The AI Reckoning: European Regulation, Layoffs, and the Orbital Data Center Race

from European IT! · host Sébastien Deschamps

DeepL just laid off 250 people. Cloudflare cut 20% of staff. Meanwhile, investors are pouring €178M into quantum computing and an AI agent just opened a café in Stockholm. Europe's tech ecosystem is in full contradiction mode—and the decisions made now will shape the continent's digital future for years.In this episode, host Sébastien navigates the tension between European regulatory caution and the aggressive, high-stakes global AI race.Key Questions ExploredAre European regulators helping or hurting AI competitiveness?Is the quantum investment boom a sign of de-risked science or pure hype?How does a continent that values safety compete with players building data centers in space?

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