Would hate to see it only for AI/LLMs, but it can still be also for AI/LLMs which would be loads better than except for AI/LLMs.

The Schwarz Group, Germany’s largest retailer and owner of supermarket chain Lidl, is planning to pitch the government to be the lead developer of a major data center central to Europe’s artificial intelligence efforts.

The privately held retailer, which is controlled by billionaire founder Dieter Schwarz, will present its plan to spend billions of euros on Friday, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.

Somehow when I read Supermarket Billionaire I thought of Jeff Bezos. When i read AI Gigafactory after that, I thought of Elon Musk. But no, it’s the Lidl dude. Maybe because our billionaires arent in the news as often?

Paris is included, but not the regions south of it:

I wonder how much of these sales would have gone to tesla if it didn’t have a well know ceo voicing his dodgy political views. I’m not saying Tesla and Volkswagen are similar quality for a similar price, but in the end they are competing for the same customers; it’s obvious Tesla’s decline in sales in because of Musk since it’s basically still the same cars on offer, but how much of these lost sales ended up at Volkswagen is what I’d like to know.

Purchasing WK Kellogg would be privately held Ferrero’s latest effort to expand its footprint in the U.S. Ferrero, a 79-year-old company that owns brands such as Tic Tac and Kinder in North America, has started buying American brands only recently under the aegis of its Chairman Giovanni Ferrero.

Somehow it feels like good news it’s not only US companies buying up EU ones, but also the other way around.

French infrastructure is like that too, every road leading to Paris. Probably more countries like this.

Nice, there is an even more chaotic version there. (Yes this is clickbait but it’s actually true and you’ll appreciate the images they made).

Europeans stuck on funding the USA dispite affordable stickers spreading the #BuyEuropean message.

To regular people yes, but in the minds of ceo’s and policymakers less so i guess.

I think (partly) because Microsoft proved we have a point and the rest hasn’t yet. Not as major as blocking a judges access to his email at least.

Most European leaders know […] it will take time.

We […] need to get some real leaders

This pretty much sums up our problem and the solution when it comes to defending our part of the globe.

Europe doesn’t want to alienate the US too much.

A US alienated too much would be a serious problem, because yes, we do need them. At the same time; we’re a bigger group of people, with a stronger foundation when it comes to healthcare and education (i’d argue that also makes us a stronger and smarter group of people). Yet we need leaders who understand our position and understand we’re not powerless sheep doomed to follow the big bad United States where ever they please. We need leaders or that lead.

I’m not sure you’re aware, but guns don’t grow on trees - you need an industry if you want to produce weapons.

I get your point though, the industry shouldn’t be a powerful fearmongering lobby that tells everyone we really need another war.

But I don’t think you can easily combine the push for strategic autonomy and European self-sufficiency with revamping our entire economic system. There is a lot of industries where focus on profit has ruined the market, like healthcare, housing and in lesser extent education. You’re totally right, it would be better if the European defence industry isn’t driven by profits, but it’d be wiser not to delay until we have a system that works.

Do we really want to go down the same roads the U.S. has been treading for years? Do we really like where said roads got them?

It’s not like there is only one path to the goal of being able to defend ourselves. Sure we might run into similar issues as the US, but buying tech from other countries instead of building it ourselves would really be an expensive and shortsighted idea. Don’t forget our current dealer has been our closest ally since ww2, arguably longer, and they aren’t proving themselves very dependable right now.

Finally some good people even among the bankers?

Their policies are based on science, not morals though. I’m totally fine with that, but you can only know if they’re good people if you know what their intentions are.

the European Central Bank is determined to keep climate change as part of its planning agenda.

[Ecosia] joined the #oneclickaway campaign, alongside other independent European tech companies. This campaign is a wake-up call to politicians across the EU: it’s time to invest in Europe’s own digital infrastructure. Because right now, we’re dangerously dependent on just a few Big Tech players — and most of them are headquartered far, far away. Let’s break it down.

[…]

The #oneclickaway campaign is a cross-European effort to encourage policymakers to make different choices. Instead of defaulting to the usual Big Tech vendors, we’re asking them to consider European alternatives for search, cloud, email, and more. The name says it all: most alternatives are just one click away.

It doesn’t take a revolution, just the political will to support homegrown, ethical tech. This isn’t about tech nationalism or shutting out global collaboration. It’s about balance, plurality and resilience. The same way a biodiverse forest is more robust than a monoculture plantation, a diverse digital ecosystem is more resistant to shocks — whether political, economic, or technological.

A Foss and federated alternative to onlyfans is more achievable I guess, because pornhub nowadays has to verify the owner of the content.

Even if true, that would only explain the difference for mobile users and not the decrease in mac os use.

Totally agree, as a consumer you’re left guessing in a lot of cases. Often there is no black and white set of options.