Manifesto to support European startups
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More than 200 startups, founders and investment funds have signed a manifesto, a call to join forces around European startups. One goal is that Europe should have to 10 technology
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EU unblocks cross border privacy investigations against big tech
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The European Court of Justice has given EU member states extended authority to take for instance big tech companies to court for cross border violation of the union’s privacy rules.
Google launching more subscription services
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Google has announced expansion of business services. Companies will be able to control encryption of their files on Google Drive and prevent Google from unlocking them. The company’s service called Workspace
More companies reporting cyberattacks
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Two more US-based companies reported data breaches with Volkswagen US unit saying more than three million customer data were leaked and McDonalds announcing a “small number” of files with data
US lawmakers propose laws to limit power of big tech companies
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The discussion about the power of big tech companies took another step when US lawmakers introduced five bills meant to limit the tech giants power. The bills were no surprise
Amazon Web Services announcing data centres in Israel
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Amazon Web Services is opening data centers in Israel. The country recently signed a deal with AWS and Google for a USD 1 billion project to provide cloud services for
Facebook opening offices offering flex options
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Facebook plans to open all its US offices by October but they would be re-opened at 50% capacity already in September. The company said it plans to offer flexible work
EU investigating the dominance of digital assistants
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Big tech companies’ digital assistants strong position in the EU is a competition concern for the European Commission. The comments from the Commission come after a year-long inquiry into voice
Amazon investing billions in Spanish data centres
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Amazon Web Services announced it is investing Euro 2.5 billion in new data centres in the Aragon-region in Spain. The investment is for a period of ten years and the
Google opening up Android for search competitors
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Google has adjusted to “feedback” from the EU Commission and is opening up its Android so that other search providers can compete for free on Android-based devices in Europe. “We