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Dutch cloud pioneers face the hard limits of digital sovereignty

8 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Apple, AWS, Cloud, compliance, Google, IBM, Kubernetes, Microsoft, open source, Oracle, Tech / By

When Dutch hosting provider mijn.host launched what it claimed was “one of the Netherlands’ first digitally sovereign public clouds” late last year, it struck a chord with a growing European anxiety. Built entirely on open source Apache CloudStack technology and hosted exclusively within Dutch borders, the platform promised businesses a genuine alternative to American cloud…

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House of Representatives bans WhatsApp on government-issued devices

3 minutes of reading / Apple, cybersecurity, iPhone, Meta, Microsoft, Tech / By

Citing security concerns, the chief administrative officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives today issued an order prohibiting representatives and staff members from using WhatsApp on government-issued devices. This includes smartphones along with laptop and desktop computers. Further, any individuals with WhatsApp already installed on a device must delete it. Using web-based versions of the…

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June Patch Tuesday brings a lighter load for defenders

4 minutes of reading / Google, Microsoft, patch management, Tech, threat intelligence / By

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update landed on schedule on 10 June, with admins facing a much lighter load heading into the summer – at least lighter than of late – with barely 70 security flaws awaiting attention and just two potential zero-day common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in scope. The two most pressing issues for…

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AI vs creative industries – the UK government’s foolish choice

8 minutes of reading / AI, Facebook, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Tech / By

As the UK government ponders a consultation on artificial intelligence (AI), privacy and copyright, a Michelle Obama quote comes to mind: “There is simply no time for that kind of foolishness”. Despite fierce opposition from cultural industries, the UK government seems to be following the US lead by bowing down to the broligarchy (again) when…

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Fusion and AI: How private sector tech is powering progress at ITER

5 minutes of reading / AI, Azure, chatbot, ChatGPT, Git, GitHub, Microsoft, Tech, virtual reality / By

In April 2025, at the ITER Private Sector Fusion Workshop in Cadarache, something remarkable unfolded. In a room filled with scientists, engineers and software visionaries, the line between big science and commercial innovation began to blur.   Three organisations – Microsoft Research, Arena and Brigantium Engineering – shared how artificial intelligence (AI), already transforming everything from…

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European Commission should rescind UK data adequacy

6 minutes of reading / Apple, Azure, Cloud, Computer, GDPR, Microsoft, Tech, Technology / By

Seven civil society organisations are calling on European Commissioner Michael McGrath to rescind the UK’s data adequacy status, citing major concerns around the country’s ongoing erosion of privacy and data rights. Writing to McGrath in an open letter dated 3 June 2025, the organisations argue that current data handling practices in the UK – in…

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Microsoft outlines three-pronged European cyber strategy

4 minutes of reading / AI, Git, GitHub, Intel, Microsoft, open source, Tech, threat intelligence / By

Microsoft has today launched a European Security Programme (ESP) for government bodies in the region, throwing a protective embrace around all 27 European Union (EU) member states, EU accession candidates, European Free Trade Association members, the UK, Monaco and the Vatican. Recognising that the European cyber threat landscape is in a state of flux as…

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iOS 26 leak spills details about key Apple app upgrades

4 minutes of reading / AI, AirPods, Apple, Google, Intel, iPad, iPhone, Microsoft, Tech / By

We’re in the endgame now, with less than a week to go until Apple unveils its next-gen operating systems. WWDC 2025 will be remembered for the massive changes Apple is about to deliver, rather than a focus on Apple Intelligence improvements.AI might be all companies like Google and Microsoft talk about during their developer events,…

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In conflict: Putting Russia’s datacentre market under the microscope

6 minutes of reading / 5G, AI, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Tech / By

When Russian troops invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Russia’s datacentre sector was one of the fastest-growing segments of the country’s IT industry, with annual growth rates in the region of 10-12%. However, with the conflict resulting in the imposition of Western sanctions against Russia and an outflow of US-based tech companies from the country,…

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DeepSeek R1 AI can now run on a single GPU

3 minutes of reading / AI, Alibaba, chatbot, ChatGPT, Google, Microsoft, Tech / By

The next big thing from DeepSeek isn’t here yet. That’s DeepSeek R2, which is in development and should bring notable performance improvements. But like OpenAI, Google, and other AI firms, the Chinese startup continues to upgrade the models it released publicly in recent months.DeepSeek R1 is one of those models. It’s a reasoning AI that…

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