Despite numerous competitors launching since Elon Musk bought Twitter, X continues to dominate the real-time text social media space. Threads and Bluesky have only managed to capture single-digit percentages of U.S. adults compared to X’s 21% usage rate.
AI’s insatiable appetite for real-world data is fueling explosive growth in web data infrastructure. The market hit $209 billion in 2024, with specialized players like Bright Data leading the charge. This invisible layer has become one of tech’s most strategic battlegrounds.
Princeton Digital Group has begun construction on a massive 120MW data center campus in Jakarta. The $1 billion project will support Indonesia’s rapidly growing digital economy and AI workloads. First phase is scheduled to go live by late 2026.
After years of phased rollout, Swift’s legacy MT messaging standard for cross-border payments officially retires on Saturday, November 22. The complete shift to ISO 20022 represents one of the most significant data migrations in modern financial infrastructure. This transition forces CFOs to navigat
TRG Datacenters has broken ground on a new 24MW data center in Houston, Texas. The HOU2 facility is scheduled to go live in Q4 2026 and represents the company’s expansion into wholesale data center services.
Festus officials have unanimously approved annexing 240 acres for a potential data center development that could see $1 billion in investment. Developer CRG is pursuing the project but hasn’t identified an end user yet. This comes after the same developer recently pulled a similar project in St. Cha
DCI Data Centers has secured $212 million in financing for its Seoul data center project. The Brookfield-backed company’s SEL01 facility represents their growing APAC footprint. Construction began in late 2023 with completion expected within five years.
Kansas regulators have approved a new energy tariff specifically for large data centers. The deal offers lower rates in exchange for 12-17 year contracts and sharing grid upgrade costs. It’s part of a growing trend as states grapple with data center energy demands.
The Bcachefs filesystem has rolled out a major update to its rebalance feature that now handles all I/O path options including replication and erasure coding. This represents a significant step forward in automated data protection and filesystem maintenance capabilities for the open-source project.
Lithuania is emerging as Europe’s cybersecurity champion for data center operations. The country combines top-tier digital protection with renewable energy dominance and strategic connectivity. Data center operators are taking notice of this Baltic powerhouse.
