The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking awards a contract to Bull for deploying an AI-optimised supercomputer in Kajaani, Finland. The system will power the LUMI AI Factory, advancing Europe’s digital sovereignty in high-performance computing. (EUROHPC JU) EuroHPC JU Signs Contract to Deploy the LUMI-AI SupercomputerThe EuroHPC Joint Undertaking
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Eight NATO allies launch the HALO satellite constellation initiative to integrate nationally owned military satellites into a networked system. The project, announced at the NATO summit in Ankara, aims to enhance military resilience, communications and missile tracking. Denmark, Canada, Finland, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and Turkey are involved. (DEFENSE
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The Scaleup Europe Fund, backed by the European Commission and managed by EQT, co-led ICEYE’s €1 billion Series F funding round. The Finnish SpaceTech company, specialising in sovereign radar satellite intelligence, will use the funds to expand its dual-use capabilities across Europe and beyond. The investment marks
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Helsinki-based Aiforia, a deep learning AI company for pathology, secured €20 million in venture debt from the European Investment Bank. The financing, supported under the Commission’s InvestEU programme, will accelerate product development and commercial expansion for AI-powered cancer diagnostics. Aiforia states its CE-IVD marked solutions are
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The European Commission opens bidding for seven AI data centres, four smaller and three larger, with public funding capped at €2 billion per project. Consortia must secure national backing from Germany, Greece, Portugal, Italy or Spain for larger hubs, or Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France and Poland for smaller ones. The
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Though still a niche product, Jolla aims to create a European alternative to device giants
