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Information technology (IT) in Spain
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April 09, 2021
09
Apr'21
Global demand for IT and business services highest ever for first quarter
Global demand for IT and business services began the year strongly, with a record first quarter
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March 29, 2021
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Mar'21
How far has open banking come in Europe?
Open banking is a relatively new concept, having come into effect in Europe only in the last couple of years. So what is the state of play?
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March 17, 2021
17
Mar'21
Digital Green Certificate proposed for travel in Europe
Digital Green Certificates will supposedly help re-establish freedom of movement within the European Union
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March 09, 2021
09
Mar'21
EBA restores services after Microsoft Exchange attack
European Banking Authority was breached through vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server, but is now back online
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March 02, 2021
02
Mar'21
EU seeking pan-European Covid-19 passport solution
The European Union’s proposal could see the creation of a Covid-19 vaccine passport to enable travel across the EU
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February 18, 2021
18
Feb'21
Fingerprints will help payment cards retain relevance
Biometric payment cards using fingerprint technology could add billions to global banking revenues, says UBS
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February 16, 2021
16
Feb'21
TransferGo to harness Google-inspired tech capability
Payments fintech TransferGo chooses cloud-native core banking platform to build a digital wallet and expand its services
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February 02, 2021
02
Feb'21
Nordic countries dominate European online banking take-up
Nordics dominate online banking take-up in Europe, but the UK is not far behind
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January 27, 2021
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Jan'21
Grindr complaint results in €9.6m GDPR fine
Norway’s data protection authority plans to apply a fine totalling 10% of LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr’s revenues over its data sharing practices
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January 11, 2021
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Jan'21
Jobs in fintech bounce back after brief lockdown lull
Fintechs and payments companies need to make staff recruitment a priority as talent pool shrinks
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December 10, 2020
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Dec'20
Data on Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine stolen in cyber attack
The European Medicines Agency has launched a full investigation into an apparent security incident that has seen documents on the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine stolen
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November 16, 2020
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Nov'20
Privacy advocates call for European probe into Palantir
Dutch group SOMI is trying to raise awareness of Palantir’s data privacy practices and how it works with European government agencies
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November 13, 2020
13
Nov'20
IT Priorities 2020: European IT budget share reflects home-working challenges brought by Covid
European organisations are being forced to redivert more limited budgets during the pandemic
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November 12, 2020
12
Nov'20
Company accused of spying on Assange acted for Ecuadorian Intelligence, says ex UC Global manager
Former operations chief of UC Global told Spanish Court the company accused of spying on Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London was acting on the orders of Ecuadorian Intelligence
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October 16, 2020
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Oct'20
Spanish court to question witnesses over ‘illegal surveillance’ of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The Spanish National Court in Madrid is to hear evidence from information security expert Andy Müller-Maguhn and two lawyers who were subject to ‘illegal surveillance’ of their meetings with Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
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August 05, 2020
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Aug'20
Netherlands investigates innovative privacy technology SSI
Dutch research organisation is looking into areas where self-sovereign identity technology could be used in society and business
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July 17, 2020
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Jul'20
BBVA explores quantum computing for banking
Early results from BBVA's research into quantum computing shows that the technology's application in complex computational tasks in banking is not far away
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July 15, 2020
15
Jul'20
Huge declines in traditional outsourcing as Covid-19 puts a stop on deals
Traditional IT outsourcing deals value plummets in the last quarter as contracts dry up amid Covid-19 disruption
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June 29, 2020
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Jun'20
Airports deploy thermal cameras to control Covid-19, science suggests it’s merely ‘safety theatre’
UK airports are rolling out thermal surveillance cameras to identify people who may have coronavirus, but science says the technology is ineffective at detecting and preventing the spread of the disease
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June 12, 2020
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Jun'20
Santander to recruit 3,000 more IT staff
Spanish bank to recruit a further 3,000 tech staff globally to accelerate its digital transformation
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
CaixaBank introduces facial recognition ATMs
Spanish bank broadens its use of facial recognition technology on cash machines
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May 20, 2020
20
May'20
Coronavirus: Pandemic spurs QR code app upgrade at PayPal
PayPal introduces QR code payment functionality to its mobile app to support social distancing
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May 05, 2020
