Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦
@berthubert.bsky.social
Software developer, entrepreneur, former government regulator, current government advisor, amateur scientist, publicist. https://berthub.eu/ More active on Mastodon -> @bert_hubert@eupolicy.social -> Nederlandse BlueSky @berthub.eu
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I am losing it at how many of my peers have forgotten what software engineering is. It is not typing in lines of code.
February 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I am losing it at how many of my peers have forgotten what software engineering is. It is not typing in lines of code.
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Munich, of course, famously a great place for British PMs to get an easy win that saves their career.
Yvette Cooper: 'Later this week, Keir Starmer will lead our delegation to the Munich Security Conference. At this crucial time for the world, we need his leadership not just at home but on the global stage, and we need to keep our focus where it matters, on keeping our country safe.'
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Munich, of course, famously a great place for British PMs to get an easy win that saves their career.
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2/2 In Bureau Buitenland @npostart.bsky.social met @berthubert.bsky.social over waarom we van het BigTech infuus af moeten en hoe we dat moeten doen. Cloud-out woensdag kan ons daarbij helpen. Wat dat precies is? Kijk de uitzending hier terug 👉🏻 npo.nl/start/serie/...
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Sophie Derkzen en Bram Vermeulen bespreken afwisselend de wereldpolitiek, met gasten die de kijker op een begrijpelijke manier meer grip geven op de wereld. Grote ontwikkelingen, machtsverschuivingen ...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
2/2 In Bureau Buitenland @npostart.bsky.social met @berthubert.bsky.social over waarom we van het BigTech infuus af moeten en hoe we dat moeten doen. Cloud-out woensdag kan ons daarbij helpen. Wat dat precies is? Kijk de uitzending hier terug 👉🏻 npo.nl/start/serie/...
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1/2 Cloud-out woensdag!!! Cloud wattt?? We verbreken de verbinding op woensdag heel even en kijken wat er nog werkt. Dan snappen we eindelijk de urgentie van digitaal onafhankelijker worden! Idee van techexpert Bert Hubert. Hopelijk krijg ik woensdag de handen hiervoor op elkaar in de Tweede Kamer!!
Gisteren in VPRO Bureau Buitenland met @barbarakathmann.bsky.social over onze gigantische afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse clouds, en het idee van 'cloud-out woensdag': verbreek de verbinding eens en kijk wat er nog werkt. Vanaf 08:38:
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Werkte Jeffrey Epstein voor de Russische geheime dienst? Helga Salemon over de vermeende 'kompromat', het belastende materiaal, dat hij verzamelde. En tech-activist Bert Hubert pleit voor een 'cloud-o...
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February 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
1/2 Cloud-out woensdag!!! Cloud wattt?? We verbreken de verbinding op woensdag heel even en kijken wat er nog werkt. Dan snappen we eindelijk de urgentie van digitaal onafhankelijker worden! Idee van techexpert Bert Hubert. Hopelijk krijg ik woensdag de handen hiervoor op elkaar in de Tweede Kamer!!
I am losing it at how many of my peers have forgotten what software engineering is. It is not typing in lines of code.
February 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I am losing it at how many of my peers have forgotten what software engineering is. It is not typing in lines of code.
Organizations and conferences deal badly with me having no employer or other affiliation. So on badges I often end up working for 'NA' or sometimes even 'null'. Recently I've taken to filling out berthub.eu as my employer and that is working out rather well:
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Organizations and conferences deal badly with me having no employer or other affiliation. So on badges I often end up working for 'NA' or sometimes even 'null'. Recently I've taken to filling out berthub.eu as my employer and that is working out rather well:
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…and all but about twenty bucks of that is OpenAI.
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft reported a collective $1.1T backlog of cloud computing revenue in their latest quarterly earnings, including Microsoft's $625B (Jon Keegan/Sherwood News)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
…and all but about twenty bucks of that is OpenAI.
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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One of the problems with Starmer's triangulation is he is roughly aiming at where the average person but that person doesn't listen to political speeches. And it annoys everyone who does. Then the average person catches the bad vibes.
