Altair Media
Europe's systems. Society's future.
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What Is Education Actually For?
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Education is often viewed as a pathway to personal opportunity. Yet education also shapes the knowledge, skills and capabilities that determine how societies innovate, adapt and prepare for the future.
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Who Is Actually Investing?
Thursday, June 25, 2026
As governments are increasingly asked to fund competitiveness, a simple question remains. How much is industry prepared to invest itself? While companies such as ASML, Philips and NXP invest heavily in research and development, the broader picture may be more complicated than political debates often suggest.
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From Energy to Intelligence
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly dependent on energy, a new geography of computing may be emerging. Project Enki explores whether the future of AI infrastructure will be built around technology hubs—or around locations where energy is abundant.
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Moldova and Europe’s New Frontier
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Moldova’s path toward European Union membership reveals a deeper transformation taking place within Europe itself. As energy networks, payment systems and infrastructure become tools of resilience, enlargement is increasingly about stability, sovereignty and the architecture of a changing continent.
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Europe’s Strategic Markets
Sunday, June 21, 2026
As artificial intelligence, semiconductors, energy systems and digital infrastructure become increasingly strategic, Europe faces a new challenge. Some markets no longer function as markets alone. They are becoming critical components of economic capacity, resilience and long-term competitiveness.
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When Markets Play by Different Rules
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Europe’s challenge is no longer simply competing with foreign companies. It is increasingly competing with state-backed industrial ecosystems. As strategic industries shift from products to infrastructure, Europe faces difficult questions about resilience, sovereignty and the future of open markets.
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What Is ASML Becoming?
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
For decades, ASML was viewed primarily as a technology company. Today, it increasingly occupies a position that extends beyond markets and products. In this series, Altair Media explores how ASML became one of the world’s most strategically important enterprises—and what that may mean for the future of Europe and the global technology economy.
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PhotonDelta and Europe’s Photonics Ecosystem
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
As artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure and advanced communications continue to scale, photonics is emerging as a critical enabling technology. This briefing explores how PhotonDelta is helping build a European ecosystem that could become strategically important to the future of digital infrastructure.
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The Black Box Bank
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
ABN AMRO proudly reports that 85 percent of its employees now use artificial intelligence in their daily work. For investors, this signals efficiency and progress. For society, it raises a more difficult question: as banks become increasingly automated and opaque, who remains responsible for transparency, accountability and the human beings behind the data?
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Europe’s Semiconductor Reset
Saturday, May 23, 2026
As Chips Act 2.0 reshapes Europe’s industrial strategy, the semiconductor debate is shifting beyond mega-fabs and subsidies toward ecosystems, infrastructure and technological indispensability. This series explores how Europe is repositioning itself inside the global technology system through cooperation, specialization and strategic interdependence.
