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Europe's cloud challenge: Building an Airbus for the digital age
Feature More than half a century ago, a consortium of European aerospace businesses from the UK, France, Germany and Spain joined forces to take on America's Boeing. Fast forward to the 21st century and the countries are applying the same model needs to the world of cloud computing, giving the continent a fighting chance to reduce the digital domination of Big Tech.…
When the lights went out, and the shooting started, Y2K started to feel all too real
On Call Y2K Welcome to a special festive season edition of On Call, in which we share readers' stories of working on the 31st of December 1999 – the moment the tech world held its breath and hoped years of Year 2000 bug remediation efforts would work.…
Former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner passes, aged 83
IBM has announced the death of its former CEO Lou Gerstner, who passed away on Saturday, aged 83.…
Accused data thief threw MacBook into a river to destroy evidence
Korean e-tailer Coupang claims a former employee has admitted to improperly accessing data describing 33 million of its customers, but says the accused deleted the stolen data.…
China wants to ban making yourself into an AI to keep aged relatives company
Asia In Brief China’s Cyberspace Administration on Saturday posted draft rules governing the behaviour of AI companions that prohibit using them to serve as friends for the elderly.…