EU commits roughly €30B to build seven AI data centers across the bloc
NPR — Technology—The European Union is funding a large buildout of AI data centers as part of a roughly €30 billion push to build seven facilities, aiming to reduce dependence on US and Chinese cloud infrastructure. The investment arrives amid a broader wave of EU tech-enforcement actions targeting major platforms, and coincides with mounting global pressure on computer-hardware supply chains driven by AI demand. Together the developments show how AI infrastructure competition is reshaping both regulatory posture and hardware markets at once. Brussels appears to be pursuing subsidy and enforcement tracks simultaneously.