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
One of the problems with Starmer's triangulation is he is roughly aiming at where the average person but that person doesn't listen to political speeches. And it annoys everyone who does. Then the average person catches the bad vibes.
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'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off
'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off
Open source gains urgency as Europe reassesses reliance on US tech
Open Source Policy Summit 2026 European tech leaders are waking up to the risk of the US simply turning off their IT services.…
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February 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off
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Don't think I've ever felt as sick reading a newspaper story as I have looking at this morning's Epstein coverage. Just the open amorality of all the powerful people involved for so long.
February 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Don't think I've ever felt as sick reading a newspaper story as I have looking at this morning's Epstein coverage. Just the open amorality of all the powerful people involved for so long.
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My “the NVIDIA-OpenAI deal has zero impact on our financial relationship with OpenAI” shirt has people asking me a lot of questions answered by the shirt
February 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
My “the NVIDIA-OpenAI deal has zero impact on our financial relationship with OpenAI” shirt has people asking me a lot of questions answered by the shirt
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13/ If Europe wants to build systems that are independent of US big tech it should promote interoperable open source infrastructure rather than specific companies.
This open source infra can then also be used by the rest of the world and Americans who don’t like big tech either
This open source infra can then also be used by the rest of the world and Americans who don’t like big tech either
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
13/ If Europe wants to build systems that are independent of US big tech it should promote interoperable open source infrastructure rather than specific companies.
This open source infra can then also be used by the rest of the world and Americans who don’t like big tech either
This open source infra can then also be used by the rest of the world and Americans who don’t like big tech either
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‘Weirdly, the only multilateral organisation that is getting stronger is the one whose demise was always being predicted: the EU.’
As Mark Carney said, we're in a new world order. So how does it work? What are its rules? Errr - are there are any rules? Me @financialtimes.com. Free to read as.ft.com/r/2bae5b49-b...
The ‘Little West’ takes on the new world order
[FREE TO READ] Terrified into co-operation by outside threats, a surprisingly solid bloc is emerging
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January 31, 2026 at 8:29 AM
‘Weirdly, the only multilateral organisation that is getting stronger is the one whose demise was always being predicted: the EU.’
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📷 Last chance: the FT charity lunch auction closes on Saturday. Bid now for lunch with me, or with one of my much more impressive colleagues, e.g. @gilliantett or @gideonrachman 📷 ft.com/auction #FTCharityLunchAuction
January 29, 2026 at 9:41 AM
📷 Last chance: the FT charity lunch auction closes on Saturday. Bid now for lunch with me, or with one of my much more impressive colleagues, e.g. @gilliantett or @gideonrachman 📷 ft.com/auction #FTCharityLunchAuction
From Politico, @bartgroothuis.bsky.social @barbarakathmann.bsky.social and me on how the Netherlands is about to see its national government service login infrastructure move to US spying/sanction regulation: www.politico.eu/article/neth... #digid
The Netherlands rethinks its US tech addiction
Dutch society is built on US digital services. That’s now seen as a glaring security issue.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:09 AM
From Politico, @bartgroothuis.bsky.social @barbarakathmann.bsky.social and me on how the Netherlands is about to see its national government service login infrastructure move to US spying/sanction regulation: www.politico.eu/article/neth... #digid
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I'm a few minutes behind the live call, but here's my Q4 Tesla earnings call "live thread"!
We start out with Elon announcing that Tesla's mission has changed to "Amazing Abundance," which represents a pivot from the "Sustainable Abundance" tagline he announced last year.
We start out with Elon announcing that Tesla's mission has changed to "Amazing Abundance," which represents a pivot from the "Sustainable Abundance" tagline he announced last year.
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I'm a few minutes behind the live call, but here's my Q4 Tesla earnings call "live thread"!
We start out with Elon announcing that Tesla's mission has changed to "Amazing Abundance," which represents a pivot from the "Sustainable Abundance" tagline he announced last year.
We start out with Elon announcing that Tesla's mission has changed to "Amazing Abundance," which represents a pivot from the "Sustainable Abundance" tagline he announced last year.
