New York first US state to ban new data centres for a yearNew York has paused large data center construction for one year. This action addresses concerns about rising power costs and strained water...
14 Jul, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
HCLTech to invest Rs 3,500 crore in data centre businessThis came alongside the announcement of the IT company's June quarter result. HCLTech posted over 20% year-on-year rise in its consolidated...
13 Jul, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
White House to rally utilities, data centers over AI power costsThe White House plans a voluntary pledge for utility companies and data centers. This initiative aims to manage AI's growing electricity de...
13 Jul, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
Meta expands Louisiana data center to 5 gigawatts compute capacityMeta plans a significant expansion of its Louisiana data center to five gigawatts. This major investment will support the company's growing...
13 Jul, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Data center pipeline faces construction delays, cancellations to mount through 2027: BernsteinGlobal data center capacity faces delays and cancellations until after 2026. Power and supply chain constraints are significantly impacting...
12 Jul, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Meta announces $9.17 billion Canada AI data center that will consume electricity equal to 800,000 homesMeta will invest C$13 billion to build its first Canadian AI data center in Alberta. This massive facility will require electricity equival...
11 Jul, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
'What's in your shopping cart?' Govt plans first nationwide retail consumption surveyThe government is considering a nationwide retail consumption survey. This survey will gather granular data on consumer spending patterns. ...
11 Jul, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Microsoft emissions surge 27% as AI buildout crimps climate goalsMicrosoft's greenhouse gas emissions jumped 27 percent in its latest fiscal year, the tech giant disclosed Thursday, adding to a wave of wo...
09 Jul, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
Meta to build C$13 billion Alberta data center, its first in CanadaMeta has doubled down on AI, pledging hundreds of billions of dollars to build large AI data centers in the U.S. The Alberta announcement r...
09 Jul, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Big Tech joins Calgary Stampede oil bash, as Canada courts data centersBig Tech companies are increasing their presence at the Calgary Stampede. Alberta is actively seeking data center investment, offering affo...
08 Jul, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
AI, clean energy push may trigger new commodity supercycle: ReportInvestments in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, the global clean energy transition and supply-chain reshoring could trigger a n...
07 Jul, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
India's fuel consumption drops 3.7% in June from previous monthIndia's fuel consumption fell approximately 3.7% in June from the previous month. Liquefied petroleum gas consumption saw a significant yea...
07 Jul, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Govt panel calls for tracking EV power demand in India's energy dataAn expert committee has recommended overhauling India's energy statistics framework. This includes granular measurement of electricity dema...
07 Jul, 2026, 01.24 AM IST
US' largest power grid PJM orders emergency curbs as electricity use nears record peakAmerica's largest power grid operator, PJM, urged customers to reduce electricity use amid a severe heatwave. Generator outages and overloa...
04 Jul, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
Blackstone's QTS terminates Digital Gateway data center project in VirginiaThe data center operator has faced years of local opposition and litigation over the project, despite it being approved by the Prince Wil...
03 Jul, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
AI race weakens climate pledges at Google, AmazonGoogle and Amazon this week reported sharp increases in greenhouse gas emissions, driven by the frantic construction of artificial intellig...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.53 AM IST
Valar nuclear startup partners with Nvidia on data center aiming to conserve waterCalifornia-based Valar announced the partnership in Utah at the site of its small nuclear plant called a microreactor. It also ran a demo...
02 Jul, 2026, 09.18 AM IST