Imagine walking into work tomorrow and finding a new colleague at your desk — gripping a coffee, humming softly, but with no face, no voice, only glowing code. That colleague? An algorithm. While that may sound futuristic, many workers already feel that AI is part of their team. What does it mean when machines don’t just assist, but collaborate? And how does trust, empathy and human experience shape this new way of working?
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In the sprawling global chip race, the world tends to focus on the big names: Taiwan’s foundries, American fabless chip-firms, Chinese challengers. But tucked away in the Dutch city of Veldhoven sits a company quietly rewriting the rules: ASML. While many talk about Europe’s lag in semiconductor manufacturing, ASML is living proof that Europe still holds world-beating innovation — not by chasing the same paths as others, but by building the tools that everyone else needs.
