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Microsoft ups the stakes with $30 billion investment in the UK

Microsoft has announced plans to invest $30 billion, or roughly £22 billion, in the UK between 2025 and 2028.

Talent shortages continue across networking, security and data/AI

Businesses across the UK are reporting persistent skills gaps in networking, cybersecurity and data/AI that are slowing growth.

Google rumoured to be behind AI data centre plan at Teesworks

Google is rumoured to be eyeing up a giant new AI data centre at the Teeswork development site in North East England. 

BlackRock, OpenAI and more expected to announce sizeable UK investments

BlackRock is expected to announce £500 million of investment into UK data centres, according to a new report from Sky News. 

Seagate commits to £115 million R&D investment in Northern Ireland

Seagate has announced a £115 million investment to accelerate nano-photonic research and development at its Derry/Londonderry site.

Sheffield-based liquid cooling firm scales up exports after new funding

CSH, a Sheffield-based developer of liquid cooling systems for data centres, has been scaling up its export business thanks to a new line of funding. 

Asperitas secures new investment to scale immersion cooling internationally

Asperitas has closed a scale-up investment round of an undisclosed amount to support international expansion of its immersion cooling tech. 

Zoho announces plans for UK data centre

Zoho will open a UK data centre in the first quarter of 2026, allowing customers to keep data within UK borders.