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NATO Taps Google Cloud for AI-Powered Sovereign IT Infrastructure - 📅 - NATO's technology arm has entered a new phase of its cloud and AI strategy with a multi-million-dollar agreement that brings Google Cloud into the heart of the Alliance's digital infrastructure. The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) has selected Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) to underpin the Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC), a key environment for operational training, simulation and data-driven decision support.

At the core of the deal is a sovereign, AI-enabled cloud platform designed to process highly sensitive and classified workloads. Rather than relying on a traditional hyperscale public cloud model, NATO will deploy Google Distributed Cloud in [...]
UAE Launches $1B AI for Development Initiative to Boost Africa - 📅 - The United Arab Emirates has launched a US$1 billion ‘AI for Development' initiative aimed at accelerating digital transformation and sustainable growth across Africa through the application of artificial intelligence technologies. The fund is intended to support AI initiatives that improve important economic areas including infrastructure, agriculture, and education.

Announced during the G20 summit by His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the initiative marks one of the most ambitious technology development programs ever directed toward emerging markets, positioning the UAE as a major catalyst for AI-driven infrastructure and innovation on [...]
Amperesand Raises $80M to Power Next-Gen AI Data Centers - 📅 - Amperesand has secured $80 million in Series A funding to accelerate deployment of a new class of power infrastructure aimed squarely at AI data centers and other high-demand critical power environments. The US-Singapore company is developing a Medium Voltage Solid-State Transformer (MV SST) platform that it claims can fundamentally re-architect power delivery for hyperscale AI data centers.

The oversubscribed round is co-led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and Singapore state investor Temasek, with participation from new backers Industry Ventures, Acclimate Ventures and SG Growth Capital, alongside existing investors Xora Innovation, Material Impact, TDK Ventures and Foothill Ventures.

The [...]
Aramco Deploys Saudi Arabia’s first Industrial Quantum Computer - 📅 - Saudi Aramco has taken a significant step into advanced computing with the deployment of Saudi Arabia's first quantum computer, implemented in partnership with France-based Pasqal. Installed at Aramco's data center in Dhahran, the system is also described as the Middle East's first quantum computer dedicated specifically to industrial applications, signaling a new phase in the region's push to build sovereign capabilities in frontier technologies.

The system, built on Pasqal's neutral-atom architecture, is designed to support research and pilot deployments across core industrial domains such as energy production, materials science, and large-scale optimization. By hosting the machine [...]
IXcellerate Adds 130MW Moscow Data Center Campus in Veshki - 📅 - IXcellerate is deepening its footprint in the Moscow Region with the development of a new large-scale data center campus near the settlement of Veshki, in the Mytishchi urban district. The Russian commercial data center operator has acquired a 5.5-hectare land plot and started work on what will become its third major campus in the capital region, backed by a mix of reinvested profits and debt financing.

For enterprise and cloud clients, the new data center development by IXcellerate signals continued expansion of carrier- and cloud-neutral capacity in a market increasingly driven by data localization, AI workloads, and domestic cloud growth.

The new data center campus is located roughly [...]
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OVHcloud Warns AI-Fueled Memory Surge Will Lift Cloud Prices - 📅 - Cloud customers should prepare for a new wave of infrastructure inflation that may affect cloud bills as early as 2026, according to Octave Klaba, CEO of European cloud operator OVHcloud. Klaba stated in a recent post on X that the business anticipates a 5-10% increase in the cost of several cloud products between April and September 2026, mostly due to rising memory and storage costs throughout the global hardware supply chain.

At the heart of the problem is an aggressive reorientation of semiconductor production toward AI workloads. Manufacturers are prioritizing high-margin memory used in GPUs and accelerator platforms, reducing available capacity for "standard" RAM and NVMe components [...]
IONOS Momentum: Ecosystem for Artificial Intelligence in SMBs across Europe - 📅 - Strong European companies including Agorum, Blockbrain, EmbraceableAI, Noxtua, Nuwacom, and NXAI have partnered with IONOS from the beginning. From data analysis and marketing automation to process optimization, these partners offer tried-and-true solutions that have been tested in actual operations and customer-facing procedures.
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An integrated, independent ecosystem is a new concept that Momentum presents.

Achim Weiß, CEO of IONOS, states, "Consider Momentum as an intelligent control center for your entire organization - a hub for managing all digital workflows, regardless of your size or technical expertise. Artificial intelligence is not just another tool in your [...]
1&1 AG To Acquire Versatel in €1.3bn Intra-Group Fiber Deal - 📅 - Germany-based telecoms and internet group 1&1 AG has agreed to acquire 1&1 Versatel GmbH from parent company United Internet Management Holding SE in an intra-group deal valued at €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion). The transaction will see 1&1 AG take over all Versatel shares, consolidating control of one of Germany's largest fiber network operators under its listed telecoms arm.

According to 1&1, the company's supervisory board has approved the share purchase agreement. The deal encompasses all of Versatel's assets and liabilities, including extensive network infrastructure and a loan obligation of around €950 million ($1.09 billion) owed to United Internet.

The agreement also includes a [...]
Flexential Boosts Transpacific Reach as Bifrost Cable Goes Live - 📅 - Flexential is expanding its transpacific connectivity footprint following the activation of the Bifrost Cable System, a new high-capacity subsea route linking Southeast Asia directly to the U.S. West Coast. The cable, now ready for service, is the first to create a direct path from Singapore to North America, offering enterprises lower-latency transport for increasingly distributed digital workloads.

Spanning more than 12,500 miles, Bifrost is engineered to deliver up to 260 terabits per second of data capacity, positioning it among the highest-bandwidth submarine systems in operation across the Pacific. Its U.S. endpoint connects into Flexential's Hillsboro, Oregon data center campus, [...]