91AV原创

Tag - data-centers

 
91AV原创
Search
 
October 27, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

DATA CENTERS

Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, has reportedly picked regions in Malaysia for data centers and other projects.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2026
SoftBank’s Son plans $50 billion Malaysia tech outlay, PM Anwar Ibrahim says
A push in Malaysia would expand SoftBank’s reach in Southeast Asia, a region that is emerging as a key hub for AI infrastructure such as data centers.
Residents hold placards during a protest against Amazon's planned data center, in Thane, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, last month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2026
Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents are pushing back.
Tech companies are pouring billions into facilities that advance Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition to host “the whole world’s data.”
Lumentum Holdings CEO Michael Hurlston said the firm won’t be able to address 30% of demand for some of its optical products through 2028.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2026
Nvidia-backed Lumentum sold out of AI server parts till 2029
The company supplies advanced indium phosphide devices that help enable high-speed cloud computing and data transmission.
Fast-moving artificial intelligence data-center operators are demanding hard-drive suppliers pack ever more storage into limited spaces.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2026
AI data-center boom ignites bidding war for critical TDK unit
The winning bidder for TDK’s magnetic-heads business would be able to expand in-house capabilities in the $23 billion hard-drive market.
A construction site for one of the largest data center projects in Japan by Australian property group Goodman Group in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, earlier this month
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2026
Goodman’s Japanese data center under fire following Sydney site setback
The dispute with residents in Japan is part of a broader global backlash against data centers.
Annual spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure may reach as much as $1.5 trillion by 2031, consulting firm Bain & Co. said in its annual global technology report.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 29, 2026
AI faces $6 trillion test to justify data centers, Bain says
Consulting firm Bain & Co.’s report highlights the hurdles ahead to make the current pace of artificial intelligence development sustainable.
An Osaka-based manufacturer of fine powders for face makeup used by geisha is now providing raw materials for capacitors necessary in artificial intelligence data centers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2026
From geisha face paint to servers, Sakai Chemical emerges as AI linchpin
Production capacity is quickly filling up at the Osaka-based company, which provides raw materials for capacitors necessary in AI data centers.
Japan's financial regulator is boosting its scrutiny of financing for artificial intelligence data centers.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2026
Japan regulator is boosting scrutiny of AI data center financing
The move comes as major financial institutions increase their exposure to the rapidly expanding sector.
The Digital Realty data command center in Singapore.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2026
Data center command hub keeps AI up and running
The goal is not simply to react when something breaks, but to detect warning signs early enough to prevent disruption.
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2026
91AV原创 nuclear revival hits setbacks after scandals and accidents
To curb a reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels, Japan has been pushing to resume reactors shut in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
The proceeds from SB Energy's public listing in Japan will be used to develop and build data centers and power plants.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2026
SoftBank-backed SB Energy aims to raise $500 million from Japan for U.S. IPO
Proceeds will be used to develop and build infrastructure including data centers and power plants.
Yoshihisa Kainuma, chairman of Minebea Mitsumi, says the company plans to focus on ballooning orders for its ball bearings, used inside AI server fans and humanoid joints.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2026
Minebea Mitsumi pauses acquisitions to chase AI returns
The key supplier to Nintendo is eyeing climbing market forecasts for data centers and humanoid robots, and sees “unlimited” upside ahead.
Daiwa House's modular small data center in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2026
Japanese real estate developers boosting data center projects
According to the communications ministry, the data center-related market in Japan is expected to exceed ?5 trillion in 2028.
Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2026
Japan designates 18 regions as green transformation strategy areas
The ministry will support the regions by easing regulations on land use and providing subsidies, aiming to attract investment from Japan and abroad.
An empty lot is stacked with aluminum brackets, steel rods and wooden planks in Ulanqab, China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2026
China is building an AI future far from its biggest cities
Beijing’s technological shift is already impacting the distribution of key projects.
The Perito Moreno glacier, near the city of El Calafate in the Patagonia region of Argentina, last year
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2026
Tech companies look to Argentina’s windswept Patagonia to build massive data centers
Investors are enticed by Patagonia’s cool temperatures, renewable energy, shale gas and empty stretches of land.
A man at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference in the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 3, 2025. State-backed firms in the UAE have continued work on a sprawling artificial intelligence campus in Abu Dhabi meant to add five gigawatts of computing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2026
Middle East’s data center push endures under cloud of war
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have invested heavily in technology and pitched their respective nations as reliable sources of abundant land and energy.
Construction is underway during a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, in September last year
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 6, 2026
Trump’s embrace of AI data centers adds to GOP’s midterm peril
Over the past few months, political strategists have warned Trump administration officials they were in danger of losing the public opinion war over data centers.
A SpaceXAI data center under construction in Southaven, Mississippi, on Aug. 2
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2026
AI boom is testing tech firms’ climate pledges
Emissions from four major AI and cloud computing providers skyrocketed by up to 239% between 2020 and 2024, a report has found.
ByteDance’s data center under construction at the Pecem Industrial and Port Complex in Ceara, Brazil, in May
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 2, 2026
Reviled in the U.S., data centers win support in Brazil’s presidential election
Both Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are making data centers central to their pitches to bolster the economy.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER