The State of Tech — The European Edition of Thursday 9 April 2026: Global semiconductor revenue is projected to hit $1.3 trillion in 2026, driven by AI demand and memory price inflation, while Applied Materials pushes chipmaking to the atomic level with 2nm GAA transistors. Chinese robotics firm D-Robotics raises $150M to expand embodied AI globally, and a new secure healthcare AI platform launches with major implications for European GDPR compliance and the EU AI Act.