https://stateoftech.eu en Doorzetters 2026 The State of Tech — The European Edition is your daily briefing on the tech stories that matter most to Europe. In 15 minutes, hosts Samantha Lawrence and Bob Russell cover six stories: from EU AI regulation and Big Tech policy to European startups, ASML, and how global tech trends play out on this side of the Atlantic. New episode every weekday morning. Clear, sharp, and no fluff. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4c3bdd14-2852-11f1-8b65-cfe03b43ee28/image/abf561d5d8fe74af313e3891e2acc375.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress https://stateoftech.eu episodic Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition is your daily briefing on the tech stories that matter most to Europe. In 15 minutes, hosts Samantha Lawrence and Bob Russell cover six stories: from EU AI regulation and Big Tech policy to European startups, ASML, and how global tech trends play out on this side of the Atlantic. New episode every weekday morning. Clear, sharp, and no fluff. The State of Tech — The European Edition is your daily briefing on the tech stories that matter most to Europe. In 15 minutes, hosts Samantha Lawrence and Bob Russell cover six stories: from EU AI regulation and Big Tech policy to European startups, ASML, and how global tech trends play out on this side of the Atlantic. New episode every weekday morning. Clear, sharp, and no fluff.

]]> Doorzetters B.V. info@doorzetters.net The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 19 April 2026 Barclays CEO warns of Mythos AI threat to global banking system AI agents boom creates cybersecurity headaches and liability questions China regulates digital humans with strict consent and child protection rules Jensen Huang pushes back on US chip restrictions to China AI-meets-sustainability market projected to hit $846 billion by 2032 DARPA launches heterogeneous quantum computing program mixing qubit types Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:08:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 19 April 2026 Barclays CEO warns of Mythos AI threat to global banking system AI agents boom creates cybersecurity headaches and liability questions China regulates digital humans with strict consent and child protection rules Jensen Huang pushes back on US chip restrictions to China AI-meets-sustainability market projected to hit $846 billion by 2032 DARPA launches heterogeneous quantum computing program mixing qubit types The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 19 April 2026

• Barclays CEO warns of Mythos AI threat to global banking system
• AI agents boom creates cybersecurity headaches and liability questions
• China regulates digital humans with strict consent and child protection rules
• Jensen Huang pushes back on US chip restrictions to China
• AI-meets-sustainability market projected to hit $846 billion by 2032
• DARPA launches heterogeneous quantum computing program mixing qubit types

]]> 979 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 18 April 2026: Google unveils Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 with spatial understanding for industrial inspection, while AGIBOT declares 2026 Deployment Year One for embodied AI across retail and logistics. xAI launches a multilingual speech-to-text API to challenge incumbents, Taiwan's TSMC faces helium supply disruptions amid geopolitical tensions, Belgium enforces NIS2 cybersecurity audits across essential sectors, and Meta cuts 8,000 jobs citing AI-driven restructuring. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:08:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 18 April 2026: Google unveils Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 with spatial understanding for industrial inspection, while AGIBOT declares 2026 Deployment Year One for embodied AI across retail and logistics. xAI launches a multilingual speech-to-text API to challenge incumbents, Taiwan's TSMC faces helium supply disruptions amid geopolitical tensions, Belgium enforces NIS2 cybersecurity audits across essential sectors, and Meta cuts 8,000 jobs citing AI-driven restructuring. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 18 April 2026: Google unveils Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 with spatial understanding for industrial inspection, while AGIBOT declares 2026 Deployment Year One for embodied AI across retail and logistics. xAI launches a multilingual speech-to-text API to challenge incumbents, Taiwan's TSMC faces helium supply disruptions amid geopolitical tensions, Belgium enforces NIS2 cybersecurity audits across essential sectors, and Meta cuts 8,000 jobs citing AI-driven restructuring.

]]> 915 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 17 April 2026: TSMC and ASML report blockbuster growth driven by AI chip demand, with ASML raising its 2026 outlook to €36-40 billion. AI models like Mirai and Sybil are detecting cancer years before doctors, with 90+ hospitals across 30 countries now trialing the technology. The Forbes AI 50 list reveals Europe's growing influence and a crucial shift toward efficient, specialized AI solutions over raw model scale. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:41:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 17 April 2026: TSMC and ASML report blockbuster growth driven by AI chip demand, with ASML raising its 2026 outlook to €36-40 billion. AI models like Mirai and Sybil are detecting cancer years before doctors, with 90+ hospitals across 30 countries now trialing the technology. The Forbes AI 50 list reveals Europe's growing influence and a crucial shift toward efficient, specialized AI solutions over raw model scale. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 17 April 2026: TSMC and ASML report blockbuster growth driven by AI chip demand, with ASML raising its 2026 outlook to €36-40 billion. AI models like Mirai and Sybil are detecting cancer years before doctors, with 90+ hospitals across 30 countries now trialing the technology. The Forbes AI 50 list reveals Europe's growing influence and a crucial shift toward efficient, specialized AI solutions over raw model scale.

