SoftBank’s Son Says Ohio Data Center to Be $500 Billion Project March 24, 2026 By Ari Natter and Will Wade SoftBank Group Corp. is developing a data center-focused project in Ohio so massive that Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son said...
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Risk Launches Facility for US Excess Casualty Capacity; CRC Specialty Enhances Insurisk to Meet Needs of Data Centers March 18, 2026 Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh, announced the launch of BX1, a new Bermuda-domiciled insurance facility designed to provide US-based...
Germany Seeks Doubling of AI Data Centers by 2030 March 18, 2026 Germany plans to encourage investments in data centers to at least double domestic capacity and to boost artificial intelligence data...
AI Hyperscalers’ Shadow Borrowing Bolsters Private Credit Risks March 17, 2026 By Esteban Duarte Investment in AI infrastructure via off-balance sheet debt is increasing the exposure of insurers and private credit funds to hyperscalers,...
US Data Center Boom Slows Due to Power Grid Limits, Consultancy Says March 16, 2026 By Josh Saul US data center development has slowed because the power grid is reaching its limit to accommodate more large facilities, according...
A Backlash Against Data Centers Is Spilling Into French Municipal Election Races March 16, 2026 By Layli Foroudi and Forrest Crellin In the town of Le Bourget outside Paris, Sofiane Milous, a candidate in France’s municipal elections, is vowing to reverse...
Drone Strikes Damage Amazon Data Centers in the UAE and Bahrain March 3, 2026 By Aaron Clark Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit warned of prolonged disruptions to its services after revealing that drone strikes damaged three of its...
Amazon’s AWS Reports Outage After UAE Data Center Struck by ‘Objects’ March 2, 2026 By Shubham Kalia and Aditya Soni Amazon’s cloud-computing facilities in the Middle East faced power and connectivity issues on Monday after unidentified “objects” struck its data...
Willis Launches Global Digital Infrastructure Group for Data Center Risks February 26, 2026 Willis, a WTW business, said it has started a Global Digital Infrastructure Group to be led by Alastair Swift, head...
ECB Steps Up Scrutiny of European Banks’ AI Industry Exposure February 23, 2026 By Esteban Duarte, Jorge Zuloaga, Claudia Cohen and Ronan Martin The European Central Bank is delving into the risks faced by banks in the region from the artificial intelligence industry,...