EU launches tech sovereignty plan for chips, cloud (opens in new tab)

The European Commission unveiled a European Technological Sovereignty Package on June 3 to expand the bloc’s capacity in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and open source, with two legislative proposals — Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act — plus an open-source strategy and an energy digitalization roadmap. Commission officials said the plan seeks to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers after the EU found that non-EU companies provide more than 80% of ...