- AI leaders and think tanks gather in Brussels as Europe seeks tech sovereignty against US dominance.
European companies are using major cloud services from US providers, prompting the European Commission to seek ways to reduce risky dependencies.
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Updated Aug 14
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European companies are using major cloud services from US providers, prompting the European Commission to seek ways to reduce risky dependencies.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- France is aiming to reduce its dependence on major US tech giants for AI infrastructure and cloud capacity.Sub-event
- The European Commission formulated Codes of Conduct with Microsoft and Google in 2015.Sub-event
European companies rely on US cloud providers as the Commission pushes for tech sovereignty.1 source
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The entities involved
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Europe
terrestrial continent located in north-western Eurasia
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European Commission
executive branch of the European Union
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Amazon Web Services
subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms on a metered pay-as-you-go basis
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