The Pulse #106: Why does the EU tech sector lag behind the US?

Also: non-AI companies like Klarna want to look like AI ones, unusual details about Google, Amazon, and Microsoft levels, and more

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Today, we cover:

1. Industry pulse. Apple announces AI features you can’t use yet, Stripe is a hit with popular AI companies, Confluent buys an up-and-coming competitor before it grows into a threat, game studio…