Equinix Leads a Global AI Capacity Land Grab — September 09, 2026

Equinix is putting $5.1 billion behind a UK AI campus while closing atNorth and winning Singapore capacity, as Google tests grid flexibility and Blackstone’s data-center risk transfer gets a harder look.

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Top stories:

1. TECHSHOTS | <!-- -->Equinix Announces $5.1 Billion UK AI Data Centre Investment — TECHSHOTS

https://www.techshotsapp.com/business/equinix-announces-51-billion-uk-ai-data-centre-investment

2. CPP Investments and Equinix complete $4 billion acquisition of atNorth | Digitalisation World — Digitalisation World

https://www.datacentre.solutions/news/23657-cpp-investments-and-equinix-complete-4-billion-acquisition-of-atnorth

3. Singapore approves 200MW data centre capacity expansion for four operators — Pinsent Masons Out-Law

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/singapore-approves-200mw-data-centre-capacity-expansion-for-four-operators

4. Why is Google funding PG&E’s latest VPP pilot? — Latitude Media

https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/why-is-google-funding-pges-latest-vpp-pilot/

5. Did Blackstone Really Get the Data Center Risk Off Bank Balance Sheets? | Disruption Banking — Disruption Banking