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Krzysztof Mazur listed European companies and technologies from various industries, arguing that Europe still has significant industrial achievements. Among the examples he cited were Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes, and Rolls-Royce cars, Bosch and Siemens automation, ABB robotics, ASML lithography, Airbus A350 aircraft, Ariane 6 rocket, Rafale and Gripen fighters from SAAB, and TRUMPF industrial lasers. He also mentioned, among others, EDF and Schneider in nuclear energy, STMicroelectronics and Infineon in semiconductor manufacturing, Nokia and Ericsson in telecommunications, Siemens Healthineers, Novo Nordisk, BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Roche in medicine, as well as the Galileo and Copernicus systems and ICEYE and OHB satellites. The list also included Thales radars, Naval Group submarines, Rheinmetall artillery systems, Leonardo helicopters, Kongsberg missiles, Vestas and Siemens turbines, and trains from Alstom, Siemens, Newag, and Pesa. Among further examples, he mentioned the Mistral AI language models, Pasqal and IQM quantum computers, Wilk Electronics memory cards, and prototypes for fusion reactors from Proxima Fusion. Mazur wrote that Europe should regain its technological pride. He assessed that the continent missed the digital revolution but still has excellent companies and technologies. #technologia #innowacje #przemysł (translated)

My students often prefer ASML or big tech, where they earn more and find the work more attractive. The consequence is that government organizations have to hire ICT expertise externally; what they want does not always align with what is possible. #ICTflop #UWV #Arbeidsmarkt (translated)

The Investor wrote that the Netherlands could only produce the next ASML if it accepted that the founder could become a billionaire. He referred to Constantijn van Oranje, who, according to him, had noted that startups were often embraced as long as they remained small and their founders did not become rich. According to The Investor, the Netherlands wanted to build global companies, but there was discomfort about the financial reward for entrepreneurs who had taken risks. He argued that those who had invested their own money, time, and security for years should be allowed to earn exceptionally if they succeeded. He also asked why a football player with a million-dollar contract was celebrated more easily than an entrepreneur who created thousands of jobs. #ondernemen #startups #innovatie (translated)

In the Tech Flash of October 14, Léa Benaim discusses the arrest of an OpenAI engineer by the FBI for espionage, ASML's record quarter, Character.ai's performance, Ubisoft's planned closure of RedLynx, and Netflix's acquisition of broadcasting rights for the 2030 World Cup in Spain. #OpenAI #FBI #TechFlash (translated)

"With the current demand and the growth of the order book, we expect that our planned production for 2027 and 2028 will not be able to fully meet customer demand." According to CEO Christophe Fouquet, customers are not only placing orders for the coming years, but they are also tentatively signing up for deliveries for 2029 and 2030. #ASML #Chiptechnologie #Recordwinst (translated)

ASML has recorded a record profit of nearly 5 billion euros, with a revenue of 11.7 billion euros and a profit margin of 42 percent, while the company can barely keep up with the demand for chip machines and positions itself among the top three chip companies in the world. #ASML #Chiptechnologie #Recordwinst (translated)

"Some customers express interest in placing orders for 2029 and even 2030." Due to anticipated investments in artificial intelligence (AI), customers from the chip industry indicated that they needed even more machines, reported CEO Christophe Fouquet during the presentation of the new quarterly financial report. #ASML #Chiphersteller #KünstlicheIntelligenz (translated)

ASML, the only global supplier of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines for the manufacturing of advanced artificial intelligence chips, has announced that it will not be able to meet the growing demand until at least 2028, due to the surge in orders related to AI and the construction of data centers. #ASML #InteligenciaArtificial #Chips (translated)