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Now playing Next Tech News What is the EU's new Digital Markets Act and how will it affect you? Finally agreed on Thursday, the EU's new rules regulating Big Tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft are tipped to set a global standard. 25/03/2022
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Now playing Next World News Europol told to delete personal data not linked to any crime European Data Protection Supervisor, the EU personal data watchdog, said the police agency has continually stored "large volumes" of data regardless of whether it was related to a crime or not. 10/01/2022
Now playing Next Green News Huge Facebook data centre could make Netherlands miss climate goals A proposed Facebook data centre in a small Dutch town could use 10% of the country's wind energy. 06/01/2022
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Now playing Next World News COVID vaccine: Who in Europe is leading the race to herd immunity? With a fresh wave of COVID infections hitting Europe, which country is best prepared? 17/11/2021
Now playing Next World News COVID causing 'big losses' for gender equality in Europe, says report "Europe has made fragile gains in gender equality. But big losses are emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic," said the European Institute for Gender Equality in its new Index. 28/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Tech this week: Tim Cook's $750m bonus and new Tesla Autopilot crash Apple's Tim Cook banked a $750 million bonus, Tesla is under renewed scrutiny after another Autopilot incident and more in this week's tech round-up. 29/08/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Microsoft software breach makes millions of users’ data vulnerable Some 38 million pieces of personal data and information were badly kept due to a configuration defect in a software. 24/08/2021
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