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TikTok fined €530 million for sending European user data to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million (over $601 million) for illegally transferring the personal data of users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China, violating the European Union’s GDPR data protection regulations. The administrative fines imposed by the Irish watchdog consist of a fine of €485 million for its infringement of Article 46(1) GDPR…
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Lessons for IT leaders from Monday’s massive European blackout – Computerworld
There is, he said, “some speculation that the cause may have been an ‘extremely rare atmospheric phenomenon’ or a fire on a French transmission line, but it seems officials have also not ruled out anything cyber so far. This is interesting, because the first two potential causes are physical, and the third one is digital. Our modern grids today live…
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European tech firm rallies for digital sovereignty amid rising tech nationalism globally – Computerworld
Building a European tech ecosystem Netcompany, a publicly listed IT services provider with operations across Europe, is among a growing number of regional firms advocating for digital sovereignty. Their CEO’s comments underline the urgency to reduce reliance on US-based cloud giants and software vendors. Instead, the letter encourages a continental effort to cultivate indigenous technologies that align with European legal…
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Colt Technology sells eight European data centers
Colt Technology Services is selling eight European data centers to Netherlands-based NorthC, saying it wants to focus on building sustainable digital infrastructure. The data centers – located in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, and two in London – formed part of the assets Colt gained with its acquisition of Lumen EMEA in 2023. Between them, the data centers have…
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Meta just revived plans to train AI models with European user data – here’s how you can opt out
Meta has confirmed plans to train AI models using European users’ public content and conversations with its Meta AI chatbot. Last year, Meta announced plans to train its AI on user data, but pressure from activists and regulators, as well as tighter data privacy laws in the EU, led it to pause that plan indefinitely. Meta also held back the…
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‘Here in the European market, I think we are in a good position’: DocuWare CEO Michael Berger on the company’s rapid growth
German SaaS company DocuWare is on a remarkable upward curve. As an independent subsidiary of Ricoh, the channel-focused business has found global success providing document storage and automation services. Incorporated in 1988 as “DOCUNET Gmbh”, the company has become an innovative cloud-based software provider and a leader in the paperless business space. More recently, the company has undergone a significant…
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Anthropic ramps up European expansion with fresh hiring spree
Anthropic has unveiled plans to further expand in Europe, adding 100 roles and picking a new EMEA head. Guillaume Princen has been chosen to lead the AI developer and Claude creator in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Anthropic confirmed. Roles created through the expansion will span sales and business operations, as well as engineering and research. These jobs…
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North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies
Image: DC_Studio/Envato North Korean hackers who disguise themselves as IT workers are applying for work in the U.K., according to Google Threat Intelligence Group. Success in the U.S. is declining due to rising awareness of their tactics, indictments, and right-to-work verification challenges, prompting them to turn elsewhere. The attackers pose as legitimate remote workers, looking to generate revenue, access sensitive…
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European cloud group invests to create what it dubs “Trump-proof cloud services”
But analysts have questioned whether the Microsoft move truly addresses those European business concerns. Phil Brunkard, executive counselor at Info-Tech Research Group UK, said, commenting on last month’s announcement of the EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, “Microsoft says that customer data will remain stored and processed in the EU and EFTA, but doesn’t guarantee true data sovereignty.” And…
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RISC-V could be the key to European supercomputer sovereignty
A group of European tech organizations has launched a project aimed at strengthening Europe’s technological sovereignty in high-performance computing (HPC) and AI. The Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe (DARE) project has an initial budget of €240 million, and plans to develop next-generation European processors and computing systems, including an optimized software ecosystem, over the next three years. “I am…
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