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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The AI boom is creating new resilience risks for data centre operators

AI is driving larger, denser data centres, but Allianz warns that failures involving power, cooling, fire and water are becoming more costly.

Balfour Beatty shuns UK data centre boom over ‘low margins’

AI is fuelling a data centre construction boom across Europe, but Balfour Beatty says low margins mean it has no plans to join the rush.

AI boom pushes hyperscale data centres away from Europe’s major hubs

AI is pushing data centre development beyond Europe’s traditional hubs as developers chase available power and land.

Five years on, where is Scotland’s green data centre strategy?

Scotland’s green data centre ambitions are under scrutiny five years on, as ministers face calls to show what progress has been made.

Vertiv plans Irish expansion with up to 300 new jobs on offer

Vertiv has announced plans to expand its manufacturing and testing operations in Ireland, which includes an extension to its Letterkenny facility.

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