Get the app →
BriefTea logoBriefTea

Every story in sixty words

Get the free app no ads · no paywall

Technology · 4 June 2026

Europe pushes to build its own tech

Europe pushes to build its own tech

Unsplash / Christian Lue

Europe wants to stop relying on foreign tech for things like AI and cloud, aiming for more independence. The 27-nation bloc in Brussels unveiled a "tech sovereignty" package on Wednesday to promote European alternatives. They also want to boost local chip production and triple data centre capacity in the next five to seven years.

Reported by Associated Press · How we write briefs

More briefs

WorldMorocco gets its first woman-led government GeneralHoneybees drive away wild pollinators as competition for flowers grows TechnologyHackers hit up to 700 French supermarkets' freezers causing fires GeneralFirms to pay 25% more to train over-25s than young apprentices WorldMeasles has killed 1,147 people in Bangladesh, mostly children under five WorldItalian flights cancelled after air traffic capacity falls by half Browse all stories →