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• LONDON, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Colt Data Centre Services ( Colt DCS), a global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data center solutions, today announced the launch of the Central Telemetry Platform.
• Hyperscale customers can now review and manage their data center operations, enabling them to monitor data center power usage, internal and external temperatures, and electricity usage for cooling.
• Interactive dashboards allow for deep dives and granular analysis on key data center metrics, providing businesses with the insights they need to thrive.
• We're excited by the opportunity to support Colt DCS on its journey of innovation for customers.

• LONDON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a leading global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, has announced the expansion of its presence to Southern India with the acquisition of a new 10-acre plot in Chennai.
• It plans to deliver a hyperscale data centre in the fast-growing digital hub of Ambattur, Chennai by 2027.
• The plan also builds on Colt DCS' presence in India following the phase one completion and first customer in its Mumbai data centre.
• In common with other new Colt DCS data centre developments, the large-scale site will give customers a huge amount of capacity to grow into.

• Wayne LaPierre will resign from the National Rifle Association at the end of January 2024.
• During most of the 33 years he spent at its helm as its executive vice president, the gun group’s membership, revenue and clout grew sharply.
• The group announced his impending departure shortly before the NRA’s civil fraud trial began in New York City.

From defeat to victory

• He joined the NRA as a state lobbyist after working as a legislative aide to Virginia state Delegate Alfred Victor “Vic” Thomas, a conservative Democrat.
• Often described as bookish and quiet, LaPierre brought to the NRA his considerable skills as a political strategist.
• He also developed a pugnacious public persona, memorably calling federal agents “jack-booted government thugs” in a 1995 fundraising letter.

Fighting gun control

• Though it occasionally celebrated and supported hunting or shooting sports, it increasingly emphasized the importance of firearms for self-defense.
• With LaPierre at the helm of the NRA, congressional action toward gun control ground to a near halt.
• LaPierre also led the NRA through a sea change in the prevailing legal interpretation of the Second Amendment as its long effort to enshrine gun ownership as a constitutional right came to fruition.
• Those rulings have forced states to reassess gun regulations already on their books.

Losing members, waning influence

• All told, they allegedly misused $64 million of the funds in the NRA’s coffers.
• The NRA is reportedly hemorrhaging members, a key source of its operating revenue and the heart of its political power.
• For the moment, it’s still the largest gun advocacy organization, though the spending gap between gun rights and gun control groups continues to narrow.

No permanent replacement yet

• And yet his influence will remain in the short run, as longtime confidant Andrew Arulanandam will step into his shoes on an interim basis.
• The NRA’s board will decide on a permanent replacement in May, when the group holds its annual meeting in Dallas.

Cari Babitzke does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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