AI Sovereignty, Open Source Splits, and the €722M Bet on Europe’s Future

from European IT! · host Sébastien Deschamps

Welcome back to European It! with your host, Sébastien.In this episode:• The Infrastructure Imperative: Mistral AI raises €722M in debt to build a data center near Paris. Is this the start of "Fortress Europe" for AI?• Geopolitics of Code: OnlyOffice cuts ties with Nextcloud. We discuss why open source is no longer borderless.• Cybersecurity: From the ILOVEYOU virus to shooting down drones—Mikko Hyppönen’s evolution.• Europe’s Unicorn Factory: 9fin, Lace Lithography, and the shift from SaaS to Deep Tech hardware.• Regulation & Society: Austria’s AI curriculum and the "Human-in-the-Loop" debate.Key Takeaways: Europe is moving aggressively to own its AI infrastructure. Geopolitical tensions are fracturing global open-source communities. Deep Tech (chips, biotech) is replacing SaaS as the investment darling.Tune in for a deep dive into the policies and people shaping Europe's sovereign digital future.#EuropeanIt #Mistral #AI #TechPolicy

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