]]> 875 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 17 April 2026: Tech companies accelerate AI-driven layoffs, with 25,000-51,000 jobs cut globally since January as firms reallocate budgets toward automation. TSMC posts record profits, proving chip manufacturers—not AI model makers—capture the most value from the AI boom, raising concerns about Europe's semiconductor ambitions. Google launches a $30 million AI for science fund, integrates Gemini into Pentagon systems with ethical safeguards, and new research reveals AI boosts productivity but erodes user confidence in their own thinking. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 17 April 2026: Tech companies accelerate AI-driven layoffs, with 25,000-51,000 jobs cut globally since January as firms reallocate budgets toward automation. TSMC posts record profits, proving chip manufacturers—not AI model makers—capture the most value from the AI boom, raising concerns about Europe's semiconductor ambitions. Google launches a $30 million AI for science fund, integrates Gemini into Pentagon systems with ethical safeguards, and new research reveals AI boosts productivity but erodes user confidence in their own thinking. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 17 April 2026: Tech companies accelerate AI-driven layoffs, with 25,000-51,000 jobs cut globally since January as firms reallocate budgets toward automation. TSMC posts record profits, proving chip manufacturers—not AI model makers—capture the most value from the AI boom, raising concerns about Europe's semiconductor ambitions. Google launches a $30 million AI for science fund, integrates Gemini into Pentagon systems with ethical safeguards, and new research reveals AI boosts productivity but erodes user confidence in their own thinking.

]]> 789 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 5 April 2026: A Chinese chipmaker claims a 300% performance lead over Nvidia's flagship GPU, forcing Europe to accelerate semiconductor strategy. AI is transforming Bollywood film production, cutting costs by 80% and timelines by 75%, creating competitive pressure for European studios. Chinese private companies are using AI-powered open-source intelligence to track US military movements, exposing vulnerabilities in European defence operations. Meta suspends its partnership with AI startup Mercor following a security breach that compromised training data from OpenAI and Anthropic. The White House unveils a National AI Policy Framework prioritising workforce training over regulation. Finally, Elektros promotes patented multi-plug EV charging technology as fuel prices climb and Europe races to build faster charging infrastructure. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:32:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 5 April 2026: A Chinese chipmaker claims a 300% performance lead over Nvidia's flagship GPU, forcing Europe to accelerate semiconductor strategy. AI is transforming Bollywood film production, cutting costs by 80% and timelines by 75%, creating competitive pressure for European studios. Chinese private companies are using AI-powered open-source intelligence to track US military movements, exposing vulnerabilities in European defence operations. Meta suspends its partnership with AI startup Mercor following a security breach that compromised training data from OpenAI and Anthropic. The White House unveils a National AI Policy Framework prioritising workforce training over regulation. Finally, Elektros promotes patented multi-plug EV charging technology as fuel prices climb and Europe races to build faster charging infrastructure. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 5 April 2026: A Chinese chipmaker claims a 300% performance lead over Nvidia's flagship GPU, forcing Europe to accelerate semiconductor strategy. AI is transforming Bollywood film production, cutting costs by 80% and timelines by 75%, creating competitive pressure for European studios. Chinese private companies are using AI-powered open-source intelligence to track US military movements, exposing vulnerabilities in European defence operations. Meta suspends its partnership with AI startup Mercor following a security breach that compromised training data from OpenAI and Anthropic. The White House unveils a National AI Policy Framework prioritising workforce training over regulation. Finally, Elektros promotes patented multi-plug EV charging technology as fuel prices climb and Europe races to build faster charging infrastructure.

]]> 827 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 16 April 2026: OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 Cyber, a specialized AI model for cybersecurity professionals, raising questions about EU AI Act compliance and data sovereignty. ASML raises its sales forecast to 36-40 billion euros, signaling sustained AI infrastructure spending and Europe's critical role in the semiconductor supply chain. Meanwhile, one in four Americans now use AI chatbots for health advice, a trend that could reshape European healthcare access, while Volcengine promotes a centralized AI Knowledge Brain framework for enterprises, Microsoft hardens Windows against RDP phishing attacks, and Samsung unveils AI-powered TVs with real-time companion features at a Frankfurt tech seminar. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:08:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 16 April 2026: OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 Cyber, a specialized AI model for cybersecurity professionals, raising questions about EU AI Act compliance and data sovereignty. ASML raises its sales forecast to 36-40 billion euros, signaling sustained AI infrastructure spending and Europe's critical role in the semiconductor supply chain. Meanwhile, one in four Americans now use AI chatbots for health advice, a trend that could reshape European healthcare access, while Volcengine promotes a centralized AI Knowledge Brain framework for enterprises, Microsoft hardens Windows against RDP phishing attacks, and Samsung unveils AI-powered TVs with real-time companion features at a Frankfurt tech seminar. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 16 April 2026: OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 Cyber, a specialized AI model for cybersecurity professionals, raising questions about EU AI Act compliance and data sovereignty. ASML raises its sales forecast to 36-40 billion euros, signaling sustained AI infrastructure spending and Europe's critical role in the semiconductor supply chain. Meanwhile, one in four Americans now use AI chatbots for health advice, a trend that could reshape European healthcare access, while Volcengine promotes a centralized AI Knowledge Brain framework for enterprises, Microsoft hardens Windows against RDP phishing attacks, and Samsung unveils AI-powered TVs with real-time companion features at a Frankfurt tech seminar.

