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Microsoft is attempting to construct data centres made of wood as part of the company’s wider efforts to slash its carbon footprint.

Microsoft has hit back at Google Cloud's claims that its licensing terms “restrict” customers from moving to competitors, claiming the hyperscale rival is secretly funding a group trying to discredit the company.

BT has expanded its Carbon Network Dashboard, enhancing business customers' visibility into electricity consumption and carbon emissions for more effective infrastructure optimisation.

Investment firm KKR has formed a partnership with power generation investors Energy Capital Partners (ECP) to create a $50 billion fund to invest in digital infrastructure opportunities aimed at supporting AI and cloud workloads.

The UK government has pledged to provide “over £500m of funding next year” aimed at “improving reliable fast broadband and mobile coverage across the UK, including in rural areas.

Leader of the Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak has urged Prime Minister, Kier Starmer to, “find his inner tech bro” and secure the UK’s status as a “world-leader” in artificial intelligence (AI).

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