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WeWork India opens new centre in Gurugram with over 1,200 seating capacity
Realty firm WeWork India Management Ltd has opened a new co-working centre in Gurugram, covering more than 1,200 seating capacity across…
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South-east Asia seeks data centre investments – but must reckon with their thirst
With rapid data centre growth straining the region’s water supply, the race is on for alternative water sources and cooling technologies.…
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SoftBank stops talks to buy data centre firm Switch
O] SoftBank Group has halted talks about an acquisition of US data centre operator Switch, a setback to founder Masayoshi Son’s ambition…
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AI data centre boom risks roiling global carmaker supply chains
A data centre-driven memory chip shortage is forcing some suppliers to accept price hikes of over 100% The auto sector is bracing for yet…
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Oracle data centre plan hit as Blue Owl walks from US$10 billion deal: source
Blue Owl’s discussions with lenders and Oracle for an OpenAI-linked Michigan data centre stall after failed negotiations Oracle’s largest…
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TikTok to invest more than 200 billion reais in Brazil data centre
ByteDance’s TikTok will invest more than 200 billion reais (S$49 billion) to build a data centre in Brazil, marking its first project in…
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JTC, NUS to explore setting up new facility on Jurong Island to test green data centre innovations
Separately, refiner Aster will invest US$150 million in a new gas turbine, and inks deal to produce low-carbon hydrogen Industrial…
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French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis
Almost a year to the day since French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was arrested on arrival at Algiers airport, the Algerian presidency…
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Study: Germany falling behind in AI data centre expansion
Germany is lagging far behind other countries in the expansion of data centres to power technological advancements like artificial…
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Ahead of the G20, is Johannesburg's city centre in ruins?
In just under a fortnight, leaders from some of the world's major economies will gather in South Africa's economic heartland,…
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Cambodia drug raid video misrepresented as Myanmar scam centre crackdown
As Myanmar raided a notorious scam centre on its border with Thailand, a video was shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed…
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India's data centre boom confronts a looming water challenge
The extraordinary rise of artificial intelligence has turbocharged data centre growth in India, Asia's third largest economy. Data centres…
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Video of monastery airstrike falsely linked to scam centre raid in Myanmar
Following Myanmar's military raids on scam centres in October 2025 that prompted over 1,000 people to flee to Thailand, social media users…
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Temasek-backed ST Telemedia is said to consider selling stake in data centre operator GDS: sources
ST Telemedia (STT) is considering selling its holding in Chinese data centre operator GDS Holdings, people familiar with the situation…
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Video shows ceiling collapsing at Chongqing shopping centre, not airport
As heavy rains lashed southwest China in early July, a video was misleadingly shared in posts claiming it showed the roof of an airport in…
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US: Wall St opens higher as inflation data, earnings take centre stage
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jul 16) as investors sifted through new inflation data and digested a fresh round…
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Israeli fire kills seven near Gaza aid centre, Palestinians say
The Israeli military killed seven people near a humanitarian aid distribution centre in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to sources in…
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Report: Israel probes for war crimes over Gaza aid centre shootings
The Israeli military prosecutor's office is investigating whether war crimes may have been committed in connection with shots fired at…
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The women at the centre of Somalia's construction boom
Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving…
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DBS, UOB back 6.7 trillion rupiah loan facility for data centre campus in Batam’s Nongsa Digital Park
DBS and UOB have jointly provided a 6.7 trillion rupiah (S$530 million) loan facility to finance the development of a new data centre…
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Hamas authorities say 27 killed near Gaza aid distribution centre
Reports from Gaza say that Israeli soldiers have again killed Palestinians near a distribution centre for humanitarian aid. At least 27…
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Hamas authorities say 24 killed near Gaza aid distribution centre
Reports from Gaza say that Israeli soldiers have again killed Palestinians near a distribution centre for humanitarian aid. At least 24…
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Reports: Civilians killed near aid distribution centre, northern Gaza
At least sixteen people were killed and several others injured in the city of Jabalia in northern Gaza as reports emerged that people were…
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AI to send Asia’s data centre spending and power needs up; Morgan Stanley picks the winners
Data centre investments in Asia will likely double to US$200 billion by 2030, as the rising use of artificial intelligence (AI) will…