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Marcus Schuler @schuler@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
Germany's KI Bundesverband released Soofi S, an open-source model trained on sovereign infrastructure that outperforms all fully open rivals on German benchmarks (79.1 aggregate). The 30B-parameter model signals Europe's effort to build independent AI capacity outside U.S. platforms. #AI #Europetech #OpenSource https://www.implicator.ai/germanys-soofi-s-ai-model-tops-open-source-rivals/
Germany's Soofi S AI Model Tops All Open-Source Rivals in German
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Germany's Soofi S AI Model Tops All Open-Source Rivals in German

A German research consortium coordinated by the KI Bundesverband released Soofi S, an open-source model that topped every fully open rival on German benchmarks, trained on Deutsche Telekom's Munich data center for about 253,000 GPU-hours.

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PixelUnion @pixelunion@mastodon.social
· 4mo ago
On June 12, developers across Europe woke up to a 403 error. Not a bug. A geopolitical decision. ⚠️ The U.S. government banned Anthropic's most advanced AI models for European users overnight. No warning. No appeal. Just a kill switch. If the infrastructure is American, someone else holds the keys. 🐘 https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/06/antphoic-mythos-export-controls/ #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeTech #AI #Privacy #BuyFromEU
What Anthropic’s Forced Shutdown Means for European Sovereignty | PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms
PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms

What Anthropic’s Forced Shutdown Means for European Sovereignty | PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms

When a U.S. export-control order silenced Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 across Europe overnight, it shattered the myth of the 'safe American cloud', and proved digital sovereignty is now a survival requirement.

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PixelUnion @pixelunion@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
AI is eating the memory market. RAM prices have tripled. SSD costs are up. And Hetzner just raised server prices by up to 3x overnight. 📈 European cloud isn't getting cheaper. 🐘 https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/06/cloud-cost/ #CloudCosts #AI #EuropeTech #DigitalSovereignty
Why Cloud Costs Are Exploding | PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms
PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms

Why Cloud Costs Are Exploding | PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms

AI is driving up the cost of RAM and storage globally. Here's what's happening in the market, and what it means for European cloud providers like PixelUnion.

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