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Alphabet AI expansion and EU sovereignty efforts

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Alphabet is expanding its AI and cloud footprint, now directly monetizing its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) by shipping them to third-party data centers. This follows an 82% year-over-year revenue increase in its cloud division. Simultaneously, Waymo is expanding robotaxi operations in several US cities and developing custom AI chips to reduce reliance on external providers. In Europe, efforts to secure digital sovereignty are intensifying. Nineteen EU member ~~states, coordinated by Germany,~~ states have launched the first Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in ~~artificial intelligence. This initiative aims~~ AI, aiming to develop decentralized AI services through over 150 ~~projects with estimated investments exceeding €10 billion.~~ projects. To ~~support this, the EU is investing approximately €10 billion (114 billion SEK) to build seven ‘AI gigafactories’ to~~ bridge the ~~technological~~ gap with the US and ~~China. While~~ China—which together hold the ~~US holds roughly 75 percent~~ vast majority of global AI computing ~~capacity, Europe currently holds 5 percent.~~ capacity—the EU is investing in ‘AI gigafactories’. Mario Draghi has called for a €100 billion public sector investment to de-risk development, noting that increasing Europe’s computing share to 15% by 2030 would require approximately €1.3 trillion in total investment. Strategic shifts are also occurring in policy. The European Commission is moving away from competing in frontier model development to focus on global regulation and industrial AI integration. ~~In Portugal, Sines~~ EU officials emphasize that the AI Act must manage ‘rogue’ AI risks and that global cooperation is ~~being positioned~~ necessary as ~~a potential gigafactory hub, with~~ the ~~government planning to use AI to accelerate slow licensing processes.~~ technology transcends borders. However, significant constraints persist. The industry faces massive capital and energy requirements, ~~with the European Commission estimating that annual energy-sector~~ and a widening investment ~~must reach up to €695~~ gap exists; US private AI investment reached $285.9 billion ~~by the 2030s.~~ in 2025, compared to Europe’s $20.9 billion. Consequently, several ~~nations, including Germany, the Netherlands, and Ireland,~~ nations are implementing restrictions on data center development to manage rising electricity ~~demands and limited grid capacity.~~ demands.

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