Adtech giant Criteo hit with revised €40M fine by French data privacy body over GDPR breaches
French advertising technology giant Criteo has been issued with a revised fine of €40 million ($44 million) over failings to garner users’ consent around targeted advertising. The case in question dates back to 2018 when Privacy International filed a formal complaint with the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL),
Read MoreHashtag Trending Jun.22- Reddit removes moderators from popular forums; Developers increasing use of AI despite misgivings; FTC sues Amazon over recurring subscriptions
Reddit goes nuclear and removes moderators of popular forums, Developers are increasing their use of AI despite some significant misgivings and the Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon regarding recurring subscriptions. These and more top tech news stories from Hashtag Trending and Tech News Day. I’m your host Jim
Read MoreUpcoming Webinar: Demystifying Hybrid Cloud Observability to Optimize Performance and Efficiency
Are you struggling to gain visibility into your hybrid cloud infrastructure? Are performance issues and security concerns hindering your IT operations? It’s time to unlock the power of hybrid cloud observability and revolutionize your IT environment. Join our upcoming webinar on the 6th of July, titled “Unlocking The Power Of
Read MoreRobin Haak launches Robin Capital, the latest fund to join the Solo GP trend in Europe
If you were a Solo Venture Capitalist — or Solo GP as they have come to be known — during the 2020-2021 boom, you might be in trouble now, especially as valuations from that era have often tanked. However, while the Solo GP model has been around in the US
Read MorePlastic upcycling startup Kubik closes $3.34M seed to scale production in Ethiopia
The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to triple to over 1,000 million tonnes by 2060. The OECD report predicts that developed countries will continue to produce the most plastic waste per person, although emerging regions like Africa and Asia are expected to experience the fastest growth owing
Read MoreWorking With CSV Files Using Python, with Examples
Learn how to use Python to read data from and write data to CSV files, and how to convert CSV files to JSON format and vice versa. Continue reading Working With CSV Files Using Python, with Examples on SitePoint.
Read MoreSequoia debuts Atlas, an interactive guide to the European tech talent landscape
There is an estimated 3 million software engineers in Europe, depending on what report you want to believe, but finding the rights engineers for the job in hand isn’t all that straight forward. London or Paris might well have the highest concentration of software engineers, but knowing what locales offer
Read MoreHouse of Commons committee puts appointment of Navdeep Bains to Rogers’ exec team under scrutiny
Yesterday, the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) examined the appointment of former ISED minister, Navdeep Bains as Rogers’ new chief corporate affairs officer. Critics raised concerns that his appointment would give Rogers an easy route to lobby the government, especially after the
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg is ready to fight Elon Musk in a cage match
Zuckerberg says he recently completed “the Murph Challenge” workout in just under 40 minutes, which is insane. | Mark Zuckerberg / Meta Here we go. After Elon Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO shot back by posting a screenshot
Read MoreSupercritical, a carbon removal marketplace aimed at tech firms, raises $13M Series A led by Lightspeed
Supercritical, the carbon removal marketplace aimed (at the moment) mainly at tech companies that want to hit “net zero,” has raised a $13 million Series A funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round includes funding from RTP Global, Greencode Ventures, MMC Ventures and others. We covered Supercritical’s launch back in August 2021,
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