The State of Tech — The European Edition of Friday 10 April 2026: Amazon commits €33.7 billion to Spanish data center expansion as AI infrastructure demand surges across Europe. AI accelerates battery material discovery by up to 95%, potentially transforming the EV supply chain and European automotive competitiveness. The EU Digital Identity Wallet moves toward mandatory rollout by end-2026, while quantum-proof encryption breakthroughs promise secure migration of critical systems, Google's open-source Gemma 4 challenges proprietary AI dominance, and generative AI reshapes automotive design and production pipelines.