Google makes data centres in Europe run on carbon-free energy
Google announces the largest offshore wind project the tech giant ever launched. This project will be located entirely in the Netherlands. The power generated will power Dutch data centres and offices. In Poland, Italy and Belgium, the company is also signing agreements to run Google locations on c... Read more
Privacy watchdog: ‘ChatGPT in violation of privacy laws’
Italy's privacy watchdog sees the tool ChatGPT as in violation of the privacy law. The regulator came to this conclusion after an investigation into the AI tool.
Italy's privacy commission opened an investigation into ChatGPT and imposed a ban on the AI tool after indications that the tool viol... Read more
Three EU economic powers do not want strict AI legislation
The three largest economic powers within the European Union have agreed on how AI should be regulated. The vision is less strict than the initial versions of the upcoming EU AI Act, which is a clear signal from the three countries to the EU.
France, Germany and Italy have aligned visions for up... Read more
Italian regulator lifts its ban on ChatGPT
Italy's privacy authority deems OpenAI's response sufficient to allow it back into the Italian market.
Italy's privacy regulator, the Garante dei Dati Personali ("Garante"), has agreed to remove the temporary ban it had imposed on OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot, the agency has confirmed to Reuters. Th... Read more
‘ChatGPT may resume service in Italy if it meets regulator’s demands’
The list of demands comes after OpenAI held talks with the Italian privacy watchdog.
OpenAI may resume offering its ChatGPT to the Italian public if it meets a list of requirements set by Italy's data protection watchdog, Reuters reports.
Italy's agency set out a list of demands on Wednesday ... Read more
Spain asks EU privacy board to review OpenAI’s ChatGPT
The move is the latest in a series of actions by European watchdog agencies challenging the chatbot's legality under EU law.
Spain's data protection agency, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) this week asked the European Union's privacy watchdog to evaluate privacy concerns sur... Read more
French Digital Minister: ‘ChatGPT should not be banned’
France's tech minister admits that the chatbot violates the GDPR, but still opposes a ban such as Italy has imposed.
France's Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said he thinks OpenAI's ChatGPT doesn't respect the EU's privacy laws, but nonetheless argued against banning it, according to a report... Read more
‘Italy’s ban of ChatGPT sparks discussion in other EU countries’
The Italians' blocking of ChatGPT on privacy grounds may cause other EU members to follow suit.
Italy's move to temporarily block access to ChatGPT has inspired other European countries to study the matter more closely, according to a report in Reuters.
The flurry of attention comes as Europe... Read more
Italian privacy regulators block access to ChatGPT
Italy's data protection authority alleges that OpenAI is in violation of the EU's privacy regulations.
This week the data protection authority for Italy (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali) ordered OpenAI to suspend the operations of its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT for all ... Read more
Italy’s prime minister vetoes Dutch acquisition over links to Russia
The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Melone, used her "golden powers" to veto the acquisition of an Italian cloud provider by Nebius, a Dutch company with ties to Russia. Nebius got its funding from Yandex.
Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, vetoed a takeover deal by Nebius, a Dutch clou... Read more