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Anthropic, the Amazon and Google-backed AI startup behind Claude is once again on the hunt for cash, with reports suggesting it could raise up to $2 billion. -
Microsoft has continued its global cloud and AI infrastructure investing efforts, unveiling plans to spend $3 billion in India.
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The Commerce Department has finalised Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC)’s $325 million direct funding award to build a new manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan.
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Asia Pacific data centre operator Digital Edge has raised more than $1.6 billion to expand its services across the region.
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The US Department of Commerce has earmarked the location of the third flagship CHIPS for America research and development (R&D) facility and greenlit the creation of a virtual semiconductor manufacturing research centre.
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Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion to build AI-enabled data centres, Brad Smith, the company’s president has revealed.
Forthcoming events
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Veon has created a new digital ventures division and recruited a Facebook payments executive to lead it.
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Ireland will see inward investment from data centres top €10 billion by 2022, according to a Q1 report from Host In Ireland — an industry-led initiative to promote the European country as an optimum location to host data.
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Digital Realty and Ascenty have signed a long-term, multi-megawatt agreement with a global cloud provider to build a new data centre in Santiago, Chile.
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NTT Communications has, through its e-shelter subsidiary, launched Amsterdam 1 Data Center (AMS1).
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Xplornet Communications plans to spend $500 million over the next five years to update its network to provide 5G wireless services and faster internet in rural parts of Canada.
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Facebook has entered the wholesale fibre market as it plans to sell excess capacity on fibre routes via a newly-launched subsidiary called Middle Mile Infrastructure.
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Helios Towers has entered the South African market after entering into an agreement with Vulatel to create an infrastructure platform in the country.
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Telstra has added substantial capacity on the new-generation New Cross Pacific (NCP) cable and made a further investment in the Faster cable.
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Infracapital has struck a deal to buy a 50% stake in SSE Enterprise Telecoms for up to £380 million.
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UK financial development firm CDC Group has announced an equity investment of $180million in Liquid Telecom as it continues its expansion across Africa.
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US colocation and wholesale data centre provider H5 Data Centers has acquired an 85,000 sq ft edge data centre and carrier hotel in downtown San Antonio.
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NTT Communications has announced today that it will establish the NTT Global Data Centers Preparatory Corporation to further strengthen data centre-related business within the group.
