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A Cold War is raging in cyberspace. Here's how countries are preparing their defenses
Much like conventional militaries, countries also need to perform occasional drills of their cybersecurity defenses. Instead of soldiers and tanks, these involve virtual machines – and months of pestering executives for their login credentials.
Federal Trade Commission to ramp up enforcement to restore right to repair
The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously agreed to adopt a policy statement that will target illegal repair restrictions.
A blow to Bitcoin? Europe plans to ban anonymous crypto wallets
The European Commissions wants an end to anonymous cryptocurrency transfers within the EU.
France fines Google €500m for repeat failure to negotiate in good faith with publishers
Alongside the €500 million fine, Google could face additional €900,000 fines per day if it continues to not provide remuneration offers to various publishers in good faith.
EU opens formal antitrust probe into Google's display ad services
The European Commission is concerned Google has distorted competition by restricting the ability of third parties to access user data for advertising purposes on websites and apps, while reserving such data for its own use.
A major international data flow problem just got resolved. But another row is already brewing
The EU has just green-lighted the free flow of personal data with the UK. But if the country now changes its data laws, it could bring an end to the agreement.
Europe's data privacy rules could turn out to be very expensive for everyone, says Facebook
The social media platform commissioned a report looking at the implications of the ruling if it led to a suspension of personal data flows outside of the EU.
AFP used controversial encryption laws in its 'most significant operation in policing history'
The AFP, alongside law enforcement agencies across the globe, used decrypted messages to catch cybercriminals as part of a global sting operation.
G7 nations agree to set minimum global corporate tax rate at 15%
G7 finance ministers are taking aim at some of the world's "most profitable multinational enterprises" by agreeing to set a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%.
Apple distorted competition in the music streaming market, says EC
The investigation follows a complaint made by Spotify in 2019 that accused Apple of using its position as gatekeeper of the App Store to stifle competition in music streaming.
Europe wants to set tough rules for AI. Not everyone thinks it's a good idea
Navigating between business needs and citizen concerns is difficult. The European Commission's new rules on AI give it a go, and it will inevitably raise skepticism.
Italian man arrested after allegedly paying hitman in cryptocurrency
Europol claims he attempted to have his ex-girlfriend assassinated.
Facial recognition tech is supporting mass surveillance. It's time for a ban, say privacy campaigners
A group of 51 organizations has written an open letter to European commissioners calling for the ban of all deployments of facial recognition tools that can snoop on citizens.
Samsung to use Manna drone service for delivery drop-offs in Ireland
Samsung touts orders will be delivered within 3 minutes of leaving the dispatch centre.
Sky ECC denies police have ‘cracked’ encrypted messaging platform
Europol, however, says arrests have been made based on monitoring conversation flows.
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.
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