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Global Switch pipes Paris data centre heat to homes
Global Switch will host advanced computing chips in Clichy and pipe excess warmth into neighbouring Levallois-Perret.
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Netherlands locks 230 million euros into chips
Fresh public money is set aside while formal European approval remains pending.
Physics
Sofia Tech Park denies unconfirmed quantum hub claims
Real quantum computing projects are growing across Bulgaria, but claims of a unified research network overstate public progress.
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Alibaba targets 20 gigawatts in global cloud challenge
Chinese tech group commits to global data center expansion to rival US cloud giants
Markets
STOXX 600 snaps losing streak with 1% rise
Cheaper crude and a surge in chipmaker shares drove European equities to their best single-day advance in two months.
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TSMC Dresden expansion claims hit reality check
Online reports claiming work began on a second plant confuse a roof milestone with new construction.
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Tata backs Nexperia shift from China
India's Tata Electronics will make and package chips for Dutch producer Nexperia as corporate rifts push manufacturing out of China.
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Nebius activates 18MW AI hub in Madrid
The cloud operator fired up Nvidia chips at its Spanish campus as European compute costs climb.
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Fortaegis raises fifty million dollars to secure silicon chips
The Amsterdam-based technology startup Fortaegis has secured fifty million dollars in a Series A funding round to advance hardware-rooted cryptographic authentication for digital networks and autonomous systems.
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Chalmers cuts quantum operation steps to 1 in model
Scientists modeled a way to control quantum light cavities in one cycle instead of 1,000, though physical tests on real chips are still unproven.
Economy
ECB warns Europe holds only 5% of AI compute
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde says relying on US and Chinese tech firms leaves Europe vulnerable to economic disruption.
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Nebius leases Wales site to anchor British AI buildout
Cloud provider Nebius secures Newport data centre space targeting late 2026 operations despite social media launch claims
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Vestager pushes Europe toward 15 percent AI compute share
A top policy blueprint warns the European Union faces digital subordination without a massive public and private data center buildup.
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Fluidstack steers $830 million round to US data centers
Social media rumors claimed the British-founded startup funded a European computing rollout that does not exist.
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Lagarde warns Europe risks reliance on US AI
ECB chief says reliance on foreign computing leaves the bloc exposed to external trade shocks and access cutoffs.
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ASML ships next-generation chip scanner to South Korea
Dutch lithography giant ASML has shipped its latest advanced chipmaking tool to South Korea, accelerating the race for sub-2nm microchips.
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Arm locks Qualcomm in legal battle over chip designs
Arm Holdings presses its legal challenge against Qualcomm as intellectual property disputes threaten core processor lines.
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TSMC anchors German chip supply with 10 billion euro fab
A subsidized Dresden plant tops out on schedule to supply European carmakers with local microchips by late 2027.
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Microsoft delays Danish quantum computer to 2027
A promised 50-qubit system bought by Denmark slips past its delivery targets as engineers work to make laboratory error correction work in practice.
Robotics
Arm brings 80 firms into physical robotics push
British chip designer widens partner network to link robot software, sensors and silicon.
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ASML and TSMC Push Chipmaking to Bigger Masks
Top chipmakers and toolmaker ASML launch a decade-long drive to supersize photomasks and uncork High-NA chip output.
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Belgium holds researcher in chip espionage probe
Federal police intercepted a former BelGaN research director at Brussels Airport as he boarded a flight to Beijing.
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Netherlands halts phantom 2026 chip rules
Social media posts recycled a two-year-old export order on semiconductor equipment as fresh trade restrictions.
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Intel leaves German megafab site vacant
Recycled reports of a two-year construction pause obscure the permanent abandonment of the project.
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TU Eindhoven tests Chimera AI chip on real silicon
European researchers prove physical prototype runs AI locally to cut data center power use
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Arm challenges server chip rivals with 128-core blueprint
British designer Arm unveiled its Neoverse CSS N4 platform to speed custom data center processor development.
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Intel secures two cutting-edge chipmaking machines
The American chipmaker doubles down on costly tools to lead the sub-2-nanometer race.
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Bull wins 387.8 million euro EU contract
The French group will build Europe's LUMI-AI supercomputer in Finland using AMD chips instead of Nvidia.
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Arm challenges chip rivals with 136-core AI processor
The British designer details its first complete server chip to win data center business from traditional rivals.
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Melexis Secures Direct Chip Supply Tie With BYD
The Belgian semiconductor maker bypassed commercial middlemen to plug directly into China's biggest electric vehicle builder after years of localization.
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Finland triples national computing power with Roihu launch
State provider CSC deploys a 30-petaflop supercomputer in Kajaani to replace aging national research clusters.
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Arm cuts 12 months off car chip design
Pre-built vehicle blueprints aim to break Nvidia and Qualcomm's grip on autonomous driving silicon.
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Intel freezes German mega-fab despite billions in state aid
Berlin pledged 9.9 billion euros to build the site before the chipmaker paused work to stem manufacturing losses.