Neowin News Feed for: Italy

Netflix ordered to return your subscription money after Italian court finds unfair hikes

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:16:01 +0000

If you're a Netflix subscriber in Italy, you might be entitled to a refund. Court orders Netflix to reimburse customers. Read more...

Meta to begin charging for third-party AI chatbots on WhatsApp for some users

David Uzondu — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:30:01 +0000

Days after banning third-party chatbots on WhatsApp, Meta has introduced a new pricing model for some developers and users who want to run AI bots on the platform. Read more...

Italy hits Cloudflare with €14 million fine over Piracy Shield non-compliance

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:38:01 +0000

The Italian Communications Authority has issued a landmark €14 million fine to Cloudflare for failing to block illegal content via its "Piracy Shield." Read more...

DeepSeek gets removed from Apple and Google app stores in Italy amid GDPR and privacy probe

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:40:02 +0000

Chinese AI app DeekSeek has been removed from the Apple and Google app stores in Italy following an investigation by the Italian privacy watchdog. Read more...

Apple starts selling refurbished iPhone 15 models in Europe

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:36:01 +0000

You can now buy refurbished iPhone 15 models from official Apple websites in multiple European countries. Read more...

AWS set to invest €1.2 billion in Milan after getting clearance from Italian government

Paul Hill — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:02:01 +0000

AWS has announced that it has got permission from the Italian government to invest €1.2 billion in its AWS Europe (Milan) Region. Read more...

Microsoft is investing €4.3 billion in Italy to build AI infrastructure and new data centers

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:50:01 +0000

Microsoft is investing €4.3 billion in Italy to build AI-related infrastructure and data centers in the region. Read more...

AWS in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros to expand data centres

Paul Hill — Tue, 28 May 2024 07:12:01 +0000

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly in talks with the Italian government to build a new data centre or expand its Milan site. The investment is expected to be in the billions of euros. Read more...

Google agrees to change data portability tools to settle an antitrust probe

Omer Dursun — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:16:01 +0000

Google settles Italian probe over data portability. It commits to improving Takeout to make it easier to transfer data to a third party. It lets services access user data from Search and YouTube. Read more...

Germany could join Italy in banning ChatGPT from being used in its country

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:16:01 +0000

Germany's commissioner for data protection Ulrich Kelber says his country's government could ban ChatGPT like Italy did last week, due to both data collection concerns and child protection issues. Read more...

Italian deputy Prime Minister calls ChatGPT block excessive

Paul Hill — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:38:01 +0000

Italian deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has said that the ChatGPT block is excessive. The service was blocked at the end of last week by the country's Data Protection Authority. Read more...

Italy's data protection agency blocks ChatGPT over purported privacy infringement

Fiza Ali — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:30:02 +0000

The country's data protection agency has provisionally restricted the chatbot's use of Italian users' personal data. This decision comes after a suspected breach of ChatGPT's data collection rules. Read more...

Italy and Intel choose Veneto for the location of a new chip factory

Paul Hill — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:53:00 +0000

Intel is expected to build a new European chip factory in Veneto, Italy, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The area is ideal as it has good rail and road links. Read more...

Google Workspace Individual makes its way over to Europe

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:18:01 +0000

Google Workspace Individual plans are available in several European countries. The service costs £7.99 in the UK and €8.99 in France, Germany, and some other countries. There's also a 14-day trial. Read more...

Intel close to deal with Italy to build chip factory to reduce reliance on Asia

Paul Hill — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:30:02 +0000

Intel and Italy are close to a deal that will see a chip manufacturing facility be built in the country. The deal is worth $5 billion and will help Europe reduce its dependence on Asia for chips. Read more...

Amazon pushing up Prime prices in Europe by up to 43% due to inflation and operating costs

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 01:16:01 +0000

Amazon has announced price rises for Prime membership in European countries. Brits will face a 20% rise, Germans will see a 30% rise and the Spanish, Italians, and French will see rises of up to 43%. Read more...

TWIRL 49: SpaceX due to launch an Italian radar surveillance satellite aboard a Falcon 9

Paul Hill — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:14:01 +0000

In the next week, SpaceX is set to launch a satellite for the Italian Space Agency and launch even more Starlink satellites. We also discuss a launch due to take place at the end of this week. Read more...

European TikTok users can get free Spotify Premium for four months

Paul Hill — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:52:01 +0000

TikTok and Spotify have made an agreement that lets TikTok users claim Spotify Premium, for free, for four months. The offer is available in several European markets including the UK and Germany. Read more...

Footy fans can rejoice on Sunday as EE zero-rates mobile data

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 22:02:01 +0000

EE has said it will zero-rate data on its mobile network this Sunday between the hours of 6 p.m. and midnight so that more people can tune into the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy. Read more...

