The State of Tech, The European Edition of Friday 17 July 2026


TSMC pledges an additional $100 billion for US chip fabs as agentic AI demand surges

China launches 29-nation World AI Cooperation Organization, offering a rival to Western AI frameworks

Japan and NVIDIA build the world's first national physical-AI infrastructure at industrial scale

Apple Intelligence clears Chinese regulators, powered by Alibaba's Qwen models instead of OpenAI

Ghostwriter: a free, open-source, distraction-free writing app for deep, solo work

OsmAnd: fully offline maps and navigation across Europe with no tracking or data collection