Overview
- Bull said it will add 500 jobs in 2026, mostly engineers in Europe, with about €50 million budgeted to speed work in high‑performance computing and AI.
- France completed the purchase of Atos’s Advanced Computing business for about €405 million, making the state the sole owner through its shareholding agency.
- Ministers cast the deal as a move to secure supercomputers used for AI research, quantum work, and nuclear deterrence, keeping design and assembly in Europe.
- Bull reported €720 million in 2025 revenue and has 3,000 staff worldwide, and it plans further growth with targets to be set in the coming months.
- Current projects include the Jupiter exascale system inaugurated in Germany last year and an expansion of the Angers plant to build the Alice Recoque supercomputer for the CEA, with deliveries slated for late 2026 and 2027.