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Google Expands Chilean Data Centre With $140m Investment
Data centre footprint to be expanded in South American country thanks to availability of solar power
Google Signs Wind Farm Deals To Power Finnish Data Centre
The 10-year deals include buying the entire output from a planned wind farm in western Finland, as corporate demand for renewables continues to rise
European Parliament Approves Controversial Copyright Reforms
'A good sign for the creative industries in Europe', say those in favour, while opponents call the outcome 'catastrophic'
Researchers Pin BA Hack On Notorious ‘Skimming’ Gang
The Magecart group modified site scripts to steal details directly from BA's site and app, even using a legitimate-looking security certificate
Europe’s Top Court Considers ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Cases
Google is contesting efforts to extend the right to be forgotten to non-European search domains, as well as tougher measures on the removal of sensitive data
New Cisco UCS Server Takes Aim At AI With Latest Nvidia GPUs
Nvidia's graphics processing chips can drastically reduce the time needed to train deep learning models, Cisco says
Jack Ma To Hand Over Alibaba Reins Next Year
The Alibaba co-founder, a former English teacher with no technical background, said he is stepping down so that he can 'try new things'
British Airways Hack ‘Compromises’ Customers’ Financial Details
The incident involved the theft of payment card details over a period of two weeks at the height of the summer season
Fifteen Years After Launch, Skype Gets Call Recording
Skype gets the built-in ability to record calls into the cloud, with the option of downloading them for permanent storage
Microsoft Warns EU Copyright Proposal Could Stunt Digital Growth
The Windows giant said data-mining limitations could harm economic development and stop Europe from catching up with AI and data science competitors
Amazon Joins Apple After It Reaches $1 Trillion Value
Former bookseller briefly crosses $1 billion market valuation threshold as broadening portfolio drives growth
Google Hands Kubernetes Reins Over To Community
The search giant, which has developed Kubernetes since 2014, is also donating £7m in cloud credits to help defray infrastructure costs
Fraud Experts Warn Over Compromise Of Passport Data In Air Canada Breach
Hackers may have accessed detailed passport information on thousands of Air Canada customers after its app was compromised late last week
Document Scanning Firm Exposes More Than 140 Gigabytes Of Corporate Documents
Scanning and optical character recognition firm Abbyy left an Amazon-hosted server open for anyone to access
UK Data Complaints Double Under GDPR
New figures show the Information Commissioner's Office swamped with reports from individuals and companies alike
VMworld: AMD Introduces Radeon Pro V340 For High-Density Data Centres
The graphics board includes two Vega graphics chips along with enough memory to carry out heavy-duty remote workloads for up to 32 concurrent virtual users
Foreign Firms Could Share Data Storage Costs Under Proposed Russian Law
The legislation would seek to force companies such as Google and Facebook to help pay the massive costs brought in by new data storage rules
Verizon Admits Throttling Firefighter Internet Access During California Blaze
The company said that effectively cutting off firefighters' internet access was a customer support mistake, as US states demand the return of net neutrality rules
UK SMBs Struggle To Manage Customer Data, Seagate Warns
GDPR is watching. British firms unsure of basic data protection policies and many still use USB sticks as primary storage solution
Intel CPUs At Risk From Foreshadow Flaw
Not again. Intel rocked by another data stealing vulnerability that affects the secure CPU enclave
New Australian Law Requires Tech Firms To Help Cops Crack Encryption
The newly proposed measures would levy fines of up to £6m for organisations that fail to comply
Google ‘Tracks Users Even With Location History Switched Off’
An AP investigation found a number of Google services tracked users even when they had explicitly switched off location tracking
Apple Defends Privacy Practices To US Lawmakers
Apple insists it is 'radically different' on privacy from the likes of Google and Facebook, but not all are convinced
Samsung £120bn Investment Plan Targets AI, 5G
The three-year strategy aims to find new growth areas as semiconductors and smartphones stall
BBC Demands Microsoft Tell It Who Leaked Dr Who Footage
Good luck with that... Aunty subpoenas Microsoft to demand OneDrive user who shared Dr Who clip
Google Negotiates Deals For China Cloud Services – Report
Fresh attempt to re-enter Chinese market as US search engine reportedly holds talks with local cloud firms
European Parliament Votes To Suspend Privacy Shield
The data-sharing agreement could be put on hold from 1 September if the Trump administration continues to delay compliance
Pentagon Circulates Software ‘Do Not Buy’ List
The US Defence Department is ramping up its efforts to eliminate Russian and Chinese influence from US government tech
Intel Delays 10nm ‘Cannon Lake’ Processors To Late 2019
Four years late. Fresh delay for next generation Cannon Lake processors, with mainstream release now only expected in late 2019