Europe requests American cloud providers move out.
Also the billion dollar deal is stalled and Finland blocked MySpace.

The Great Cloud Desk Re-Org

The European Union has politely, but firmly, suggested American cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google need to clear their desks and move their servers back home to the United States. This relocation request stems from the realization that Europe's sensitive data, the equivalent of proprietary office supply lists, might not be fully protected from the extraterritorial reach of the US CLOUD Act, which is basically a law saying Steve from Accounting has to hand over any receipt if a US Federal Agent asks for it, no matter where Steve filed it.

European CIOs are now scrambling to increase their use of "sovereign cloud" options; a term that translates roughly to "a server rack that promises not to answer its phone if Washington calls." The transition is already underway, with major enterprises like Airbus migrating mission-critical applications to EU-native systems, a move which is likely to be as smooth and painless as migrating a thousand mailboxes from Exchange 2010. American providers are attempting to "Euro-wash" their offerings with new EU-only products; but it seems the damage is done. Distrust has become a new variable in the procurement spreadsheet, sitting right between "Risk of Unexpected Email Shut-Down" and "Does anyone know where the toner goes".

The Hundred Billion Dollar Vendor Quote is Pended

The highly-anticipated, massively-over-budget purchase order for a hundred billion dollars between OpenAI and Nvidia is now "on ice." This means the two companies have had a disagreement about the vendor terms and the paperclip distribution plan. While there was chatter that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, a man who knows a thing or two about selling extremely expensive graphics cards, was questioning the deal's viability, he has since forcefully denied the collapse; calling the report "nonsense."

The deal, which would have been a record-shattering investment for the AI powerhouse, is being reframed from a fixed $100 billion investment to a "nonbinding" agreement that might involve a smaller equity stake for Nvidia. This is the corporate equivalent of promising to buy the office a new espresso machine but then getting the entry-level Keurig instead. The AI infrastructure buildout continues, but this particular megadeal appears to be stuck in a compliance review loop that may last until the next fiscal year.

The Cell Phone Knows Where You Hid The Stapler

A new report details how your friendly neighborhood mobile carriers possess the ability to retrieve your Global Navigation Satellite System location information; a capability far more granular than standard cell tower triangulation. This means the carrier knows not just which building you are in, but likely which cubicle, an astonishing triumph of accidental surveillance.

For years, the conventional wisdom has been that the best way to prevent continuous location tracking is to completely disconnect the device from the cellular network, perhaps by using one of those foil-lined microwave bags that look suspiciously like a cheap lunch tote. Apparently, the carriers have more holes in their security than a colander; exploiting the underlying telecom protocols is a well-known vulnerability, allowing adversaries to track a subscriber's location without any malware on the device itself. Assume every connected thing is unsafe; it simplifies the security posture.

Briefs

• Finnish Social Media Ban: Finland is exploring an Australia-style ban on social media, treating the platforms like a hazardous waste spill that needs to be contained. The proposal is currently under review by the EU Commission, which will likely approve it after a 300-page bureaucratic document is translated into 27 languages.
• YouTube vs. Ad-Blockers: YouTube is now actively blocking background video playback on browsers like Brave, a move clearly intended to encourage users to pay for a premium subscription instead of just being slightly too clever with their software stack. This is the platform equivalent of demanding people buy a paper map after they figure out how to drive the back roads. The cat-and-mouse game is the new Product Strategy.
• Starlink Training Data: Elon Musk's Starlink has updated its privacy policy to allow consumer data to be used for training purposes, which means the orbital satellite constellation is now just another company trying to build a better AI with your backyard broadband habits. The fine print always gets you.