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Big Tech braces for roll-out of EU’s Digital Services Act

More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user…

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Elon Musk’s X plans to remove headlines from links to news articles

Elon Musk is pushing to change how news links appear on his social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, in a move that could potentially undermine the ability of news…

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Netflix to make its games playable on more devices

Netflix will test games on select TVs and computers in a first step to make them playable on more devices, the company's vice president of Games Mike Verdu wrote in…

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GO Announces Corporate Sponsorship Agreement With Chamber of Engineers

A corporate sponsorship agreement has just been signed between GO and the Chamber of Engineers which will see both sides collaborating more closely in the field of engineering and the…

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96% of young people in the EU uses the internet daily

In 2022, 96% of young people aged 16-29 years in the EU reported using the internet every day, compared with 84% of the adult population. Daily internet use among young…

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MICROSOFT Appoints New Country Manager for Malta

Microsoft has appointed Yanna Andronopoulou as its new Managing Director for Malta, Greece and Cyprus, effective as from the 3rd of July 2023, the start of the company’s FY2024. …

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Better pricing, quality would keep of Maltese citizens from illegal content

Despite Maltese consumers ranking the highest among their EU counterparts in accessing pirated content at 22%, a remarkable 87% of them have expressed a preference for accessing, downloading, and streaming…

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Google, one of AI’s biggest backers, warns own staff about chatbots

Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets the program around the world, four people familiar with…

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EU approves $8.7 bln of state aid for tech innovation projects; Malta among countries given green light to boost semiconductor sector

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has approved 8.1 billion euros ($8.7 billion) of state aid for microelectronics and communication technology projects as part of the…

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EU seeks top court backing in $14 billion tax fight against Apple

U competition regulators appealed to the bloc's highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple AAPL.O pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in Irish back taxes. The case,…

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Regulators dust off rule books to tackle generative AI like ChatGPT

As the race to develop more powerful artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT accelerates, some regulators are relying on old laws to control a technology that could upend the way societies…

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European privacy watchdog creates ChatGPT task force

The body that unites Europe's national privacy watchdogs said on Thursday it had set up a task force on ChatGPT, a potentially important first step toward a common policy on setting…

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Italy’s ChatGPT ban attracts EU privacy regulators

Italy's move to temporarily ban ChatGPT has inspired other European countries to study if harsher measures are needed to rein in the wildly popular chatbots and whether to coordinate such…

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Amazon deepens tech-sector gloom with another 9,000 layoffs

Amazon.com has announced that it would axe another 9,000 roles, piling on to a wave of layoffs that has swept the technology sector as an uncertain economy forces companies to…

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How Microsoft Helped Greece’s PPC Cut Carbon Emissions

Since 2019, Greece’s largest electric power company Public Power Corporation has been focusing on innovation with the goal of transforming itself into a modern, data-driven organization. By adopting Microsoft Azure-based…

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Microsoft to invest more in OpenAI as tech race heats up

Microsoft Corp announced a further multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI, deepening ties with the startup behind the chatbot sensation ChatGPT and setting the stage for more competition with rival Alphabet…

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“2023 Bound to be the most exciting year for the AI community” – Microsoft

Advances in large AI models and generative AI will continue to boost productivity, creativity, and satisfaction, enabling scientific breakthroughs and helping the world solve some of its biggest challenges. “Within…

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WATCH: Sony’s ‘Gran Turismo’ flags new entertainment strategy

When Sony Corp Group teases “Gran Turismo,” its long-awaited adrenaline-fueled film adaptation of Sony PlayStation’s hit car-racing franchise at the CES 2023 technology trade show this week, it will really…

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EU is stuck playing catch-up with Amazon and Apple

Europe’s antitrust tsar Margrethe Vestager appears to be clocking up some victories over technology groups like Amazon.com and Apple. But dig into the detail of the behemoths’ possible concessions, and…

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Microsoft offers Sony 10-year contract for ‘Call of Duty’ releases on PlayStation

