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Hartlepool & Darlington bid to host new AI Growth Zone
Hyperscale

Hartlepool & Darlington bid to host new AI Growth Zone

Hartlepool and Darlington have submitted a bid for an AI Growth Zone, centred on 450MVA data centre power and hundreds of skilled jobs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
SatVu maps crypto miners' heat from space in Texas
DataCentre infrastructure

SatVu maps crypto miners' heat from space in Texas

SatVu has unveiled high-resolution thermal satellite imagery revealing real-time operational heat from a vast Texas bitcoin mining campus.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Vespertec warns AI growth will hit hard data centre limits
Private Cloud

Vespertec warns AI growth will hit hard data centre limits

Vespertec says AI growth will slam into hard data centre limits by 2026, as chip, memory and cooling bottlenecks reshape infrastructure plans.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Ark builds UK's first dedicated AI power data centre
DataCentre infrastructure

Ark builds UK's first dedicated AI power data centre

Ark has begun building a Surrey data centre billed as the UK's first dedicated AI power hub, featuring a 25MVA medium-voltage UPS.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Global Stories

AI Data stories

Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data deals
Physical Security

Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data deals

Cloudflare acquires UK AI marketplace Human Native to give creators more control and pay for data used to train and run AI systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 17th Jan 2026
ChatGPT drives bulk of enterprise generative AI data risk
Data Protection

ChatGPT drives bulk of enterprise generative AI data risk

Harmonic finds six genAI apps drive 92.6% of enterprise data exposure risk, with ChatGPT alone responsible for more than 70% of cases.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design
Digital Transformation

How Schneider Electric and NVIDIA are redefining AI data center design

Schneider Electric and NVIDIA unveil high-density, liquid-cooled AI data centre blueprints to meet megawatt-scale power and cooling demands.

By Schneider Electric • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Gartner sees AI spend hitting USD $2.52trn by 2026
DataCentre infrastructure

Gartner sees AI spend hitting USD $2.52trn by 2026

Global AI spend will soar to USD $2.52trn by 2026, Gartner says, as enterprises pour cash into infrastructure and AI-optimised servers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data pay
Physical Security

Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data pay

Cloudflare snaps up Human Native in bid to reshape how AI models pay for online content, promising new tools for pricing and discovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Vertiv launches modular AI cooling for dense data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv launches modular AI cooling for dense data centres

Vertiv unveils MegaMod HDX modular liquid and air cooling to power denser AI and HPC data centres across North America and EMEA.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories
Firewalls

Check Point joins Nvidia design to secure AI factories

Check Point adds AI Cloud Protect to Nvidia's Enterprise AI Factory design to secure purpose-built AI data centres without GPU performance hit.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
AI data management market to hit USD $239.15bn by 2034
Unified Communications

AI data management market to hit USD $239.15bn by 2034

AI data management is set to surge to USD $239.15bn by 2034 as cloud, streaming data and governance needs reshape enterprise data strategy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Commvault Cloud Unified Data Vault secures S3 data
Storage

Commvault Cloud Unified Data Vault secures S3 data

Commvault unveils Unified Data Vault, an S3-compatible cloud service that centralises encryption, immutability and governance for backups.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Vertiv outlines five key trends reshaping AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv outlines five key trends reshaping AI data centres

Vertiv flags higher voltage power, digital twins and liquid cooling as critical trends reshaping AI-ready data centre design worldwide.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data
Supply Chain

Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data

Beroe plugs its DataHub procurement data platform into the Model Context Protocol to feed decision-grade intelligence into enterprise AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

AI Data stories

Edged gains approval for second waterless AI data centre
Smart Cities

Edged gains approval for second waterless AI data centre

Edged wins Irving approval for a second 24 MW waterless AI data centre, promising high-density capacity without extra strain on water use.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 17th Jan 2026
OVHcloud outlines 2026 vision for Canada's digital future
Data Protection

OVHcloud outlines 2026 vision for Canada's digital future

OVHcloud VP of the Americas says digital sovereignty, green AI infrastructure and quantum planning will define Canada's digital economy by 2026.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026