Europe’s tech ‘liberation day’? Computer says not yet
As the European Union unveiled its technology sovereignty package on Wednesday, a top official posted in glee: “Today is Tech Liberation Day”. True technological independence from U.S. Big Tech, however, will take longer to attain.
The EU plan aims to boost European tech firms and limit some access for dominant U.S. rivals. It marks a key but initial step, with the bloc trailing far behind the U.S. and Asia on AI, chips, cloud services and data centres.
