THE MONTH IN DATA CENTRES

Catch up on May’ s biggest data centre stories, from major investments and innovations to the trends and statistics shaping infrastructure growth globally

WRITTEN BY: SAFFRON HUMPHREYS

BEHIND THE FLOATING FUTURE OF AI DATA CENTRES

For years, the data centre industry has searched for spare land, bigger substations and faster routes to grid power. Panthalassa’ s answer is considerably more dramatic: head several hundred miles out to sea.

12 June 2026