When your data touches a US-owned platform, it falls under US law — no matter where in Europe you are.
The CLOUD Act, surveillance capitalism, AI tools reading your emails… Europe's dependence on US tech has become a sovereignty crisis.
We've written about what's at stake and what Europe is doing about it.
🔗 https://blog.runbox.com/2026/05/europes-digital-independence-taking-back-control-of-our-data/
#DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech #Privacy #GDPR #OpenSource
💾 4 Privacy-Boosting Office Suites: Save Money & Ditch Microsoft
Seeking alternatives to Microsoft Office? Discover four office suites that emphasize privacy and cost-effectiveness.
https://byte-pulse.net/article/4-privacy-boosting-office-suites-save-money-ditch-microsoft
🤖 LLMs Shift Focus from Code Writing to Reading in Software Development
With LLMs generating code efficiently, developers must prioritize understanding over writing. The shift challenges traditional coding practices.
https://byte-pulse.net/article/llms-shift-focus-from-code-writing-to-reading-in-software-development
Batteries made in Europe – right on our doorstep. 🔋
// Lena Stache – DeepTech & Climate Fonds
// Stefan Permien – CEO, UniverCell
European battery production has faced many setbacks. Univercell takes a different path: no joint venture with Chinese companies, no mass market dependency – instead sovereign European technology for aerospace, critical infrastructure and medical tech. Serial production of their own battery cells starts in June.
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18 – 19 June 2026 // MFG5 Kiel // GET YOUR TICKETS NOW:
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The European Commission is considering rules that would restrict EU member governments from using US cloud providers to process sensitive data including financial, judicial and health records. The restrictions would form part of the Tech Sovereignty Package scheduled for May 27, which includes the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) and Chips Act 2.0. Only public-sector use is in scope.
https://www.builtineu.eu/news/eu-commission-us-cloud-restrictions-tech-sovereignty-package
Engine Emerges: Guerrilla Co-Founder Charts New Course
Mathijs de Jonge, from Guerrilla Games, is starting a new European game engine to compete with Unreal and Unity. This could change game development tools in Europe.
#GameDev, #EuropeanTech, #GuerrillaGames, #NewEngine, #GameDevelopment
https://newsletter.tf/guerrilla-games-co-founder-new-european-game-engine/
A key figure from Guerrilla Games is leading the creation of a new game engine in Europe. This project aims to offer an alternative to popular engines like Unreal and Unity.
#GameDev, #EuropeanTech, #GuerrillaGames, #NewEngine, #GameDevelopment
https://newsletter.tf/guerrilla-games-co-founder-new-european-game-engine/
A working European SaaS stack for 2026. No AWS, no Stripe, no Cloudflare.
7 layers covered: Hetzner (compute), Coolify (DB), Brevo (email), Mollie (payments), Bunny.net (CDN), Simple Analytics, Zitadel (auth).
Pricing breakdown, jurisdictional notes per vendor, and the honest gaps where the European answer is still self-host:
European cloud providers hold just 13% of their home market. The rest? Hyperscalers under non-European jurisdiction.
The European Parliament is clear: regulation alone won't fix this. Europe needs procurement that actively chooses European solutions, money spent on Big Tech helps the US economy, not Europe's.
CADA (due 27 May) must make sovereignty the standard.
Sovereign communications starts with email.
soverin.com
Innovative Suchdienste für Europa 🇪🇺🔎
Das europäische Projekt @openwebsearcheu hat mit dem offenen Webindex OWI die Grundlagen für neue Online-Suchdienste Made in Europe geschaffen. Die ausführliche Dokumentation bietet viele Ideen für innovative Geschäftsideen, die Startups und Unternehmen umsetzen können.
Mehr dazu auf unserer Website: https://www.lrz.de/news/detail/online-suchdienste-fuer-europa
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