Global Data Centers News

Louisiana energy leaders have announced a webinar titled “2026 Louisiana Energy Outlook” focused on the state’s energy and infrastructure future.

• The session will feature Phillip May, President and CEO of Entergy Louisiana, and Paige Carter, Chief Business Development Officer at Louisiana Economic Development; topics include AI data centers, nuclear energy, lithium development, and SpaceX operations.
• The page says the event is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov 11 @ 12:00 PM EST and highlights Entergy Louisiana’s $1.9 billion grid resilience plan; it also notes LED has more than tripled its active project pipeline since June 2024.

NextEra Energy has announced that its senior management team will participate in the EEI Financial Conference.

• The company said the conference will run Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, through Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, and that management will discuss long-term growth-rate expectations for NextEra Energy and the combined company after the pending combination with Dominion Energy.
• The release is a conference participation announcement and includes investor access details for presentation materials at www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors; it also references the pending transaction and SEC filings, but does not announce a new deal in this release.

IBM has announced the unveiling of its first quantum computer in Illinois, IBM Quantum System Two, in Chicago with the University of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP).

• The system is initially located at Hyde Park Labs and hosted by the University of Chicago; it is powered by IBM Quantum Nighthawk and will later be moved to IQMP in Chicago.
• IBM says the system is the company’s most advanced and will support the National Quantum Algorithm Center (NQAC), which was established in 2024 by Governor JB Pritzker; the release also references ongoing collaborations with Deloitte, AbbVie, EPRI, Northwestern University, U. of I., and Fermilab.
• The article also mentions IBM’s earlier announcement to establish the FutureNow Chicago center at IQMP in partnership with City Colleges of Chicago, aimed at bringing 750 jobs across AI, cybersecurity, data science, quantum computing, and other technologies.

Greenpeace has published a photo roundup highlighting a series of environmental protest actions and conservation campaigns around the world.

• Greenpeace Türkiye displayed a giant banner on Konyaaltı Beach in Antalya ahead of COP31, which will take place in Antalya, Türkiye from 9-20 November 2026.
• Other actions included a Sweden protest at IKEA over timber sourcing, a floating banner in Tenerife calling to protect Teno-Rasca, a Spain campaign against bottom trawling involving the renamed trawler “Ocean Killer”, a Darwin press conference against AI data centres, and a UK seabed action placing giant boulders in the Southern North Sea Marine Protected Area.

NVIDIA has highlighted new research results and adoption metrics for its open source AI Aerial and Sionna 6G software stack.

• NVIDIA said global developer adoption of NVIDIA AI Aerial and NVIDIA Sionna grew 10x over the past year, with its open source 5G/6G tools surpassing 1 million downloads and being used by more than 8,000 institutions worldwide.
• The article cites research from King’s College London, SoftBank, ETH Zurich, University of Leeds, and CTTC showing improvements in robot control, neural reception, energy savings, and simulation speed; it also notes NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C. will host 6G Developer Sessions.

UK Export Finance has announced support for Lot 1 of the Uige Province Electrification Project in Angola.

• The notice says the project is a Category A project, meaning it has the potential for adverse environmental and/or social impacts under the OECD Recommendation on Common Approaches.
• The page states that UK Export Finance publishes information about Category A projects it is asked to support, with applicant consent and in line with the OECD Common Approaches; no funding amount, contract value, or project timetable is given.

President Donald Trump has accepted Commerce’s Section 232 finding on robotics and industrial machinery imports, but imposed no duties yet and instead directed negotiations with trading partners.

• Proclamation 11077 (October 28, 2026) accepts that covered imports threaten U.S. national security; Commerce cited reliance on imports, insufficient domestic production, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities from foreign-sourced equipment.
• The Secretary of Commerce and USTR must report progress within 180 days (about April 26, 2027); if no effective agreement is reached, Section 232 allows the president to take further import-adjustment actions, including tariffs, duties, quotas, fees, or an incentive program.