July 25, 2024 Austria
The University of Innsbruck, Austria has integrated a quantum computer into a high-performance computing (HPC) environment for the first time in Austria. The Innsbruck team has connected the university’s LEO5 cluster with AQT's IBEX Q1 quantum computer. “With the advent of quantum computers and...
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July 23, 2024 Luxembourg
Gcore, an Edge artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud provider, has secured $60m in a Series A funding round led by game developer and publisher Wargaming, with participation from Constructor Capital and Han River Partners. “We are on the cusp of an AI revolution that will transform how companies...
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July 22, 2024 United Kingdom
UK regulator Ofcom has fined BT Group a fee of £17.5 million ($22.6m) after a technical fault that impacted its ability to handle emergency calls between 06:24 and 16:56 on June 25th, 2023. Suzanne Cater, Ofcom’s director of enforcement said: "Being able to contact the emergency services can mean...
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July 19, 2024 Norway
Power grid optimization specialist Heimdall Power has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to scale up production of its “Magic Ball” sensors which it claims can help grid operators access up to 40 percent of additional transmission capacity in existing power lines. These neuron sensors...
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July 18, 2024 United Kingdom
Quantum component manufacturer Infleqtion will be making history as the first company to install a neutral atom quantum computer at the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) in Harwell, UK. “Our recent installation is part of Infleqtion’s dedication to leading facility logistics in partnership...
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July 11, 2024 Sweden
Swedish Fiber and connectivity firm Hexatronic this week announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire parts of Endor, a data center services unit owned by Icelandic company Sýn, in an acquisition which will bring Hexatronic a customer base across Iceland, Sweden, and Germany."The...
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July 10, 2024 Germany / Deutschland
A quantum computing demonstration system, the first full-stack, ion-trap-based quantum computer demonstrator made entirely in Germany by NXP Semiconductors and quantum computing startups eleQtron and ParityQC has finally been commissioned. Jan Leisse, co-founder & CEO at eleQtron, said: “We...
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July 10, 2024 Germany / Deutschland
German quantum computing startup Planqc which makes neural atom-based quantum computers, has secured €50 million ($54m) in equity financing in a Series A investment, led by the European Family Office Catron Holding and the DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF).Alexander Glätzle, CEO and co-founder...
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July 09, 2024 France
Swedish satellite communications firm Ovzon has launched services from its debut geostationary (GEO) broadband satellite. “Ovzon’s proprietary satellite Ovzon 3 has reached its orbital position in the geostationary arc,” the company said recently. “After a few weeks of final in-orbit testing, the...
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July 09, 2024 Portugal
Portuguese data center company Start Campus has appointed Robert Dunn as chief executive officer, effective immediately, after the previous one was arrested in a corruption scandal that saw the country’s prime minister ousted.Dunn said: “I am excited to continue leading Start Campus as CEO at...
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July 06, 2024 Netherlands
Dutch telcos, KPN, Odido, and VodafoneZiggo all secured 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band during the country's latest auction this week which raised €174.4 million.“Companies and consumers have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Meanwhile, the demand for data is growing rapidly...
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July 05, 2024 France
Energy company TotalEnergies has unveiled the latest generation of its Pangea supercomputer, housed at the Jean Féger Scientific and Technical Center at Pau in southwest France. The Pangea 4 system is smaller and more energy efficient than the Pangea II, using 87 percent less electricity than its...
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July 02, 2024 France
French billionaire Xavier Niel has submitted a bid for Latin American telecoms group Millicom that values the carrier at $4.1 billion through his investment vehicle, Atlas Investissement.In a statement, Atlas said that its offer will ensure the company can expand its reach. "The purpose of the...
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July 02, 2024 United Kingdom
Queen Mary University of London in the UK is planning to reuse waste heat from its data center as part of a refurbishment project for the Joseph Priestley Building on the campus. Queen Mary president and principal Colin Bailey said: “By harnessing waste heat and minimizing our carbon footprint,...
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July 01, 2024 Netherlands
Netherlands-based Edge AI chip startup Axelera AI has raised $68 million in its oversubscribed Series B funding round which included participation from the European Innovation Council Fund, the Innovation Industries Strategic Partners Fund, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Verve Ventures.“There’s no...
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June 29, 2024 Spain
AQ Compute has broken ground on its 60MW data center campus in Spain and has begun construction work on the new site located in the Parc de l’Alba (Cerdanyola del Vallès) in Barcelona. The data center, dubbed AQ-BCN1, will eventually have an IT capacity of 60MW with cooling capabilities for...
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June 27, 2024 France
Telecoms OEM Nokia announced today that it has entered an agreement to sell Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to the French State, represented by the Agence des Participations de l'Etat (APE) in a deal which is expected to close at the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025.Alain Biston, president...
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June 27, 2024 Denmark
Energy Cluster Denmark, Aalborg University, Heatflow, and R&R Consult have teamed up on a data center heat reuse project in Denmark which seeks to reduce power consumption, cool data center servers CO2-neutrally, and send surplus heat to the district heating network and local buildings.Paw...
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June 27, 2024 United Kingdom
Microsoft has acquired 48 acres of land at Harworth's Skelton Grange site in Leeds for £106.6 million for a data center development. The deal comprises two adjacent plots, the first plot 27 acres and sold for £52.9 million and the second totals 21 acres and will be sold for £53.2 million.“Since...
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June 25, 2024 United Kingdom
Stack Infrastructure has launched a scholarship program for female students at universities in the UK which will be available to female students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds planning to study a STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) subject.The company will be responsible for...
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