Tag: geopolitical tensions
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		Slashdot: US Expands Export Blacklist To Keep Computing Tech Out of ChinaSource URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/03/26/2053233/us-expands-export-blacklist-to-keep-computing-tech-out-of-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Expands Export Blacklist To Keep Computing Tech Out of China Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.S. government has expanded its export blacklist by adding 80 entities, primarily from China, aiming to prevent the acquisition of advanced American technology for military use, including AI and… 
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		Hacker News: Dutch Parliament: Time to ditch US tech for homegrown optionsSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/19/dutch_parliament_us_tech/ Source: Hacker News Title: Dutch Parliament: Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Dutch parliament has passed eight motions urging the government to reduce reliance on US technology and bolster digital sovereignty by favoring homegrown alternatives. Key concerns include data security,… 
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		The Register: Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options, says Dutch parliamentSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/19/dutch_parliament_us_tech/ Source: The Register Title: Time to ditch US tech for homegrown options, says Dutch parliament Feedly Summary: Trump administration ‘has made the call for tech sovereignty an urgent geopolitical issue’ Not content to wait for open letters to influence the European Commission, Dutch parliamentarians have taken matters into their own hands by… 
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		News: The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to EuropeSource URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/dna-of-organised-crime-changing-and-so-threat-to-europe Source: News Title: The DNA of organised crime is changing – and so is the threat to Europe Feedly Summary: A changing DNA: how organised crime is mutatingJust as DNA shapes the blueprint of life, the blueprint of organised crime is being rewritten. No longer bound by traditional structures, organised crime has… 
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		Hacker News: But how to get to that European cloud?Source URL: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/now-how-to-get-that-european-cloud/ Source: Hacker News Title: But how to get to that European cloud? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the urgent need for Europe to develop its own cloud infrastructure separate from American providers, stressing that traditional market forces have failed. To achieve this, it calls for… 
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		The Register: Euro techies call for sovereign fund to escape Uncle Sam’s digital death gripSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/european_tech_sovereign_fund/ Source: The Register Title: Euro techies call for sovereign fund to escape Uncle Sam’s digital death grip Feedly Summary: Nearly 100 orgs plead for homegrown lifeline amid geopolitical tensions A group of technology companies and lobbyists want the European Commission (EC) to take action to reduce the region’s reliance on foreign-owned digital… 
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		The Register: Eutelsat in talks with Euro leaders as they mull Starlink replacement in UkraineSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/eutelsat_starlink_ukraine/ Source: The Register Title: Eutelsat in talks with Euro leaders as they mull Starlink replacement in Ukraine Feedly Summary: Increasingly shaky relationship with the States has Europe considering options Talks are underway between European leaders and Eutelsat about a possible replacement for Starlink in Ukraine.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The… 
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		The Register: Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US growsSource URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/microsoft_unveils_a_finalized_eu/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows Feedly Summary: Some may have second thoughts about going all-in with an American vendor, no matter where their data is stored Microsoft has completed its EU data boundary, however, analysts and some regional cloud players are…