Hitachi highlights AI-driven infrastructure technologies at CES 2026
AI is mainstream right now, and a lot of companies are leaning towards it. From time to time, different companies...
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Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA to roll out an industrial AI cloud tailored for European manufacturers by 2026
Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA have announced a groundbreaking collaboration that promises to reshape Europe's industrial landscape through advanced artificial intelligence...
Valcon expands its Nordic data and AI advisory capabilities with the acquisition of Sweden’s Bricobomba
European consultancy firm Valcon has completed another strategic acquisition, this time targeting Sweden's specialized data and artificial intelligence market. The...
Oracle to add 50,000 AMD GPUs to its cloud infrastructure in major 2026 scale-up
Oracle Corporation has announced a revolutionary partnership, which is soon to completely reshape the future of artificial intelligence. The technology...
Microsoft to open new cloud regions in India and Taiwan as part of its 2026 Asia rollout
Microsoft intends to extend the boundaries of its cloud infrastructure services into the Asian region, which would be launched in...
PowerBank and Orbit AI unveil plans for an “orbital cloud” network of space-based data centers
The next great leap in data processing and computing could come in space, and it could come sooner than expected....
Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA to launch €1 billion industrial AI cloud platform in early 2026
Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA announced plans to create the World’s First Industrial AI Cloud, a €1 billion joint effort to...
Forrester warns Europe unlikely to achieve true cloud sovereignty by 2026
Forrester Research is offering a reality check to policymakers and business leaders of Europe on digital independence against American technology...
Anthropic strikes major TPU partnership with Google Cloud to reach 1 GW of compute by 2026
Anthropic has announced an unprecedented collaboration deal with Google Cloud, which is set to greatly augment Anthropic’s artificial intelligence computing...
Anthropic partners with Google Cloud to develop over 1 GW of AI computing power by 2026
Anthropic has also revealed a huge scaling-up of their collaboration agreement with Google Cloud, which involves deploying as many as...
Amazon pledges $4 billion investment to launch new Chilean cloud region by 2026
Amazon Web Services has announced a historic agreement that is about to permanently change the landscape of digital infrastructure within...
DocuSign boosts its AI operations in Europe with a €4.5 million expansion investment in Dublin
DocuSign celebrates a decade of success in Dublin while also beginning the most extensive expansion project the company has undertaken...
Siemens and nVent unveil liquid-cooling blueprint aimed at next-generation hyperscale AI data center deployments
Notably, two giants within the sector have launched a historic collaboration that will bring about a revolution in artificial intelligence...
EU opens fresh competition investigation into Google’s use of content for AI model training
Brussels ups the ante in its regulatory fight against Google with a precedent-setting antitrust investigation against the technology company over...
Airbus secures €50 million deal to roll out AI-powered data-analysis tools for the French armed forces
France's military modernization takes a quantum leap forward as Airbus Defence and Space clinches a groundbreaking contract that could reshape...
New EU school initiative launches hands-on AI learning projects for students across ten European countries
What’s taking place in European classrooms these days is really quite remarkable. Rather than being educated in artificial intelligence through...
Fujitsu teams up with Scaleway to develop an energy-efficient, sovereignty-aligned European AI-cloud platform
Two tech giants have made a historic collaboration that will bring a paradigm shift to Europe’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. The...
Denmark deploys Netcompany’s sovereign-AI system across its national supercomputing platform
Denmark has inaugurated a revolutionary sovereign-AI system, making it a forerunner in European digital sovereignty. This move marks a major...
HPE and NVIDIA unveil Europe’s first “AI Factory Lab” with flagship site established in France
The bombshell news that has had a permanent effect on the European AI landscape has been dropped by the two...
Dresden’s FMC secures €100 million to develop low-energy memory chips for AI and data-center markets
A Dresden-based semiconductor pioneer, named FMC, has successfully raised investments to the tune of €100 million to enable the technology...
KFB Technologies rolls out AI-driven system designed to track and reduce industrial emissions
Industrial organizations are increasingly faced with the need to measure the effects of their environment, at the same time trying...
SAP rolls out “EU AI Cloud” to deliver sovereign-compliant cloud and AI solutions for European firms
European companies are struggling to solve the puzzle of data sovereignty while making the most of artificial intelligence in order...
Nebius accelerates expansion into AI data centers in the Netherlands following major Microsoft and Meta agreements
Netherlands-based Nebius appears as a strong rival in the race for Artificial Intelligence infrastructure, with huge contracts that help fuel...
HPE and NVIDIA unveil Europe’s first “AI Factory Lab” in France
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NVIDIA have announced the launch of Europe's first AI Factory Lab in Grenoble, France, marking a...
Google unveils €5.5 billion investment plan for Germany, with major focus on AI infrastructure
Google makes history as it undertakes the most significant investment it has ever committed to making in the German economy,...
