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United States not on EU list of nations to potentially lift travel restrictions on
China was pencilled into the list, which also contains Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Thailand.
Contact tracing: France snubs Apple and Google but its StopCovid app still underwhelms
The country has launched a contact-tracing app without the help of Apple or Google. An impressive feat, but with limited results so far.
How Balkan troll farms are spreading coronavirus disinformation
The infamous North Macedonia fake news troll farms are now also playing a part in the coronavirus 'infodemic'.
Security surprise: Four zero-days spotted in attacks on researchers' fake networks
Previously unknown attacks used against fake systems show big problems remain with industrial systems security.
Microsoft president Brad Smith: It's time Apple's App Store model was probed
Mobile app store tolls justify antitrust law, says Microsoft's Brad Smith.
Germany's contact-tracing app gets downloaded 6.5 million times in a day
The European country's "Corona-Warn" app has had a successful launch.
Robots will take 50 million jobs in the next decade. These are the skills you'll need to stay employed
A new report finds that automation will take over a significant part of work activities in Europe by 2030.
Europe opens antitrust investigation into Apple's App Store rules for developers
A separate investigation also looks into Apple Pay integration into apps and websites.
Contact tracing: Now Norway suspends use of its app, citing privacy fears
The European country’s data protection agency has banned the collection of personal data through the app.
Meet GAIA-X: This is Europe's bid to get cloud independence from US and China giants
France and Germany launch GAIA-X EU cloud independence project.
Microsoft dropped for open source: Why Hamburg is now following Munich's lead
Former Microsoft bastion Hamburg's decision is particularly telling, say observers.
Contact tracing: Italy's open-source app finally lands, taking the Google-Apple model
With half a million downloads and a controversy over its sexist icons, Italy's Immuni is out.
Zoom security: Here's how Germany got its wires crossed over video-chat privacy
Germany is notoriously picky about digital privacy, but official warnings over video meetings have just sown confusion.
Contact-tracing: France gets ready to launch its own app, rejects Apple and Google option
StopCovid launches tomorrow, and it will not use the API put forward by Apple and Google.
This startup makes products to fight loneliness: No surprise, it's seen sales surge
Coronavirus isolation has given Norwegian company No Isolation's sales a 20-fold boost.
Europol’s top hacking ring takedowns
European law enforcement has smashed everything from Dark Web marketplaces to ATM skimmer rings.
Photos: Retro computer games that Eastern Europe played as Iron Curtain fell
Video games gave Eastern Europeans an escape from the harsh realities of everyday life, yet few had the opportunity to play them.
Photos: Cold War ZX Spectrum clones spawned behind the Iron Curtain
Fitted inside telephone cases, or even toy organs, these Speccy replicas were less expensive but arguably more creative than the original Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
Photos: Inside Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM's frozen Nordic datacenters
The Nordic countries' low outside temperatures, cheap power, and stable economies are proving hard for tech giants to resist when it comes to siting new datacenters.
10 reasons why Romania's capital Bucharest is a great place to work in tech
With high salaries, low living costs, and warp-speed internet, Bucharest is an appealing destination for techies.
Photos: Inside vast abandoned mine set to be world's biggest data center
Norway's newest white-space data center has opened in a former mine. Lefdal Mine Datacenter could become the world's largest once of three of its five levels are filled.
Inside the Museum of Failure: Microsoft's Kin to Apple's Pippin, the world's greatest flops
Coke 2, Bic's 'she-pen', and Nokia's 'taco phone' N-gage probably shouldn't have been released, but they shouldn't be forgotten either.
Photos: How FC Barcelona uses football player data to win games
FC Barcelona is focusing on data analysis to give it an edge on the soccer field and at the bank.
Photos: This Microsoft-powered store uses Kinect, Azure to show you the future of shopping
If you want to take a walk round the shop of the future, a good place to start is a supermarket located in the Bicocca district of Milan, Italy. There, thanks to a blend of gaming technologies, IoT and cloud computing, you can seamlessly interact with the products that interest you and make better buying choices.
