Italian court suspends €47m quantum computing contract with IBM following tender process appeal
Unsuccessful bidder Tea Tek claims procedural process was unfair
News - Europe, Charlotte Trueman, DatacenterDynamics
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ASML to deliver lithography machine featuring 1,000W light source by 2030, improving chip yield by 50%
System would allow companies to process up to 330 wafers an hour, up from 220 at present
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Axelera AI raises more than $250m to boost development of Edge AI hardware
Funding round included participation from BlackRock, European Investment Council Fund, and Samsung Catalyst Fund
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IQM Quantum Computers to go public via SPAC merger with Real Asset Acquisition Corp.
Deal values the quantum computing company at $1.8 billion
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EuroHPC JU deploys 54-qubit IQM quantum computer as part of Euro-Q-Exa initiative in Munich
A second IQM system of 150 qubits will be installed by the end of 2026
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Chiral raises $12m to develop nanomaterial integration equipment for quantum and chip applications
Company says its approach is more precise than conventional methods
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UK chip startup Olix raises $220m for development of photonic AI chips that forgo the need for HBM – report
Latest funding round saw company valued at $1bn
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EU launches NanoIC pilot line to oversee development of sub-2nm chips on the continent
Facility was jointly funded by EU, national governments, and EUV equipment manufacturer ASML
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UK chip startup Fractile to expand UK operations with £100m investment
Expansion will see the company create a new hardware engineering facility in Bristol
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Deutsche Telekom launches Nvidia AI factory data center in Munich's Tucherpark
Will form the basis of ‘Germany Stack’ to support country’s sovereign AI efforts
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Atos relaunches its AI, HPC, and quantum group under Bull brand
Comes as acquisition of subsidiary by French government nears completion
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EuroHPC JU signs contract with Fsas Technologies and Telefónica for MareNostrum 5 AI Upgrade project
Installation expected to take place in the first half of 2026
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ASML announces 1,700 job cuts after publishing record results for FY2025
Company posted net sales of €32.7 billion for the year
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UK gov’t announces £36m investment to boost supercomputing capacity
Dawn supercomputer at University of Cambridge will be upgraded with AMD MI355X GPUs
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IQM Quantum Computer scraps co-CEO model, appoints co-founder Jan Goetz as sole leader
Mikko Välimäki who led the company alongside Goetz will leave at the end of March
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Leeds, UK-based photonic chip startup Optalysys raises £23m
Funding will be used to commercialize technology and support US expansion
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IQM and Bechtle to install five-qubit quantum computer at Heilbronn University, Germany
Bechtle will provide operational support and system maintenance for the first three years
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Equal1 closes $60m fundraise to accelerate development of its Bell-1 silicon quantum server
Funding round was led by Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, with participation from European Innovation Council Fund and TNO Ventures, among others
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Dresden University of Technology to deploy Nvidia-powered supercomputer
BullSequana XH3500-based system expected to go live in Q4 2026
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University of Southern Denmark to deploy Nvidia-powered AI supercomputer in partnership with Danfoss and HPE
System will comprise 128 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs
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Moscow State University deploys 72 qubit quantum computer in partnership with Rosatom
Third 70+ qubit system reportedly demonstrated in Russia
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Spain’s Galician Supercomputing Center signs agreement with IQM and Telefónica for two quantum computers
The systems will be deployed by June 2026
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IonQ finalizes agreement with South Korea’s KISTI for delivery of Tempo quantum computer
Company has also expanded its partnership with QuantumBasel in Europe
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Tier-1 Belgian supercomputer Sofia deployed at Green Energy Park in Zellik
System will be managed by Vrije Universiteit Brussels for the next six years