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Google is investing in 10 megawatts of geothermal energy in Taiwan—its first such project in Asia. Developed by Baseload Capital, the initiative builds on years of subsurface mapping and adds to Google’s growing geothermal portfolio. Positioned along the seismically active Ring of Fire, Taiwan aims for 6GW of geothermal by 2050, aligning with the island’s—and Google’s—push for clean, always-on power sources.

Vertiv has rolled out SmartRun, a modular system engineered to accelerate data center buildouts while tackling AI-era thermal demands. The prefabricated unit integrates power, cooling, containment, and networking in one lift-ready structure—cutting install time by up to 85%. With built-in stainless steel liquid cooling, SmartRun targets hyperscale and colocation providers racing to deploy high-density infrastructure with fewer hands and faster results.

Tencent Cloud is planting new infrastructure in Osaka, marking its third availability zone in Japan. The move reflects the company’s steady growth in the region and rising demand from local media and gaming firms. Alongside the data center, Tencent is opening a local office to bolster jobs and deepen partnerships, signaling a long-term strategy for embedded digital presence across Kansai.

Dutch provider vBoxx has launched vBoxxCloud, a GDPR-compliant platform fully hosted within the EU. Aimed at organizations seeking digital autonomy, the service ensures no data mining or third-party access. With end-to-end encryption and strict European oversight, vBoxxCloud reflects rising demand for secure, sovereignty-driven alternatives amid growing concern over foreign control of enterprise data in Europe.

Blueprint Data Centers has landed a strategic investment from Northampton Capital Partners to fuel its 85MW development plans near Austin, Texas. With projects in Taylor and Georgetown, Blueprint aims to deliver scalable infrastructure by 2026. The move signals growing investor interest in digital infrastructure, as both companies align on accelerating Blueprint’s vision for a next-generation data center footprint in high-demand U.S. markets.

A power interruption at AWS’s Tokyo data center disrupted services for crypto platforms like Binance and KuCoin. The issue, traced to connectivity failures in a single availability zone, briefly affected EC2 instances and related APIs. Although AWS resolved the outage quickly, Binance reported temporary withdrawal delays. The incident highlights the cascading impact of cloud infrastructure hiccups on fast-moving financial ecosystems.

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