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Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says
Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations.
TL;DR
- The US threatened to restrict large EU service providers in retaliation for EU tech regulations.
- The dispute intensified after Elon Musk's X was fined for violating the EU's Digital Services Act.
- The US views EU tech regulations as discriminatory and a form of "overseas extortion" against American companies.
- The EU maintains its regulations apply equally to all companies and will defend them.
- Experts suggest the EU could use the US "AI bubble" and control over chip-making technology as leverage.
- Potential EU actions include restricting exports of microchip-etching machines and cracking down on lax data enforcement.