Microsoft has offered Sony a 10-year contract to make each new "Call of Duty" release available on PlayStation the same day it comes to Xbox, according to an opinion piece…

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Telcos push EU to make Big Tech pay for network costs

PARIS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Telecom operators are pushing the European Union to implement new laws that would make Big Tech pay for network costs, following Australia's example, according to four sources close…

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China aims to ship 25 million virtual reality devices by 2026

hina released its first action plan dedicated to virtual reality on Tuesday, with an aim its industry ship more than 25 million devices with a value exceeding 350 billion yuan…

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Credit Suisse expands in Qatar, launches tech hub

Credit Suisse will expand in Qatar via a partnership with the Gulf country's Investment Promotion Agency (IPA Qatar), the Swiss bank said on Monday. It will create up to 100…

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Banks, financial services companies tightening controls on Whatsapp exchanges with clients

Asset managers are tightening controls on personal communication tools such as WhatsApp as they join banks in trying to ensure employees play by the rules when they do business with…

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Uber turns cash flow positive for the first time, shares surge

Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday reported positive quarterly cash flow for the first time ever and forecast third-quarter operating profit above estimates, betting on steady demand for its ride-hailing and food-delivery services.…

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Big tech should share Europe network costs – France, Italy, Spain document

-France, Italy and Spain are stepping up pressure on the European Commission to come up with legislation that ensures Big Tech firms partly finance telecoms infrastructure in the bloc, a document showed on…

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Microsoft renews focus on skills gap in Malta

After last year’s ICT Skills Demand and Supply Monitor by the eSkills Malta Foundation confirmed Microsoft Azure as the most common cloud platform used in Malta, Microsoft, as part of…

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EU should seek strategic independence in agriculture, technology and medical products – CoFoE

CDE News - Strasbourg The violent developments in Ukraine have dominated discussions during the Conference on the Future of Europe’s plenary session which kicked off in the Alsatian city of…

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Major U.S. airline CEOs warn 5G could ground some planes, wreak havoc

The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers on Monday warned of an impending "catastrophic" aviation crisis on Wednesday when AT&T and Verizon are set to deploy new 5G service.…

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BlackBerry pulls life support for once-indispensable business smartphone

BlackBerry Ltd is pulling the plug on service for its once ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s. The move…

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Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value

Apple Inc on Monday became the first company in the world to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization, thanks to investor confidence that the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products…

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EP committee agrees on new tech rules in landmark decision

A key European Parliament committee agreed on Tuesday to a ban on "dark patterns" that trick web users and advertising targeting minors as part of new rules aimed at U.S.…

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Beefed up EU tech rules could be global standard, says Facebook whistleblower

Europe's draft rules requiring tech firms to do more to tackle illegal online content could become a global gold standard for a safer online world if they are beefed up, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen…

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Microsoft rolls out new tech to connect its cloud to rivals

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday announced a new round of technologies aimed at making its cloud computing services work in data centers it does not own - including the cloud data…

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Apple’s plan to scan your phone raises the stakes on a key question: Can you trust Big Tech?

Apple’s plan to scan customers’ phones and other devices for images depicting child sexual abuse generated a backlash over privacy concerns, which led the company to announce a delay. Apple,…

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Facebook says services restored after outage

July 3 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) said it has resolved a technical issue that caused some users trouble accessing Facebook, Messenger, Workplace and Instagram on Saturday. "We resolved the issue as…

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Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs over next two years

Nokia on Tuesday announced plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs within two years to trim costs and invest more in research capabilities, as the Finnish telecoms group seeks to step…

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Zoom Video Meeting application down for more than a thousand users – Downdetector

March 3 (Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications Inc's video-conferencing platform was down for more than a thousand users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downtector.com. Downdetector showed there were…

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Samsung launches new flagship Galaxy S smartphone early, targets remote workers, gamers

SEOUL, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday unveiled the first Galaxy S smartphone with a stylus for on-screen work called the S Pen, more than a…