IMF says AI could boost Europe’s productivity—if governments deliver the needed structural reforms
The International Monetary Fund has released a comprehensive analysis revealing artificial intelligence's potential to transform Europe's economic landscape through significant...
Meta speeds up rollout of AI tools for European small businesses as part of its regional SMB strategy
Meta's most recent business-oriented AI project is revolutionizing the manner in which small businesses in Europe conduct affairs in today’s...
SAP launches EU AI Cloud to provide a sovereign European platform for AI and cloud services
SAP has announced its most extensive European project for digital sovereignty yet with the launch of the European Union AI...
Arcadis secures four new data-center construction contracts amid Germany’s rapid digital-infrastructure buildout
Germany is witnessing an unprecedented level of growth in its digital infrastructure landscape due to international corporations' enthusiasm for building...
Lagarde warns Europe could fall behind in AI race without faster regulatory and investment reforms
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has delivered a stark warning that could reshape the continent's technological future. Speaking at...
Innovation Radar Bridge report shows strong AI startup momentum across ten European industry sectors
Europe's artificial intelligence revolution is gaining serious momentum, and the numbers prove it beyond doubt. The Innovation Radar Bridge project...
SAP and industry partners launch Germany’s new “Industrial AI Cloud” to bolster sovereign AI capabilities
SAP has unveiled its groundbreaking Industrial AI Cloud project, partnering with Deutsche Telekom, NVIDIA, Siemens, and other industry leaders to...
EU unveils ‘Digital Omnibus on AI’ to harmonize artificial intelligence and data regulations across the bloc
The European Commission has launched its ambitious Digital Omnibus on AI, a comprehensive legislative package designed to streamline artificial intelligence...
Huawei rolls out its “eKit 4+10+N” AI package aimed at boosting digital adoption among European SMEs
The latest step in Huawei's efforts to recover the company's position in the European market has taken an interesting turn,...
European Commission proposes sweeping updates to the AI Act as part of its Digital Omnibus reforms
The European Commission launches its most ambitious digital regulation reform package yet. It’s called the Digital Omnibus. This proposed regulation...
Fraunhofer unveils ultra-miniature, high-precision sensors dubbed the “eyes and ears” of future AI systems
German research powerhouse Fraunhofer has achieved a breakthrough in sensor miniaturization, developing revolutionary fiber-based technologies that promise to transform artificial...
Rockefeller Foundation and Cassava Technologies partner to expand AI computing resources for African NGOs
The Rockefeller Foundation has recently launched an innovative collaboration with Cassava Technologies to ensure increased access to artificial intelligence in...
EUIPO unveils new AI tool to pre-screen trademarks before formal submission
The European Union Intellectual Property Office recently launched the "Early Screening Tool," which leverages AI capabilities to bring a paradigm...
EU ramps up AI push with €500 million committed to six new ‘AI Factory’ centers
The European Union recently made an announcement regarding the addition of a new set of its AI Factories. Six new...
European Commission launches RAISE initiative to accelerate AI-powered scientific research
The European Commission launched RAISE - the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe - a revolutionary leap towards achieving...
Microsoft and NVIDIA unveil “Agentic Launchpad” to accelerate autonomous-AI startups in the UK and Ireland
Microsoft and NVIDIA have released information about an "Agentic Launchpad" initiative in both the UK and Ireland, which marks a...
EUIPO rolls out AI-driven pre-assessment tool to streamline trademark applications
The European Union Intellectual Property Office has launched Early TM Screening, a revolutionary AI-powered pre-assessment tool designed to help applicants...
Cerebras unveils global “Cerebras for Nations” initiative to help countries build sovereign AI infrastructure
Cerebras Systems has begun a very ambitious program called “Cerebras for Nations,” which aims to assist nations across the globe...
Report finds EU nations expanding AI and analytics capabilities through new hubs and testbeds
The European Union member states are substantially bolstering their artificial intelligence and analysis capacity through a series of focused investment...
EuroCTP taps BMLL to enhance data quality for Europe’s consolidated market tape project
Europe's financial markets stand at a crossroads where fragmented data streams have long frustrated investors seeking comprehensive market visibility. The...
China reportedly prohibits use of foreign AI chips in government-backed data centers
Beijing has rolled out one of its most extreme restrictions on technology to date. They are aimed squarely at the...
APAC companies face over 10.5 billion AI bot interactions in two months, exposing growing cyber risks
The Asia-Pacific region has reported an unprecedented increase in artificial intelligence bot activity over the course of two months, with...
AI firm Anthropic expands European presence with new offices in Paris and Munich
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence safety firm that offers the product ‘Claude’, is making significant moves across Europe that signal massive...
Xi Jinping calls for creation of international AI governance body during APEC summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has presented a strategic vision that has the potential to change the face of artificial intelligence...