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$3.5B data center deal in Virginia as Digital Realty buys Blackstone stake
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Digital Gateway is dead after data center developer walks away from legal fight
After years of litigation over zoning procedures, QTS Data Centers has ended its Supreme Court appeal — and the project with it.
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A new NSF Engine in Cleveland revives an old question — whether a startup or an incumbent should turn research into products — and brings up a better one: whether that distinction serves the people it’s meant to.