After its January order to halt the processing of Italians’ personal data went unheeded, Italy’s data protection authority is trying a different tack: a legally ambiguous “invitation” for Internet Service Providers to take what it calls “appropriate action”—whatever that may mean by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech
The one-nanometre microprocessor that could change everything in the technological challenge between the US and China
A new Chinese study and the European DARE project are relaunching RISC-V as a strategic alternative to proprietary technologies. But American pressure risks blocking Europe’s race towards digital autonomy – by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian in La Repubblica – Italian Tech
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The EU survival kit lacks something that makes it effectively useful in the event of war
The prepper bag of European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib highlights the lack of understanding of what a hybrid conflict is. But above all, what it means to ‘survive’ a global attack on communication systems by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian on Italian Tech
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US tariffs and Big Tech: no point crying over spilt digital milk
Instead of applying the biblical ‘eye for an eye’ approach, a more effective response to US tariffs would be to open up new markets and, above all, free ourselves from our technological dependence on Big Tech by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian on Italian Tech
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Italy asks Meta, X and LinkedIn to pay VAT. Will there be retaliation from Trump?
Reuters once again raises the issue of data monetisation, but above all that of web tax and the consequent risk (now more concrete than ever) of US retaliation. How realistic is this scenario? A hypothesis by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian on Italian Tech – La Repubblica
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