Cohere Acquires Aleph Alpha, Ending Europe's AI Sovereignty Dream

Germany's would-be national AI champion is now owned by a Canadian company, punctuating the EU's struggle to build competitive AI labs domestically.

Canada's Cohere has acquired Germany's Aleph Alpha, as @trajektoriePL noted with sharp historical context: "2023: EU desperate for AI giant Aleph Alpha... 2026: Canada's Cohere buys Germany's Aleph Alpha." Aleph Alpha was the most prominent European attempt at building a frontier AI lab, backed by significant government enthusiasm and positioned as a pillar of digital sovereignty.

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