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Airbus, Thales Alenia Space and their partners have studied how Europe could build data centres in orbit. Turning that architecture into a commercial service requires committed customers, credible financing and an operator willing to carry the risk. Who will build the business?
Axelera AI is building a European customer base for its AI chips. Relationships with OVHcloud, Safran, Telefónica Tech and 2CRSi show how the Eindhoven company’s technology could reach cloud services, industrial equipment and business infrastructure—and which steps towards commercial use remain.
From research grants to growth capital, Europe offers several routes to support innovation. But each brings different obligations, risks and entry requirements. Can the EIC connect these instruments into a continuous investment journey — and help companies survive the gaps between them?
Christine Lagarde’s departure puts Europe’s unfinished financial architecture in focus. Beyond monetary stability, the challenge is to connect savings, pension capital and public financing with markets capable of supporting European companies through growth, investment and credible exits.
Europe is investing in photonic chips and production capacity. The next test is commercial: who connects research to customer demand, takes responsibility for complete systems and captures the value? Siemens offers a concrete case for examining that industrial transition.
The €3.25 million Coinbase Ireland penalty raises questions beyond crypto. As financial infrastructure becomes increasingly digital, outsourced and cross-border, can European regulators still ensure effective oversight, enforce institutional accountability and protect customer interests?
Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi oversees a sovereign investment model built around distance, diversification and time. Through QIA, Qatar turns concentrated resource wealth into a global portfolio designed to preserve national prosperity across sectors, markets and generations.
SAP’s €10 billion quarter reveals a business expanding from cloud subscriptions into the automation of work. Joule, AI agents and sovereign cloud services show how the European software group aims to make business processes and their governance its next growth market.
XIVER has acquired ASML equipment to expand specialised chip production in Eindhoven. Backed by a €55 million investment programme and a partnership with Italy’s PhotonPath, the former Philips business connects Brainport’s manufacturing expertise with European demand.
Switzerland’s proposed 2038 Winter Olympics raise questions far beyond sport. Through four reflections on governance, sovereignty, communication and institutional legacy, Altair Media explores why the ability to coordinate existing capabilities may become one of the defining strengths of modern democracies.
