SAP flings €20 billion at sovereign cloud
German outfit wants to keep Europe’s ai data away from US
The maker of esoteric business software, which no one is sure quiet what it does, SAP has promised to splurge more than €20 billion ($23.3 billion) over the next decade on “sovereign cloud” infrastructure in Europe.
EU antitrust boss warns Trump not to mess with tech laws
Brussels hints trade deal could collapse
The EU’s competition chief Teresa Ribera has warned that Brussels must be ready to ditch its freshly minted trade deal with the US if Donald Trump presses ahead with threats to neuter Europe’s digital rules in favour of Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta.
Proton shifts out of Switzerland over snooping law fears
Privacy-first firm bolts as Swiss politicians threaten anonymity
Proton is beginning to shift its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland, fearing a fresh bout of government snooping baked into the country's updated surveillance laws.
Apple scrambles to avoid fresh EU smackdown
Last-ditch talks aim to dodge hefty Digital Markets Act fines
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is frantically negotiating with Brussels to dodge another regulatory slap as its deadline to comply with the Digital Markets Act runs out on 26 June.
Microsoft bends the knee to EU with 365 suite
Data will not head to the US
Software King of the World, Microsoft has finally admitted that the EU doesn’t like its cloudy grasp on everything and rolled out a neutered version of its 365 suite that keeps data on European soil.
Nvidia boss promises AI renaissance for Europe
Huang reckons continent’s GPU drought is nearly over
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has assured Europe that its embarrassing lack of AI computing grunt will be sorted soon, as the region scrambles to catch up with the US and China’s AI supremacy.
TSMC puts design boots on the ground in Germany
Munich centre adds European edge to Taiwan’s global chip dominance
TSMC has given Brussels something to gloat about by announcing a new chip design centre in Munich.
Irish tech cashes in on Europe’s defence boom
Neutrality does not pay the bills in Dublin
Ireland’s tech start-ups are jumping into Europe’s booming defence market, exploiting their expertise in AI, satellites and subsea surveillance as Brussels doles out cash to counter Russian threats.
EU slaps Apple and Meta with landmark DMA fines
Trump screams extortion
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has been handed a €500 million ($570 million) slap by EU regulators, with Facebook flogger Meta coughing up €200 million, in the first real show of teeth under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.
USB-C may be on the chopping block
EU loophole opens floodgates for portless phones
The European Commission has ruled that its instance on the USB-C standard only applies to phones if they charge via a wire.