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Google sibling Jigsaw brings anti-troll AI to France ahead of EU elections
French news publisher Le Monde is launching a new comments section using Jigsaw's Perspective API.
At least 186 EU ISPs use deep-packet inspection to shape traffic, break net neutrality
NGOs, academics warn about DPI's impact on user privacy, that net neutrality might be watered down in the EU.
After false Notre Dame, vaccine stories, Facebook takes fake news fight to EU polls
More than 20 European fact-checking outlets are participating in Facebook's initiative.
Using Raspberry Pi and a 3D printed case, this guy's made a slick mini-laptop
It's not cost-effective, but this engineer has laid out all that's need to build your own handheld computer.
Doctolib can see you now: Meet the e-health tool that's taken off in France
Medical appointment booking app Doctolib is clocking up 30 million online visits from patients a month.
Update WhatsApp now: Bug lets snoopers put spyware on your phone with just a call
WhatsApp patches a flaw that has been used to install spyware on Android and iPhone devices.
HMRC to delete five million biometric voice records
'Biggest ever' deletion of biometric data by government comes after HMRC obtained data "unlawfully" according to privacy regulator.
Once infamous for fake news factories, this Balkan country is trying to reinvent itself
Macedonia's startup ecosystem is growing, tapping into the skills of its youth.
Putin signs Runet law to cut Russia's internet off from rest of world
Russia's sovereign internet bill has been signed into law, giving authorities an easier way to block content.
Fighting diseases with data science: How the NHS wants to smash silos to supercharge healthcare
The NHS already has the data to identify rare diseases and discover new treatments. It just needs to find it.
London's tech startups warn Brexit is already costing them dear
One in four tech companies say Brexit has lost them investment deals and made recruiting harder.
Microsoft: We promise you'll get better controls over how we use your data
Microsoft creates 'required' and 'optional' categories of data it collects after EU probe into GDPR violations.
Estonia's e-revolution rolls on: Now it's first in Europe with cross-border e-prescriptions
Finnish digital prescriptions are now valid in neighboring Estonia, thanks to an EU health data initiative.
Chrome on Android: Phishing attackers can now trick you with fake address bar
New 'Inception' attack shows why it's still important to display the URL bar on space-constrained mobile devices.
What does Brexit mean for tech jobs? Firms worry about finding the best developer talent
Staff with the right skills could be in short supply post-Brexit, say CIOs who are already finding talented staff in short supply.
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.
Photos: How cool is this? Datacenter at Arctic Circle's edge
At about 50 miles from the Arctic Circle, the frequent -25C (-13F) winter temperatures make the question of how to keep equipment racks cool less of an issue for the Hydro 66 datacenter.
Facebook fact checkers working at full steam ahead of EU elections
More than 20 European fact-checking outlets are participating in Facebook's initiative.
WhatsApp bug opens door to spyware with just a phone call
WhatsApp patches a flaw that has been used to install spyware on Android and iPhone devices.
UK's tax authority forced to delete 5 million biometric records
'Biggest ever' deletion of biometric data by government comes after HMRC obtained data "unlawfully" according to privacy regulator.
From fake news to entrepreneurship: Macedonian startup works to change country's image
Macedonia's startup ecosystem is growing, tapping into the skills of its youth. Read more: https://zd.net/2YdAFoH
Digital health: Estonia first country to accept cross-border e-prescriptions
Finnish digital prescriptions are now valid in neighboring Estonia, thanks to an EU health data initiative.
Chrome on Android: Be aware of the disappearing URL bar
New 'Inception' attack shows why it's still important to display the URL bar on space-constrained mobile devices.
UK on Huawei: New engineering flaws found, old vulnerabilities haven't been fixed yet
Board that oversees Huawei security in the UK offers only 'limited assurance' that risk to national security can be mitigated.
Europe's new internet copyright rules target YouTube, Facebook and Google News
Europe wants copyright to work the same was online as offline. That could have a big impact on how news and other content is shared.
Ex-Soviet state Belarus becomes cryptocurrency powerhouse
Europe's last dictatorship wants to promote itself as a forward-thinking technology-powered nation.
Many EU government websites don't comply with EU's own data protection rules
EU government websites are infested with third-party adtech scripts.
Apple vs. Spotify: Who owns the app users?
Apple's just a 'monopolist': Spotify hits back over revenue split.
Spain: No country for ride-hailing services
While Barcelona's MWC hyped the latest in transportation tech, scenes on its streets told a different story. Read more: https://zd.net/2Csyjdm
i-voting? Estonia can teach the world a few lessons
In this month's Estonian parliamentary elections, a whopping 44 percent of the ballot was cast using e-voting. Read more: https://zd.net/2HrnUlf
France wants to create 'Le Silicon Valley' of Paris with a new tech visa program
France says while the UK is making tech talent feel less welcome, it is opening its doors. Read more: https://zd.net/2CjAYpA
Brexit: Early-stage tech investment shows worrying signs in the UK
The landscape for tech startup funding has shifted significantly since the 2016 Brexit vote.
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