5 april 2026 · 12:51

Chinese AI Chip, Bollywood AI Production & Meta Security Breach

The State of Tech — The European Edition of Sunday 5 April 2026: A Chinese chipmaker claims a 300% performance lead over Nvidia's flagship GPU, forcing Europe to accelerate semiconductor strategy. AI is transforming Bollywood film production, cutting costs by 80% and timelines by 75%, creating competitive pressure for European studios. Chinese private companies are using AI-powered open-source intelligence to track US military movements, exposing vulnerabilities in European defence operations. Meta suspends its partnership with AI startup Mercor following a security breach that compromised training data from OpenAI and Anthropic. The White House unveils a National AI Policy Framework prioritising workforce training over regulation. Finally, Elektros promotes patented multi-plug EV charging technology as fuel prices climb and Europe races to build faster charging infrastructure.