This Week's Top Five Stories in the Data Centre Industry

Datacentremagazine · Apr 18, 2026 · 515 words · By Ben Craske

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What to know about This Week's Top Five Stories in the Data Centre Industry

The article provides a summary of five recent developments in the data centre industry, including new facility openings in Japan, the launch of an orbital data centre marketplace, major infrastructure deals for CoreWeave, expanded insurance capacity from Aon, and Meta's exploration of sustainable construction materials.

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What happened

This Week's Top Five Stories in the Data Centre Industry NTT DATA has announced the opening of its Keihanna OSK11 data centre in Kyoto, Japan, adding a new site to its global data centre network.

Why it matters

Their facility is designed as an AI-ready environment, built to handle rising demand for cloud computing and AI workloads.

Common ground

OSK11 strengthens digital infrastructure in the Kansai region, which is a major economic hub including the cities Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Kobe – all areas seeing fast growth in data centre development.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The additional US$1bn brings broader protection for digital infrastructure”

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The provided evidence for Aon does not contain any information regarding a $1bn increase in insurance capacity for digital infrastructure.

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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in Chicago by Patrick Ryan, Aon was created in 1982 when the Ryan Insurance Group merged with the Combined Insurance Company of America under W. Clement Stone. In 1987, the holding company was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aon_(company)

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web search NEUTRAL — Aon exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
https://www.aon.com/en/

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Aon plc (AON) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AON/?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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Claim 2: “NTT DATA has announced the opening of its Keihanna OSK11 data centre in Kyoto, Japan”

CORROBORATED

Three independent web sources confirm the opening of the Keihanna OSK11 data centre in Kyoto, including an official NTT DATA announcement and Data Centre Magazine.

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web search NEUTRAL — NTT DATA has opened its Keihanna OSK11 data centre in Kyoto, expanding its global footprint and strengthening AI-ready infrastructure in Japan’s Kansai region.It becomes NTT DATA’s 14th data centre in…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/doug-adams-a9b45_last-week-we…

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web search NEUTRAL — NTT Data's Keihanna OSK11 data centre will supply a total of 30MW of IT load and provide server-room space of 10,900m² (Credit: NTT Data).
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/ntt-data-opens-ai-ready-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tokyo, Japan - April 9, 2026 - NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced the official opening of its Keihanna OSK11 Data Center in Kyoto, Japan.
https://www.nttdata.com/global/en/news/press-release/2026/ap…

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Claim 3: “The Kansai region... is a major economic hub including the cities Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Kobe”

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Wikipedia and other travel/railway sources confirm that the Kansai region includes Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Kobe.

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web search NEUTRAL — While the use of the terms "Kansai" and "Kinki" have changed over history, in most modern contexts the use of the two terms is interchangeable. The term "Kinai", once synonymous with Kinki, now refers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_region

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web search NEUTRAL — Cities covered: Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Himeji, Hieizan, and Koyasan. Refer to the complete Kansai Thru Pass transport list for more details. Who is it for?
https://www.klook.com/en-SG/blog/kansai-travel-passes/

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web search NEUTRAL — The Kansai region includes the cities of Osaka (大阪), Kyoto (京都), Kobe (神戸) and Nara (奈良). Travel between any of these two cities are particularly competitive at fares as low as 400 yen, and passengers…
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNTsqLl4O5SZinC3c1kXV…

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Claim 4: “The US-based provider [CoreWeave]... has secured major multi-billion-dollar agreements with OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic.”

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While CoreWeave's partnership with OpenAI is mentioned in several sources, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming multi-billion-dollar agreements with both Meta and Anthropic simultaneously.

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web search NEUTRAL — CoreWeave, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) cloud-computing company based in Livingston, New Jersey. It specializes in providing cloud-based graphics processing unit (GPU) infrastructu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoreWeave

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web search NEUTRAL — From leading AI labs like OpenAI and Mistral AI to global giants like IBM, the world’s most ambitious AI innovators build on CoreWeave. Explore how they’re all pushing boundaries and bringing the futu…
https://www.coreweave.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest CoreWeave, Inc. (CRWV) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CRWV/?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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Claim 5: “Meta is now working on new ways to build data centres... advancing two materials that could reshape sustainable construction: mass timber and low-carbon concrete.”

