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flag Google opens AI centre in Berlin with €5.5B investment, highlighting Europe’s tech dependence and infrastructure gaps.

flag Google is opening an AI development centre in Berlin as part of a 5.5 billion euro investment in Germany, expanding cloud computing, data infrastructure, and collaboration spaces for startups and researchers. flag The move highlights Europe’s growing reliance on U.S. tech firms despite efforts to strengthen regional AI capabilities. flag Germany’s government has pledged minimal public funding for AI—just a fraction of its 2026 budget—raising concerns about technological dependence. flag While leaders push for digital sovereignty and economic revival, experts note Germany’s computing capacity lags far behind the U.S. flag Some advocate for Europe to focus on niche AI applications using industrial data rather than competing in scale. flag The Berlin centre, part of broader office upgrades and a new data centre, reflects both opportunity and structural challenges in Europe’s AI ambitions.

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