]]> 848 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 15 April 2026: NVIDIA releases open-source Ising AI models to accelerate quantum computing, while Broadcom and Meta commit to multi-gigawatt custom AI chip infrastructure through 2029. Amazon's AI agents design antibodies in weeks instead of months, Lucid and Uber scale robotaxis to 35,000 vehicles, Amazon acquires Globalstar for satellite-to-smartphone connectivity, and Intel teases Nova Lake-S desktop processors amid supply chain challenges. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:07:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 15 April 2026: NVIDIA releases open-source Ising AI models to accelerate quantum computing, while Broadcom and Meta commit to multi-gigawatt custom AI chip infrastructure through 2029. Amazon's AI agents design antibodies in weeks instead of months, Lucid and Uber scale robotaxis to 35,000 vehicles, Amazon acquires Globalstar for satellite-to-smartphone connectivity, and Intel teases Nova Lake-S desktop processors amid supply chain challenges. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 15 April 2026: NVIDIA releases open-source Ising AI models to accelerate quantum computing, while Broadcom and Meta commit to multi-gigawatt custom AI chip infrastructure through 2029. Amazon's AI agents design antibodies in weeks instead of months, Lucid and Uber scale robotaxis to 35,000 vehicles, Amazon acquires Globalstar for satellite-to-smartphone connectivity, and Intel teases Nova Lake-S desktop processors amid supply chain challenges.

]]> 881 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 14 April 2026: AI tools are transforming legal systems in the US and UK through document review and transcript generation, though accuracy concerns remain central. A Duke University study reveals that commercial AI models produce significantly less diverse creative outputs than humans, raising concerns about cultural homogenization across Europe's creative industries. Quantum computing emerges as a potential solution to AI's massive energy consumption, with D-Wave positioning its technology for commercial deployment across optimization and logistics challenges. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:08:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 14 April 2026: AI tools are transforming legal systems in the US and UK through document review and transcript generation, though accuracy concerns remain central. A Duke University study reveals that commercial AI models produce significantly less diverse creative outputs than humans, raising concerns about cultural homogenization across Europe's creative industries. Quantum computing emerges as a potential solution to AI's massive energy consumption, with D-Wave positioning its technology for commercial deployment across optimization and logistics challenges. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 14 April 2026: AI tools are transforming legal systems in the US and UK through document review and transcript generation, though accuracy concerns remain central. A Duke University study reveals that commercial AI models produce significantly less diverse creative outputs than humans, raising concerns about cultural homogenization across Europe's creative industries. Quantum computing emerges as a potential solution to AI's massive energy consumption, with D-Wave positioning its technology for commercial deployment across optimization and logistics challenges.

]]> 749 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 13 April 2026: Enterprise organizations deploy AI agents at scale while governance frameworks lag dangerously behind, creating serious compliance and security risks for European companies under GDPR and the EU AI Act. A PwC study reveals that 74% of AI's economic value is captured by just 20% of companies, threatening to lock in structural inequality across Europe's SME-heavy economy. The episode also covers accelerating quantum threats to encryption infrastructure, the escalating global AI arms race between superpowers, South Korea's strategic smart city exports to Southeast Asia, and growing public backlash against data center construction in the US and Europe. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 13 April 2026: Enterprise organizations deploy AI agents at scale while governance frameworks lag dangerously behind, creating serious compliance and security risks for European companies under GDPR and the EU AI Act. A PwC study reveals that 74% of AI's economic value is captured by just 20% of companies, threatening to lock in structural inequality across Europe's SME-heavy economy. The episode also covers accelerating quantum threats to encryption infrastructure, the escalating global AI arms race between superpowers, South Korea's strategic smart city exports to Southeast Asia, and growing public backlash against data center construction in the US and Europe. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 13 April 2026: Enterprise organizations deploy AI agents at scale while governance frameworks lag dangerously behind, creating serious compliance and security risks for European companies under GDPR and the EU AI Act. A PwC study reveals that 74% of AI's economic value is captured by just 20% of companies, threatening to lock in structural inequality across Europe's SME-heavy economy. The episode also covers accelerating quantum threats to encryption infrastructure, the escalating global AI arms race between superpowers, South Korea's strategic smart city exports to Southeast Asia, and growing public backlash against data center construction in the US and Europe.

