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🚀 From AI skills to supercomputing, here’s what’s shaping the future this month.

🌍 September Innovation Highlights

1️⃣ EU ramps up digital infrastructure 🇪🇺 — focusing on 2030 targets for coverage, gigabit networks & 6G research.
2️⃣ Need for AI talent in Luxembourg🤖 — rapid AI adoption means growing demand for engineers, data specialists & security experts.
3️⃣ Google commits $1B to AI training 🎓 — partnering with 100+ US universities & nonprofits to expand .
4️⃣ Code4Europe drives digital skills 💻 — aiming to upskill 25M young people
5️⃣ Jupiter: Europe’s 1st exascale supercomputer ⚡ — world’s 4th most powerful system launches in Germany

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🚀 Eager to pitch your startup at the Startup Grind AI Summit 2025, where early-stage AI founders meet the future, fund smarter, build bolder, and shape what’s next?

Start with the Luxembourg Chapter Pitch Battle on Sep 16 (virtual), your gateway to the global All-Star Pitch Battle!

🏆 Local winners advance to the Industry Semi-Finals (Sep 24) and potentially the Global Final (Oct 1), pitching to top investors, VCs, and thousands of attendees.

✅ Who can apply? Pre-Seed to Series A or bootstrapped with strong revenue, all industries welcome.

🎤 Format: 1-minute elevator pitch. One winner moves forward.

👉 Apply now! Deadline: Sep 7, 2025 : https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-luxembourg-presents-all-star-pitch-battle-luxembourg-edition/

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💡 Here’s what’s shaping Luxembourg’s digital landscape this month - highlights from our August 2025 Monthly Trend Scanner:

📊 €44.3M in tax credits boosted digital transformation in Luxembourg last year💡

🧠 70%+ of LU residents have used AI tools (& 80% use ChatGPT) 💬⚡

🔬 LU ranks #1 in the EU for R&D spending per capita 📈

🇪🇺 Horizon Europe budget may nearly double to €175B 💶🔍

📜 Google to adopt EU’s voluntary AI code as new high-risk model guidelines roll out 🛡️

📩 Get the full August 2025 Monthly Trend Scanner here 👉 https://innovative-initiatives.public.lu/ -newsletter

🇱🇺 Luxembourg is accelerating its digital sovereignty with a major 3-part initiative on data, quantum technologies & AI. 💻⚛️🤖

The AI strategy details its vision, approach & actions for shaping responsible, human-centered AI globally. 🌍✨

💡 Want the short version? We’ve broken down the document into key takeaways to give you an idea of what the strategy holds. 📄📌

📖 Read it here: https://innovative-initiatives.public.lu/stories/luxembourgs-ai-strategy-11

Have more time? Explore the full versions here 👉https://gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers.gouv2024_smc+en+dossiers+strategy-ads2030+strategy-ads2030.html

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✨ AI & digital skills! That’s the theme of this month’s key news from across LU & the EU.

🌍 A €200 billion AI investment package for the EU, including €20B for AI gigafactories

🤝 A promising partnership between Google & .lu!

📚 An EU Union of Skills package...& more!

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