ISO, IEC, DIN and the OpenWallet Foundation will make international standards for mobile driver’s licenses and digital ID wallets available at no cost. The move aims to strengthen interoperability and trust in Europe’s digital identity ecosystem, Biometric Update reports. (BIOMETRICUPDATE) Digital and trust infrastructure investments unlock value of
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Palantir Technologies chief executive Alex Karp stated that French regulatory restrictions, including limits on government use of US-made software, were counterproductive. The remarks highlight tensions between European digital sovereignty goals and foreign tech firms operating in France. (MACAUBUSINESS) Palantir chief says France's digital sovereignty push 'backfiring&
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Your phone is Europe's biggest digital sovereignty problem: fewer than a million of the EU's 350 to 400 million smartphones are European-made. A five-part deep dive on the dependency and what it would take to change it. With a free source appendix and a PDF edition.
By Christian Triantafillou Schade
By Christian Triantafillou Schade
By Christian Triantafillou Schade
By Christian Triantafillou Schade
By Christian Triantafillou Schade
Switzerland's federal administration begins a pilot phase replacing Microsoft 365 on 3,000 workstations. The move affects a small fraction of the 54,000 computers in the federal system, signalling a potential shift toward digital sovereignty. The pilot is part of broader efforts to reduce reliance on non-
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A German startup successfully launched a 28-meter rocket into orbit from Norway, carrying five small satellites. The mission marks the first commercial orbital launch from continental European soil, advancing Europe's push for strategic autonomy in space launch capabilities. Germany's research ministry hailed the milestone as
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Residents in Mjóifjörður remain without mobile and internet services after two fibre-optic cables were severed in a remote location, complicating repairs. The outage underscores vulnerabilities in Europe’s digital infrastructure in isolated regions. (ICELAND REVIEW) Mjóifjörður Cut Off From Mobile and Internet Service After Fibre BreaksResidents of Mjóifjörður in
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ISO, IEC, DIN and the OpenWallet Foundation will make international standards for mobile driver’s licenses and digital ID wallets available at no cost. The move aims to strengthen interoperability and trust in Europe’s digital identity ecosystem, Biometric Update reports. (BIOMETRICUPDATE) Digital and trust infrastructure investments unlock value of
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A European Parliament-commissioned report recommends a permanent partnership between the EU, Iceland, Norway and Greenland to enhance Arctic digital and energy security. The proposal covers maritime security, energy, transport and critical raw materials, with no requirement for EU membership. The 60-page study was completed before Iceland’s referendum
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Palantir Technologies chief executive Alex Karp stated that French regulatory restrictions, including limits on government use of US-made software, were counterproductive. The remarks highlight tensions between European digital sovereignty goals and foreign tech firms operating in France. (MACAUBUSINESS) Palantir chief says France's digital sovereignty push 'backfiring&
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Nine Central and Eastern European governments adopted the Prague Declaration on Artificial Intelligence at the CEE AI Summit in Prague on 3 September 2026. The agreement commits Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia and Romania to coordinate AI policy positions, connect computing infrastructure and exchange expertise. The declaration
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London-based AI governance company AI Score secured $5.4 million in seed funding to expand its platform for managing generative and agentic AI across organisations. The round was led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from GALLOS Technologies and other investors. The company, founded in 2025, focuses on real-time
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Hungary’s Science and Technology Minister Zoltán Tanács said Budapest has met EU technical criteria to rejoin the €95 billion Horizon Europe research programme. The Commission has yet to receive formal notification, but Tanács expects funds to be unlocked by year-end. The move follows governance reforms to address conflict-
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Nvidia confirms its $12.93bn acquisition of open-source AI hub Hugging Face, a repository hosting three million models and used by 18 million developers. The deal, expected to close in early 2027, risks concentrating critical open-source AI infrastructure under a single non-European entity, raising concerns for Europe&
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The Cyprus Computer Society submitted 33 recommendations to strengthen Cyprus’ National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2032, urging clearer accountability and measurable outcomes. The proposals focus on sustainable funding, project implementation and governance structures, including a single national AI implementation plan. The organisation also calls for dedicated frameworks for generative AI and
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The European Commission proposes stricter customs reforms and penalties to reduce reliance on non-EU digital platforms. The measures aim to strengthen Europe's digital sovereignty by enforcing stricter regulatory oversight on foreign technology providers. The proposal follows concerns over strategic vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. (BRUSSELS TIMES) EU targets
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The European Commission’s Chips Act 2.0 proposal, tabled in June 2026, abandons unrealistic market-share targets and instead targets EU strengths in semiconductor equipment, power electronics, automotive chips and advanced packaging. The European Court of Auditors estimated the EU’s likely global semiconductor share at 11.7% by
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The US Treasury’s OFAC designated the Italian digital infrastructure provider Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on 26 August 2026. The collective, which hosts email, XMPP and blog services for activists, reports its autistici.org domain became unreachable on 28 August, citing DNS-level interference. A/I
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