Western Europe dominates world’s fastest internet rankings
Western Europe placed first in an annual ranking of the world's fastest internet regions. Researchers from Cable.co.uk measured average download speeds of 99 Mbps in Western European countries. The region ranked the highest out of 13 global regions.
Cable.co.uk conducts annual research on glob... Read more
SK hynix to invest almost €11 billion in new chip factory
SK hynix plans to invest €10.9 billion in constructing a new chip factory in South Korea.
The construction of the M15X chip factory in the city of Cheongju will begin in October. The plant is scheduled to open in 2025. SK hynix is simultaneously drawing up construction plans for a later M17X e... Read more
Call to Oracle: ‘JavaScript should be public domain’
A veteran software engineer urges Oracle to stop trademarking JavaScript and move the term to the public domain.
Ryan Dahl, the creator of Node.js and Deno, contacted Oracle through an open letter. JavaScript is a trademark of Oracle. Dahl argues that the trademark affects the developer communi... Read more
False ransomware alerts in Microsoft Defender cause mass panic
Microsoft patched a widespread Defender flaw that incorrectly identified common apps as harmful Hive ransomware payloads.
Over the weekend, Windows users and system administrators reported widespread issues due to a Defender update causing the antivirus solution to identify Electron-based and Ch... Read more
Google patches critical vulnerability in Chrome
Google is deploying a Chrome update to address a critical vulnerability actively exploited by hackers.
According to a blog post published by Google on Friday, the flaw was discovered in Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux. Google's experts are working on fixing the problem, which will be released ... Read more
Irish regulator slaps Meta with €405 million fine
The Irish data protection authority fined Meta with €405 million for GDPR violations on Instagram.
The fine is the result of an investigation launched by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in 2020. According to the regulator, Instagram breached the privacy of children.
Meta alleged... Read more
Ericsson launches triple-band tri-sector 5G radio
The new radio device highlights sustainability with reduced power consumption.
Ericsson has unveiled a new triple-band, tri-sector radio that can take on the function of nine single-band radios at once, according to a report in ITPro.
Named Radio 6646, the device furthers Ericsson’s tri-sec... Read more
Microsoft to release ‘fastest .NET ever’ with version 7
The new version is predicted to include around 1000 performance enhancements.
Microsoft software engineer Stephen Toub announced that the forthcoming release of .NET 7 will offer an impressive array of performance enhancements. "As with previous versions of .NET, performance is a key focus that ... Read more
SecureMe2 renews Cyberalarm, network security made accessible
SecureMe2 launched a new version of Cyberalarm. The solution analyzes network traffic to detect misconfigurations and cyberattacks. The latest version helps resolve found threats.
Cyberalarm is a Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS). SecureMe2 tailors the solution to Dutch organizations. C... Read more
ACM wants to require cloud providers to integrate with competitors
The Dutch Consumer & Market Authority (ACM) wants to require cloud providers to help customers use multiple cloud services, including those of competitors.
According to the regulator, cloud providers must do more to support customers who use multiple services and providers. Cloud providers ... Read more