Get the latest tech news
In Munich, early signs of a European hyperscaler revolt
US tech dominance is rattling organisations across Europe. Digital sovereignty initiatives are gaining momentum as a result
But resistance is finally boiling in Europe, fuelled not by the infamous Snowden revelations nor the US Cloud Act, which stipulates that US businesses must surrender their data should the country’s intelligence agencies demand it, but by an ill-fated speech delivered by the US vice-president, JD Vance. “We are being blackmailed by the current US administration and the American and Chinese tech companies,” said Alexandra Geese, the German Greens MEP who helped craft Europe’s Digital Services Act, at a press conference. But resistance is finally boiling in Europe, fuelled not by the infamous Snowden revelations nor the US Cloud Act, which stipulates that US businesses must surrender their data should the country's intelligence agencies demand it, but by an ill-fated speech delivered by the US vice-president, JD Vance.
Or read this on r/technology
