Cloud certification, data flows, sovereignty and the European data economy. Coverage from Continental Brief.
Nearly 400 new bills targeting data center regulation have been introduced across US statehouses in the past year, marking a dramatic reversal from earlier policies that prioritized development incentives.
As digital collaboration spreads across borders and sectors, European initiatives are shifting focus from cybersecurity alone to building operational trust frameworks that enable innovation at scale.
Tech Seals, a Dutch software and data consultancy, has become a new member of Gaia-X AISBL, bringing engineering expertise to the initiative's mission of building trusted and interoperable digital ecosystems.
As Europe moves from defensive data protection toward building trusted digital ecosystems, companies that position themselves early in sovereign architectures could gain privileged access to future AI value chains and cross-border collaboration environments.
A Luxembourg-based Gaia-X Lighthouse project is building open-source infrastructure to let hospitals and research institutions share health data securely while keeping control of their own records.
Gaia-X has introduced Domain and Geographical Extensions to its Trust Framework, allowing vertical industries and regional ecosystems to operate sovereign data spaces while maintaining interoperability across borders and sectors.
As resistance to hyperscale data center projects spreads across America, the technology industry is adopting strategies borrowed from fossil fuel and tobacco industries—front groups, fake accounts, and astroturf campaigns—to neutralize public opposition and secure local approval.
Europe has established the regulatory groundwork for digital sovereignty through the Data Act, AI Act and cloud initiatives. Now the continent must translate these policies into verifiable, scalable systems that organisations can actually implement.
A year after launching in Greece, the Wealthyhood investing app has attracted 35,000 users whose profile challenges traditional assumptions about who invests: they are typically 34 years old, start with €100, and mostly buy exchange-traded funds.
The Nordic carrier is ramping up capacity on its Helsinki–Warsaw corridor as financial services, cloud and hosting firms seek faster regional links.
France's leading telecom operator has finished decommissioning its 2G infrastructure nationwide, starting from southwestern departments before rolling out countrywide. The company now plans to retire 3G by 2028.