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Joined January 2024
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Despite taking time, @Tesla’s supervised self-driving approval - and fast passporting across the EU - shows what smart regulation can deliver. The lineup so far: #1 The Netherlands 🇳🇱 #2 Lithuania 🇱🇹 #3 Estonia 🇪🇪 #4 Denmark 🇩🇰 #5 Belgium 🇧🇪 eutechloop.com/european-regu…
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👀.@Apple's Siri AI delay announcement has turned the #DMA from a Brussels bubble debate into a consumer issue: the DMA is meant to ensure a fair market, but what are the measurable benefits (and costs!) for European consumers and founders? 👇 eutechloop.com/the-eus-dma-f…
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The EU’s tech sovereignty package will be presented soon. While sovereignty initiatives are not unique to the EU, the real challenge will be agreeing on the scope, funding, costs, and tolerance for the risk of retaliation. 🧵 eutechloop.com/eu-tech-sover…
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Tech sovereignty isn't unique to the EU. Most states use competition policy & national security to shield domestic markets from retaliation. 🇺🇸 The US relies on security-driven initiatives - like removing Chinese gear from its telecom networks. 6/
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🇨🇳 China actively uses security and market rules for sovereignty: e.g., blocking META’s $2B acquisition of AI startup Manus.  Meanwhile: 🇸🇪 Ericsson & 🇫🇮 Nokia saw their China market share drop from 12% to 4%, Huawei & ZTE still hold ~35% of Europe's market. 7/
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🇪🇺 The EU wants more businesses to adopt AI to boost competitiveness. Eurostat data show why many still don’t: lack of technical expertise is the top barrier, followed by data protection concerns and legal uncertainty. Read more: 👇 eutechloop.com/why-european-…
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Europe’s #DMA debate is stuck between two extremes: disaster vs. untouchable. Missing is an honest debate about enforcement trade-offs. Requiring Google Search to share sensitive data with “any third party” raises serious privacy concerns. eutechloop.com/consumer-conc…
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Siemens warns EU rules are driving industry to the US and China. As the U.S. lures giants with tax cuts and deregulation, Europe faces a high-stakes choice: changing data rules the "speed vs. sovereignty" chip dilemma eutechloop.com/can-europe/
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As the 🇪🇺 EU weighs youth social media bans, 🇦🇺 Australia ignores its own failing under-16 ban and tries exporting it, Brussels effect-style. Here's what the CoE had to say about protecting minors online: eutechloop.com/the-coe-on/
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