Jordan O'Brien
Managing Editor of Data Centre Review & Electrical Review
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic reportedly behind Nscale’s $45bn AI compute contract
The reported 460MW commitment gives Nscale a major customer for its West Virginia AI campus ahead of a possible US IPO.
Industry
Nscale reportedly targeting $3bn US IPO
Nscale is reportedly seeking to raise as much as $3 billion through a US stock market listing as the British AI infrastructure company pursues a rapidly expanding portfolio of multi-gigawatt data centre projects.
According to Bloomberg, the IPO could take...
Power
nVent to buy Maverick Power for $1.75bn in data centre infrastructure push
nVent has agreed to acquire Maverick Power for $1.75 billion, expanding the portfolio of products it can offer in the data centre space.
Artificial Intelligence
Nebius upsizes debt raise to $5bn as its AI infrastructure spending accelerates
Nebius could spend up to $25bn this year as it scales data centres, GPUs and power capacity to meet more than $40bn of customer commitments.
Industry
Petition calls for moratorium on data centres, BESS outside AI Growth Zones
A new Parliamentary petition seeks to halt data centre and BESS approvals outside AI Growth Zones and mandate Rural Impact Assessments.
Industry
AI Growth Zones yet to accelerate planning activity, FOI data suggests
Planning data suggests the UK’s AI Growth Zones are yet to deliver the promised acceleration, with progress remaining uneven across designated sites.
Industry
Scotland introduces new rules for 50 MW data centre projects
Scotland’s largest data centre projects will face closer scrutiny under new rules requiring Ministers to be notified of proposals above 50 MW.
Artificial Intelligence
Nebius and Vantage announce first South Wales AI Growth Zone deployment
Nebius has agreed to deploy high-density AI infrastructure at Vantage Data Centers’ Newport campus.
