European privacy watchdog has DeepSeek in its sights The European privacy watchdog is concerned about DeepSeek’s rising popularity. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB)…
Vance: ‘U.S. is ultimate leader in AI, EU welcome to follow behind if it deregulates’ US Vice President Vance used the AI Action Summit in Paris to portray the US as the ultimate leader in the field. Those…
InvestAI: EU invests €200 billion to build AI advantage The European Union wants to invest 200 billion euros in AI to compete with the U.S. and China. During the AI Action Summ…
Eurofiber acquires Arcadiz to expand network solutions Eurofiber announces the acquisition of Arcadiz, a Belgian provider of mission-critical connectivity. With this move, Eur…
Elon Musk offers $100 billion to take over (part of) OpenAI OpenAI is receiving a high-profile takeover bid from an old acquaintance. Elon Musk has $100 billion left to thwart the…
Many companies do not regularly update privacy training Nearly one-third of companies are not updating employee privacy training sufficiently, leaving employees inadequately pr…
‘AI investments in EMEA double, but challenges remain’ AI investment in the EMEA region is rising by 2025, driv…
Paris AI summit: ‘Europe must invest in own AI technology’ A global AI summit is taking place in Paris this week. W…
AWS targets $100 billion in AI investment for 2025 despite DeepSeek Amazon still wants to invest about $100 billion in AWS b…
European Commission clarifies definition of AI systems The European Commission provides clarity on which system…
DataCore expands storage portfolio with acquisition of Arcastream DataCore Software acquires Arcastream to expand its stor…
Workday lays off 1,750 people because of AI Software specialist Workday is laying off 1,750 people w…
Google breaks promise: AI for weapons and surveillance can be done after all In 2018, Google introduced policies around AI. At its co…
Cloudflare looks ahead to the future of and with AI: “Computers have learned to speak our language” The impact of AI will leave no one or nothing untouched. With Cloudflare, we look ahead to the most important IT trends…
Research: balance between technology and culture crucial for government productivity A good balance between technology and culture is crucial for government productivity, according to a study by Economist…
Sophos completes acquisition of Secureworks Sophos has completed the acquisition of Secureworks for $859 million. This strengthens the company’s position as a provi…
Global smartphone market grows 7 percent in 2024, challenges expected in 2025 The global smartphone market grew 7 percent to 1.22 billion units by 2024, according to research by Canalys. The smartph…
Euroclear aims to strengthen digital infrastructure with Microsoft solutions Euroclear announces a seven-year partnership with Microsoft to strengthen its digital infrastructure. The collaboration…
First AI Act rules in effect: Overview of prohibited AI practices and obligations Since Sunday, the first rules of the European AI Act hav…
‘Meta invests more than $100 billion in virtual and augmented reality’ Meta will invest more than $100 billion in smart glasses…
Oracle and Google expand cloud services in eight new regions Oracle and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership…
Delays and postponements at Intel: Waiting for Xeon, away with Falcon Shores and $19 billion loss Intel is sinking $19 billion in the red and taking steps…
Microsoft offers Copilot users free access to OpenAI’s o1 model Microsoft is making OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model availabl…
U.S. DoJ opposes Juniper Networks acquisition The U.S. Department of Justice is drawing a fat line thr…
ServiceNow and SoftwareOne join forces for IT modernization in the cloud ServiceNow and SoftwareOne enter strategic partnership t…
ASML books record quarterly revenue of 9.3 billion euros The Dutch chip company posted record quarterly sales of…
Trump wants 100% import tax on chips made in foreign TSMC factories US President Trump wants an import tax of 100 percent on…
Does AI model DeepSeek meet U.S. export restrictions? DeepSeek has rocked the tech world with its AI model R1…
Are U.S. import tariffs pushing up PC prices? Donald Trump’s announced import tariffs threaten to make personal computers a lot more expensive. This dampens growth ex…
Privacy teams shrink despite growing risks Privacy teams are shrinking and budgets are under pressure, forcing companies to look for more efficient ways to safegua…
Google shops HTC to get Android XR up and running Google is acquiring some of the employees of HTC’s VR division to accelerate development of its Android XR platform. Goo…
LinkedIn uses personal messages for AI training LinkedIn has been sued in the United States for allegedly feeding personal messages to AI models. It is also under fire…
Databricks raises $10 billion After an investment round and additional loan, Databricks is $15 billion richer. With the fresh capital, Databricks plan…
“Global IT spending to rise 9.8 percent by 2025” According to research firm Gartner, IT spending will inc…
Trump announces AI project Stargate with investments up to $500 billion US President Donald Trump wants to use the Stargate proj…
Gartner: ‘VMware migration is costly, but won’t get cheaper’ Gartner estimates that a migration away from VMware for…
French AI specialist Mistral wants to go public Mistral does not want to be bought out by a larger playe…
Netherlands exempts ASML sales to China from export laws ASML’s sale of machines to China does not fall under the…
EU demands details on recommender system X as part of DSA investigation The European Commission is deepening its scrutiny of X w…
‘Apple fails to comply with Europe’s Digital Markets Act’ Interest groups that advocate for digital rights claim t…
Lenovo expands storage product offerings with Infinidat acquisition Lenovo announces that it will acquire data center storag…
