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Agentic AI SBTi quietly relaxes clean energy rules, offering data centres a lifeline on gas power

SBTi quietly relaxes clean energy rules, offering data centres a lifeline on gas power

14th May 2026

5 minutes

The revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard lowers the barrier for qualifying low-carbon electricity, reopening debate over gas and the credibility of AI-era sustainability claims.
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Sam Altman takes the stand as Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit reaches its pivotal week

12th May 2026

4 minutes

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman is set to testify on Tuesday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over the company’s for-profit conversion, as a trial that could reshape the ownership structure of the world’s most valuable AI company enters its most consequential phase.
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Payment row to blame for Microsoft data centre project delay

11th May 2026

3 minutes

Microsoft and G42’s billion-dollar data centre project in Kenya faces delays after payment talks reportedly break down, potentially risking AI and cloud growth ambitions.

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What is a neocloud, and why does it matter for digital infrastructure?

11th May 2026

4 minutes

A new class of AI-specialist infrastructure provider is reshaping the compute landscape, attracting billions in capital and winning contracts that hyperscalers cannot fulfil.

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Nvidia takes $2.1bn stake option in IREN as pair target 5GW AI infrastructure buildout

8th May 2026

3 minutes

Nvidia has unveiled a strategic partnership with data centre operator IREN that gives the chipmaker the right to invest up to $2.1 billion in the company, alongside a $3.4 billion services contract, as the two firms target deployment of up to 5GW of AI infrastructure.
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Why is contractor concentration becoming a major risk for AI data centre growth?

8th May 2026

8 minutes

As Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta accelerate trillion-dollar AI spending, the data centre industry is becoming dangerously dependent on a small group of specialist contractors
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Anthropic secures full capacity of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data centre in Memphis compute deal

7th May 2026

3 minutes

Anthropic has signed an agreement to take the compute capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 1 facility in Memphis, Tennessee, giving the Claude maker access to more than 300MW of new infrastructure as it races to meet surging demand for its AI products.
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‘Don’t listen to CEOs’: AI godfather LeCun takes aim at AI’s doom machine

6th May 2026

4 minutes

LeCun, the Turing Award winner and AMI Labs founder takes direct aim at Dario Amodei’s white-collar job loss forecasts.
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Amazon turbocharges agentic AI to reshape the enterprise

30th Apr 2026

5 minutes

Amazon commits to Amazon Connect expansion and expands OpenAI partnership, signalling a bold move to deliver automation at scale.
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Meta to axe 8,000 jobs as Zuckerberg doubles down on AI

23rd Apr 2026

2 minutes

Meta is to cut 10% of its global workforce, approximately 8,000 employees, as Mark Zuckerberg redirects billions toward AI infrastructure, in the most sweeping restructuring the company has seen in years.
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Mapping Mythos AI concerns: Why cybersecurity matters more than ever

23rd Apr 2026

5 minutes

Anthropic’s powerful AI model Mythos has sparked urgent debate over the cybersecurity risks of AI falling into the wrong hands.