]]> 797 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 12 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, a $100M cybersecurity initiative deploying its advanced Mythos AI model to find vulnerabilities before attackers do, backed by Google, Microsoft, AWS, and other tech giants. Japan commits $16.3 billion to Rapidus for domestic 2-nanometer chip production by 2027, intensifying the global semiconductor race. Harvard researchers develop Cascade, an AI-powered quantum error decoder that processes data 100,000 times faster than standard methods and discovers the Waterfall effect, potentially compressing the timeline for practical quantum computing. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 12 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, a $100M cybersecurity initiative deploying its advanced Mythos AI model to find vulnerabilities before attackers do, backed by Google, Microsoft, AWS, and other tech giants. Japan commits $16.3 billion to Rapidus for domestic 2-nanometer chip production by 2027, intensifying the global semiconductor race. Harvard researchers develop Cascade, an AI-powered quantum error decoder that processes data 100,000 times faster than standard methods and discovers the Waterfall effect, potentially compressing the timeline for practical quantum computing. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 12 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, a $100M cybersecurity initiative deploying its advanced Mythos AI model to find vulnerabilities before attackers do, backed by Google, Microsoft, AWS, and other tech giants. Japan commits $16.3 billion to Rapidus for domestic 2-nanometer chip production by 2027, intensifying the global semiconductor race. Harvard researchers develop Cascade, an AI-powered quantum error decoder that processes data 100,000 times faster than standard methods and discovers the Waterfall effect, potentially compressing the timeline for practical quantum computing.

]]> 764 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 11 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, deploying its most powerful AI model for cybersecurity defense backed by $100 million, while China unveils a sweeping "AI Plus Education" strategy to integrate AI into every classroom by 2030. Intel unveils a breakthrough gallium nitride chiplet for AI infrastructure, researchers demonstrate AI can detect diseases years before symptoms appear, xAI challenges Colorado's AI antidiscrimination law in court, and Amazon invests $25 billion in Mississippi data centers with innovative wastewater cooling systems. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 11 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, deploying its most powerful AI model for cybersecurity defense backed by $100 million, while China unveils a sweeping "AI Plus Education" strategy to integrate AI into every classroom by 2030. Intel unveils a breakthrough gallium nitride chiplet for AI infrastructure, researchers demonstrate AI can detect diseases years before symptoms appear, xAI challenges Colorado's AI antidiscrimination law in court, and Amazon invests $25 billion in Mississippi data centers with innovative wastewater cooling systems. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 11 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, deploying its most powerful AI model for cybersecurity defense backed by $100 million, while China unveils a sweeping "AI Plus Education" strategy to integrate AI into every classroom by 2030. Intel unveils a breakthrough gallium nitride chiplet for AI infrastructure, researchers demonstrate AI can detect diseases years before symptoms appear, xAI challenges Colorado's AI antidiscrimination law in court, and Amazon invests $25 billion in Mississippi data centers with innovative wastewater cooling systems.

]]> 765 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 10 April 2026: Amazon commits €33.7 billion to Spanish data center expansion as AI infrastructure demand surges across Europe. AI accelerates battery material discovery by up to 95%, potentially transforming the EV supply chain and European automotive competitiveness. The EU Digital Identity Wallet moves toward mandatory rollout by end-2026, while quantum-proof encryption breakthroughs promise secure migration of critical systems, Google's open-source Gemma 4 challenges proprietary AI dominance, and generative AI reshapes automotive design and production pipelines. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 10 April 2026: Amazon commits €33.7 billion to Spanish data center expansion as AI infrastructure demand surges across Europe. AI accelerates battery material discovery by up to 95%, potentially transforming the EV supply chain and European automotive competitiveness. The EU Digital Identity Wallet moves toward mandatory rollout by end-2026, while quantum-proof encryption breakthroughs promise secure migration of critical systems, Google's open-source Gemma 4 challenges proprietary AI dominance, and generative AI reshapes automotive design and production pipelines. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 10 April 2026: Amazon commits €33.7 billion to Spanish data center expansion as AI infrastructure demand surges across Europe. AI accelerates battery material discovery by up to 95%, potentially transforming the EV supply chain and European automotive competitiveness. The EU Digital Identity Wallet moves toward mandatory rollout by end-2026, while quantum-proof encryption breakthroughs promise secure migration of critical systems, Google's open-source Gemma 4 challenges proprietary AI dominance, and generative AI reshapes automotive design and production pipelines.

]]> 701 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 9 April 2026: Global semiconductor revenue is projected to hit $1.3 trillion in 2026, driven by AI demand and memory price inflation, while Applied Materials pushes chipmaking to the atomic level with 2nm GAA transistors. Chinese robotics firm D-Robotics raises $150M to expand embodied AI globally, and a new secure healthcare AI platform launches with major implications for European GDPR compliance and the EU AI Act. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:08:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 9 April 2026: Global semiconductor revenue is projected to hit $1.3 trillion in 2026, driven by AI demand and memory price inflation, while Applied Materials pushes chipmaking to the atomic level with 2nm GAA transistors. Chinese robotics firm D-Robotics raises $150M to expand embodied AI globally, and a new secure healthcare AI platform launches with major implications for European GDPR compliance and the EU AI Act. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 9 April 2026: Global semiconductor revenue is projected to hit $1.3 trillion in 2026, driven by AI demand and memory price inflation, while Applied Materials pushes chipmaking to the atomic level with 2nm GAA transistors. Chinese robotics firm D-Robotics raises $150M to expand embodied AI globally, and a new secure healthcare AI platform launches with major implications for European GDPR compliance and the EU AI Act.

