Alice & Bob, the Paris- and Boston-based quantum computing company, has joined TERATEC, the French high-performance computing initiative, as part of a push to accelerate the integration of quantum technologies into Europe’s HPC infrastructure. The move brings the startup into…
Reeves’ Budget offers tech ambition, but IoT leaders warn of investment gaps
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget delivered a blend of ambition and restraint that has left the UK’s IoT and wider technology sectors weighing both its immediate implications and its long-term direction. While the government reaffirmed its desire to position the…
EDHEC Business School launches Quantum Institute to bridge science and industry
EDHEC Business School has unveiled the EDHEC Quantum Institute (EQI), a new centre aimed at helping decision-makers understand and shape a future increasingly dominated by quantum technologies. The institute will be led by Professor Lionel Martellini, PhD, and will drive…
Environments and Gavan-Graham forge alliance to offer single-source power infrastructure solutions
Environments, the Lighting Environments subsidiary specialising in intelligent building systems and power-infrastructure design, has entered a strategic partnership with custom electrical distribution manufacturer, Gavan-Graham. The move creates a single-source provider for complex power-delivery projects across multiple sectors, offering customers an…
MEMS switch maker Menlo Micro hits major milestone amid rising demand
Menlo Micro has shipped its one-millionth Ideal Switch, marking a significant milestone for the California-based company as it seeks to establish its microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology as a new industry benchmark. The US-based group said that demand for its MEMS-based…
Quectel targets surge in second-generation smart meters at Enlit 2025
Quectel Wireless Solutions, the IoT solutions provider, is using this year’s Enlit conference in Bilbao to showcase technology it says will support the accelerating shift from first- to second-generation smart meters. The company, which is exhibiting at the event running…
EU cybersecurity rules leave industry struggling to define responsibility, ONEKEY warns
European manufacturers are struggling to determine who should be accountable for meeting the EU’s new Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), according to new research from German cybersecurity firm ONEKEY. The regulation, which requires connected products to be designed and maintained to…
Kontron partners with global energy equipment group on $100m control systems project
Kontron, the US-based provider of embedded computing and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, has announced a deal to supply control systems to an unnamed multinational energy equipment manufacturer in a market forecast to grow by more than $100m in the…
CyanConnode enters into $5.25M convertible loan note agreement
CyanConnode Holdings, a global provider of IoT communication and smart metering solutions, has entered into a further $5.25 million unsecured convertible loan note agreement (the Loan Note) with Smart Sustainability Solutions Limited (the Lender), a Middle Eastern climate technology company,…
Where’s Rudolph? Smart collars put every reindeer on the map
For some, Finland conjures up magical images of Lapland, the Northern Lights, Santa Claus and reindeer. Others know Finland as an innovative powerhouse of telecoms and digital technology. Now, a creative innovation from Elisa is bringing both these views together,…
