The cloud has a geography now. The Gulf strikes on hyperscaler data centers made visible that physical disruption is now part of the threat model — and Europe’s compliance-bound architecture is not optimized for rapid cross-border response. While global hyperscalers operate with greater flexibility to build cross-region resilience into their systems, national telecoms/sector-specific laws fragment infrastructure across member states, while the GDPR creates legal friction aro

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One of the best ways for the European Union to bolster its military might and economic competitiveness is to become a world leader in quantum technologies. That will require the bloc to focus its R&D efforts, establish protective safeguards for sensitive research, and embrace a culture of deliberate risk-taking. Read more...

The United States is preventing many of its allies from accessing the AI frontier by imposing overly broad export controls on advanced chips, thereby risking its own influence over the technology’s trajectory. If tech-savvy Central and Eastern Europeans cannot rely on America, they may look to China. Read more...