The new Luddite movement
If governments don’t slow AI down, voters — like their predecessors — might take matters into their own hands
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The phrase “sovereign cloud” has become one of the most overused and least scrutinized terms in enterprise technology. It sounds reassuring, especially to governments, regulated industries, and any enterprise concerned about geopolitical instability. The promise is simple enough: keep data local, maintain operational control, and reduce dependence on foreign systems. The problem is that the reality of cloud architecture does not align with the marketing. A cloud is not sovereign simply because the data center sits within a national border. Sovereignty is not a matter of street address. It is a matter of who owns the platform, controls the codebase, operates the control plane, supplies the chips, patches the software, and which legal system can ultimately compel access or impose disruption. If you cannot answer those questions with confidence, you do not have a sovereign cloud. You have a local hosting arrangement with a comforting label. Enterprises are being sold a version of cloud th
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The post Is Zcash The Next Bitcoin? Investors Rush Into The Privacy Coin Narrative appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved the way for a successful stint as an editor at a data engineering firm, where his first-month essay win funded a months-long supply of doggie and kitty treats – a testament to his dedication to his furry companions (more on that later). Christian then roamed the
Arthur Hayes has a new favorite coin — and it is not Bitcoin. The veteran crypto investor recently revealed that Zcash has become one of his largest crypto holdings outside of Bitcoin, a disclosure that has drawn fresh attention to a cryptocurrency that many had written off. Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Major Test As 37% Recovery Collides With Bear Resistance Hayes said that as artificial intelligence, governments, and major tech firms gain more capacity to analyze public blockchain data, the demand for financial privacy will rise. Zcash, according to him, is designed for exactly that. His view is not an isolated one. Barry Silbert, a known personality in the crypto investment circles, described Zcash as resembling Bitcoin during its infancy — specifically around 2013, when BTC was still a fringe asset before its first major wave of mainstream adoption. That comparison has resonated with a group of early Bitcoin aficionados who feel the original crypto has drifted from its roots. Art
The UK’s competition regulator has launched a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, opening a new front in growing regulatory scrutiny of how cloud platforms, productivity software, and embedded AI capabilities may affect competition in enterprise technology markets. UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in a statement that it had opened a Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigation into Microsoft’s business software operations under the country’s new digital markets regime. The regulator said it will assess whether Microsoft has “substantial and entrenched market power” and a “position of strategic significance” in business software markets. “The investigation will assess whether Microsoft is using its position in business software to limit competition in cloud services, cybersecurity, communications, and AI,” the regulator said in a statement. The case is the fourth strategic market status (SMS) investigation the regulator has opened
ATLANTA, May 11, 2026 — Red Hat today announced a collaboration with Core42, a G42 company and a leading provider of sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, to architect and deliver sovereign […] The post Red Hat and Core42 Set the Standard for Sovereign AI Infrastructure appeared first on AIwire.
When we look back on these years, we’ll regard them as a turning point for governments.
"We're now operating in an environment defined by AI accelerating quickly," said Bill Eggers.