The City as Interface

Friday, April 10, 2026

Cities in Europe are evolving from passive infrastructure into strategic interfaces. This first Perspective explores how design, data and governance converge under the New European Bauhaus to reshape how space creates value, influences behaviour and distributes power.

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Building Europe: Design, Power and the New Urban Economy

Friday, April 10, 2026

Europe is quietly redesigning itself. Through the New European Bauhaus, cities become more than places to live—they become instruments of policy, value creation and identity. This series explores how design, technology and governance converge in Europe’s emerging urban economy.

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Brainport Rising (4): Beyond Chips — The Quiet Power of Brainport

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Beyond chips and headlines, Brainport’s real strength may lie in the systems that quietly sustain society. From healthcare to energy, its ecosystem reveals a different model of innovation — one built on integration, resilience and real-world impact.

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Brainport Rising — Special (2): Deep Tech Sovereign Fund

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Europe is building a new generation of deep tech — but risks losing control at the moment of scale. As global capital steps in, the question shifts from innovation to ownership: who will finance, and ultimately shape, Europe’s technological future?

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Brainport Rising — Special: The European Chip Stack

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Europe’s semiconductor future may not lie in a single champion, but in a system. As a new chip stack emerges across compute, sensing, manufacturing and connectivity, the real question becomes whether Europe can recognise — and organise — its own architecture.

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Brainport Rising (3): The New European Chip Champions

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Europe’s chip future may not be defined by a single champion, but by a system. From AI compute to sensing, manufacturing and connectivity, a new stack is emerging — raising the question whether Europe can finally turn innovation into industrial power.

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The Glue of Power: Why Europe’s Graphene Highway is the Real AI Revolution

Monday, April 6, 2026
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Black Semiconductor is redefining how chips communicate, using graphene and light to overcome the limits of copper. As AI systems scale, the real question shifts: who controls the connections that make intelligence work — and therefore, who controls power?

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The Cleanroom Mandate: Why Smart Photonics Anchors Europe’s Industrial Future

Monday, April 6, 2026
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Smart Photonics is turning Europe’s photonics ambitions into industrial reality. As production shifts from lab to factory, a deeper question emerges: can Europe finally retain control over critical chip manufacturing — or will scale once again determine who holds power?

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The Silent Intelligence: How Innatera is Building Europe’s Synthetic Nervous System

Monday, April 6, 2026
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Innatera is building a new class of ultra-efficient AI chips that operate quietly at the edge. But as intelligence becomes invisible and embedded everywhere, a deeper question emerges: who controls the systems we no longer see — but increasingly depend on?

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Axelera AI: Europe’s Edge AI Bet

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Axelera AI is emerging as one of Europe’s most promising chip companies, redefining AI at the edge. But behind its technological breakthrough lies a deeper question: can Europe retain control over innovation — or will scale once again shift power elsewhere?

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