Pieter Haeck
Senior technology reporter @POLITICO.eu
- NEW: The European Commission plans new funding instruments to invest in "high-tech defense startups and scale-ups", as it seeks to ensure that its startups benefit from the "current geopolitical context." Leaked draft of an upcoming startup strategy HERE. pro.politico.eu/news/198666
- NEW: The European Union secured a rare transatlantic win after the U.S. decided on Tuesday to roll back upcoming Biden-era caps on the export of artificial intelligence chips. Much to the Commission's delight. www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...
- NEW: EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen will meet with CEOs from Apple, Google and Meta in the next days after a months-long attack from U.S. tech executives on EU tech rules. pro.politico.eu/news/198568
- Ooooow snap — Key European lawmaker Eva Maydell rebukes the EU's plan to become more technologically sovereign, arguing that "some trains have left the station" and that it's time to "sober up." Follow this and more at @politico.eu's AI & Tech Summit. www.politico.eu/article/its-...
- The "Green Deal" in action. (Just back from a trip where I did Belgium-Prague by night train, and Berlin-Belgium by night train back). www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
