1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (620+ words) Artificial intelligence is often described as a productivity tool. In his keynote at Tech Show Frankfurt, Prof. Dr Holger Schmidt argued that this framing is too narrow. He positioned AI instead as a potential "basic technology" " comparable to the steam…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (564+ words) A decision by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to extend GDPR certification beyond Europe marks a change in how international data transfers may be governed in practice. The approval allows Europrivacy, the EU's official GDPR certification scheme, to be…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (437+ words) Cybersecurity planning has long been influenced by emerging threat models. Today, quantum computing is moving from theoretical discussion into strategic risk assessment. While the precise timeline for quantum capability remains uncertain, its implications for cryptographic systems are increasingly part of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (626+ words) Open AI has paused plans for its Stargate data centre project in the UK, marking an early test of how far national AI ambitions can extend within existing infrastructure limits. Politico first reported that the company had stepped back from…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (706+ words) Europe's latest consultation on measuring the energy consumption and emissions of AI systems signals a change that has been building beneath the surface of the industry. The question is no longer about AI's resource intensity, but rather how the associated…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (650+ words) As AI-driven workloads increase density and power demand, thermal management is emerging as a defining constraint in data centre infrastructure. For Angela Taylor, Sr. Director of Strategy & Offer Management at Liquid Stack, data centre cooling is no longer a supporting…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (972+ words) AI is increasingly embedded in how people search, write and make decisions. Less visible " and more difficult to trace " is how these systems respond to the structure and tone of the people using them. In conversation with journalist and author…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (530+ words) Data strategy is rarely undefined. Execution, however, remains uneven. Ahead of Tech Show Frankfurt on 6-7 May at Messe Frankfurt, Petya Dasheva, Head of Global Digital Identities in Cyber Security for Mercedes-Benz Group AG | Werk 096, shares her perspective on where this…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (845+ words) At an Economist Impact roundtable on quantum computing last week, leaders from across the sector " including Michael Biercuk (Q-CTRL), Ashley Montanaro (Phasecraft), Elham Kashefi (UK National Quantum Computing Centre), Simon Fried (Classiq), with moderator Steve Suarez (Horizon X Consulting) " were…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago  (835+ words) AI adoption is accelerating across Europe, but the infrastructure required to support it is increasingly constrained by energy availability. Grid limitations, connection delays and shifting energy market dynamics are shaping where data centres can be built, how they operate and…...