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Meta signs a deal to beam solar energy from space to its AI data centres
Overview’s satellites will collect sunlight continuously in geosynchronous orbit and beam it as near-infrared light to existing ground…
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Space data centres: SpaceX and Blue Origin race to orbit while scientists question the physics
The pitch is seductive in its simplicity: AI needs more power than terrestrial grids can supply, so move the data centres into orbit,…
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China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions
The Chinese nation and the US are competing to become the first to exploit the military and strategic advantages of space dominance China…
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Microsoft in record deal for soil carbon credits as data centres surge
It will buy a record 2.85 million soil carbon credits linked to regenerative agriculture Microsoft has agreed with Indigo Carbon to buy a…
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Power crunch, red tape forcing Asia’s data centres out of hyperscaler hubs
Operators are pivoting towards a ‘decentralised’ model – which places data centres in ‘Tier-2’ cities Operators are starting to move data…
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Meta signs multi-gigawatt nuclear deals for AI data centres
The agreements could end up totalling more than six gigawatts, enough to power a city of about five million homes Meta Platforms agreed to…
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Apac real assets show strength in 2025; NTT DC Reit anchors conviction of investors in data centres: report
This comes despite ongoing geopolitical and trade uncertainty weighing on business sentiment, says Aprea Real assets were ranked as one of…
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Keppel divests remaining interests in two Singapore data centres for S$50.5 million to Keppel DC Reit
Asset manager Keppel announced on Tuesday (Dec 16) that its connectivity division has agreed to sell its stakes in two data centres for a…
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TotalEnergies wins 21-year deal to power Google data centres in Malaysia
The power supply contract is expected to take effect in the first quarter of next year France’s TotalEnergies said on Tuesday (Dec 16) it…
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Humanoid robots have a data problem. China’s ‘training centres’ hope to fix it
The humans controlling the droids have them repeat each task over and over, as a computer system logs their every move Home economics…
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Data centres are expensive. Reits are ‘powerful tools’ to raise capital – and Singapore is benefiting
Data centres are projected to need US$6.7 trillion in global investments to keep up with computing power demand by 2030 Data centres are…
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Vietnam Emerges as Regional Hotspot for AI Data Centres Amid Multi-Billion-Dollar Investments
Vietnam is rapidly gaining prominence as a regional hub for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as a surge of large-scale data…
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CME trading halted due to cooling issue at data centres
Exchange operator CME Group said on Friday trading in derivative markets was halted due to a cooling issue at data centres. “Support is…
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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
The rush is partly a spillover from Singapore, where a years-long moratorium on new centres forced operators to look north Malaysia’s palm…
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OpenAI asks US to expand chips tax credit to AI data centres
OPENAI has asked the Trump administration to revamp a Chips Act tax credit to help lower the cost of artificial intelligence…
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Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centres
TECH firms are floating the idea of building data centres in space and tapping into the sun’s energy to meet out-of-this-world power…
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China bans foreign AI chips from state-funded data centres: sources
The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data centre projects that have received any state funds to only use…
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Increasingly challenging to find suitable land for data centres: Keppel CEO
Loh Chin Hua says the company has been exploring power banking to boost efficiency Finding land with the right connectivity and access to…
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Data centres, EVs and renewables spur Singapore to ‘future-proof’ its grid: Tan See Leng
The intermittency of solar and wind power introduces new operational challenges for the grid Keeping Singapore’s lights on is set to get…
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Two alleged leaders of Cambodian scam centres sanctioned by UK
Two Chinese men accused of running "industrial-scale" scams tricking vulnerable victims have been sanctioned by the UK government, with…
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China trials ‘energy-saving’ underwater data centres
Undersea servers are kept at a low temperature by ocean currents, rather than the energy-intensive air cooling or water evaporation…
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Alibaba to open new data centres; unveils most powerful AI model
The expansion comes as the company positions AI, which includes cloud, as a core business priority alongside its traditional e-commerce…
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From data centres to finance: analysts identify SGX’s best proxies to capture AI boom
Big names such as Singtel and DBS are among the eight companies identified as potential beneficiaries Even without any direct artificial…
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Indonesia sovereign wealth fund INA targets data centres, AI in healthcare, renewables
The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) is prioritising digital infrastructure, healthcare and renewables as the sovereign wealth fund…