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Cosine assembles UK coalition for sovereign AI model
AI Security

Cosine assembles UK coalition for sovereign AI model

UK banks, defence contractors and telecoms groups are backing a homegrown AI model designed to run inside customers' own systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026
OpenUK unveils speakers for Edinburgh open source AI event
Hyperscale

OpenUK unveils speakers for Edinburgh open source AI event

The conference will put Scotland's AI talent, security and infrastructure under the spotlight as debate over governance and control intensifies.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
Bull wins €30m contract for Sweden's Mimer AI factory
Gaming

Bull wins €30m contract for Sweden's Mimer AI factory

The five-year deal will give Swedish researchers and smaller firms cloud-style access to AI infrastructure as demand for Mimer grows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push
Hyperscale

UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push

The grant lets the London startup train an air-gapped coding model on UK infrastructure, bolstering supply for defence and other sensitive sectors.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026

Global Stories

Supercomputing stories

Parallel Works adds AI governance & token budgeting
Private Cloud

Parallel Works adds AI governance & token budgeting

Rising AI costs and weaker oversight are pushing enterprises to demand tighter controls as token use spreads across clouds and in-house models.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026
CIQ's Fuzzball 4.0 adds cloud & storage integration
Hybrid Cloud

CIQ's Fuzzball 4.0 adds cloud & storage integration

Research centres can now keep existing Lustre and GPFS data in place as Fuzzball 4.0 adds Azure support, caching and a registry.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026
PEAK:AIO & Los Alamos launch Lattice for AI storage
High Performance Computing

PEAK:AIO & Los Alamos launch Lattice for AI storage

The open-source system is designed to ease storage bottlenecks that can leave costly GPUs underused in AI and high-performance computing clusters.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 6th Jun 2026
Bologna Gathering 2026 draws investors to tech push
Robotics

Bologna Gathering 2026 draws investors to tech push

More than 500 investors and founders will gather in Bologna as Italy's venture capital market hits its busiest quarter in a decade.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 13th May 2026
Google Cloud unveils Gemini agent platform & new TPUs
DevOps

Google Cloud unveils Gemini agent platform & new TPUs

Demand for AI agents is driving Google Cloud to broaden its stack with new security tools and eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Bull & Equal1 sign MoU on hybrid quantum computing
DataCentre infrastructure

Bull & Equal1 sign MoU on hybrid quantum computing

The deal could bring quantum workloads into existing data centres sooner, as Bull and Equal1 target hybrid systems for European users.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
Quantum CFD algorithm cuts qubit needs for fluid modelling
Hyperscale

Quantum CFD algorithm cuts qubit needs for fluid modelling

The advance could help engineers model complex airflow and water movement on current quantum hardware with far fewer qubits than before.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026
CIQ & AMD unveil tuned Rocky Linux for AI clusters
Virtualisation

CIQ & AMD unveil tuned Rocky Linux for AI clusters

CIQ and AMD launch an AMD-tuned Rocky Linux image to standardise AI and HPC clusters, promising faster rollouts and simpler management.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Supercomputing stories

Carney unveils AI strategy, $200B in economic growth goal
Data Protection

Carney unveils AI strategy, $200B in economic growth goal

Ottawa's five-year push aims to lift adoption, create 250,000 AI jobs and curb the talent drain as Canada races to catch up.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2026
Visionbay chooses Netris for Taiwan's largest GPU cluster
Private Cloud

Visionbay chooses Netris for Taiwan's largest GPU cluster

Hardware-enforced tenant separation will help Visionbay scale Taiwan's largest GPU cluster without risking customer data leakage or network outages.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026
CSIRO launches Vetra edge AI hub for robots in Queensland
Robotics

CSIRO launches Vetra edge AI hub for robots in Queensland

Local processing for robots and sensors could cut delays and boost safety as CSIRO brings edge AI infrastructure to Queensland.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
Schaeffler India opens research hub at IISc Bengaluru
High Performance Computing

Schaeffler India opens research hub at IISc Bengaluru

Researchers at IISc Bengaluru will gain access to new high-performance computing resources for simulations, analytics and collaborative projects.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026
Canada opens AI compute funding round for supercomputer
Semiconductors

Canada opens AI compute funding round for supercomputer

Researchers and institutions could soon gain domestic access to large-scale AI computing as Ottawa backs a new supercomputer with CAD $890 million.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026