Enterprise
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Quantum Systems’ $1.2bn round puts European defence tech on a different funding curve
Quantum Systems has raised one of Europe’s largest defence tech rounds to scale autonomous systems across air, land, and sea.
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Google’s Proxima bet shows AI’s energy problem reaching fusion
Proxima Fusion’s €411m round links Europe’s clean energy ambitions with the power demands of AI infrastructure.
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Intesa’s core cloud migration gives European banking a harder proof point
Intesa Sanpaolo has completed a core banking cloud migration across Italian Google Cloud regions hosted by TIM.
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Europe’s AI datacentre bargain shifts towards softer energy accounting
Europe’s datacentre climate rules are being softened as AI infrastructure demand strains energy policy.
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Italy’s sovereign cloud reshuffle moves state data closer to industrial control
Italy’s national cloud project is becoming a test of who controls public data infrastructure.
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The CMA pushes UK fibre consolidation into a harder phase
The CMA has referred nexfibre’s proposed acquisition of Substantial for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.
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Starling’s AI push redraws the shape of bank work
Starling is cutting around 130 roles while continuing to invest in AI and its banking technology platform.
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Berlin’s fire service exposes the infrastructure beneath resilience
Berlin Fire and Rescue Service has modernised network infrastructure while keeping emergency operations running.
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Sovereign cloud becomes an implementation market
Kyndryl and Microsoft are expanding sovereign cloud services for regulated and public sector workloads.
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Dutch defence procurement starts with the software layer
The Netherlands has signed a €30 million-plus Intelic partnership for interoperable unmanned systems.
