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May 31, 2019
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May'19
Facebook loses bid to halt European court decision on EU-US data sharing
Irish Supreme Court dismisses attempt by Facebook to prevent the European Court of Justice considering the validity of US-EU data transfers, after Austrian lawyer Max Schrems argued that they put the privacy of EU citizens at risk
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May 15, 2019
15
May'19
Facebook engaged in ‘calculated’ campaign to eliminate competition, claims businessman
A US businessman is seeking damages from Facebook after accusing the social media company of unfairly blocking “humorous” Facebook pages which generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising revenue
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May 09, 2019
09
May'19
Facebook co-founder: ‘It is time to break up Facebook’
Co-founder of Facebook, Chris Hughes, has published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for Facebook to be broken up, as it faces investigations from the US Federal Trade Commission
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May 03, 2019
03
May'19
Police down two dark web markets
Europol-supported coordinated law enforcement approach across Europe and the US was key to operations’ success
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April 26, 2019
26
Apr'19
Facebook faces fresh privacy actions from regulators
Facebook faces legal action from Canada after it dismissed regulators’ findings that it failed to protect customer privacy. The firm has set aside $5bn to settle a privacy action in the US and faces a new investigation in Ireland
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April 15, 2019
15
Apr'19
Facebook takes extraordinary legal steps to contain document leak
Facebook targets journalists and news organisations for computer searches
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April 02, 2019
02
Apr'19
Huawei reports record numbers despite tumultuous year
Huawei has become one of the world’s largest technology companies by revenue, suggesting the accusations over its ties to the Chinese government are failing to have much impact
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April 01, 2019
01
Apr'19
Fidor founder leaves as parent bank plots future
The founder of digital challenger bank Fidor leaves company as traditional banking parent company tries to sell business
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March 18, 2019
18
Mar'19
EU law enforcement agencies prepare for major cyber attacks
Law enforcement agencies across the European Union are preparing for major cross-border cyber attacks, says Europol
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March 14, 2019
14
Mar'19
Met Police collaborated with US prosecutors in WikiLeaks investigation
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it exchanged information on WikiLeaks staff in the UK with the US Department of Justice, which is conducting criminal investigations into the organisation
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March 04, 2019
04
Mar'19
UK among most expensive countries for mobile data
The UK ranks 136th in the world for the average cost of 1GB of mobile data, according to new statistics
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March 02, 2019
02
Mar'19
Facebook asked George Osborne to influence EU data protection law
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg invited one of the chancellor’s children to Facebook’s office as part of a intensive lobbying programme to influence European data protection legislation
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February 22, 2019
22
Feb'19
Facebook planned to spy on Android phone users, internal emails reveal
Facebook planned to use its Android app to track the location of its customers and to allow advertisers to send political advertising and invites to dating sites to ‘single’ people, confidential documents show
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February 20, 2019
20
Feb'19
Estonia redoubles efforts to attract global IT talent
IT professionals from all over the world are being lured to Estonia through a government recruitment campaign
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February 07, 2019
07
Feb'19
Government legislates to bring back roaming charges in no-deal Brexit
All four UK operators have said they have no plans to reintroduce roaming charges, but EE, O2 and Vodafone have not committed themselves not to do so
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February 04, 2019
04
Feb'19
Swiss bank moves away from file with Cloudian object storage
PostFinance opts for Cloudian object storage as it migrates 100 million files away from NetApp and builds S3-compatible archives for Hadoop and Apache Spark
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January 23, 2019
23
Jan'19
Facebook’s objections to court concerns over privacy more about ‘optics’ than facts
Facebook’s challenge to a High Court ruling that raises serious concerns about data transfers between Europe and the US is more about appearance than facts, lawyers for the Irish Data Protection Commission told Dublin's Supreme Court
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January 22, 2019
22
Jan'19
Facebook: US government does not engage in mass and indiscriminate surveillance
Social media giant challenges a ruling by Dublin’s High Court over a judgment that it says made ‘extraordinary and incorrect’ findings about the US legal system
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January 10, 2019
10
Jan'19
BT faces tussle to keep EU contracts after Brexit
The European Union will likely re-evaluate its telecoms contracts with BT following Brexit, and cancelling them altogether is a real risk in a no-deal scenario, according to leaked documents
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December 14, 2018
14
Dec'18
Paris latest city to join Tech Global Advocates
The city of Paris is the latest to join the Tech Global Advocates network, offering a life raft to fintechs in the UK that want to retain customers across Europe
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December 11, 2018
11
Dec'18
Tibco’s Orchestra acquisition will mean ‘faster IT integration’
Tibco’s strategic acquisition of Paris-based Orchestra networks will ‘benefit customers of both companies’
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November 26, 2018
26
Nov'18
China leapfrogs US in supercomputer deployments
China has more than twice the number of supercomputers than the US, and it is finding a ready market for its Lenovo supercomputers among US tech companies in Ireland, the latest top 500 supercomputer list reveals
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November 12, 2018
12
Nov'18
Agfa’s move to cloud HR paves the way for healthcare IT spin-off
Agfa-Gevaert is moving HR systems from 40 countries into the cloud as the company prepares to turn its health IT operations into a standalone business
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November 06, 2018
06
Nov'18
GSMA urges fresh action on 5G mobile spectrum
Mobile industry body says time is running out to ready enough radio frequency spectrum in the appropriate bands to account for the demands of 5G mobile networks
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October 25, 2018
25
Oct'18
Firms will use AI to automate HR processes within two years
Companies are gearing up to automate HR processes with artificial intelligence and machine learning, while at the same time battling with outdated IT systems
