Oxford-born Lumai has raised over $10 million to scale its optical AI accelerator—a novel chip that uses light, not electrons, to compute. As data centers face soaring energy demands, Lumai’s photonic approach promises drastic power savings and outsized performance. Backed by Constructor Capital and others, the startup aims to triple its team and ramp U.S. expansion, challenging silicon’s grip on AI infrastructure. Read all
ACS plans to invest €1.2 billion in a 150MW data center near Zaragoza as it continues shifting from construction to digital infrastructure. With potential to double capacity and future ties to Spain’s growing cloud ecosystem, the project reflects ACS’s broader 5GW pipeline and strengthens Aragon’s fast-emerging role as a key data hub in southern Europe. Read all
Cloudflare has acquired developer-focused database startup Outerbase, deepening its push into AI-enabled app development. Built on Cloudflare Workers, Outerbase simplifies backend data workflows, especially for teams less fluent in SQL. The move aligns with rising demand for lightweight, scalable infrastructure to support AI-powered tools—marking Cloudflare’s bet on making data-layer integration more accessible in a serverless-first world. Financial details remain undisclosed. Read all
For IT teams still navigating the complexities of remote work and virtual desktop infrastructure, Nerdio’s latest move lands like a quiet revolution. Unveiled at NerdioCon 2025, the release of Nerdio Manager for Enterprise 7.0 isn’t just about version numbers—it’s about reclaiming time, clarity, and control in a landscape that too often feels like a tangle of dashboards and escalating costs. Read all
Google has unveiled Google Unified Security (GUS), an integrated platform combining threat intel, security ops, and Chrome Enterprise with AI agents. The move follows its $32B Wiz acquisition and marks a direct challenge to Microsoft’s dominance in enterprise security. GUS enables multi-cloud visibility, proactive threat hunting, and AI-assisted triage, signaling Google’s deeper push into security beyond its cloud ecosystem. Read all
UK-based NexGen Cloud has secured $45 million in Series A funding to accelerate the growth of its Hyperstack platform and build out sovereign AI infrastructure across Europe. With 10,000+ users and a $1B “Supercloud” underway in Oslo, the company aims to deepen its foothold in GPU cloud services and roll out AI tools like Fine-Tuning-as-a-Service to boost model efficiency. Read all
Imunify has launched a WordPress plugin that surfaces Imunify360’s real-time protection within the WordPress admin panel—eliminating the need to log into hosting dashboards. This move gives site owners direct insight into malware scans, threat removal, and overall security status. For hosting providers, it eases support loads while proving value to clients through transparent, automated security visibility—without requiring any manual setup from users. Read all
In a digital age where transparency is currency, Oracle appears to have been dealing in shadows. After weeks of brushing off claims of a cyberattack on its cloud infrastructure, the tech titan is now quietly informing select customers that their data was, in fact, stolen—a revelation that undercuts its earlier, emphatic denials. Read all
Microsoft is racing—and likely failing—to meet its April deadline to deliver a fully multi-tenant hybrid cloud for European service providers. Sources say key features remain incomplete, risking a revived antitrust clash with CISPE. Despite a $22M settlement, price parity and independence from Azure remain unresolved. With Google and AWS echoing similar concerns, Microsoft’s cloud licensing practices continue drawing intense scrutiny from regulators and rivals across Europe. Read all
Deutsche Telekom is extending its alliance with Google Cloud through 2030, positioning the tech giant as its go-to partner for AI and cloud transformation. Key systems, including SAP and the MyMagenta app, are moving onto Google’s infrastructure. At the center: the One Data Ecosystem, a unified AI-powered platform. With Vertex AI and Gemini models in play, Telekom signals a strategic pivot toward becoming a fully AI-first enterprise. Read all
In the always-on digital economy of today, a slow or unstable website doesn’t just put a customer’s patience to the test—it silently wears away trust, bleeds revenue, and whittles away at a brand’s competitive advantage. A recent report by hosting company Liquid Web, “The Impact of Downtime on Businesses,” quantifies that reality and makes one thing unmistakably clear: digital underperformance has real-world costs. Read all
