AI Strategy Elections and AI Two reports on AI and politics sparked debate in the Netherlands. Beyond the headlines lies a deeper unease: how do we live with technologies that not only reflect language but act within it?
Europe Reading Breakneck by Dan Wang Few books capture our accelerating era like Dan Wang’s Breakneck: global, personal, and clear-eyed about what drives modern change.
Europe From Free to Paid: Choosing the Right AI Model (with a European Lens) Building on Ethan Mollick’s excellent ‘Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now’, this article explores how to choose between the leading AI systems. And what a European perspective adds when moving from free to paid use.
Europe Investing in Atoms: Alain le Loux on Building the Deeptech Future Deeptech demands patience, guts, and hands-on conviction. This article profiles Alain le Loux and the rare venture model behind Europe’s hardware hopes.
Europe Streams and Archives: Two Ways of Living with Our Digital Data Personal data lives in two worlds: flowing streams of fresh information and enduring archives of credentials. Both shape our digital future.
Europe Featured An interview on the structural gaps holding Europe back in deeptech Deeptech isn’t SaaS. It’s often slow, risky, physical and still underfunded in Europe. What’s behind the gap with the US? A rare cross-Atlantic perspective.
Europe Wero: Europe’s new payment brand Wero is Europe’s bid for payment sovereignty: pay across borders with just an email or phone number, without relying on US networks.
Europe From Shopping Cart to Server Rack: How Lidl Builds a European Cloud From groceries to gigabytes: how Lidl’s parent turned its retail IT backbone into STACKIT, a sovereign cloud based in Germany and Austria.
Europe Digital Europe in Two Acts: DSA and DMA Europe’s DSA and DMA work in tandem. One governs digital content, the other digital competition. Together they form the EU’s Digital Services Package.
Europe Europe's DSA and the New Contours of Online Freedom The DSA marks a shift in digital governance. As platforms adjust and states assert control, the question becomes: what kind of internet are we building?
AI Governance What the UK's Online Safety Act Reveals DSA vs OSA: the EU regulates platforms, the UK regulates users. VPNs become more than privacy tools. They signal a shift in digital trust.
Europe Invoices in the Eurozone: A Practical Guide to SEPA Payments and Digital Processing Understand SEPA, EPC QR codes, and UBL invoices. A hands-on guide for anyone sending or receiving payments in euros within the Eurozone.
AI Innovation or Digitalisation? When researching AI funding in Europe, I discovered a key distinction: innovation vs. digitalisation. If you're navigating this space, it matters.
Europe The EuroStack explained EuroStack isn’t from the EU, but it might shape its future. A private initiative to build a sovereign, open European tech stack caught my attention.
Europe Sovereignty Without Soil The Knights of Malta rule without land. So do Google, Meta, and Apple. What does it mean when power no longer needs territory to govern?
Europe Learning to Work with the EU AI Act I used to avoid EU regulation. Now I’m learning to work with it. The AI Act isn’t perfect, but it’s shaping how I think about risk, trust, and tech.
Europe The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is Here and It's Changing How Apps Work Big tech feels broken in the EU? It’s not. It’s the Digital Markets Act. More choice, more friction, and a big shift in how apps are allowed to behave.
Europe Intentional Power: Europe Between Negawatts and Realpolitik AI runs on energy. Europe’s grid isn’t ready. I’m starting to see how digital strategy, infrastructure, and sovereignty all connect.
Europe From Resistance to Strategy: What the EU’s Digital Acts Mean for the Work I Do As I’ve made peace with regulation, I’ve noticed some signposts—practical cues for navigating strategy in this new digital terrain.
Europe Mapping Europe’s Digital Ruleset Mapping the EU tech landscape wit a focus on the Netherlands: from GDPR to ESMC, from Brussels to Brabant. A strategist’s guide to rules, funds, and where to plug in.
Europe Playing the EU Game: Learning the Digital Rules by Getting in the Game From grants to governance, the EU’s digital world is a maze. I dove in—starting with DG CONNECT, DIGITAL, and the logic behind the rules.
Europe My Venture into Venture Capital: What I Learned About DeepTech Investing Behind every groundbreaking technology lies a hidden system of risk, funding, and patience. This is what I discovered about venture capital.
Europe How ZEISS and ASML Enable the Modern Chip Industry From Dutch roots to German optics, ASML and ZEISS built a unique European stronghold in chipmaking. Where light carves the future.
Europe The Digital Euro: My First Exploration The EU is exploring a digital euro. A step forward for security and inclusion, or a path to greater state control? Let’s explore the facts and concerns.
Europe Identity Wallet: A Tool for Empowerment or a Mechanism of Control? Freedom or surveillance? Digital IDs offer convenience but come with risks. Are they tools of empowerment or state control over your personal data?
