The 6.5% trap: how a national fiscal data centre can save our economy
Bangladesh currently languishes at the bottom of the global ranking with a mere 6.5 percent tax-to-GDP ratio. For a nation whose citizens hold profound aspirations for development, peace, and prosperity, this chronic revenue deficit poses an existential threat to future growth. To mobilise internal resources effectively, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) requires a radical […]
Data centers: Critical tech infrastructure under threat
Data centers are energy-intensive engines of growth, the backbone and hub of digitalization. Thousands of them are being built all around the world. The Iran war has shown how vulnerable societies are as a result. Dietzenbach is a small German town with a population of around 35,000. Locally, it is best known for its open-air […]
Nepal to get first Tier IV hyperscale data center
KATHMANDU, MAY 10 Nepal is set to develop its first Tier IV hyperscale data center, a move aimed at strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure, data security and technological self-reliance. Bichuten Data Vault (BDV), a Nepal-based private company, has announced plans to construct the high-standard facility at two locations-Kathmandu and Birgunj. The project is expected to […]
AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure — officials refuse to fine builders of massive 6.2 million-square-foot facility over unauthorized water use
County’s soft touch is attributed to the data center being ‘our largest customer, and we have to be partners.’ Fayette County, Georgia, was telling residents to stop watering their lawns to conserve water. The request came after homeowners in a nearby subdivision reported unusually low water pressure, but when the county investigated, it found the […]
Amazon’s Chile data center moves ahead after residents lose environmental challenge
Item 1 of 5 A drone view shows the site of a planned Amazon data center, approved by authorities after a Chilean court rejected appeals from residents and environmental groups over concerns about a future power line, in Santiago, Chile, April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza [1/5]A drone view shows the site of a planned Amazon […]
Fintech startup Parker files for bankruptcy
Parker, a well-funded startup offering corporate credit cards and banking services for e-commerce businesses, has filed for bankruptcy and is widely reported to have shut down. The startup was part of Y Combinator’s winter 2019 cohort, and its Series A was led by Valar Ventures. Parker came out of stealth in 2023, touting a corporate […]
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error Developers working for Google have significantly misstated how much carbon two proposed AI datacentres will contribute to the UK’s total emissions in planning documents reviewed by the Guardian. The tech company wants to build two huge datacentres – […]
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AI data center boom is leaving consumer electronics short of chips − even though they don’t use the same kinds
The boom in data center construction is taking up much of the supply of high-tech components, especially processor and memory chips. This demand is squeezing consumer device makers, which are having trouble acquiring enough chips. This is happening even though data center servers and smartphones use different types of chips. The key distinction between consumer electronics and […]
DBS drives S$20 billion in Apac data centre deals as AI boom tests bank funding limits
[SINGAPORE] DBS : D05 +0.31% arranged more than S$20 billion in data centre financing across the Asia-Pacific in 2025, as an unprecedented surge in demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure – from data centres to semiconductors – begins to test the limits of traditional bank funding capacity. Amit Sinha, global head of telecommunications, media and technology […]