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Europe hands out state subsidies to fund domestic AI companies

Bloomberg Technology Friday 21 August 2026, 10:30 UTC By Shona Ghosh 1 min read
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Governments, fearful of missing out on the spoils of the AI boom, are funding local frontier labs, software and chip companies

Governments, fearful of missing out on the spoils of the AI boom, are funding local frontier labs, software and chip companies
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