Following the invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in July 2020, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo,...
IBM has announced the start of operations of its first IBM Cloud Multizone Region (MZR) in Latin America, a large complex of data centres located in Brazil, which aims to benefit clients from Colombia and throughout the region in ...
Dr. Muhammad Ateeq Al Falahi, secretary-general of the Emirates Red Crescent announced a partnership with the UAE's leading satellite operator, Yahsat, that will create a modern educational system driven by satellite communication...
Sundar Pichai (Alphabet), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) and Jack Dorsey (Twitter) have testified in front of the US House of Representatives on the role of social media in spreading misinformation on COVID 19 pandemic, as well as&nbs...
The Trades Union Congress in the UK has published three reports on work and artificial intelligence (AI), outlining recommendations for ensuring that the technology improves working lives and does not lead to more inequality and d...
The Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) along with the Widely Integrated Distributed Environment (WIDE Project) announced the launch of the Asia Pacific Internet Development Trust (APIDT) which aims to support the work...
In the context of the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission wants EU member states to establish structures to facilitate the use of data for the common good. According to Euractiv, a Commission representative stated that "...
The Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford and Google have launched 'The A-Z of AI' guide, a beginner's guide into artificial intelligence (AI). The guide aims to 'break a complex area of computer science down into ...
Until now Facebook had not figured out a way to conduct moderation tasks remotely because it is one of the most sensitive issues for the social media platform. This includes, removing pornography, hate speech, and other unwanted c...
According to ZDNet, the COVID-19 outbreak will likely result in the postponement of the implementation date of Brazil's general data protection regulations. A bill drafted by a Brazilian congressman Carlos Bezerra presented in Nov...
According to TechRadar, Apple has rolled out a significant update to its Safari web browser, reinforcing privacy features and limiting tracking across sites. Safari's Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) will now block all third-...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Coordination Body for the Suppression of Infectious Disease, an entity founded by the government of Montenegro, has introduced new measures, one of them being to digitally publish...