# AI infrastructure

Cloud startup Verda raises $189m in funding round led by Emergence Capital
News
September 22, 2026
Cloud startup Verda raises $189m in funding round led by Emergence Capital
Formerly known as DataCrunch, Verda's offering spans data centres, hardware and cloud infrastructure
Martin Coulter
Can France’s Stargate-style buildout succeed?
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Analysis
June 11, 2026
Can France’s Stargate-style buildout succeed?
France wants to lead Europe’s buildout of AI compute, but observers say the mega-projects announced so far don’t align with the region's needs
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise
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October 2, 2025
Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise
Milan-based Domyn is targeting LLMs for defence and AI gigafactory builds
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
OpenAI and UK startup Nscale launch European ‘Stargate’ in Norway
News
July 31, 2025
OpenAI and UK startup Nscale launch European ‘Stargate’ in Norway
It marks OpenAI’s first data centre initiative on the continent
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
UK needs ‘urgent’ AI overhaul to compete, Blair Institute warns
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July 29, 2025
UK needs ‘urgent’ AI overhaul to compete, Blair Institute warns
Critical reforms are needed to planning, infrastructure and energy systems to safeguard national and economic security, says think tank
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
UK pledges £2bn for Matt Clifford’s AI Action Plan
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June 11, 2025
UK pledges £2bn for Matt Clifford’s AI Action Plan
Finance minister Rachel Reeves announced the plans as she unveiled how the country would allocate budgets over the next three years
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Keir Starmer courts tech leaders at exclusive party — but will £1bn funding plans move dial on sovereign AI?
Analysis
June 10, 2025
Keir Starmer courts tech leaders at exclusive party — but will £1bn funding plans move dial on sovereign AI?
The UK prime minister hosted a cohort of AI chiefs at his country residence on Sunday
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Nvidia’s chief says UK is missing AI infrastructure as Keir Starmer unveils £1bn for compute
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June 9, 2025
Nvidia’s chief says UK is missing AI infrastructure as Keir Starmer unveils £1bn for compute
Jensen Huang told the London Tech Week audience that the UK is the largest AI ecosystem in the world without its own infrastructure
Kai Nicol-Schwarz

# AI infrastructure

Cloud startup Verda raises $189m in funding round led by Emergence Capital

Can France’s Stargate-style buildout succeed?

Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise

OpenAI and UK startup Nscale launch European ‘Stargate’ in Norway

UK needs ‘urgent’ AI overhaul to compete, Blair Institute warns

UK pledges £2bn for Matt Clifford’s AI Action Plan

Keir Starmer courts tech leaders at exclusive party — but will £1bn funding plans move dial on sovereign AI?

Nvidia’s chief says UK is missing AI infrastructure as Keir Starmer unveils £1bn for compute