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Gcore raises $60m in new funding round

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 compa...

July 23, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Luxembourg

Ofcom fines BT Group for technical fault from last year

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...

July 22, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

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 sens...

July 19, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Norway

Infleqtion to install neutral atom quantum computer in Harwell, UK

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 partne...

July 18, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

Hexatronic acquires parts of Icelandic services firm

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 bus...

July 11, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Sweden

New quantum computing demonstration system commissioned in Germany

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: “W...

July 10, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Germany / Deutschland

Planqc secures €50 million in equity financing

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-foun...

July 10, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Germany / Deutschland

Ovzon launches services from debut geostationary (GEO) broadband satellite

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, ...

July 09, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

France

Start Campus names new CEO after corruption scandal

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 ...

July 09, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Portugal

Dutch telcos secure additional 5G spectrum at an auction

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...

July 06, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Netherlands

TotalEnergies unveils Pangea 4 hybrid supercomputer

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 ...

July 05, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

France

Iliad founder submits $4.1bn Millicom bid

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...

July 02, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

France

Queen Mary University of London to reuse heat from data center

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...

July 02, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

Axelera AI raises $68m in Series B funding round

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...

July 01, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Netherlands

AQ Compute breaks ground on 60MW data center campus in Barcelona, 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 hi...

June 29, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Spain

Nokia sells submarine unit to French State

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, presiden...

June 27, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

France

Energy Cluster Denmark and Aalborg University to work together for heat reuse project

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...

June 27, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Denmark

Microsoft acquires plots of land for data center campus outside Leeds

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.“Si...

June 27, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

Stack unveils new scholarship program for female students in the UK

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 f...

June 25, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

Ada Infrastructure receives approval Docklands data center

Ada Infrastructure recently announced that it has received planning permission from the Newham Strategic Development Committee to develop one of London's largest data center campuses; 210MW data center campus in East London's Royal Docks in the UK.Jennifer Weitzel, president of Ada Infrastruct...

June 25, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

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