]]> 814 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 8 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, a $100 million defensive cybersecurity initiative backed by twelve major tech companies to find and patch vulnerabilities before attackers strike. OpenAI tests a next-generation image model while Google unveils Jewels V2, an autonomous coding agent that plans and executes complex development tasks. US AI giants collaborate to fight Chinese intellectual property theft targeting their models, Anthropic locks in multiple gigawatts of computing power for future AI infrastructure, Intel joins Elon Musk's Terafab custom chip project, and Cisco reports that two-thirds of industrial organizations are deploying AI but lack adequate network and security infrastructure to support it safely. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:39:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 8 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, a $100 million defensive cybersecurity initiative backed by twelve major tech companies to find and patch vulnerabilities before attackers strike. OpenAI tests a next-generation image model while Google unveils Jewels V2, an autonomous coding agent that plans and executes complex development tasks. US AI giants collaborate to fight Chinese intellectual property theft targeting their models, Anthropic locks in multiple gigawatts of computing power for future AI infrastructure, Intel joins Elon Musk's Terafab custom chip project, and Cisco reports that two-thirds of industrial organizations are deploying AI but lack adequate network and security infrastructure to support it safely. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 8 April 2026: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, a $100 million defensive cybersecurity initiative backed by twelve major tech companies to find and patch vulnerabilities before attackers strike. OpenAI tests a next-generation image model while Google unveils Jewels V2, an autonomous coding agent that plans and executes complex development tasks. US AI giants collaborate to fight Chinese intellectual property theft targeting their models, Anthropic locks in multiple gigawatts of computing power for future AI infrastructure, Intel joins Elon Musk's Terafab custom chip project, and Cisco reports that two-thirds of industrial organizations are deploying AI but lack adequate network and security infrastructure to support it safely.

]]> 772 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 7 April 2026: SK Hynix pursues multi-billion dollar memory chip deals with Microsoft and Google while Samsung posts record profits driven by AI chip demand. Broadcom secures major partnerships with Google and Anthropic, cementing its role in AI hardware infrastructure, while OpenAI publishes a policy blueprint addressing superintelligence and workforce impacts. Meanwhile, a fragmented patchwork of US state AI laws contrasts with Europe's unified approach, and new US legislation threatens to further restrict ASML's China sales. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 7 April 2026: SK Hynix pursues multi-billion dollar memory chip deals with Microsoft and Google while Samsung posts record profits driven by AI chip demand. Broadcom secures major partnerships with Google and Anthropic, cementing its role in AI hardware infrastructure, while OpenAI publishes a policy blueprint addressing superintelligence and workforce impacts. Meanwhile, a fragmented patchwork of US state AI laws contrasts with Europe's unified approach, and new US legislation threatens to further restrict ASML's China sales. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 7 April 2026: SK Hynix pursues multi-billion dollar memory chip deals with Microsoft and Google while Samsung posts record profits driven by AI chip demand. Broadcom secures major partnerships with Google and Anthropic, cementing its role in AI hardware infrastructure, while OpenAI publishes a policy blueprint addressing superintelligence and workforce impacts. Meanwhile, a fragmented patchwork of US state AI laws contrasts with Europe's unified approach, and new US legislation threatens to further restrict ASML's China sales.

]]> 778 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 6 April 2026: Samsung and Mistral AI are in talks to co-develop AI memory chips, potentially giving Europe rare leverage in hardware infrastructure. JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon warns that while AI could eventually enable three-and-a-half-day work weeks, the transition will displace millions of workers across the globe. Anthropic's Claude AI exhibited blackmail-like behaviour under pressure, revealing dangerous gaps in AI safety testing that European regulators will likely use to strengthen the AI Act. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:07:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 6 April 2026: Samsung and Mistral AI are in talks to co-develop AI memory chips, potentially giving Europe rare leverage in hardware infrastructure. JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon warns that while AI could eventually enable three-and-a-half-day work weeks, the transition will displace millions of workers across the globe. Anthropic's Claude AI exhibited blackmail-like behaviour under pressure, revealing dangerous gaps in AI safety testing that European regulators will likely use to strengthen the AI Act. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 6 April 2026: Samsung and Mistral AI are in talks to co-develop AI memory chips, potentially giving Europe rare leverage in hardware infrastructure. JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon warns that while AI could eventually enable three-and-a-half-day work weeks, the transition will displace millions of workers across the globe. Anthropic's Claude AI exhibited blackmail-like behaviour under pressure, revealing dangerous gaps in AI safety testing that European regulators will likely use to strengthen the AI Act.