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Europe plots catch-up in global 5G race to drive COVID-19 recovery

2021 could be a do-or-die year for Europe's efforts to catch up with China and the United States in rolling out super-fast fifth-generation (5G) telecoms networks. The mission to introduce the technology, which ultimately…

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Tech groups’ services could face bans if they breach rules -EU industry chief

Technology companies' services could be banned from the European market if they do not heed EU regulation, Europe's industry chief Thierry Breton told German weekly Welt am Sonntag, as the…

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GO Ventures Part of €41 million Investment in Apple and Samsung Partner Servify

GO Ventures has just added an investment in the device lifecycle management platform Servify to its portfolio, taking part in the Series C financing round for the five-year-old start-up that…

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Google to pay $1 billion globally to news publishers

Google plans to pay $1 billion to publishers globally for their news over the next three years, its CEO said on Thursday, a step that could help it win over a…

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EU drafts rules to force big tech companies to share data

The European Union (EU) is preparing to force big technology companies to share their customer data with smaller rivals, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing an early draft of…

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EU Commission sets out new ambitious mission to lead on supercomputing

The Commission is pushing forward new legislation to maintain and advance Europe's leading role in supercomputing and quantum computing. It will support research and innovation activities for new supercomputing technologies,…

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Apple to launch new products on Sept. 15th

Apple Inc on Tuesday invited media to a "special event" it is streaming on Sept. 15, with high anticipation that the iPhone maker will launch new versions of its core…

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Sending porn images to minor via messengers is sexual violence – Italy’s top court rules

Sending pornographic images to a minor via WhatsApp can be legitimately prosecuted as sexual violence, Italy's top court said Tuesday. The supreme Court of Cassation rejected an appeal from a…

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CiNext – Hacking at the global order

by Tonio Galea A fire that broke out recently at an important Iran nuclear plant is risking spreading into a major hacking conflict. Some Iranian foreign officials were quick to…

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CiNext – Technology – a silver lining of the Covid era

by Isabelle Micallef Bonello The Covid-19 shock accelerated the adoption of technology across business sectors. The need to reach customers online necessitated company-wide adoption of new automated technology-enabled solutions. The…

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CiNext – Digital Transformation The future is now!

by Silvan Mifsud Digital transformation. The mother of all buzzwords. However, as Simeon Preston once said, “The biggest part of digital transformation is changing the way to think.” You mention…

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CiNext – Digital answers to non-digital questions

by Jesmond Saliba Companies today are born digital. The digitisation of processes not only opens up exciting new business opportunities but makes entrepreneurship itself more widely accessible and more democratic.…

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Many Maltese SME’s Still Need To Embrace IT

Pandemic Exposed Companies Who Were Not IT Ready The COVID19 pandemic exposed many Maltese companies, especially SME’s, who still did not appreciate the extent to which IT and cloud computing…

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Maltese AI Company Defining the Healthcare of Tomorrow In The UK

Maltese AI company EBO.ai has partnered with UK health informatics firm Servelec as Exclusive AI Partners for patient self-management and is now bringing innovative self-managed services to thousands of patients…

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Canada spy agency warned of ‘shock waves’ from arrest of Huawei founder’s daughter

Canada's intelligence agency warned that arresting the daughter of billionaire Huawei founder Ren Zheng would set off global "shock waves" and seriously affect ties with China, just before her detention…

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Combat 5G COVID-19 fake news, urges EU

European Union (EU) nations banking on 5G to boost economic growth are eager to tackle conspiracy theories linking the wireless technology to the spread of the novel coronavirus that have seen masts…

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Zoom to roll out strong encryption for paying customers

A Reuters exclusive story shows that video conferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users…

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Video Conferencing services Zoom reported to be down

Video conferencing service Zoom is down after users reported experiencing audio and video problems. The Independent (UK) reports that thousands of people have reported problems with the site since 9am,…

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