AI Geopolitical Economy #2536 – Technology GAP in European Defence, US Oligarchy dinner, Harmful content measures, and Shanghai Summit

EU Tech Policy Addressing hardware gaps is only one part of Europe’s defence challenge Europe lacks sovereign hyperscale cloud-computing capacity and its armed forces remain dependent on the major US commercial vendors for these services. The approach to delivering this capability across Europe and within NATO has been uncoordinated so far. As European nations seekContinueContinue reading “AI Geopolitical Economy #2536 – Technology GAP in European Defence, US Oligarchy dinner, Harmful content measures, and Shanghai Summit”

Trump threatens EU tech regulation, China’s new rare minerals regulation, and lessons from the dot-com era | AI Geopolitical Economy #2535

EU Tech Policy Macron wants EU to target US Big Tech after new Trump tariff threat French President Emmanuel Macron has told his ministers that the European Union should consider retaliatory measures against the U.S. digital sector after President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs over tech regulation and taxes, according to a senior French government official. “TheContinueContinue reading “Trump threatens EU tech regulation, China’s new rare minerals regulation, and lessons from the dot-com era | AI Geopolitical Economy #2535”