Data centres

TikTok to invest more than 200 billion reais in Brazil data centre

The project will fully rely on clean energy from wind energy parks

The 450,000-square-foot Aurora complex has served as the primary hub of digital operations for CME for nearly two decade.

Worldwide markets roiled by data-centre snafu in Chicago suburb

The centre has continued to serve as a key node for traders across the globe, and the impact was felt broadly

Google has committed to spending about US$85 billion this year to expand data centre capacity.

India’s Adani seeks up to US$5 billion investment in Google data centre to join AI boom

Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have also unveiled investments in building data centre capacity

Futures trading for the US S&P 500 and Nasdaq along with foreign exchange products were affected.

CME trading halted due to cooling issue at data centres

[SINGAPORE] Exchange operator CME Group said on Friday trading in derivative markets was halted due to a cooling issue at data centres.

How high rents could go in Singapore will likely be capped by Hong Kong and Dubai, which are also making a play for talent in AI, wealth management and fintech.

Singapore rents aren’t going anywhere, AI boom or not

There are good reasons to expect that housing prices in the city-state won’t swoon or zoom

An AI-generated visual of a data centre. Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centres use vast amounts of water, up to 50 million litres a day.

Malaysia’s data centre hub tightens approvals on water worries

Authorities seek to curb heavy water use that’s straining local supplies

Joseph Wilson, portfolio manager of the JP Morgan US Technology Fund, says data-centre vacancy rates “are at record lows” today, and utilisation levels “hover at around 80%”.

No bubble in AI, says JP Morgan Asset Management portfolio manager

‘Valuations don’t seem stretched to me,’ says Joseph Wilson

The cloud unit currently serves more than 11,000 US government agencies.

Amazon pledges up to US$50 billion to expand AI, supercomputing for US government

One gigawatt of computing power is roughly enough to power about 750,000 US households on average

DPM Gan called for Jurong Island (pictured) to be a beacon of low-carbon innovation

JTC, NUS to explore setting up new facility on Jurong Island to test green data centre innovations

Separately, refiner Aster will invest US$150 million in a new gas turbine, and inks deal to produce low-carbon hydrogen

The deal was funded by GIC and partners. Vantage says the campus was originally financed through a green loan and features sustainability-focused technologies, including direct-to-chip liquid cooling.

Vantage Data Centers completes JS-SEZ campus buyout after US$1.6 billion GIC-led injection

Additional capital earmarked for the further growth of Vantage’s Apac platform