https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/14/amsterdam-server-seized-request-us-authorities-antifa-allegations

wonder what the current limits are here? The US can declare any organisation "terrorist" and european providers will comply without question?

they're literally calling a european provider a terrorist organisation 🤣

so if a european provider doesn't comply with the demands of the US government, the US government labels that provider a terrorist organisation 🤔

https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-cloud-startup-volta-valued-24-billion-announces-10-billion-ai-partnership-2026-08-04/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Technology-Roundup&utm_term=080426&lctg=68aa50e678f6bb09ea028e21&user_email=11e04a580885dbcb094ee135b7cfd32c00b989516b7697f3052d799a12395ff6

"operational mid 2028" so probably falls outside of this question. But still interesting regarding the change in direction

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/30/eu-opens-call-for-seven-gigafactories-to-train-next-generation-ai-technologies

EU opens call for seven 'gigafactories' to train AI technologies

With concerns about digital dependency growing fast, the European Commission is pursuing "sovereign" AI infrastructure to become operational by mid-2028.

Airbus migrating 70 critical apps from AWS to France's Scaleway amid digital sovereignty push

Airbus migrating 70 critical apps from AWS to France's Scaleway amid digital sovereignty push

Total of 900 applications including ERP, CRM, and manufacturing systems going to be kept 'under European control'

https://cybernews.com/ai-news/lidl-ai-gigafactory/

OMG it's the Lidl singularity

https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/anthropic-shutdown-sparks-global-scramble-for-sovereign-ai/

Anthropic shutdown ignites calls for sovereign AI across Europe | Fortune

Washington’s decision to cut off access to Anthropic’s newest frontier AI has forced Europe into a reckoning.

EU launches major tech push to break US and China dependence | Euronews https://share.google/J3asvtyitRlI7eeJo

https://fortune.com/2026/05/14/european-central-bank-cloud-google-microsoft-amazon/

Praise lidl 🙏

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/whats-behind-europes-efforts-to-ditch-u-s-software-in-favor-of-sovereign-tech/

More steps in this direction, but I don't think it will change that fast: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/04/estonia_hedges_its_bets_on/

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/27/france-to-ditch-us-platforms-microsoft-teams-zoom-for-sovereign-platform-amid-security-con

One small step (if it happens on schedule).

EU banks should reduce their reliance on US Big Tech, top supervisor says – POLITICO https://share.google/RE1NL3ZCbVsIT5rK5

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jdgp6n45po

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45089776

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dpr2zkny0o

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1013

does this count?
https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/aws/aws-european-sovereign-cloud-to-be-operated-by-eu-citizens

@256 I don't think that counts as "headquartered in Europe with majority European ownership".

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14628-AI-Continent-new-cloud-and-AI-development-act_en

https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/european-industry-big-win-germany-france-both-support-sovereign-eu-based-tech-infrastructure/

@MalachiteEagle a laudable initiative, and a necessary step if Europe wants to survive. But I stand by my evaluation that not going to happen by 2028.
Just like Trump can't bring back manufacturing to the US without paying an enormous price for this to become possible things need to become MUCH worse than they are now.

I just noticed the AI generated description says end of 2028 but I had April 30 2028 in mind when I created it, I've changed the description to reflect intent, if you think this is unfair, I'll buy you out