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Groq Expands to Europe with New Data Center Deployment in Helsinki - 📅 - AI inference technology company Groq has officially announced the expansion of its data center network into Europe with the launch of its first facility in Helsinki, Finland. The move marks a strategic milestone for the company as it works to meet growing demand across the European market for scalable, low-latency, and cost-effective AI infrastructure.

Founded by Jonathan Ross, Groq (not to be confused with Elon Musk's Grok) is known for its purpose-built Language Processing Unit (LPU) systems, optimized for real-time AI inference at scale. The company's approach is particularly attractive to organizations seeking high performance with predictable pricing models - an increasingly critical [...]
CoreWeave Acquires Core Scientific in $9B AI Infrastructure Deal - 📅 - AI hyperscaler CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ), a provider of high-performance data center infrastructure. The all-stock transaction is designed to support CoreWeave's vertical integration strategy, allowing it to internalize key infrastructure capabilities while improving cost structure and long-term scalability.

The acquisition comes just months after CoreWeave's successful initial public offering in March 2025 and is expected to materially transform the company's operational footprint. According to the agreement, Core Scientific shareholders will receive 0.1235 newly issued shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock [...]
NVIDIA Plans Major Tech Campus Investment in Northern Israel - 📅 - NVIDIA is planning a major expansion in Israel with the potential development of a multibillion-dollar technology campus. The company is currently exploring land acquisition opportunities in northern Israel, with the intent to build a site that could span between 80,000 and 180,000 square meters.

The preferred location is within proximity to its existing headquarters in Yokneam, and NVIDIA is specifically targeting parcels of land sized between 70 and 120 dunams.

To facilitate the search, real estate consultancy Colliers has been engaged to help identify suitable sites, focusing on the region between Zichron Yaakov and the Krayot.

A two-week submission deadline for proposals signals the [...]
Colt and Kevlinx Expand Partnership for AI Infrastructure in Europe - 📅 - Colt Technology Services and Kevlinx Data Centers have announced the expansion of their strategic partnership, signaling a deepened commitment to building robust, AI-ready digital infrastructure across Europe. The enhanced collaboration centers on Kevlinx's flagship BRU01 facility in Brussels, a newly launched Tier III quality data center designed to meet the escalating demands of high-performance computing and artificial intelligence workloads.

Kevlinx's BRU01 campus is positioned at the heart of Europe's FLAPD region - Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Dublin - placing it in a prime location to support cross-border digital services and cloud connectivity. Occupying 24,000 square [...]
Deutsche Telekom Chooses IBM Concert for AI-Driven IT Automation - 📅 - Deutsche Telekom, one of the world's leading providers of IT and telecommunications services, has chosen IBM Concert, an AI-powered automation platform, to streamline and accelerate its IT operations, with a specific focus on patch management and security-related task coordination. The deployment aims to enhance operational resilience, reduce risk, and improve efficiency across the company's expansive digital infrastructure, which serves millions of residential and enterprise customers globally.

Patch management plays a vital role in software lifecycle maintenance. In modern enterprise environments, where system updates are essential to safeguard stability and relevance, the timely [...]
CareSuper, Macquarie Partner on Azure Migration - 📅 - Australian superannuation fund CareSuper has selected Macquarie Cloud Services, a business unit of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), to lead a comprehensive cloud transformation project. The engagement marks a strategic shift from VMware Cloud on AWS toward a "more flexible and cost-effective" Microsoft Azure environment, as CareSuper seeks to modernize its IT infrastructure and improve long-term value delivery to its members.

The initiative involves migrating and reconfiguring CareSuper's VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC) architecture, encompassing petabytes of data and hundreds of enterprise applications, into a fully managed Azure Local Edge service. The move aims to consolidate [...]
IREN Invests $130M in NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs for AI Cloud Expansion - 📅 - IREN has announced a $130 million investment to acquire 2,400 units of NVIDIA's next-generation Blackwell B200 and B300 GPUs, marking a significant move to scale its AI cloud capabilities. The company confirmed the purchase will be funded entirely through existing cash reserves, as it evaluates various long-term financing options to support broader expansion of its AI Cloud Services.

With a focus on high-density computing services, IREN Limited (previously Iris Energy) is an Australian company that operates next-generation data centers that are fully powered by renewable energy. With four large facilities - three in British Columbia (Canal Flats, Mackenzie, and Prince George) and one in [...]
NVIDIA Accelerated Computing Goes Live with Ooredoo in Qatar - 📅 - Ooredoo, Qatar's leading telecommunications provider, has unveiled a major leap forward in the country's digital infrastructure with the deployment of sovereign AI cloud services powered by NVIDIA's latest Hopper GPUs. The initiative introduces high-performance, accelerated computing capabilities hosted within Ooredoo's local data centers, marking a milestone in Qatar's broader strategy to become a regional digital leader.

This deployment enables advanced AI-powered applications across key verticals such as energy, finance, healthcare, logistics, and smart cities, all within Qatar's borders and aligned with national data governance policies. By leveraging in-country infrastructure, [...]
Colt Urges Action as Few Firms Prioritize Quantum Computing Risks - 📅 - Despite rising concerns about the future security risks posed by quantum computing, a new global survey commissioned by Colt Technology Services reveals that only a small fraction of companies currently consider quantum a high strategic priority. According to the findings, just 6% of IT leaders across the US, Europe, and Asia rank "understanding quantum computing" as their top priority, with only 17% placing it within their top three concerns.

The research, which polled 1,236 IT decision-makers across 13 countries, highlights a potential disconnect between the rapid advancements in quantum technology and enterprise-level preparedness. While artificial intelligence continues to dominate [...]
Microsoft Raises On-Prem Server Prices/Licenses by 10% This Month - 📅 - Microsoft has confirmed a series of pricing and licensing changes for its on-premises server products, set to take effect in July and August 2025. The updates reflect the company's ongoing efforts to maintain support for customers who continue to rely on local deployments, despite the broader shift to cloud-based services.

In a new blog post, Jeremy Carlson, Director of Product Marketing at Microsoft, noted that the price increases for the Core CAL Suite and Enterprise CAL Suite will now go into effect on August 1, 2025, a month later than initially planned. However, adjustments for standalone server products - such as SharePoint Server, Exchange Server, and Skype for Business Server - [...]