Bull

Bull is a French IT company specializing in high-performance computing, including supercomputers and quantum computing. Formerly part of the Atos group, Bull was recently acquired by the French government for €404 million. This acquisition is considered strategically important for France's technological sovereignty in areas like high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies, including applications for nuclear deterrence. The company is newsworthy due to this recent acquisition and its plans to expand. Bull announced plans to hire 500 people by 2026, primarily engineers and sales staff, to accelerate innovation in high-performance computing and AI. The company is currently developing a new supercomputer, slated for completion in late 2027, capable of performing 1 quintillion operations per second, intended for scientific applications like brain simulation and climate modeling.