EU proposes Cloud and AI Development Act to limit U.S. tech giants from state contracts
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The European Commission is preparing a "Cloud and AI Development Act" aimed at reducing EU dependence on U.S. cloud providers. The proposed legislation would bar Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from competing for critical state tenders, while simultaneously tripling EU data center capacity to boost domestic digital infrastructure and tech sovereignty.
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The European Commission's Cloud and AI Development Act would bar Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from critical state tenders
The act would triple EU data center capacity
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