications, deployment scale and timing were not disclosed.

[DCD] AWS capacity for 2027 is "largely" sold out, according to the Amazon CEO, who also said "a good chunk" of 2028 capacity has been pre-sold, though this does not include EC2. The claim was made by the Amazon CEO; specific sell-out ratios and pre-sale volumes were not disclosed.

[DCD] Anthropic has filed an S-1 for an initial public offering, according to Data Center Dynamics. The filing discloses $417bn in compute commitments, with the related data center costs spread over the next 20 years, according to the company's S-1.

[DCD] Data center backup power is set for its next evolution, with flexibility built from the engine up, according to sponsored content published by Data Center Dynamics. The item did not disclose specific technical specifications, vendor names or a timeline.

[DCD] Verizon has signed a $2bn AI infrastructure deal with AWS, according to Data Center Dynamics. The agreement was reported alongside the carrier's strong third-quarter earnings. The report did not disclose further terms, scope or timing of the deal.

[DCD] Cadence has unveiled an Nvidia-powered AI data center in Munich, Germany, according to Data Center Dynamics. The facility will support electronic design automation (EDA) and simulation workloads, and will offer sovereign AI cloud services.

[DCD] Cooler Master, a PC gaming company, announced a 2.5MW in-row CDU on October 26, 2026, expanding its data center cooling lineup, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said the move expands its data center cooling portfolio.

[DCD] Generative Bionics plans to build an AI data center and a humanoid robotics factory in Italy, according to Data Center Dynamics. The project could form the first part of a physical AI factory network, the report said. No details on location, investment size or timeline were disclosed.

[DCD] Theft of data center equipment reported in 2026 has reached $150m, with fraud accounting for 92% of incidents, according to a report by cargo risk management firm Overhaul. Reports of stolen data center equipment are up 34 percent since 2024, Overhaul said.

[DCD] Karman has completed a power orchestration pilot at NextGen's data center in Montreal, Canada, according to Data Center Dynamics, with plans to extend the software rollout across NextGen's European operations. The report did not disclose pilot scale, timeline or financial terms.

[DCD] Fireworks will lease data center capacity in Dallas, Texas, from a Forum Markets/Edge Node venture, according to Data Center Dynamics. The report did not disclose the size, term, or financial terms of the lease.

[DCD] ZutaCore on October 26, 2026 detailed a new two-phase boiling technology for liquid-cooled data centers, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said the new boiling design is available in its ultra-thin cold plate.

[DCD] Data Center Dynamics said in an opinion piece published on October 26, 2026 that the data center sector faces a power-price conundrum: how to run these assets without letting energy costs spiral out of control. The piece poses the question without providing specific figures or solutions.

[DCD] SpaceX has secured $40bn in debt financing, according to Elon Musk. The billionaire neocloud boss also claimed that neocloud funding sources could be drying up, Data Center Dynamics reported.

[DCD] SWI has launched an AI cloud unit, SWI Compute, which will start with 30MW at the group's planned Cambridge development, according to Data Center Dynamics. The company said the new unit will offer AI cloud services. Investment size, launch timing and customer details were not disclosed.

[DCD] Bull has been awarded a €40m contract to deliver the HLRE-5 supercomputer to the German Climate Computing Center, according to Data Center Dynamics. The system will be powered by Nvidia GB200 Superchips and Vera CPUs.

[DCD] Additive chemistry is key to coolant performance, corrosion protection and long-term reliability in next-generation data center liquid cooling systems, according to a Data Center Dynamics whitepaper published on October 26, 2026, titled "Rethinking coolant selection for modern and future cooling systems." The whitepaper frames coolant selection as a question that needs to be revisited around those dimensions.

[DCD] The Reserve Bank of India has launched a data center in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, according to Data Center Dynamics. The 700-rack facility is designed to support the central bank's primary data center in Navi Mumbai.

[DCD] According to Data Center Dynamics, Kat Sullivan spoke with Varun Sivaram of Emerald AI in a DCD Studio conversation, discussing turning data centers into flexible grid assets, scaling power solutions, and providing regulatory support for the AI Energy Management Alliance. This content is a video interview released by DCD and does not disclose specific figures or policy details.

[DCD] According to Atesh, Ukraine's Atesh launched an attack on a communications tower in Russia's Belgorod region. Atesh said the facility housed a repeater used by Russian forces for drones. The above claim comes from Atesh, and the relevant details have not been independently verified.

[DCD] According to DCD, in the DCD Studio program Zachary Skidmore spoke with ABB's Adrian Guggisberg, covering topics including powering gigawatt-scale AI data centers, 800VDC distribution, industry collaboration, and grid stability. The content was released in video form and disclosed no specific technical parameters or collaboration details.

[DCD] According to DCD, Seb Moss spoke with Schneider Electric's Jim Simonelli about the evolution of data centers, covering liquid cooling, 800V systems, prefabricated construction, AI-driven design and strategic partnerships. The discussion was released as a video.

[DCD] According to Data Center Dynamics, on-site construction at two Google data center projects in Finland has been required to pause amid a logging dispute. The report says about 250,000 trees are estimated to have been felled at its Muhos site. The report did not disclose the identity of the party that issued the order, the scope of the work stoppage, or its duration, and Google has not commented on the matter.

[DCD] According to Data Center Dynamics, copper materials and tools have been stolen multiple times from a data center construction site in Culpeper, Virginia, and local sheriff's deputies are pursuing two masked men. The report did not disclose the quantity or value of the stolen items or the specific time of the incidents, nor did it specify the project or developer to which the site belongs. The case is still under investigation.

[DCD] According to Data Center Dynamics, UAE company G42 has signed a memorandum of understanding with Greek infrastructure investor Copelouzos Group, under which the two parties will cooperate to advance artificial intelligence infrastructure in Greece. The report did not disclose specific terms such as the scale of the facilities, the investment amount, the site selection or the timetable involved in the memorandum.

[DCD] According to Data Center Dynamics, the UK government is considering introducing tougher prison sentences and unlimited fines for those who damage subsea cables. The current legislation covering subsea cable damage dates back to 1885. The report did not disclose the specific length of the proposed prison sentences, the scope of application of the fines, or the legislative timetable.

[DCD] According to Data Center Dynamics, O2 and Nokia announced that they have completed an AI RAN deployment at O2's Giga site in Paddington, London. O2 stated that this is the first AI-RAN live network deployment in the UK. The two parties did not disclose the specific technical details or timeline of the deployment.

[DCD] According to Data Center Dynamics, French quantum computing company Quandela is partnering with Quanova to deploy Vietnam's first quantum computer. According to the report, the system will serve as infrastructure for a quantum-RISE project at a certain university. The report did not disclose the name of the university, the deployment timeline, or the specific specifications of the system.