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New European AI weather model to improve forecasts – Computerworld
The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) has made its new AI model, the Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System (AIFS), available to everyone free of charge. Medium-range weather forecasts are those that predict weather conditions for three to 15 days into the future. AIFS can provide detailed forecasts for wind, temperature and precipitation and, according to the Center, and should…
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CISPE governance pivot is ‘deeply rooted in European interests,’ board member claims
A shift at Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) will put European cloud interests front and center, a newly elected board member has said. CISPE announced earlier this month it had updated its ‘Articles of Association’ so that only European entities can hold board positions. Non-European entities with annual revenues in excess of €10 billion can participate, but with…
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Cloud spending soars in financial services – but it’s not all plane sailing for another key European industry
The banking industry is ramping up cloud spending more than any other sector, according to new research, but other major sectors appear to be easing off the pedal. Analysis from IDC shows public cloud spending in Europe will hit a total of $221 billion this year and is expected to reach $373 billion by 2028 – marking a five-year compound…
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Panasonic Toughbook names new European channel chief
Panasonic’s Mobile Solutions Business Division has announced the appointment of Damien Fernandez as European channel and partner manager for the TOUGHBOOK brand. A seasoned channel veteran, Fernandez arrives with more than a decade of industry experience, including extensive knowledge of designing and executing channel growth strategies. Previously, he served in various channel and sales leadership positions at networking firm Extreme…
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European AI alliance looks to take on Silicon Valley and develop home-grown LLMs
A new alliance with a budget of €37.4 million is working on a European alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and DeepSeek’s R1. OpenEuroLLM is a consortium of 20 leading European research institutions, companies, and EuroHPC centers hoping to develop a family of high-performance, multilingual, large language foundation models for commercial, industrial, and public service applications. The aim is to create a…
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Apple pulls remaining Lightning-based devices from European stores
Apple is no longer selling its iPhone SE and iPhone 14 series in Europe — the last phone models with Apple’s proprietary Lightning charging port — as the EU shifts to a common charging solution built around USB-C. EU Directive 2022/2380 goes into force today in an effort to reduce e-waste and solve market fragmentation. A spot check by The Verge shows the…
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European Space Agency’s official store hacked to steal payment cards
European Space Agency’s official web shop was hacked as it started to load a piece of JavaScript code that generates a fake Stripe payment page at checkout. With a budget over 10 billion euros, the mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) is to extend the limits of space activities by training astronauts and building rockets and satellites for exploring…
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Sharp continues European IT services push with latest acquisition
Sharp Europe has announced plans to acquire Apsia, a French company specializing in digital transformation and cloud integration. The deal, which marks the latest in a series of acquisitions, is aimed at boosting Sharp’s IT services business across the region. “This acquisition is a key strategic step for Sharp Europe as we continue to extend and expand our IT services…
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Integrity360 expands European presence with Adsigo acquisition
Cybersecurity specialist Integrity360 has announced the acquisition of Adsigo, a European payment card industry qualified security assessor (PCI QSA) and security services company. The deal marks the next stage of Integrity360’s pan-European expansion plan and will expand the company’s presence in continental Europe, as well as bolster its PCI and cybersecurity compliance teams with additional skilled resources. Financial terms of…
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Westcon-Comstor bags major European distribution deal with AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed up Westcon-Comstor as its authorized European distributor. The deal covers the entire European Economic Area (EEA), along with Switzerland and the UK and Ireland. This, the company said, will bring ‘significant’ growth opportunities for its partners by giving them access to the AWS portfolio of cloud products and solutions. “Our vision is to be…
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