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May'20
Coronavirus: Total outsourcing spending collapses in March
IT spending plunged in March, drastically reducing increases that had been expected in the EMEA region
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April 09, 2020
09
Apr'20
How Bolt plans to be more uber than Uber
Overcoming competitors with brand names that have become part of the modern vernacular is a challenge Estonia-based Bolt has set itself as it takes on Uber
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March 23, 2020
23
Mar'20
Coronavirus: Spain to use artificial intelligence to automate testing
Authorities in Spain have invested in robots to automate the testing of citizens for the Covid-19 coronavirus
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March 18, 2020
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Mar'20
Estonia offers digital tools to countries struggling with coronavirus school closures
Government and tech companies in Baltic state unite to offer advanced digital learning tools to other countries
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February 26, 2020
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Feb'20
Thousands of UK entrepreneurs register businesses in Estonia since Brexit referendum
UK entrepreneurs are registering businesses in Estonia to make sure they can continue to trade freely in the EU
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February 25, 2020
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Feb'20
IT Priorities 2020: Cloud storage key but SAN/NAS alive and well
In the Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey cloud dominates storage spending priorities for 2020, but on-premise technologies such as SAN and NAS are still key to IT
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February 25, 2020
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Feb'20
Mastercard creates 1,500 tech jobs in Ireland
New roles at tech hub in Dublin will include professionals with expertise in artificial intelligence, cyber security, blockchain and user experience
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February 24, 2020
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Feb'20
WikiLeaks founder Assange ‘put lives at risk’ by disclosing names in leaked documents, court hears
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘put lives of US informants at risk’ by publishing unredacted documents, lawyers for the US argued at the first day of a week-long extradition hearing
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February 04, 2020
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Feb'20
Azimo gets loan from European Investment Bank to build cross-border payments infrastructure in EU
UK fintech gets validation from EIB through €20m loan which will contribute to building its smartphone app-based payments infrastructure
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February 03, 2020
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Feb'20
New jobs in Ireland as Brexit forces Revolut to migrate work from London
Brexit has pushed the financial technology firm into moving London jobs to Ireland
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February 03, 2020
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Feb'20
Cost-cutting and digital transformation spur increased European IT outsourcing in 2019
The need to rein in costs while digitally transforming has led to growth in traditional and as-a-service base outsourcing
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January 31, 2020
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Jan'20
Estonian CIO gives UK IT professionals hope as Brexit removes rights
Tech chief says Estonia’s door is open to UK IT professionals if they want to continue enjoying an EU lifestyle
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January 23, 2020
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Jan'20
Travelex hackers shut down German car parts company Gedia in massive ‘cyber attack’
Car parts manufacturer says cyber attack will have far-reaching consequences for its business, and it has put emergency plans in place to continue deliveries
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January 22, 2020
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Jan'20
UK and EU AI communities will only be globally significant if they work as one
The European Union and the UK will be left behind in artificial intelligence research and development if they take separate paths after Brexit
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January 21, 2020
21
Jan'20
High-street banks face disruption three weeks after Travelex hack
Foreign exchange services still disrupted, three weeks after Travelex received a $6m ransom demand from cyber gangsters
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January 20, 2020
20
Jan'20
Spanish bank applies AI to staff training
CaixaBank uses artificial intelligence to help its staff find and access the most relevant training resources
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January 16, 2020
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Jan'20
UK’s phone and internet bulk data surveillance unlawful, says EU court opinion
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice issues legal opinions finding that the UK, French and Belgian bulk surveillance regimes are unlawful
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January 13, 2020
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Jan'20
Travelex to begin restoring foreign exchange services two weeks after ‘Sodinokibi’ attack
Travelex says it is making “good progress” in its recovery and is to begin restoring electronic foreign exchange services, but is silent about whether it has agreed to pay hackers a $6m ransom to decrypt computer files
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January 09, 2020
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Jan'20
Travelex hackers threaten to sell credit card data on dark web
Sodinokibi cyber gangsters have threatened to sell Travelex customers’ private data on a Russian underground cyber crime forum if it fails to pay a $6m ransom
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January 06, 2020
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Jan'20
Cyber gangsters demand payment from Travelex after ‘Sodinokibi’ attack
Cyber criminals are demanding payment to decrypt Travelex’s computer files after a devastating malware attack. New questions have been raised about the security of Travelex’s computer network after it emerged the company waited eight months to patch...
