Alright, let's get this straight. Nebius Group (NBIS), fresh off a 100%+ rally that I still can't figure out, is now planting its flag in the UK with some "advanced NVIDIA AI infrastructure." Cool story, bro. But give me a break.
The "Most Advanced" Supercomputer? Says Who?
So, they're boasting about NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs and Quantum-X800 InfiniBand networking, calling it "one of the UK’s most advanced AI supercomputing platforms." Okay, marketing team, take a chill pill. "Most advanced" according to whom? Their own press release? I'd love to see some actual benchmarks, not just PR fluff. Nebius AI Cloud arrives in UK with one of the country’s first advanced NVIDIA AI infrastructure deployments And offcourse, they're conveniently leaving out the price tag.
Arkady Volozh, the CEO, says this launch is a "milestone." Milestones are for marathons, not vaporware announcements. He claims they're "empowering organizations." Empowering them to do what, exactly? Throw money at a black box?
NVIDIA's guy, Anthony Hills, chimes in about reshaping the UK's "industrial future." Uh-huh. Sounds like the same hype we heard about blockchain five years ago, and where's that now?
The Usual Suspects: Startups and Buzzwords
They're trotting out the usual suspects: startups "tackling unprecedented challenges" and AI models for brain diseases. Basecamp Research wants to design "programmable medicines." Prima Mente wants to "decode the mechanisms behind Alzheimer's and Parkinson's." It's all very noble, very futuristic. But let's be real: these are the same buzzwords that every AI company is slinging right now. It's like a Mad Libs for tech PR.
And what about the financials? Oh wait, we ain't talking about that.
Don't get me wrong, AI could be revolutionary. But are we really supposed to believe that Nebius, a company that I still think is overvalued, is going to single-handedly solve Alzheimer's with its new UK data center?
Also, who the hell is going to regulate this stuff?
Greenwashing the AI Apocalypse
Oh, and they're throwing in the "energy-efficient cooling technologies" to make it sound all sustainable. Please. Building massive AI infrastructure is inherently energy-intensive. Slapping on some "low-latency NVIDIA Quantum-X800 InfiniBand network connectivity" doesn't change that. It's like putting a solar panel on a Hummer.
They even mention "full compliance with GDPR and CCPA data protection standards." As if that magically makes everything ethical. I'm sure Cambridge Analytica was "fully compliant" with something, too.
Then again, maybe I'm the crazy one here. Maybe this is all legit. Maybe Nebius is the next Google. But something about this whole thing smells fishy.
