Major communications cables in France and Scotland were severed in the space of a day. A major internet cable in the South of France was severed on Thursday at 20:30 UTC, according to a report in BleepingComputer. The damage impacted subsea cable connectivity to Europe, Asia and the United State... Read more
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Commissioner Vestager is trying again after her first attempt to redesign Amazon's website site failed in July. EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager is taking a second shot at forcing Amazon to redesign its website, according to a report in POLITICO. The European Commission aims to implement ... Read more
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The investor is demanding that Ericsson clean up its act and eliminate losses. Activist investor Cevian Capital called Ericsson's third-quarter results "disappointing” and demanded changes be made, according to Bloomberg News. The call came after the telecom network provider reported profit th... Read more
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The latest enhancements to Salesforce's data visualization platform also help users build better dashboards. Salesforce's Tableau Software is introducing a major update that aims to help customers unlock more data insights, the company announced. The updates will also help users build better das... Read more
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FortiSASE integrates cloud-delivered SD-WAN connectivity with cloud-delivered security (SSE). This week Fortinet announced cloud-delivered enhancements to FortiSASE that integrate software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) connectivity with cloud-delivered security to enable flexible secure pr... Read more
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The UK government plans to create a cutting-edge telecoms lab in the Midlands, according to a report in ITPro. The aim of the project is to bolster the UK network strategy and create high-skilled jobs in the region. The UK Telecommunications Lab is to be built in Solihull. Once it's operational,... Read more
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Europe's 'Digital Diplomat' prepares to face an onslaught of legal action from US tech giants. The European Union is bracing for an onslaught of lawsuits from the largest tech companies, according to a report in Bloomberg News. The complaints will be filed by the likes of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta ... Read more
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Members of the European Parliament claim the tech giants used shady techniques to influence European lawmakers and law. Big tech companies like Google, Meta and Amazon have deceived lawmakers by lobbying through smaller front organizations, according to a report in POLITICO. Leading European law... Read more
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Europe's data protection authority has issued a call to increase the protection of "fundamental rights". The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued an opinion on 13 October 2022 welcoming the opening of negotiations for a Council of Europe convention on artificial intelligence, human ... Read more
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A group of European telecom regulators does not support the idea of having big tech firms such as Google and Netflix paying for telecommunications infrastructure, it said in initial findings published on Tuesday. The findings by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BERE... Read more
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