Ships, Steel, Submarines and now, Servers: How Visakhapatnam is becoming India's new AI gold rushVisakhapatnam is building over 6GW of AI data centre capacity by 2030. Major companies like Google and Reliance are investing significantly...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
ETMarkets Smart Talk | Power, electricals and cooling could be biggest winners of India’s $25 billion data-centre boom: Atul SuriIndia's data-centre expansion will drive significant investment in physical infrastructure. Power equipment and electricals are poised to b...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Iren shares jump 16% as $2.8 billion AI cloud deals lift revenue targetIREN shares surged after the company secured $2.8 billion in AI cloud contracts and raised its 2026 revenue target. Strong demand for GPU i...
20 Jul, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Downfall of a Wall Street darling: Why Oracle shares crashed 65% from peakOracle shares have dropped about 65% from their peak as investors shift focus from AI-driven cloud growth to rising capital expenditure, de...
20 Jul, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
Where authorities are restricting data centres amid AI boomGovernments globally are restricting new data centre construction due to rising concerns. New York State enacted a one-year construction mo...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Hut 8 signs $9.8 billion AI data centre lease, fully commercialises Texas campusHut 8 signed a second 15-year lease worth $9.8 billion. This agreement fully commercialises their 1-gigawatt Beacon Point campus in Texas. ...
20 Jul, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Prysmian signs €5.5 billion Molex deal in data centre pushItalian cable maker Prysmian said on Monday it had signed a long-term agreement worth up to €5.5 billion ($6.4 billion) with Molex, a Koch-...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Residents hold protest against Amazon data centre in ThaneAmazon's large data centre project in Thane faces significant local and political opposition. Residents protested, citing concerns about no...
18 Jul, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Protest held in Thane against proposed data centre over 'environmental threats'Hundreds protested a proposed data centre in Thane's Balkum area on Saturday. Protesters cited severe environmental and health risks from t...
18 Jul, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
AI's data centre boom is becoming a political problem across the globeAs governments race to attract AI investments, data centres are facing mounting opposition worldwide over their massive land, power and wat...
18 Jul, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
AI to fuel India's tech services growth; public cloud spending to reach USD 17.5 bn in 2026: ReportIndia's technology services sector is expected to see strong AI-led growth, with end-user spending on public cloud services projected to su...
17 Jul, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Opposition to data centres grows in cramped urban JapanThe more Yoriko Kitagawa learns of a massive data centre to be built near her home in Hino on the outskirts of Tokyo, the more she worries....
17 Jul, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Power ministry plans grid for data centres as demand surgesThe power ministry is assessing infrastructure readiness for data centres. Internal estimates project significant power demand from these f...
17 Jul, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
AI trade moves from chips to electricity: Why 7 power stocks are gaining Wall Street attention with gains up to 86%Wall Street’s AI trade is expanding beyond chipmakers to power producers, grid builders and equipment suppliers as surging data-centre elec...
16 Jul, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Can America lag China in the AI race? A new threat is cropping upThe pause on data center construction in New York reveals a significant conflict between the accelerating demand for AI and the limitations...
15 Jul, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
HCL Tech’s Rs 3,500 crore AI data centre foray: A new growth engine or capital-intensive diversion?HCL Technologies is investing up to Rs 3,500 crore in AI data centres to build a full-stack AI ecosystem spanning infrastructure, compute a...
14 Jul, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Data centres, AI & EVs to drive peak power demand to 300 GW in '27: Electricity MinisterIndia's peak power demand is projected to reach 300 GW next year. This surge is driven by expanding data centers, artificial intelligence, ...
09 Jul, 2026, 01.58 AM IST