{"id":1770,"date":"2026-06-08T13:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:58:03","slug":"how-finnish-ai-super-computer-power-could-help-save-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/?p=1770","title":{"rendered":"How Finnish AI super computer power could help save Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU has just released its Tech Sovereignty Package\u00a0\u2013 a strategy to create home-grown AI and other tech and thus cut dependence on the US and China. A key part of this strategy is European AI supercomputers. LUMI in near-Arctic Kajaani, Finland, is one. 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