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Equinix, one of the biggest data centre companies in the world provided a rare tour of one of its facilities in Virginia, a place some are calling the data centre capital of the world.

Tremendous power: A rare look inside the data centre boom fuelled by AI

Some call Virginia the data centre capital of the world

IHC teams up with US investment arm in boost to Trump's foreign policy

Trump tweaks semiconductor policy with chip tariff

Iran internet blackout among longest on record, NetBlocks says

UAE joins US-led Pax Silica to boost AI goals

Iran and Gaza on Davos agenda with many Arab decision-makers attending

What is Pax Silica, the tech circle formed by the US that includes the UAE?

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