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Third Of European Businesses Have Adopted AI, Says AWS
AWS finds AI already adopted at sizeable number of European businesses, resulting in increased revenues, productivity
Meta’s Threads Now Available In European Union
Threads app now available for users in the European Union, aiding Mark Zuckerberg's challenge to Musk's X platform
European IT Spending To Grow 9 Percent In 2024, Says Gartner
Gartner forecasts European IT spending to rise next year, with software and IT services segments to see the most growth
Apple App Store Prices To Rise In Europe
Developers in 28 nations, including all eurozones countries, will see Apple App Store price rise, as Euro sinks against against US dollar
UK Businesses ‘Falling Behind Europe’ On AI Adoption
UK businesses falling behind Europe on their adoption of AI over the past two years, with lack of appropriate skills cited as biggest impediment
Intel May Invest 80 Billion Euros For Two Chip Fabs
CEO Pat Gelsinger says Intel could invest as much as 80 billion euros ($95bn or £69bn) in Europe to expand chip production
Google To Halt Charges For Alternative Search Engines On Android
Google is to allow other search engines to be offered on Android for free, after cancelling the default search preference charge
European Smartphone Growth Tops Global Rankings
European smartphone sales top all other regions, dominated by Samsung devices, as Huawei bounces back and Apple sales sag
Google To Spend Billions On European Data Centres
CEO Sundar Pichai says Google is to spend an additional 3 billion euros (£2.6bn) on European data centres
European Companies Report Increase In Forced Technology Transfers To China
An EU industry group finds that the number of firms reporting forced technology transfers has doubled over the past two years
Brexit ‘Threatens’ London’s Reputation As International Tech Capital
London tech firms say political uncertainty has had a direct effect on their ability to access capital, as venture funding shows sharp drop
German Giants Team Up To Boost European Electric Car Battery Production
Varta and the Fraunhofer Institute have joined forces in a research partnership intended to lead into the manufacture of large-format lithium-ion batteries within Germany
Google Signs Wind Farm Deals To Power Finnish Data Centre
The 10-year deals include buying the entire output from a planned wind farm in western Finland, as corporate demand for renewables continues to rise
Huawei Smartphones Hit No. 2 Spot In Europe, Beating Apple
Huawei's meteoric growth, and Apple's seasonal weakness, combine to put the Chinese giant into second place behind Samsung
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Samsung NEXT Startup Investment Fund Set Sights On Europe
The investment plans marks Samsung's move to expand in Europe
Alibaba Cloud Brings ‘MaxCompute’ Big Data Service To Europe
Alibaba Cloud joins the trend of tech companies expanding into Europe
British Businesses Are Riddled With Ransomware Attacks
The UK suffered a barrage of malware attacks in the first quarter of 2017
Huawei Makes Commitment To Digital Innovation In Europe
Huawei wants to partner in digital infrastructure, cultivate digital innovation and contribute to Europe's digital ecosystem
GDPR: Businesses Move From Awareness To Planning With One Year To Go
With one year to go, businesses are entering the audit process of getting themselves ready for GDPR
CBRE: London Leads Way As European Data Centre Colocation Rises
Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris all fell behind London in Q1 2017
Brexit: 70 Percent Of Tech Workers Consider Leaving UK
Uncertainty over the EU referendum result has halved the number of foreign workers looking for jobs in the UK, finds jobs site
Google: Brexit Will Not Make A Difference To The Search Giant’s Cloud Ambitions
GCP Next 2017: Google will continue with its European and UK expansion plans despite Britain's decision to leave the EU
Microsoft Claims IaaS Crown In Europe To Close Gap On AWS
AWS is still out in front globally, but pressure from Azure increases as cloud adoption boom continues
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (10th March 2017)
Can you remember what happened in the IT world over the past seven days?
Data Centre Colocation Activity Hits Record High In Europe
Amsterdam passes the 50MW mark and Paris shows seven-fold increase from 2015 total
EU Roaming Charges Will Be Abolished In June
EU finalises wholesale regulations so roaming can end on 15 June 2017
Europe Is The Most ‘Malware Riddled Continent’
Cisco also finds that malware attacks come with costly consequences for targeted businesses
Facebook Suspends WhatsApp Data Sharing Across EU
Facebook stopped harvesting WhatsApp data in the UK last week, now it's doing the same across Europe