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July 3, 2025

‘There’s growing anxiety about missing the AI party’

Sifted data lays bare how many European countries are falling behind in global tech race 


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AI is creating a new digital divide in Europe, splitting the continent into concentrated pockets of activity and large tech deserts. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

Hessa Alabbas

Hessa Alabbas is a data analyst at Sifted, based in London. You can find her on LinkedIn.

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