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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 [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - 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 [...]
📅 - 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 [...]
📅 - 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 [...]
📅 - 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 [...]
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