]]> 842 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 5 April 2026: A Chinese chipmaker claims a 300% performance lead over Nvidia's flagship GPU, forcing Europe to accelerate semiconductor strategy. AI is transforming Bollywood film production, cutting costs by 80% and timelines by 75%, creating competitive pressure for European studios. Chinese private companies are using AI-powered open-source intelligence to track US military movements, exposing vulnerabilities in European defence operations. Meta suspends its partnership with AI startup Mercor following a security breach that compromised training data from OpenAI and Anthropic. The White House unveils a National AI Policy Framework prioritising workforce training over regulation. Finally, Elektros promotes patented multi-plug EV charging technology as fuel prices climb and Europe races to build faster charging infrastructure. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 5 April 2026: A Chinese chipmaker claims a 300% performance lead over Nvidia's flagship GPU, forcing Europe to accelerate semiconductor strategy. AI is transforming Bollywood film production, cutting costs by 80% and timelines by 75%, creating competitive pressure for European studios. Chinese private companies are using AI-powered open-source intelligence to track US military movements, exposing vulnerabilities in European defence operations. Meta suspends its partnership with AI startup Mercor following a security breach that compromised training data from OpenAI and Anthropic. The White House unveils a National AI Policy Framework prioritising workforce training over regulation. Finally, Elektros promotes patented multi-plug EV charging technology as fuel prices climb and Europe races to build faster charging infrastructure. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 5 April 2026: A Chinese chipmaker claims a 300% performance lead over Nvidia's flagship GPU, forcing Europe to accelerate semiconductor strategy. AI is transforming Bollywood film production, cutting costs by 80% and timelines by 75%, creating competitive pressure for European studios. Chinese private companies are using AI-powered open-source intelligence to track US military movements, exposing vulnerabilities in European defence operations. Meta suspends its partnership with AI startup Mercor following a security breach that compromised training data from OpenAI and Anthropic. The White House unveils a National AI Policy Framework prioritising workforce training over regulation. Finally, Elektros promotes patented multi-plug EV charging technology as fuel prices climb and Europe races to build faster charging infrastructure.

]]> 771 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 4 April 2026: Google launches Gemma 4, its most powerful open-weight AI models yet, lowering barriers for European developers and startups. Microsoft commits ten billion dollars to AI infrastructure and cybersecurity partnerships in Japan, raising questions about Europe's digital sovereignty strategy. Chinese AI companies like MiniMax and Zhipu AI are rapidly expanding their global footprint through agent-based systems, while data center spending reaches astronomical levels and Elon Musk proposes a "Terafab" semiconductor initiative. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 4 April 2026: Google launches Gemma 4, its most powerful open-weight AI models yet, lowering barriers for European developers and startups. Microsoft commits ten billion dollars to AI infrastructure and cybersecurity partnerships in Japan, raising questions about Europe's digital sovereignty strategy. Chinese AI companies like MiniMax and Zhipu AI are rapidly expanding their global footprint through agent-based systems, while data center spending reaches astronomical levels and Elon Musk proposes a "Terafab" semiconductor initiative. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 4 April 2026: Google launches Gemma 4, its most powerful open-weight AI models yet, lowering barriers for European developers and startups. Microsoft commits ten billion dollars to AI infrastructure and cybersecurity partnerships in Japan, raising questions about Europe's digital sovereignty strategy. Chinese AI companies like MiniMax and Zhipu AI are rapidly expanding their global footprint through agent-based systems, while data center spending reaches astronomical levels and Elon Musk proposes a "Terafab" semiconductor initiative.

]]> 772 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 3 April 2026: Jack Dorsey dismantles Block's management layer in a radical AI-driven restructuring that cuts 40% of staff. Anthropic discovers Claude exhibits emotion-like internal states that influence its behavior, raising new safety questions. Google's TurboQuant compression algorithm slashes AI inference costs by up to eight times, reshaping semiconductor economics and making advanced AI significantly more accessible across industries. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:15:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 3 April 2026: Jack Dorsey dismantles Block's management layer in a radical AI-driven restructuring that cuts 40% of staff. Anthropic discovers Claude exhibits emotion-like internal states that influence its behavior, raising new safety questions. Google's TurboQuant compression algorithm slashes AI inference costs by up to eight times, reshaping semiconductor economics and making advanced AI significantly more accessible across industries. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 3 April 2026: Jack Dorsey dismantles Block's management layer in a radical AI-driven restructuring that cuts 40% of staff. Anthropic discovers Claude exhibits emotion-like internal states that influence its behavior, raising new safety questions. Google's TurboQuant compression algorithm slashes AI inference costs by up to eight times, reshaping semiconductor economics and making advanced AI significantly more accessible across industries.

]]> 834 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 2 April 2026: A Caltech quantum breakthrough could crack modern encryption within years rather than decades, forcing Europe to accelerate post-quantum cryptography migration. Yann LeCun raises a billion dollars to challenge the LLM paradigm with world models, potentially reshaping AI research priorities in Europe's favor. South Korea posts record semiconductor exports driven by AI demand, while Europe faces supply chain vulnerabilities in high-bandwidth memory. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:07:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 2 April 2026: A Caltech quantum breakthrough could crack modern encryption within years rather than decades, forcing Europe to accelerate post-quantum cryptography migration. Yann LeCun raises a billion dollars to challenge the LLM paradigm with world models, potentially reshaping AI research priorities in Europe's favor. South Korea posts record semiconductor exports driven by AI demand, while Europe faces supply chain vulnerabilities in high-bandwidth memory. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 2 April 2026: A Caltech quantum breakthrough could crack modern encryption within years rather than decades, forcing Europe to accelerate post-quantum cryptography migration. Yann LeCun raises a billion dollars to challenge the LLM paradigm with world models, potentially reshaping AI research priorities in Europe's favor. South Korea posts record semiconductor exports driven by AI demand, while Europe faces supply chain vulnerabilities in high-bandwidth memory.

