AI model builder Anthropic is bulking up its data centre talent pool as reports circulate that it is eying leases backstopped by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). The model builder has this month hired Sham Parmar, Meta’s former senior manager of supply chain and engineering for electrical, mechanical, and fibre connectivity. Parmar will become the Supply Chain Lead for Power and Co...

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has formed a strategic partnership with CtrlS Datacenters, committing up to INR 70 billion, or C$1 billion (US$709 million), to expand digital infrastructure in India. Under the agreement, CPP Investments will invest C$588 million (US$417 million) to acquire an 8.2% stake in CtrlS. CPP Investments and CtrlS will also...

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has opened STT Seoul 1, its first data centre in South Korea. The facility was developed and is operated through a joint venture between STT GDC, which holds a 60% stake, and Hyosung Heavy Industries, which holds the remaining 40%. The opening gives STT GDC a foothold in South Korea, where demand for cloud, AI, and high-performa...