Nuclear power: to the children of the 80s, it carried the weight of Cold War tension and cautionary tales. But today, the narrative is shifting. For many, nuclear is increasingly seen as a solution to tomorrow’s energy challenges. And for data centre operators, it’s a reason to get excited, a path to securing a reliable supply of clean energy. But this isn’t about towering cooling units or radioactive waste; it’s about something smaller, safer and smarter: small modular reactors, or...

That dreaded question—are we in a data centre bubble?—has been gaining traction after TD Cowen’s ill-fated report revealed that Microsoft was cancelling several major data centre projects. Speculative investment bubbles are nothing new. There was the great Beanie Baby boom of the late ’90s, the Tulip Mania in 17th-century Holland, and more recently, the NFT market, which sank faster than the Titanic. But when it comes to the data centre space, is it really just a case of overbuilding? Or is...

From the courtroom to the boardroom, President Trump’s battle over inclusion is just getting started It was a mild June day with a gentle breeze that quickly became a wind of profound change. On that day in 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade ruling, ending a constitutional right to abortion that had stood for half a century. That wind strengthened into a powerful gust, propelling the next administration into power. By January 20 this year, it had become a hurricane reshaping...

Trump argues that the tariffs will revitalise domestic steel production, marking a return to the protectionist approach of his first term. However, as fears of a trade war cloud the global economy, these new tariffs risk further strain on data centre projects already facing power access challenges and tower initiatives contending with tough market conditions. Subscribe today for free The connectivity news and insights that matter - straight to your inbox Data centre impact: Steel adds to...

One of President Biden's closing acts before leaving office was to extend an olive branch to the US data centre market, instructing federal agencies to make sites ready for new AI data centres and clean power facilities. Biden’s Executive Order instructs the Departments of Defence (DoD) and Energy (DoE) to select federally-owned sites where private sector firms can build AI data centres and clean power facilities. The order comes as the US data centre market is ballooning, with Microsoft...