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Multiple sources confirm Meta is piloting mass timber (cross-laminated timber) and using AI to develop low-carbon concrete for its data centres.

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web search NEUTRAL — Meta has used AI to develop concrete that emits 40 per cent less carbon, but researchers say that other concrete mixtures can already achieve that.
https://jimmyspost.com/meta-is-using-ai-to-create-low-carbon…

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web search NEUTRAL — Meta is piloting the use of mass timber — a durable and renewable wood-based industrial substitute for concrete, steel and other building materials — to construct data centers with less embodied carbo…
https://www.esgdive.com/news/meta-piloting-mass-timber-for-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Meta is building three data centres out of #crosslaminatedtimber - in Aiken, South Carolina, in Cheyenne, Wyoming and in Montgomery, Alabama.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/clifford-craig-rawlings-07445…

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Claim 6: “CoreWeave has supported OpenAI since March 2025, beginning their partnership with a US$11.9bn contract, followed by a US$4bn expansion in May and a US$6.5bn deal in September in the same year.”

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Multiple sources confirm the specific contract values: Wikipedia mentions the $11.9bn deal in March 2025, and other web results confirm the $6.5bn expansion in September 2025. The May $4bn deal is implied by the total value context in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — In March 2025, OpenAI reached a deal with CoreWeave to acquire $350 million worth of CoreWeave shares and access to AI infrastructure, in return for $11.9 billion paid over five years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI

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web search NEUTRAL — CoreWeave has signed an expanded agreement with OpenAI, securing a contract valued at up to $6.5bn to provide infrastructure for the training of the ChatGPT maker’s next-generation AI models. This new…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coreweave-secures-expanded-op…

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web search NEUTRAL — In September 2025, CoreWeave signed an expanded agreement with OpenAI, securing a contract worth up to $6.5bn for infrastructure to support the training of the ChatGPT developer’s next-generation AI m…
https://www.verdict.co.uk/openai-broadcom-ai-infrastructure-…

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Claim 7: “Aon is increasing insurance capacity for data centres, expanding its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP) to US$3.5bn”

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The provided evidence for Aon consists of general company overviews and Wikipedia entries about the company's history; there is no mention of the Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP) or the $3.5bn capacity expansion.

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web search NEUTRAL — In 1987, the holding company was renamed Aon from aon, a Gaelic word meaning "one". The company is globally headquartered in London with its North America operations based in Chicago at the Aon Center…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aon_(company)

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web search NEUTRAL — While we all face many of the same global challenges and opportunities in the age of great volatility, each industry is unique and requires dedicated expertise. Explore our industry research and insig…
https://www.aon.com/en/

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web search NEUTRAL — Media Kit Company Overview Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
https://aon.mediaroom.com/plc-media-kit

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Claim 8: “Atomic-6 is bringing a new approach to data centre deployment with the launch of ODC.space, a marketplace designed to offer on-demand access to orbital data centre capacity.”

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The launch of ODC.space by Atomic-6 as a marketplace for orbital data centre capacity is confirmed by a cross-reference from Procurementmag and multiple web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Offering: Turnkey in-space data center capacity. Commercial Model: Simple, power and bandwidth-based pricing with standardized tenant agreements. Baseline Architecture: 1U compute nodes up to 100kW cl…
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atomic-6-launches-o…

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web search NEUTRAL — On the ground, expanding data center capacity has been slowed by power constraints, permitting delays and regulatory hurdles. “Space systems operate under a different regulatory regime, with more pred…
https://toursinspace.com/2026/04/13/atomic-6-unveils-online-…

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web search NEUTRAL — At ODC.space, we've built the world's first marketplace for on-demand orbital compute capacity — empowering AI developers, enterprises, and government agencies to spec, price, and deploy sovereign or …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/trevorsmith211_orbitaldatacen…

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