> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.nupath.eu/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Bi-weekly: It's time to pick up the smartphone - URL: https://www.nupath.eu/bi-weekly-its-time-to-pick-up-the-smartphone/ - Published: 2026-09-07T05:45:30.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-07T05:45:30.000Z - Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade - Tags: newsletter ### The last two weeks in European digital sovereignty ![Paid content](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6c/f3/6cf31287-c34a-403a-bb6b-49385b3636e9/content/images/2026/07/visibility-badge-theme.png) ### [It's time to pick up the smartphone](https://www.nupath.eu/pick-up-the-smartphone/) **(Paying users)** 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 --- ### News ▸ [Standards bodies advance free digital identity wallet infrastructure](https://www.nupath.eu/standards-bodies-advance-free-digital-identity-wallet-infrastructure/) ▸ [EU proposes permanent Northern Partnership with Iceland, Norway and Greenland](https://www.nupath.eu/eu-proposes-permanent-northern-partnership-with-iceland-norway-and-greenland/) ▸ [Palantir CEO criticises France’s digital sovereignty policy](https://www.nupath.eu/palantir-ceo-criticises-frances-digital-sovereignty-policy/) ▸ [Nine CEE governments sign Prague AI declaration](https://www.nupath.eu/nine-cee-governments-sign-prague-ai-declaration/) ▸ [UK startup AI Score raises $5.4M for AI governance platform](https://www.nupath.eu/uk-startup-ai-score-raises-5-4m-for-ai-governance-platform/) ▸ [Hungary clears path to rejoin Horizon Europe](https://www.nupath.eu/hungary-clears-path-to-rejoin-horizon-europe/) ▸ [Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.93bn](https://www.nupath.eu/nvidia-acquires-hugging-face-for-12-93bn/) ▸ [Cyprus Computer Society proposes 33 recommendations for AI strategy](https://www.nupath.eu/cyprus-computer-society-proposes-33-recommendations-for-ai-strategy/) ▸ [EU overhauls customs rules to target non-EU platforms](https://www.nupath.eu/eu-overhauls-customs-rules-to-target-non-eu-platforms/) ▸ [EU revises Chips Act to focus on realistic semiconductor goals](https://www.nupath.eu/eu-revises-chips-act-to-focus-on-realistic-semiconductor-goals/) ▸ [US sanctions Italian digital collective Autistici/Inventati](https://www.nupath.eu/us-sanctions-italian-digital-collective-autistici-inventati/) ▸ [Russia advances legal framework for 'sovereign AI' exports](https://www.nupath.eu/russia-advances-legal-framework-for-sovereign-ai-exports/) ▸ [Swiss startup xorlab raises €5M for sovereign email security](https://www.nupath.eu/swiss-startup-xorlab-raises-eu5m-for-sovereign-email-security/) ▸ [Flower Labs unveils Endeavor 1.0 as sovereign AI alternative](https://www.nupath.eu/flower-labs-unveils-endeavor-1-0-as-sovereign-ai-alternative/) ▸ [U.S. states centralise digital identity platforms amid AI fraud risks](https://www.nupath.eu/u-s-states-centralise-digital-identity-platforms-amid-ai-fraud-risks/) ▸ [Nvidia licenses NVLink and NVHBM IP to rivals including MediaTek and Amazon](https://www.nupath.eu/nvidia-licenses-nvlink-and-nvhbm-ip-to-rivals-including-mediatek-and-amazon/) ▸ [EU designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms](https://www.nupath.eu/eu-designates-chatgpt-reddit-roblox-as-very-large-online-platforms/) ▸ [EuroHPC JU awards LUMI-AI supercomputer contract to Bull](https://www.nupath.eu/eurohpc-ju-awards-lumi-ai-supercomputer-contract-to-bull/) ▸ [Germany funds Flatpak development with €508,640](https://www.nupath.eu/germany-funds-flatpak-development-with-eu508-640/) ▸ [Consortium