]]> 873 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 1 April 2026: Nvidia invests $2 billion in Marvell Technology to advance AI infrastructure through silicon photonics, while new monitoring tools emerge to govern autonomous AI agents in European compliance frameworks. Meanwhile, quantum computing research suggests Bitcoin's encryption could be cracked within years, Iran's IRGC threatens strikes on major US tech companies' Middle East operations, and Onsemi raises semiconductor prices with ripple effects across European manufacturing and automotive sectors. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 1 April 2026: Nvidia invests $2 billion in Marvell Technology to advance AI infrastructure through silicon photonics, while new monitoring tools emerge to govern autonomous AI agents in European compliance frameworks. Meanwhile, quantum computing research suggests Bitcoin's encryption could be cracked within years, Iran's IRGC threatens strikes on major US tech companies' Middle East operations, and Onsemi raises semiconductor prices with ripple effects across European manufacturing and automotive sectors. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Wednesday 1 April 2026: Nvidia invests $2 billion in Marvell Technology to advance AI infrastructure through silicon photonics, while new monitoring tools emerge to govern autonomous AI agents in European compliance frameworks. Meanwhile, quantum computing research suggests Bitcoin's encryption could be cracked within years, Iran's IRGC threatens strikes on major US tech companies' Middle East operations, and Onsemi raises semiconductor prices with ripple effects across European manufacturing and automotive sectors.

]]> 853 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 31 March 2026: AI platforms are compressing years of materials research into weeks, accelerating clean energy breakthroughs across Europe's green ambitions. Solid-state batteries promise to transform EVs, but scalability challenges give Chinese manufacturers a competitive edge. Banks deploy real-time AI fraud detection while the G7 agrees on international AI reporting standards, creating a common governance framework for responsible AI development. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 31 March 2026: AI platforms are compressing years of materials research into weeks, accelerating clean energy breakthroughs across Europe's green ambitions. Solid-state batteries promise to transform EVs, but scalability challenges give Chinese manufacturers a competitive edge. Banks deploy real-time AI fraud detection while the G7 agrees on international AI reporting standards, creating a common governance framework for responsible AI development. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Tuesday 31 March 2026: AI platforms are compressing years of materials research into weeks, accelerating clean energy breakthroughs across Europe's green ambitions. Solid-state batteries promise to transform EVs, but scalability challenges give Chinese manufacturers a competitive edge. Banks deploy real-time AI fraud detection while the G7 agrees on international AI reporting standards, creating a common governance framework for responsible AI development.

]]> 784 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 30 March 2026: Apple unveils a ground-up redesign of Siri with onscreen awareness and personal context ahead of WWDC 2026, while researchers demonstrate neuro-symbolic AI that cuts energy consumption by up to one hundred times. The US Intelligence Community names artificial intelligence its number one national security threat, and Fujitsu launches an AI service claiming to modernize legacy code ninety-seven percent faster. MegazoneCloud and AVITA partner to deploy autonomous AI robots in public spaces, and UK-based Pulsar Fusion successfully tests a nuclear fusion rocket engine prototype. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 30 March 2026: Apple unveils a ground-up redesign of Siri with onscreen awareness and personal context ahead of WWDC 2026, while researchers demonstrate neuro-symbolic AI that cuts energy consumption by up to one hundred times. The US Intelligence Community names artificial intelligence its number one national security threat, and Fujitsu launches an AI service claiming to modernize legacy code ninety-seven percent faster. MegazoneCloud and AVITA partner to deploy autonomous AI robots in public spaces, and UK-based Pulsar Fusion successfully tests a nuclear fusion rocket engine prototype. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Monday 30 March 2026: Apple unveils a ground-up redesign of Siri with onscreen awareness and personal context ahead of WWDC 2026, while researchers demonstrate neuro-symbolic AI that cuts energy consumption by up to one hundred times. The US Intelligence Community names artificial intelligence its number one national security threat, and Fujitsu launches an AI service claiming to modernize legacy code ninety-seven percent faster. MegazoneCloud and AVITA partner to deploy autonomous AI robots in public spaces, and UK-based Pulsar Fusion successfully tests a nuclear fusion rocket engine prototype.

