Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly in talks with the Italian government to build a new data centre or expand its Milan site. The investment is expected to be in the billions of euros.
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Amazon has started using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as a replacement for diesel in its backup equipment. HVO produces 90% fewer carbon emissions than diesel over its lifecycle.
Following a meeting with Satya Nadella, Indonesia's president has announced that regulations will be amended to allow Microsoft to invest money into data centres located inside the country.
In response to a new cyber-security law, Apple is set to begin operating a new data centre in China. It'll be Apple's first data centre in the country but it said there won't be any backdoors.