Bi-weekly: the last two weeks in European digital sovereignty
The last two weeks in European digital sovereignty
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▸ Mozilla report highlights Europe’s open AI progress and gaps
▸ Cycloid selected as developer portal for EU’s €180m sovereign cloud framework
▸ Firefox Smart Window adds Mistral Small 4 AI for users
▸ EU seeks to reduce dependence on foreign technology in digital sphere
▸ UK police data on Microsoft cloud deemed vulnerable to foreign compromise
▸ Italy integrates Youth Hacking 4 Freedom into school credit system
▸ Denmark advances Free Software use in public sector
▸ Netherlands advances EU cloud sovereignty agenda
▸ Spain opens Barcelona quantum chip facility
▸ Cisco and NVIDIA launch on-premises Splunk AI platform
▸ Sweden tests Forgejo for government code collaboration platform
▸ It will take a generation to switch Europe's phones. Start now
▸ Gaia-X advisory board meets with global partners
▸ European Investment Bank to open office in Canada for critical raw materials
▸ EU proposes sweeping age verification and social media restrictions for minors
▸ German AI start-up Langdock relocates parent company to Germany
▸ Cisco and NVIDIA launch on-premises Splunk AI platform
▸ Hugging Face CEO urges liability for advanced AI cyberattacks
▸ Anthropic policy chief links AI safety to U.S. lead over China
▸ Von der Leyen invites AI labs to talks on pausing development
▸ Spain opens Barcelona quantum chip facility
▸ EU capitals to set global AI rules as Trump dismisses safety warnings
▸ Exein raises €234 million at €1.4 billion valuation for Physical AI cybersecurity
▸ Thales launches UK-hosted cloud HSM for cryptographic key sovereignty
▸ EU tightens export controls on high-tech goods
▸ NVIDIA and Palantir launch sovereign AI platform for supply chains
▸ Open Cosmos raises €300M to expand satellite services
▸ Brussels startup Chift raises €10.5 million Series A
▸ EU Parliament hosts fifteen AI-powered robots for Physical AI push
▸ AI labs propose self-regulation as EU sovereignty debate intensifies
▸ EU and Canada advance digital and critical raw materials cooperation
▸ Xi proposes BRICS open-source AI zone at summit
▸ EU digital identity formats clash with sovereignty demands
▸ 80% of smartphones miss EU repair information one year after rules
▸ Fifteen AI-powered robots demonstrate Europe’s Physical AI push
▸ Mistral raises €3 billion to advance sovereign AI
▸ EU calls for global AI rules after extinction warning
▸ Tech leaders urge 25% of EU budget for critical technologies
▸ EU policymakers cite AI Act as response to AI extinction warnings
▸ Switzerland tests open-source office software for government IT
▸ Cloudflare dominates CDN use among European companies
▸ EU Commission to propose unified Public Procurement Act
▸ EU policymakers cite AI Act as response to extinction risk warnings
▸ Founders and VCs urge EU to finalise corporate status
▸ Macron’s Paris space summit fails to secure US-free European funding
▸ TrustED project tests Europe’s digital identity privacy model
▸ EU proposes single procurement act to redirect €600 billion
▸ France expands digital identity access to overseas territories
▸ Italian undersecretary launches US quantum mission in New York
▸ Macron’s backing propels Mistral AI to global stage
▸ Swiss Armed Forces cyber command switches to open-source OpenDesk
▸ SEMI calls for broader Chips Act 2.0 to strengthen Europe’s chip ecosystem
▸ France moves 2.5 million government PCs from Microsoft to Linux
▸ Italian collective Autistici/Inventati shuts down after US sanctions
▸ EU Commission outlines strategy to counter Big Tech and Big Oil
▸ Draghi Report sees only 6.4% of tech recommendations implemented
▸ Huawei unveils chip free of US technology
▸ Italy leads tech diplomacy mission to US for AI, quantum and 6G partnerships
▸ Switzerland pilots move away from Microsoft on 3,000 government computers
▸ German startup achieves first commercial orbital launch from continental Europe
▸ Iceland’s Mjóifjörður loses mobile and internet after fibre breaks
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