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Scaleway acquires French HPC and heat recycling specialist Qarnot

Scaleway, owned by Iliad, acquired French low carbon HPC and heat recycling specialist Qarnot, becoming the only European sovereign cloud operator offering cloud, AI and high performance computing on one platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Verified Qarnot press release, 10 July 2026

What it does not test. Does not disclose the purchase price or Qarnot's revenue, and does not establish market share against non European HPC providers.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. French Scaleway buys French Qarnot; own/operate/law already European, no answer changes. European Sovereignty Index

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