We need to talk about AI infrastructure. Really.
WELCOME BACK, THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I bring you this class-A tech-related dad joke to get your week going. Chortle.
For those of you in London, I'm co-hosting a tech policy gathering (or 'knees-up,' to borrow from British slang) on Jan 30 from 6:30pm onwards. Come join us (it's free!) by RSVPing here.
— In the geopolitical fight around tech, everyone wants to build the digital highways of the future. But, for many, bigger won't mean better.
— Here we go again: transatlantic data flows are in jeopardy amid a shake-up in how Washington allows European citizens to file complaints about how their data is handled.
— Where are the world's most powerful computers located? I've got an answer for that.
Let's get started: