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TPG pursues $5 billion acquisition of British data centre group Ark, FT reports

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Global Data Centre Expansion Encounters Infrastructure Strain and Military Threats

Massive investments in computing facilities are encountering intensifying local opposition over resources, political pushback, and wartime targeting.

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