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Germany's KI Bundesverband released Soofi S, an open-source model trained on sovereign infrastructure that outperforms all fully open rivals on German benchmarks (79.1 aggregate). The 30B-parameter model signals Europe's effort to build independent AI capacity outside U.S. platforms. #AI #Europetech #OpenSource

On June 12, developers across Europe woke up to a 403 error. Not a bug. A geopolitical decision. ⚠️ The U.S. government banned Anthropic's most advanced AI models for European users overnight. No warning. No appeal. Just a kill switch. If the infrastructure is American, someone else holds the keys. 🐘 https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/06/antphoic-mythos-export-controls/ #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeTech #AI #Privacy #BuyFromEU

AI is eating the memory market. RAM prices have tripled. SSD costs are up. And Hetzner just raised server prices by up to 3x overnight. 📈 European cloud isn't getting cheaper. 🐘 https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/06/cloud-cost/ #CloudCosts #AI #EuropeTech #DigitalSovereignty