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Europe steps up battle to cut reliance on US big tech as cloud law, political tensions intensify

European governments are expanding efforts to reduce reliance on U.S. software and cloud services and shift to European “sovereign technology.” The trend is linked to concerns over the 2018 U.S. CLOUD Act, which can require U.S. firms to provide access to data stored abroad. France is moving health data off Microsoft Azure to a sovereign cloud provider, and the European Commission has awarded sovereign cloud contracts to several European firms.

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Google Cloud CEO says AI market to be reshaped in 1 to 2 years, economics will determine survival

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said a full-stack AI strategy, in which Google builds chips, data centres, foundation models and products in-house, can help narrow the gap with Amazon Web Services. He said owning IP, models and chips allows greater investment. Google Cloud’s market share rose to 14 percent from 7 percent in eight years, and the company expects revenue to exceed $70 billion this year.

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Security hot issue: N2SF rollout nears as security buzz rises; countries scramble to respond to Mythos

With South Korea set to implement the National Cybersecurity Basic Guidelines in May and introduce the N2SF framework, security companies are accelerating efforts to target expected demand for related solutions. The guidelines include data controls based on classification levels, minimum security budget and staffing ratios, mandatory multi-factor authentication and new measures for AI systems and private cloud security. Interest is also rising in Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, prompting governments and companies to prepare responses.