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This tag covers discussions on high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing, particularly in the context of sovereign digital infrastructure and strategic acquisitions. A featured thread examines France's purchase of Bull from Atos for €404 million, highlighting how the deal secures HPC, AI, and quantum capabilities within the French state to maintain control over critical technology. The content focuses on industrial policy, national sovereignty, and the intersection of advanced computing with government strategy, rather than technical implementation details. Topics include corporate carve-outs, balance sheet stabilization, and Europe's efforts to reassert control over digital assets.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    France Buys Bull From Atos: Sovereign HPC, AI and Quantum Power Secured

    France’s purchase of Bull from Atos is more than a simple corporate carve-out. It is a deliberate act of industrial policy, aimed at keeping a strategically sensitive high-performance computing, AI, and quantum capability inside the French state’s orbit at a moment when Europe is trying to...