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Colt Technology sells eight European data centers
Colt Technology Services is selling eight European data centers to Netherlands-based NorthC, saying it wants to focus on building sustainable digital infrastructure. The data centers – located in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, and two in London – formed part of the assets Colt gained with its acquisition of Lumen EMEA in 2023. Between them, the data centers have…
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Meta just revived plans to train AI models with European user data – here’s how you can opt out
Meta has confirmed plans to train AI models using European users’ public content and conversations with its Meta AI chatbot. Last year, Meta announced plans to train its AI on user data, but pressure from activists and regulators, as well as tighter data privacy laws in the EU, led it to pause that plan indefinitely. Meta also held back the…
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‘Here in the European market, I think we are in a good position’: DocuWare CEO Michael Berger on the company’s rapid growth
German SaaS company DocuWare is on a remarkable upward curve. As an independent subsidiary of Ricoh, the channel-focused business has found global success providing document storage and automation services. Incorporated in 1988 as “DOCUNET Gmbh”, the company has become an innovative cloud-based software provider and a leader in the paperless business space. More recently, the company has undergone a significant…
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Anthropic ramps up European expansion with fresh hiring spree
Anthropic has unveiled plans to further expand in Europe, adding 100 roles and picking a new EMEA head. Guillaume Princen has been chosen to lead the AI developer and Claude creator in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Anthropic confirmed. Roles created through the expansion will span sales and business operations, as well as engineering and research. These jobs…
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North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies
Image: DC_Studio/Envato North Korean hackers who disguise themselves as IT workers are applying for work in the U.K., according to Google Threat Intelligence Group. Success in the U.S. is declining due to rising awareness of their tactics, indictments, and right-to-work verification challenges, prompting them to turn elsewhere. The attackers pose as legitimate remote workers, looking to generate revenue, access sensitive…
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European cloud group invests to create what it dubs “Trump-proof cloud services”
But analysts have questioned whether the Microsoft move truly addresses those European business concerns. Phil Brunkard, executive counselor at Info-Tech Research Group UK, said, commenting on last month’s announcement of the EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, “Microsoft says that customer data will remain stored and processed in the EU and EFTA, but doesn’t guarantee true data sovereignty.” And…
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RISC-V could be the key to European supercomputer sovereignty
A group of European tech organizations has launched a project aimed at strengthening Europe’s technological sovereignty in high-performance computing (HPC) and AI. The Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe (DARE) project has an initial budget of €240 million, and plans to develop next-generation European processors and computing systems, including an optimized software ecosystem, over the next three years. “I am…
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Westcon-Comstor promotes Rene Klein to lead unified European business
Westcon-Comstor has announced the appointment of Rene Klein as executive vice president for EMEA, tasked with leading the company’s new unified leadership structure for the region. Klein has been promoted to the role having most recently served as head of Westcon Europe, where he oversaw significant growth along with the launch of the firm’s specialist Next-Generation Solutions (NGS) go-to-market offering…
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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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