The Spanish government is determined to approve the decree regulating the requirements for energy, environmental, and resilience sustainability and digital sovereignty for data processing centers (DPCs) in Spain before the general elections on November 29th, even though the deadline is very tight. In this way, it has submitted a new text to the Council of State after studying more than 600 allegations during the public hearing period, as well as the mandatory report from the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) in which it was pointed out that the government's initial energy and renewable requirements were too "strict".

With empty water bottles in hand, citizens of the Indonesian island of Batam stormed a data center macro-complex this week shouting "Water, water." They were all protesting because for months now, no water has flowed from the taps in their homes. Meanwhile, the data centers at the Nongsa Digital Park, located on the island, continue to have enough water for computers and systems to operate normally. Now the island's inhabitants, which is trying to become a technological hub, depend on water tankers, as reported by the BBC.