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Pope Francis urges oversight of AI at Davos summit
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Pope Francis urges oversight of AI at Davos summit

Pope Francis has called on political, economic, and business leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos to maintain close oversight of artificial intelligence, cautioning that the technology could worsen the growing “crisis of truth.” In a written message read on his behalf by Cardinal Peter Turkson, a Vatican official, the Pope acknowledged AI’s potential […]

Italy streamlines temporary work visa for foreigners
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Italy streamlines temporary work visa for foreigners

In response to a growing shortage of skilled workers, the Italian government is taking significant steps to simplify the application process for foreigners seeking temporary work visas. The plan includes increasing the number of days each year when applications can be submitted, referred to as “Click Days,” to better align with employer needs. Recent reports […]

Evernote marker Bending Spoons acquires WeTransfer
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Evernote marker Bending Spoons acquires WeTransfer

Italy-based Bending Spoons, known for its portfolio of apps including Evernote and Meetup, announced on Wednesday that it had acquired file transfer service WeTransfer. The terms and valuation of the deal were not disclosed by either company. WeTransfer CEO Alexandar Vassilev highlighted the platform’s significant growth over the past decade, noting that it now boasts […]

Italy ready to invest in Africa’s energy sector - Eni
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Italy ready to invest in Africa’s energy sector – Eni

The CEO of massive global energy company Eni, Claudio Descalzi, has stated that Italy is prepared to invest in Africa. According to Reuters, he stated this during a political event in Rome on Saturday, December 16, that Italy is willing to invest in Africa for two main reasons. First and foremost, to obtain the energy resources required […]

TomTom partners Microsoft to create AI-based assistant for vehicles
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Italian Telco to build native language AI tools

An Italian telecom company, Fastweb, announced on Monday that it intends to assist its corporate and public administration clients in creating artificial intelligence tools by creating a large-language model trained in native Italian. “A group of generative AI experts will work through deep learning systems to develop an LLM based on large sets of data […]

Britain probes TikTok, Reddit over children's privacy
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Italy approves laws to protect minors on TikTok, Instagram, others

Italy’s communication watchdog, AGCOM, has approved new regulations that allow it to require online video-sharing services to take down “harmful content” in order to safeguard the country’s youth and customers. The agency said the new regulations could have an impact on services like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube by Google when they go into force on […]

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Hackers crash bank operations in Italy

The Italian cyber security agency on Tuesday, reported that it had found evidence of hacking attacks on websites belonging to at least five banks. A spokesperson for the agency told Reuters that Intesa Sanpaolo, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, BPER Banca, FinecoBank, and Banca Popolare di Sondrio were among the targeted financial institutions. The agency […]

Facebook to shut down news tab in US, Australia
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Italy’s Meta tax review begins test case

Alex Omenye The initial examination of Facebook parent firm Meta in a tax lawsuit, which might result in a bill for the American business of about 870 million euros ($925 million) and serve as a test case for the digital industry, is anticipated to take Italy until the end of the year. Although a small […]