Take a peek inside 'Europe's most advanced datacenter'
Inside an 11-storey datacenter in the heart of London's Docklands.
Photos: The counter-drone system that's been shielding Obama
Sure, you can take down a drone wirelessly or even with a trained falcon. But wouldn't you rather use a massive Nerf gun that can shoot down the target by trapping it in a net?
Photos: Move over Google Earth, this 3D map shows our world in razor-sharp detail
Researchers have collected five years of imagery from a pair of satellites to create a 3D map of Earth that captures its mountains and valleys with unprecedented precision.
Photos: Zuckerberg offers glimpse inside Facebook's cavernous Arctic datacenter
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared a series of pictures from the social network's datacenter site up near the Arctic Circle in Sweden.
Photos: From facial recognition to connected toys, a trip inside the invisible big data revolution
This new exhibition at London's Science Museum looks to help people explore the "invisible revolution of big data" and inspire the data scientists of the future.
Photos: These tiny $17 lenses can turn your smartphone into a microscope
These images show what a smartphone can achieve as a microscope, using the 1.5mm-thick Blips lenses from Italian startup Smart Micro Optics.
In the next 10 years, robots will take over 50 million jobs
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains how automation is putting huge numbers of jobs at risk. With new skills, however, humans won't struggle to find jobs. Read more: https://zd.net/2VlPbfk
France develops its own contact-tracing app bypassing Apple and Google's protocol
StopCovid will not use the API put forward by Apple and Google.
Will consumers be convinced to upgrade to 5G?
Although 5G has gone from hype to reality, the technology isn't close yet to taking over its predecessor. And 5G's biggest impact will be on business.
New EU guidelines: How to keep hospital IT networks in good health
ENISA has issued advice on ensuring hospital computer networks are protected against cyberattacks.
The US’ 5G response: No to allies who even think about Huawei
Scott Fulton tells Karen Roby that maybe America isn’t ready yet to defy the world with its own, USA-branded fifth-generation wireless tech. But it’s preparing to battle anyone – France, the UK, Germany, and maybe even India – who doesn’t invest in Ericsson or Nokia equipment instead, including with trade sanctions. Is all this really worth a global cold war? Read more: https://zd.net/37WE2oB
Europe unveils a new strategy for AI to show it is still a contender in the digital race
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains the EU Commission has big plans for AI -- and they may be better ones than the bloc's competitors. Read more: https://zd.net/32aYHUQ
Big data for big cities' transportation: Can it transform commuting?
Greater Manchester is the latest city to put big data to good use, managing crowds in its transportation network.
Shall AI be regulated? Google CEO explains how
Google CEO weighs in on AI regulation debate.
Study says Grindr, OkCupid, and Tinder breach GDPR
The researchers behind the study have also filed a complaint asking for Norwegian regulators to start an investigation against the dating service.
Wave of REvil ransomware attacks against unpatched Pulse Secure VPN servers
Researcher warns organizations to patch Pulse Secure VPN flaws now or risk 'big game' REvil ransomware attacks.
Last year was the worst for female entrepreneurs in Europe
Daphne Leprince-Ringuet explains that while investments in European tech have boomed, women's share of the overall capital has decreased – reflecting a firmly-entrenched gender imbalance in the tech ecosystem. Read more: https://zd.net/2ZXJYeQ
Small businesses and big tech need to think about digital ethics
ZDNet's Daphne Leprince-Ringuet says Microsoft, Google, Apple or Facebook have all been showing off their commitment to responsible innovation. But small businesses need to get on board too. Read more: https://zd.net/34PihFB
Google antitrust: Regulators set sights on Google Chrome
The EU is increasing its scrutiny of Google's business practices as new preliminary investigation starts.
US ranks 68th in mobile video delivery (that's between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
The mobile video experience in the US has improved, but it's still worse than Canada's or Mexico's.
Google keeps promoting Google Shopping over competitors despite fines
More Google Shopping rivals line up to complain that Google isn't complying with a 2017 European anti-competition order.
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