Colt Data Centre Services just secured approval for a massive £2.5 billion expansion of its London data center campus. The project will more than double capacity to 160 MW, with construction starting in 2026 and first facilities going live in 2029. All three new data centers will run entirely on ren
Nintendo’s new store app includes a hidden feature that reveals your complete gaming history across multiple console generations. The Play Activity section tracks everything back to Wii U and 3DS playtime. It’s either a nostalgic trip or an embarrassing reveal of your gaming habits.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority faces a legal challenge that could delay the launch of a consolidated bond market data tape. Ediphy Analytics alleges procedural flaws in the tender process that awarded the contract to rival Etrading Software. The regulator plans to ask a judge to lift the autom
Two major data and AI consultancies, Indicium and Mesh-AI, have announced plans to merge in early 2026. The new entity, Indicium AI, will combine operations across North America, Latin America, and Europe to serve large enterprises. The move comes as companies shift from narrow AI experiments to ent
Reporters easily obtained location histories of European officials through commercial data brokers. The dataset contained 278 million location points from millions of phones in Belgium, exposing serious privacy gaps.
Spotify’s video podcast catalog has exploded to nearly 500,000 shows, with over 390 million users streaming video content. The company’s aggressive push into video is paying off with doubled viewing time and new revenue opportunities through partnerships like the upcoming Netflix deal.
AI is forcing data centers to rethink everything from cooling to construction. The race to build future-proof facilities faces major technical and supply chain hurdles that could determine which companies lead the AI era.
A major infrastructure investment partnership is set to transform South Africa’s digital landscape. The Cassava-Stanlib deal targets Johannesburg and Cape Town with AI-ready data centers to meet surging enterprise demand.
European data center operator AtlasEdge has secured €253 million in green financing to expand its Lisbon campus, adding 21.1MW of capacity across two new facilities. The investment signals Portugal’s emergence as a strategic digital infrastructure hub in Southern Europe, with the campus set to reach
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking 16-year soil moisture dataset for China’s vital black soil region. This high-resolution monitoring system could revolutionize agricultural water management and food security planning.
