Green light for €43bn EU Chips Act in big boost for bloc’s semiconductor industry

Story by Siôn Geschwindt EU member states reached a provisional agreement on Tuesday for a €43 billion plan to bolster domestic production of semiconductor chips — essential components in everything…

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Europe’s Juice space mission blasts off towards Jupiter

The ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission — ‘Juice’ — successfully launched today from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.     The launch was supposed to take place yesterday but was…

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Inside Arm’s vision for the ‘software-defined vehicle’ of the future

The digitisation of cars has made comparisons to “data centres on wheels” so common that they’ve become clichéd. It’s also built a booming market for tech firms — few of…

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Why a European mobile operating system can’t challenge Android and iOS

Recently, we asked if it was possible for Europe to have a dominant smartphone again. The answer was simple: no, not unless there’s some sort of miracle. The reason behind…

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