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December 19, 2019
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Dec'19
EU court opinion finds EU-US data transfers lawful but raises questions over Privacy Shield
The Advocate General of the European Court says standard contractual clauses are lawful, but raises questions over the impact of US surveillance on the legality of Privacy Shield
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December 11, 2019
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Dec'19
How can CIOs in Europe turn innovation into a competitive advantage?
CIOs across Europe are under pressure to innovate to help businesses grow and must think differently as a result
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November 21, 2019
21
Nov'19
Collaboration is key to rapid adoption of govtech across Europe
Government technology is spreading across Europe, but policy-makers and senior civil servants are still figuring out best practices
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October 14, 2019
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Oct'19
Best of VMworld 2019 Europe Awards nominations now open until 25 October
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld 2019 Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination for this year’s awards
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September 17, 2019
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Sep'19
US lawmakers demand internal Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon documents in antitrust probe
US lawmakers have given big tech companies a deadline to disclose a wide range of documents as the House Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan investigation into competition gathers pace
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August 14, 2019
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Aug'19
GDPR faces growing pains across Europe
The General Data Protection Regulation is over a year old now, but it faces challenges across Europe where compliance has taken place at different speeds
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July 15, 2019
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Jul'19
Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers
Businesses are racing to automate their defences as hackers and nation states launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks
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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
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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
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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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April 26, 2019
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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
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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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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
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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
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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 21, 2019
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Feb'19
MWC 2019: O2 to launch 5G by Christmas
Ahead of Mobile World Congress, operator O2 has revealed further details of how it is planning for the advent of 5G
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February 20, 2019
20
Feb'19
MWC 2019: 5G smartphones go live on Vodafone network
Vodafone has connected three 5G-enabled smartphones to a live network during trials in Spain
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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 15, 2019
15
Feb'19
CaixaBank customers can use their faces to withdraw money at ATMs
Spanish bank begins roll-out of ATMs equipped with facial recognition technology, but customers can still use card and PIN
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February 07, 2019
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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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January 23, 2019
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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
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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
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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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November 26, 2018
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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 06, 2018
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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
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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 23, 2018
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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
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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
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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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September 03, 2018
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Sep'18
Dutch bank ING sees financial boost from employee performance management rethink
ING claims business has improved after replacing ‘scattered and fragmented’ IT systems to change the way it manages employee performance
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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
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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 04, 2018
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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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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
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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
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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
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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 16, 2018
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May'18
Saudi-con Valley? Kingdom’s bid for global tech leadership
Has Saudi Arabia got what it takes to build the latest Silicon Valley?
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May 02, 2018
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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
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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 18, 2018
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Apr'18
European IT services spending down as businesses focus on GDPR compliance
European organisations are reducing their spending on IT services and are redirecting resources towards becoming compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation
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April 18, 2018
18
Apr'18
BT to supply European air navigation network
BT has been selected to provide the upgraded air traffic management network across Europe
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April 17, 2018
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Apr'18
Judge in Max Schrems v Facebook action raises red flag on EU-US data transfers
The Irish High Court (Commercial Division) has once again cast a long shadow, with a very short deadline, over the arrangements for the safe and legal transfer of data between the EU and the US
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April 13, 2018
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Apr'18
EU-US data sharing under threat as Irish court refers Facebook case to Europe
The Irish High Court is seeking answers from the European Court of Justice in a case that could have huge implications for EU-US data sharing and raises questions about US government surveillance of EU citizens. The move could bring a five-year ...
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April 10, 2018
10
Apr'18
European CIOs have budget balancing act ahead of them
There is some consensus among European CIOs on budget rises across the continent, but less so on what to invest in
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March 27, 2018
27
Mar'18
Capgemini turns to tech startup to identify ‘most engaged’ teams
Technology and consulting services firm Capgemini is using technology from a startup company to poll its employees’ views and provide feedback from managers every week. It is discovering what it takes to create “engaged teams”
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March 23, 2018
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Mar'18
European insurtech growth dwarfs US
Europe is seeing rapid growth in its insurtech as investors pump hundreds of millions into the sector
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March 23, 2018
23
Mar'18
Telefonica cuts HR running costs by 40% as it replaces hundreds of ageing IT systems
Multinational telecoms group Telefonica is on the verge of completing a project to replace 175 incompatible HR IT systems with a cloud service covering more than 40 countries
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March 21, 2018
21
Mar'18
IT attracts more foreign investment projects to UK than other sectors
IT accounts for the highest number of foreign direct investment projects in the UK, which should come as a warning to the UK government to listen to the sector