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Amazon data centre controversy persists in North Virginia with new lawsuit

Local activist group, Citizens for Fauquier County (CFFC), has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a controversial Amazon data centre in Warrenton, North Virginia. Attorneys working for the CFFC have requested judicial review of the local government’s decision to issue a special use permit allowing Amazon to build a data centre in the… Read More


AWS replaces diesel with vegetable oil for data centre backup generators

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced it is transitioning data centre backup generators from diesel power to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The first AWS data centres to adopt this eco-friendly change are located in Ireland and Sweden, within their European facilities. The company has plans to convert all backup generators at European data centre sites… Read More


Italian court removes antitrust fine against Apple and Amazon

The Italian antitrust watchdog placed a €173.3 million fine against Apple and Amazon for alleged collusion last year, which an administrative court in the country has now scrapped. This penalty was originally set at €203 million but was reduced to €173.3 after the competition authority made an error in their calculations.


Amazon to collaborate with AI giant Stellantis

Under the terms of the plan, the new Ram ProMaster Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) will be available to Amazon in 2023, which will improve the sustainable delivery network of Amazon. The online giant will also be the first commercial customer of this vehicle.


AWS launches energy competency program

In a bid to enable firms in the energy sector to find effective partners to work within the AWS partner ecosystem, Amazon has launched a program to recognise leading AWS partners through the AWS Competency Program. These partners have been selected due to their “technical proficiency and proven customer success in specialised solution areas, industry… Read More