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    • With GDPR's two-year anniversary on Monday, the Irish Data Protection Commission is under pressure to act, amidst doubts about the agency's enforcement ability (Mark Scott/Politico)

    Mark Scott / Politico: With GDPR’s two-year anniversary on Monday, the Irish Data Protection Commission is under pressure to act, amidst doubts about the agency’s enforcement ability  —  Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is under pressure to act, and act soon.  —  Facebook’s European headquarters in Dublin. With GDPR's two-year anniversary on Monday, the Irish Data

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    • Computer scientist Ben Shneiderman argues against the move towards full robotic automation, arguing such moves absolve humans of ethical responsibilities (John Markoff/New York Times)

    John Markoff / New York Times: Computer scientist Ben Shneiderman argues against the move towards full robotic automation, arguing such moves absolve humans of ethical responsibilities  —  A computer scientist argues that the quest for fully automated robots is misguided, perhaps even dangerous.  His decades of warnings are gaining more attention. Computer scientist Ben Shneiderman

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    • Germany-based Arculus raises €16M Series A to help manufacturers, from Audi to Siemens, upgrade assembly lines with its "modular production platform" (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

    Steve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Germany-based Arculus raises €16M Series A to help manufacturers, from Audi to Siemens, upgrade assembly lines with its “modular production platform”  —  Arculus, the Ingolstadt, Germany-based startup that has developed a “modular production platform” to bring assembly lines … Germany-based Arculus raises €16M Series A to help manufacturers, from Audi to

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    • The UK's National Cyber Security Centre is conducting a new review into the impact of allowing Huawei telecom equipment to be used in British 5G networks (Mary-Ann Russon/BBC)

    Mary-Ann Russon / BBC: The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is conducting a new review into the impact of allowing Huawei telecom equipment to be used in British 5G networks  —  The UK government is conducting a new review into the impact of allowing Huawei telecoms equipment to be used in British 5G networks. The

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    • Sensor Tower: first-time downloads of the top 20 mental wellness apps in the US hit 4M in April, up 29% from Jan.; experts say therapy apps need more oversight (Kira Herzog/CNBC)

    Kira Herzog / CNBC: Sensor Tower: first-time downloads of the top 20 mental wellness apps in the US hit 4M in April, up 29% from Jan.; experts say therapy apps need more oversight  —  – First-time downloads of the top 20 mental wellness apps in the U.S. hit 4 million in April.  That’s up 29

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    • BetterCloud, which helps companies manage their SaaS usage, raises $75M Series F led by Warburg Pincus, bringing its total raised to $187M (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

    Ron Miller / TechCrunch: BetterCloud, which helps companies manage their SaaS usage, raises $75M Series F led by Warburg Pincus, bringing its total raised to $187M  —  BetterCloud gives IT visibility into its SaaS tools providing the means to discover, manage and secure those tools. BetterCloud, which helps companies manage their SaaS usage, raises M

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