Leuven Before the Fab

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

In global discussions about semiconductors, the focus tends to drift toward factories, supply chains and geopolitical leverage. Attention goes to where chips are manufactured, who controls production capacity and how nations secure access to critical technologies. Yet these debates often overlook a more fundamental question: where do future chip technologies actually originate?

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Who Controls Europe’s Compute?

Sunday, November 30, 2025
a close up of a blue and white building

Europe speaks confidently about ethics, governance and responsible AI — but the real contest sits one layer deeper. AI ultimately runs on compute and Europe’s lack of sovereign, scalable compute infrastructure is becoming its most strategic vulnerability. The continent does not suffer from a model gap, but from a power gap.

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