completes 42-month Horizon Europe OpenWebSearch.EU project](https://www.nupath.eu/consortium-completes-42-month-horizon-europe-openwebsearch-eu-project/) ▸ [ECB says digital euro will offer maximum privacy for offline transactions](https://www.nupath.eu/ecb-says-digital-euro-will-offer-maximum-privacy-for-offline-transactions/) ▸ [Europe's biggest digital sovereignty problem is in your pocket](https://www.nupath.eu/europes-biggest-digital-sovereignty-problem-is-in-your-pocket/) ▸ [Vendors integrate post-quantum cryptography into digital identity tools](https://www.nupath.eu/vendors-integrate-post-quantum-cryptography-into-digital-identity-tools/) ▸ [Legal Data Space joins Gaia-X to strengthen data infrastructure](https://www.nupath.eu/legal-data-space-joins-gaia-x-to-strengthen-data-infrastructure/) ▸ [Please stop using Amazon and Google to run your smart home](https://www.nupath.eu/please-stop-using-amazon-and-google-to-run-your-smart-home/) ▸ [Ten open source maintainers join Sovereign Tech Standards network](https://www.nupath.eu/ten-open-source-maintainers-join-sovereign-tech-standards-network/) ▸ [NIST and European telcos advance identity framework for agentic AI](https://www.nupath.eu/nist-and-european-telcos-advance-identity-framework-for-agentic-ai/) ▸ [EU accelerates Digital Services Act enforcement on Meta over child safety](https://www.nupath.eu/eu-accelerates-digital-services-act-enforcement-on-meta-over-child-safety/) ▸ [Slovakia proposes age checks for social platforms using biometric tools](https://www.nupath.eu/slovakia-proposes-age-checks-for-social-platforms-using-biometric-tools/) ▸ [Poland formally requests EU fine for Meta over scam Facebook ads](https://www.nupath.eu/poland-formally-requests-eu-fine-for-meta-over-scam-facebook-ads/) ▸ [Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9bn](https://www.nupath.eu/nvidia-agrees-to-buy-hugging-face-for-12-9bn/) ▸ [PLD Space secures €158.9 million ESA award for reusable launcher](https://www.nupath.eu/pld-space-secures-eu158-9-million-esa-award-for-reusable-launcher/) ▸ [Poland reports widespread GPS disruptions across sectors](https://www.nupath.eu/poland-reports-widespread-gps-disruptions-across-sectors/) ▸ [ECB advances Pontes and Appia projects for tokenised asset market](https://www.nupath.eu/ecb-advances-pontes-and-appia-projects-for-tokenised-asset-market/) ▸ [EU backs gaming sector with digital support measures](https://www.nupath.eu/eu-backs-gaming-sector-with-digital-support-measures/) ▸ [Ireland proposes €1 billion fund-of-funds for startups](https://www.nupath.eu/ireland-proposes-eu1-billion-fund-of-funds-for-startups/) ▸ [French SpaceTech startup ArcSpace raises over €2 million for satellite repair tech](https://www.nupath.eu/french-spacetech-startup-arcspace-raises-over-eu2-million-for-satellite-repair-tech/) ▸ [Draghi and Collison launch Rhine Group to boost Europe’s competitiveness](https://www.nupath.eu/draghi-and-collison-launch-rhine-group-to-boost-europes-competitiveness/) ▸ [Ireland’s medieval law blocks Big Tech class actions in Europe](https://www.nupath.eu/irelands-medieval-law-blocks-big-tech-class-actions-in-europe/) ▸ [EuroHPC launches six new quantum technology calls](https://www.nupath.eu/eurohpc-launches-six-new-quantum-technology-calls/) ▸ [NEURA Robotics acquires Adlatus Robotics to boost cleaning robot AI](https://www.nupath.eu/neura-robotics-acquires-adlatus-robotics-to-boost-cleaning-robot-ai/) ▸ [Greater Manchester rejects Palantir health data platform](https://www.nupath.eu/greater-manchester-rejects-palantir-health-data-platform/) Read everything at [nupath.eu](https://www.nupath.eu/)