Applied Digital to fund data center campus, US

Applied Digital has priced a $2.15 billion offering of 6.750% senior secured notes due 2031 to fund the development of its Polaris Forge 2 AI data center campus in Harwood, North Dakota

AI companies, hyperscalers sign US 'Ratepayer Protection ...

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI have signed the US Government's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which protects US residents from electricity price hikes resulting from data center energy requirements

IFC, Linknet partner on broadband expansion, Indonesia

The International Finance Corporation has unveiled a $350 million financing package for PT Link Net Tbk to advance digital inclusion and strengthen innovation in Indonesia

ANGCC, iByond enter $100bn digital infra partnership

ANGCC Global Investment Consortium and Trust Alliance and iByond Holdings have entered a 10-year strategic partnership to develop digital infrastructure and AI-enabled platforms across a 90-country portfolio

IdeaTek Telcom acquires Velocity, US

IdeaTek Telcom has acquired Velocity, the high-speed internet division of Butler Electric Cooperative, headquartered in El Dorado, Kansas

GI Partners acquires two Baltimore-area data centers

Digital investor GI Partners has completed the acquisition of two data centers located in Laurel, Maryland and Severn, Maryland, the company said today

ArcLight appoints Lambert senior adviser, US

ArcLight Capital Partners has appointed former Competitive Power Ventures chief executive Gary Lambert as a senior adviser to help drive strategic initiatives with a focus on AI-related infrastructure opportunities

Paul, Weiss adds Gasser to energy, infra M&A, US

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has hired Jennifer Gasser as a partner in its M&A practice in Houston, strengthening the firm’s energy and infrastructure deal capabilities as it expands its presence in the city

CDC launches Brooklyn data centre, Oz

CDC has launched its data centre in Brooklyn, Victoria, adding 155MW of capacity