Smart Health

Everything you need to know about the European Health Data Space

The European Health Data Space could transform healthcare as we know it. In this article, we tell you what it is and what it could mean for you.

13 October 2022

Ecotech

These smart European cities are helping residents to save energy

Umeå, Glasgow and Rotterdam embarked on a major six-year project, using data to decarbonise their transport and energy systems.

26 September 2022

Tech News

Are underwater data centres the future of the Internet?

A US company is developing data centre pods that can be submerged under water to stay cool and reduce carbon emissions.

31 August 2022

Health news

Can AI boost drug discovery? We're one big step closer

The French-American unicorn Owkin has shown its machine learning tool can get fiercely competitive drugmakers to share research data while protecting their secrets.

20 July 2022

Tech News

TikTok delays changes to privacy policy over Europe data concerns

Italy's data protection authority said TikTok had told users of the video app that it was going to deliver targeted advertising to them from July 13 without their consent.

13 July 2022

Tech News

China may have just suffered one of the biggest data hacks in history

Data on one billion people in China has been leaked, according to hackers, in what could be one of the biggest breaches ever.

6 July 2022

Partner content

What does the future of shopping with AI look like?

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

The retail experience is evolving with artificial intelligence (AI) changing how items can be bought and sold.

13 June 2022

Tech News

Data centres are now using more electricity than rural Irish homes

Data centres in the Republic of Ireland used 14 percent of the country’s electricity in 2021, a higher share than that used by rural homes.

5 May 2022

Tech News

MEPs back new data sharing rules aiming to boost EU innovation and AI

The idea is to create common European data spaces in a variety of sectors including health, energy and finance.

7 April 2022

Tech News

Meta suspends controversial plans for Netherlands data centre

The planned centre has faced opposition in the country over the massive amount of energy needed to power it.

30 March 2022

Tech News

What is the EU's new Digital Markets Act and how will it affect you?

Finally agreed on Thursday, the EU's new rules regulating Big Tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft are tipped to set a global standard.

25 March 2022

Tech News

Meta's planned new Dutch data centre blocked by political opposition

All but two of the parties in the Dutch Senate backed a motion to temporarily block Meta's new data centre until sustainability standards were met.

23 March 2022

Tech News

How will Europe’s Data Act affect you and Big Tech?

Data disputes between the EU and the US tech giants have been growing since the Edward Snowden revelations of mass US surveillance in 2013.

23 February 2022

Tech News

How Dubai Internet City is becoming a hub for tech companies

The integration of technology across all business functions will support the emirate's ambition to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world

23 February 2022

Tech News

#DeleteFacebook: Why are users being called on to ditch it?

“Horrible company and the name change to #Meta makes it even more of a horrid company,” one Twitter user said under the #DeleteFacebook hashtag.

4 February 2022

World News

Europol told to delete personal data not linked to any crime

European Data Protection Supervisor, the EU personal data watchdog, said the police agency has continually stored "large volumes" of data regardless of whether it was related to a crime or not.

10 January 2022

Earth News

Huge Facebook data centre could make Netherlands miss climate goals

A proposed Facebook data centre in a small Dutch town could use 10% of the country's wind energy.

6 January 2022

World News

COVID in Europe: Where are infections and deaths on the rise?

What are the latest figures from your country?

17 December 2021

Germany

German court convicts eight people in 'cyberbunker' trial

Investigators say the data centre had hosted online sites dealing drugs and other criminal businesses.

13 December 2021

Tech News

Palantir is on a charm offensive to woo France’s start-ups

US tech company Palantir, which specialises in data analytics and is known as one of the most secretive companies, has announced a partnership with Station F.

10 December 2021