Digital Sovereignty
The Netherlands Also Said No to IBM and SUSE
The Netherlands is replacing Windows with NixOS-based DAWO. Officials rejected SUSE and IBM-owned Fedora too, for the same reason they are leaving Microsoft.
Digital Sovereignty
Digital Sovereignty
Europe Just Merged Its Way Down to Two AI Vendors
Cohere and Aleph Alpha signed a merger to build Europe's sovereign AI champion. It also means European and Canadian buyers now have one fewer AI vendor to choose from, not one more.
Digital Sovereignty
Germany Has Not Actually Funded Its Newest Quantum Computer
A QUDORA-led consortium cleared the outline phase of a 122 million euro German quantum project. Several outlets called it selected and funded. The official announcements say it is neither, yet.
Digital Sovereignty
Washington Just Told Brussels It Cannot Fine X
The US Department of Justice joined X's appeal against a EUR120 million EU fine, arguing Brussels never had jurisdiction. The precedent could reach further than X.
Digital Sovereignty
Xiaomi Just Undercut Every AI Sovereignty Plan
Xiaomi trained a trillion-parameter open AI model for 3.5 million dollars and gave away the weights. That just handed Europe's sovereignty debate a cheaper option.
Digital Sovereignty
The $35 Billion IPO Missing One Customer's Name
Nscale's IPO filing shows ByteDance supplied most of its 2025 revenue through a Norway site, an arrangement current export rules do not reach.
Digital Sovereignty
Huawei's Nvidia-Rival Chip Arrives Nine Months Early
Huawei moved its next AI chip nine months earlier and put the interconnect behind it through an open standards process more than 40 companies are building on.
Digital Sovereignty
A 300 Million Euro Bet That Satellites Are a Service
Open Cosmos raised 300 million euros to expand a shared satellite network that sells European governments access, not satellite ownership.
Digital Sovereignty
Euclyd's EUR 200M Round Tests Europe's Silicon Bet
Euclyd raised over EUR 200 million with EU institutional money and ex-ASML chief Peter Wennink as chairman. The real test is whether Craftwerk ever ships.
Digital Sovereignty
Firefox's AI Now Runs on a European Model, Mostly
Mozilla's Smart Window AI assistant is now powered by Mistral models under a zero-data-retention deal. France and North America get it first; the UK and Germany wait.
Digital Sovereignty
The Sovereignty Pitch Two Governments Already Rejected
Nvidia and Palantir launched a sovereign AI stack for supply chains on September 10. Germany and France had already rejected Palantir on sovereignty grounds months earlier.
Digital Sovereignty
The Cloud Law's New Drafter Wants Closer US Ties
The MEP now steering the EU law meant to cut cloud dependence on the US has told his own interviewers he wants fewer rules and closer American alignment.
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