American investment firm Battery Global Advisors has acquired a 20% stake in Anan Data Centers, founded by Israeli pop star Omer Adam. The deal values the data center company at NIS 1 billion ($306 million) and will fund expansion across Israel.
President Trump has launched the Genesis Mission, an AI initiative led by the Department of Energy. The program aims to build a centralized platform connecting supercomputers with federal datasets to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. Initial capabilities must be demonstrated within nine months.
A November 12 cyberattack on fintech firm SitusAMC has major US banks investigating potential mortgage and loan data exposure. The company confirmed internal corporate data was stolen, while customer information impact remains under investigation. Federal authorities including the FBI are now involv
Australia’s data center market has expanded forty-fold over the past two decades, with two-thirds of that growth happening since 2020. Demand is now outpacing supply for the first time on record, creating a critical inflection point for the sector.
Data center operator Serverfarm is trying to raise $589 million through asset-backed securities, but the deal faces delays due to concerns about tenant Alibaba’s alleged ties to Chinese military operations. Banks have extended the deadline by at least a week as investors evaluate the security risks.
The AI boom’s massive data center expansion is creating a resource crisis nobody’s talking about. These facilities consume staggering amounts of electricity and water—the same resources needed to grow our food. Industry leaders warn we’re heading for a direct competition between chips and crops.
Ransomware activity surged in the third quarter of 2025, with compromised VPN credentials becoming the primary attack vector. Just three groups—Akira, Qilin, and INC Ransomware—accounted for 65% of all cases, highlighting how concentrated this threat has become.
Cities and towns are moving from selling land to becoming long-term partners in data center projects. Joint ventures let municipalities share profits for decades rather than taking one-time payments. This model represents a fundamental shift in how digital infrastructure gets built.
University researchers discovered WhatsApp’s entire user database was openly accessible online, exposing 3.5 billion profiles including phone numbers, photos, and sensitive personal information. The vulnerability allowed anyone to download complete user profiles and analyze global WhatsApp usage pat
Dutch police have seized 250 servers from data centers in The Hague and Zoetermeer as part of an investigation into a rogue hosting provider. The servers were allegedly used for criminal activities including ransomware and botnets. This marks the latest in a series of data center raids targeting cyb