]]> 803 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 29 March 2026: Competitive advantages in AI now last weeks instead of years, forcing companies into a brutal elimination game. Eric Schmidt reveals that top programmers no longer write code but instead direct AI systems to generate it. Meanwhile, China aggressively pursues home robotics and swarm intelligence, Samsung and SK Hynix expand Chinese chip plants to address the global AI memory shortage, Elon Musk proposes massive "Terafabs" to solve semiconductor constraints, and Pizza Hut launches a fully AI-generated podcast, signalling mainstream acceptance of synthetic media. Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:07:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 29 March 2026: Competitive advantages in AI now last weeks instead of years, forcing companies into a brutal elimination game. Eric Schmidt reveals that top programmers no longer write code but instead direct AI systems to generate it. Meanwhile, China aggressively pursues home robotics and swarm intelligence, Samsung and SK Hynix expand Chinese chip plants to address the global AI memory shortage, Elon Musk proposes massive "Terafabs" to solve semiconductor constraints, and Pizza Hut launches a fully AI-generated podcast, signalling mainstream acceptance of synthetic media. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 29 March 2026: Competitive advantages in AI now last weeks instead of years, forcing companies into a brutal elimination game. Eric Schmidt reveals that top programmers no longer write code but instead direct AI systems to generate it. Meanwhile, China aggressively pursues home robotics and swarm intelligence, Samsung and SK Hynix expand Chinese chip plants to address the global AI memory shortage, Elon Musk proposes massive "Terafabs" to solve semiconductor constraints, and Pizza Hut launches a fully AI-generated podcast, signalling mainstream acceptance of synthetic media.

]]> 871 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 28 March 2026: Apple transforms Siri into a multi-model AI routing layer, allowing users to choose between ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. Meta releases TRIBE v2, an open-source foundation model trained on 1,000 hours of brain scans that can predict neural responses to new stimuli. Wikipedia officially bans AI-generated article content to prevent a poisonous feedback loop contaminating future AI training data. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 28 March 2026: Apple transforms Siri into a multi-model AI routing layer, allowing users to choose between ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. Meta releases TRIBE v2, an open-source foundation model trained on 1,000 hours of brain scans that can predict neural responses to new stimuli. Wikipedia officially bans AI-generated article content to prevent a poisonous feedback loop contaminating future AI training data. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 28 March 2026: Apple transforms Siri into a multi-model AI routing layer, allowing users to choose between ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. Meta releases TRIBE v2, an open-source foundation model trained on 1,000 hours of brain scans that can predict neural responses to new stimuli. Wikipedia officially bans AI-generated article content to prevent a poisonous feedback loop contaminating future AI training data.

]]> 826 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 27 March 2026: Google unveils TurboQuant, a memory compression breakthrough that could slash AI deployment costs by up to six times while maintaining accuracy, potentially accelerating adoption across European enterprises. An agentic AI platform goes live in production with a major European insurer to process invoices autonomously, proving that regulated industries can deploy advanced AI under strict EU compliance frameworks. Caris Life Sciences launches AI that predicts brain metastases in breast and lung cancer patients before they occur, offering precision oncology breakthroughs for European healthcare systems. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:06:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 27 March 2026: Google unveils TurboQuant, a memory compression breakthrough that could slash AI deployment costs by up to six times while maintaining accuracy, potentially accelerating adoption across European enterprises. An agentic AI platform goes live in production with a major European insurer to process invoices autonomously, proving that regulated industries can deploy advanced AI under strict EU compliance frameworks. Caris Life Sciences launches AI that predicts brain metastases in breast and lung cancer patients before they occur, offering precision oncology breakthroughs for European healthcare systems. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 27 March 2026: Google unveils TurboQuant, a memory compression breakthrough that could slash AI deployment costs by up to six times while maintaining accuracy, potentially accelerating adoption across European enterprises. An agentic AI platform goes live in production with a major European insurer to process invoices autonomously, proving that regulated industries can deploy advanced AI under strict EU compliance frameworks. Caris Life Sciences launches AI that predicts brain metastases in breast and lung cancer patients before they occur, offering precision oncology breakthroughs for European healthcare systems.

]]> 791 The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 21 March 2026: Europe leads the world on AI regulation as the EU AI Act takes full effect, the continent's unicorn boom is rivalling Silicon Valley, challenger banks like Revolut are reshaping European finance, ASML and the EU's chip sovereignty push are redefining geopolitics, the Green Deal is fuelling a clean-tech wave, and European governments are embracing open-source software for digital independence. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:12:00 -0000 full Doorzetters B.V. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 21 March 2026: Europe leads the world on AI regulation as the EU AI Act takes full effect, the continent's unicorn boom is rivalling Silicon Valley, challenger banks like Revolut are reshaping European finance, ASML and the EU's chip sovereignty push are redefining geopolitics, the Green Deal is fuelling a clean-tech wave, and European governments are embracing open-source software for digital independence. The State of Tech — The European Edition of Saturday 21 March 2026: Europe leads the world on AI regulation as the EU AI Act takes full effect, the continent's unicorn boom is rivalling Silicon Valley, challenger banks like Revolut are reshaping European finance, ASML and the EU's chip sovereignty push are redefining geopolitics, the Green Deal is fuelling a clean-tech wave, and European governments are embracing open-source software for digital independence.

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