Pro-Russian hackers target Italian institutions
Retaliatory cyber attacks
Italy has been hit by a wave of cyber-attacks following President Sergio Mattarella’s speech in Marseille, where he condemned Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Italy bans DeepSeek
You give our data to the Chinese you sleep with the fishes
Italy’s data protection authority has blocked access to the Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek, citing insufficient information about its handling of personal data.
Italian government cutting a coms deal with Musk
Snub to Italian-European system on table after meeting with Trump
Italy's far right government is in advanced talks with Elon [look at me] Musk's SpaceX for a deal to provide secure telecommunications for the nation's government.
The Italian company which nearly bought Apple is in trouble
I am an enchanter people call me TIM
The Italian telco which once nearly bought Apple is running aground.
Italians make edible batteries
Getting a pizza of battery development
A team of researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Milan recently created a fully rechargeable battery using nontoxic edible components.
Rome might allow ChatGPT to exist
If it sorts out its privacy issues
ChatGPT could return to Italy soon if its maker, OpenAI, complies with measures to satisfy regulators who had imposed a temporary ban on the artificial intelligence software over privacy worries.
Italy bans US AI chatbot friend from stealing data
Risks to minors and emotionally fragile people
Italy's Data Protection Agency has blocked artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika from using the personal data of Italian users, citing risks to minors and emotionally fragile people.
Italians say struffoli to Google Analytics
You can’t transfer data to the US
The Italian data protection authority has found a local web publisher's use of Google analytics is non-compliant with EU data protection rules because it transfers data to a third-world country, which lacks a civilized legal framework.
Italy’s Draghi wants to give more cash to chip companies
Apparently, it is a priority
Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who has insisted on depressing his economy by keeping autocratic Covid green pass rules in place while the rest of Europe liberalises, wants to give lots of cash which Italy does not have to big chip companies.
Italians fine Clearview
Order to delete database
Italy's data protection agency today announced a $22 million penalty for breaches of EU law against facial recognition firm Clearview AI.