Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a €403 million ($463 million) administrative fine on Google following a multi-year inquiry into how the search giant processed and retained user location data. The decision, issued by the EU’s lead privacy regulator for Google, concludes that the tech company breached multiple fundamental requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding transparency, fairness, and lawfulness of data processing. E

Managed service provider (MSP) workflow platform MSP Process has acquired UK-based automation startup Triggr and its related security-awareness asset, Phishr. The deal integrates Triggr’s autonomous service desk capabilities into MSP Process’s identity verification, communication, and client interaction ecosystem. The acquisition reflects a growing movement among channel software vendors to consolidate disparate MSP tools and help IT providers offload routine level-one servic

Microsoft has announced a massive overhaul of its signature AI assistant, transforming Copilot from a conversational desktop sidekick into an enterprise "business operating system" designed to run cross-functional workflows and manage autonomous AI agents. Editorial credit: gguy / Shutterstock Unveiled by CEO Satya Nadella, the redesigned application consolidates Office software, software development tools, and long-running digital teammates into a single unified workspace, p

Frontier AI lab Anthropic has entered into an $11.6 billion, seven-year agreement with content delivery and cloud computing provider Akamai Technologies. The contract, the largest in Akamai’s history, is designed to scale distributed central processing unit (CPU) capacity for Anthropic’s Claude software ecosystem. Editorial credit: viewimage / Shutterstock The deal includes an expansion clause that could allow Anthropic to commit up to an additional $9 billion, bringing the t

Dell Technologies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell has surged past Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google co-founder Sergey Brin on the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list. The valuation jump reclaimed the world's fourth-richest position for the computer executive, reaching an estimated net worth of $273.7 billion. Editorial credit: ryanmiller / Shutterstock The wealth reallocation reflects a massive run-up in Dell Technologies equity, driven by enterprise demand