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October 24, 2018
24
Oct'18
UK unicorn creation goes unrivalled in Europe
The UK's regional cities are creating more billion-dollar tech startups than many European capitals, with the UK as a whole creating more unicorns since 2016 than France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands
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October 23, 2018
23
Oct'18
CIOs and the cloud: The future of European enterprise software
European organisations are moving to the cloud rapidly, but trepidation remains in concerning certain aspects, such as security
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October 18, 2018
18
Oct'18
Best of VMworld Europe 2018 Awards nominations now open until 26 October
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination
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September 28, 2018
28
Sep'18
EU sees eIDAS regulation come into full force
A regulation aimed at cutting red tape to enable a digital single market in Europe will soon be in full force, but it could present some challenges to the UK after Brexit
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September 26, 2018
26
Sep'18
At the new Cisco, culture is as important as innovation
Cisco’s newly appointed SVP of Emear, Wendy Mars, shares her thoughts on the state of network innovation within the industry, and explains why cultural change is just as important an element of a digital strategy
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September 13, 2018
13
Sep'18
TechUK blasts European Parliament-backed revamp of EU-wide copyright laws
Tech industry trade body claims the changes spell bad news for web users, after European Parliament MEPs vote in favour of plans to modernise the copyright laws for the digital age
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September 12, 2018
12
Sep'18
FCA warns it cannot manage financial crime risks without sharing data with EU
FCA admits it will be unable to manage financial crime effectively if it cannot share data with EU authorities.
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September 11, 2018
11
Sep'18
Fashion retailer Desigual boosts sales opportunities with data-sharing technology
Spanish fashion group Desigual reports 2% fewer lost sales after investing in technology to share stock, sales and pricing data between stores, websites and franchise partners
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August 30, 2018
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Aug'18
US and UK days away from European Parliament ultimatum to suspend data transfers to the US
Threat to Privacy Shield as the European Union and US approach a critical European Parliament deadline to suspend data transfers from the EU to the US
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August 29, 2018
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Aug'18
IT leaders at a crossroads as they grapple with digital technology
CIOs have the opportunity to influence their company strategy as digital technology reshapes business. A survey of CIOs across 70 countries charts a path for IT leaders through emerging technologies
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August 28, 2018
28
Aug'18
Challenge to anti-GDPR immigration exemption in DPA to go ahead
Two human rights groups are challenging a controversial clause in new UK data protection legislation that they say is in conflict with the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and undermines the General Data Protection Regulation
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August 23, 2018
23
Aug'18
No Deal Brexit papers warn of stark future for UK tech
The government has published the first of its No Deal Brexit contingency planning notices, containing sobering messages for the UK technology industry
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July 31, 2018
31
Jul'18
Briton ran pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign that helped Trump deny Russian links
A British IT manager and former hacker from Darlington ran a disinformation campaign that duped former US intelligence agents and provided Donald Trump with manufactured “evidence” to deny that Russia interfered with the US election
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July 19, 2018
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Jul'18
Orange starts 5G tests in Paris
After successful trials in Romania, Orange begins testing 5G use cases in its home country
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July 04, 2018
04
Jul'18
European banks need to balance fintech strategies
European Banking Authority highlights the risks of banks taking up fintech too quickly, and of ignoring it
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July 02, 2018
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Jul'18
Bolloré Group partners with Alibaba for cloud and co-development
French transportation conglomerate will use Alibaba cloud, and Alibaba will look at using Bolloré's battery technology in its datacentres
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June 19, 2018
19
Jun'18
CIO interview: Michael Cole, European Tour and Ryder Cup
Michael Cole, chief technology officer at the European Tour and Ryder Cup, discusses how he is helping the sport of golf broaden its appeal through his “connected course” digital transformation vision
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May 25, 2018
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May'18
Commitment is the watchword on GDPR D-Day
New rules for protecting European citizens’ personal data are now enforceable by law, and organisations are being advised to focus broadly on commitment rather than narrowly on compliance
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May 24, 2018
24
May'18
Stronger rules on data protection by EU institutions agreed
On the eve of the GDPR compliance deadline, European politicians agree new rules to strengthen data protection in EU organisations
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May 24, 2018
24
May'18
EU cyber security agencies pledge to up cooperation
Four European cyber security agencies have agreed to increase collaboration in five key areas
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May 23, 2018
23
May'18
UK calls for new data-sharing model with EU
The UK has proposed a new data-sharing model to ensure ongoing data protection collaboration and free flow of data between the EU and the UK post-Brexit
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May 17, 2018
17
May'18
Interxion expands colocation footprint in Marseille with second datacentre opening
Carrier-neutral colocation provider Interxion has opened the first phase of its second datacentre in Marseille, as the demand for lower-latency cloud connections to Africa and beyond grows
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May 02, 2018
02
May'18
Fresh blow for Facebook as court refuses stay in Max Schrems legal action
Facebook has lost a legal attempt to delay the Irish High Court from seeking answers from the European Court of Justice over the legality of EU-US data transfers
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April 23, 2018
23
Apr'18
Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack
Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology
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April 22, 2018
22
Apr'18
Thales to open ‘digital factory’ in Asia
India and Australia are potential candidates for Thales’s new coding centre that will support digital transformation efforts