UK Green Belt data centre plans scaled back

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The revised data centre proposal will now see the facility located on only one side of Old Nevendon Road, adjacent to the A127.

> Learn about the concerns raised regarding the site’s suitability.

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Microsoft confirms £65.1 billion AI infrastructure investment

Microsoft highlighted the need for large-scale infrastructure partnerships to deploy AI and cloud applications globally.

> Find out how many Americans Microsoft plans to train in AI in 2025.

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Digital Edge secures £1.3 billion for APAC expansion

The funds acquired through equity and debt financing will be used to meet the escalating demand for cloud and AI-focused services in the APAC region.

> Learn more about investment in infrastructure across APAC.

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1. Yondr Group secures £732.9 million to finance Johor data centre

Yondr Group has announced more than £732.9 million in project financing to support the construction of a 98-MW data centre campus in Johor, Malaysia. This investment reflects investor confidence in the company’s Southeast Asia expansion strategy.

2. Secret UK lab is developing UK’s first quantum clock

A UK laboratory is developing a quantum clock so accurate it will lose less than one second of accuracy in billions of years of timekeeping. The UK Ministry of Defence said this atomic clock will allow the military to conduct operations more securely.

3. OpenAI opens up about for-profit strategy

The Board of Directors at OpenAI has announced plans to restructure the organisation’s corporate framework, transforming its existing for-profit arm into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), while maintaining a non-profit arm focused on philanthropic initiatives.