Europe, wake up! You Can't Be a Superpower on Someone Else's Servers (Ep. 304)

Europe, wake up! You Can't Be a Superpower on Someone Else's Servers (Ep. 304)

From Data Science at Home by Francesco Gadaleta

April 21, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 307

About this episode

The episode discusses Europe's challenges in achieving tech sovereignty and the implications of relying on external servers.

Rebuilding a defense industrial base takes 20 years and costs trillions. Tech sovereignty takes 3 years and political will. Europe is doing the hard thing and refusing the easy one. Here's why — and who's profiting from that refusal. Buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/datascience Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4UNKGf3 ✨ Connect with us! Personal newsletter: https://defragzone.substack.com 📩 Newsletter: https://datascienceathome.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. 🐦 Twitter: @DataScienceAtHome 📘LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fragadaleta/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datascienceathome/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/datascienceAH LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-science-at-home-podcast SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Outshift, Cisco's incubation engine. Check outshift.com NEW TO DATA SCIENCE AT HOME? Welcome! Data Science at Home explores the latest in AI, data science, and machine learning. Whether you’re a data professional, tech enthusiast, or just curious about the field, our podcast delivers insights, interviews, and discussions. Learn more at https://datascienceathome.com SEND US MAIL! We…

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Host: Francesco Gadaleta

Topics covered

  • tech sovereignty
  • defense industrial base
  • political will
  • Europe
  • technology
  • data science

Keywords

  • tech sovereignty
  • Europe
  • defense
  • political will
  • data science
  • technology

Sponsors

Outshift

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Organizations: Cisco

Places: Europe

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