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De voorgenomen overname van DigiD door een Amerikaans bedrijf zorgt voor ophef in de Tweede Kamer én daarbuiten. De angst is dat onze privacygevoelige gegevens in Amerikaanse handen komen. Hoe afhankelijk zijn we van DigiD? Kamerlid voor GL-PvdA Barbara Kathmann legt uit:
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
De voorgenomen overname van DigiD door een Amerikaans bedrijf zorgt voor ophef in de Tweede Kamer én daarbuiten. De angst is dat onze privacygevoelige gegevens in Amerikaanse handen komen. Hoe afhankelijk zijn we van DigiD? Kamerlid voor GL-PvdA Barbara Kathmann legt uit:
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Bericht van de AP op deze Europese dag van de privacy!
TL;DR: We moeten nu zorgen dat we niet meer afhankelijk zijn van non-EU ICT dienstverleners, en zorgen voor exit-strategiën is voor dienstverleners die in handen komen van niet-Europese actoren.
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TL;DR: We moeten nu zorgen dat we niet meer afhankelijk zijn van non-EU ICT dienstverleners, en zorgen voor exit-strategiën is voor dienstverleners die in handen komen van niet-Europese actoren.
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Brief aan minister EZ over digitale soevereiniteit
De AP heeft de minister van Economische Zaken een brief getuurd over digitale autonomie en soevereiniteit.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Bericht van de AP op deze Europese dag van de privacy!
TL;DR: We moeten nu zorgen dat we niet meer afhankelijk zijn van non-EU ICT dienstverleners, en zorgen voor exit-strategiën is voor dienstverleners die in handen komen van niet-Europese actoren.
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TL;DR: We moeten nu zorgen dat we niet meer afhankelijk zijn van non-EU ICT dienstverleners, en zorgen voor exit-strategiën is voor dienstverleners die in handen komen van niet-Europese actoren.
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Oh wow, the person for scale makes clear how HUGE these signals intelligence satellites are!
Oh nice, I'm trying to get some sleep and then the NRO releases declassified images of the JUMPSEAT SIGINT satellite...
Source: www.nro.gov/foia-home/fo...
Source: www.nro.gov/foia-home/fo...
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Oh wow, the person for scale makes clear how HUGE these signals intelligence satellites are!
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This is such an important point and here in Europe we should be building the skills and connections now to make sure that the truth continues to matter and powerful people can be held to account.
The alternative is going down and down the spiral of democratic disenchantment and erosion…
The alternative is going down and down the spiral of democratic disenchantment and erosion…
The events of the last 24 hours show why it's important to build functional verification structures in public and counterpublic spaces to resist the authoritarian erosion of our democratic systems, as described in this thread.
🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
January 25, 2026 at 9:36 AM
This is such an important point and here in Europe we should be building the skills and connections now to make sure that the truth continues to matter and powerful people can be held to account.
The alternative is going down and down the spiral of democratic disenchantment and erosion…
The alternative is going down and down the spiral of democratic disenchantment and erosion…
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You do NOT need to watch it. At all. It's instant PTSD. You watching does nothing. Save your mental heath.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
You do NOT need to watch it. At all. It's instant PTSD. You watching does nothing. Save your mental heath.
This is the equivalent of a large nuclear power plant in terms of 24/7 power. Except that a nuclear power plant has much lower availability than this solar/battery-combination. The combination also has like a million pages fewer compliance worries.
24/7 1 GW Solar!
UAE broke ground on a 5.2 GWdc PV facility paired with 19 GWh of battery storage in Abu Dhabi in October 2025.
It’s world’s first GW-scale renewable project, engineered to deliver 1 GW of continuous, around-the-clock baseload power.
www.woodmac.com/news/opinion... #energysky
UAE broke ground on a 5.2 GWdc PV facility paired with 19 GWh of battery storage in Abu Dhabi in October 2025.
It’s world’s first GW-scale renewable project, engineered to deliver 1 GW of continuous, around-the-clock baseload power.
www.woodmac.com/news/opinion... #energysky
January 23, 2026 at 4:11 PM
This is the equivalent of a large nuclear power plant in terms of 24/7 power. Except that a nuclear power plant has much lower availability than this solar/battery-combination. The combination also has like a million pages fewer compliance worries.
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