Sky re-brands NOW TV and introduces NOW Membership

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:32:01 +0000

Sky has re-branded its NOW TV service and is simply now known as NOW. It also changed the name of Passes to Membership. The new brand will arrive in the UK first then Italy, Germany and Ireland. Read more...

Vodafone report urges EU to embrace digitalisation for GDP boost

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:52:01 +0000

Vodafone has released a new report which suggests that the European Union could boost its GDP by 7.2% per capita by 2027 if member states further embrace digitalisation in their economies. Read more...

Apple slapped with $12 million fine for making misleading claims about iPhones

Usama Jawad — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:00:01 +0000

Apple has been fined a whopping $12 million by an Italian regulatory authority for making misleading claims regarding water resistance in various iPhone models ranging from iPhone 8 to 11. Read more...

Plex adds more streaming content thanks to new partnership

Paul Hill — Tue, 12 May 2020 21:34:01 +0000

Plex and Endemol Shine Group have announced a partnership which will see more free content arrive on Plex. Films including Mr Bean will be available in a number of countries including the U.S. and UK. Read more...

Nokia to deliver 5G in France and Italy with Iliad Group

Paul Hill — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:28:01 +0000

Nokia has announced that its technology will upgrade Iliad Group networks to support 5G. It will also modernise the technology already in place so that it's ready for new services of the future. Read more...

European Union approves €3.2 billion for battery tech R&D

Paul Hill — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:02:02 +0000

The European Commission has approved funding from several member states which will be used to develop every stage of the battery manufacturing process, thus improving the technology. Read more...

Italy imposes €1m fine on Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:00:01 +0000

The Italian government charged Facebook with a hefty penalty of €1m today for breach of user data by political analytics company Cambridge Analytica. The million euro fine is non-negotiable. Read more...

Sony offers freebie for those buying Xperia 10 or Xperia 10 Plus from Sony eStore

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:04:01 +0000

Sony has said that those buying the new Xperia 10 or Xperia 10 Plus from the Sony eStore will get a free case. The offer is available for those in the UK, France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Read more...

Amazon Web Services plans sixth expansion into Europe, this time in Italy

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:42:02 +0000

Amazon Web Services has announced that it plans to expand into Italy in 2020. This will mean end users in Italy will see latency reduction when fetching data stored in the country. Read more...

Apple and Samsung each fined $5.7 million in Italy for throttling older phones

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:02:02 +0000

Italy's competition authority has imposed a €5 million fine (~$5.7 million) each on Apple and Samsung today for allegedly slowing down their older handsets through software updates. Read more...

Honor brings the 8X to Europe for €250

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 05:58:01 +0000

The latest midranger from the Huawei sub-brand is now available in Italy, France, and Spain, with the UK soon to follow. Pricing will start at a little under €250 for the 4GB RAM/64GB storage model. Read more...

Facebook bringing Community Boost to EU countries

Paul Hill — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:10:01 +0000

Facebook is bringing its Community Boost programme to the European Union to help individuals and businesses learn the digital skills they need. The programme was announced for the U.S. last year. Read more...

Apple loses copyright battle against Italian company Steve Jobs

Usama Jawad — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 15:18:01 +0000

In an extremely ironic situation, it appears that Apple has lost a lawsuit against an Italian clothing brand named "Steve Jobs", which has also shown an interest in releasing electronic products. Read more...

Workers at Italian Amazon site to strike on Black Friday

Paul Hill — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:26:01 +0000

Strikes are set to take place on Black Friday at an Italian Amazon plant after workers said they want pay to increase with Amazon's growth in the country. Workers find themselves doing long hours. Read more...

Theresa May to call for more AI to fight online terrorist content

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:42:01 +0000

Theresa May will be meeting with other Western leaders and representatives from Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and Facebook to demand more be done to stop the spread of online extremist content. Read more...

Tesla Model S sets new record, drives 1078 kilometres on a single charge

Faisal Ahmed — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 05:54:01 +0000

When it comes to electric cars, people may be reluctant to buy one due to their mileage. However, a recent test has shown that a Tesla Model S can go far with some adjustments and sacrifices. Read more...

Kantar: Android sales up in most markets, iOS down in China, Windows phone sales fall again

Andy Weir — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 20:06:02 +0000

The latest smartphone sales market share data from Kantar Worldpanel shows further gains for Android in many key markets, with iOS holding steady - except in China - while Windows phone sales plummet. Read more...

Kantar writes off Windows in global phone market, as sales data shows move to "two-OS world"

Andy Weir — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:24:01 +0000

"Gone are the days when a BlackBerry OS, Symbian, or Windows Mobile could make a significant impact. It is clear that there will only be two smartphone ecosystems moving forward - iOS and Android." Read more...

Microsoft culls more than 90,000 apps from Windows Store following mandatory age compliance

Steven Parker — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:18:01 +0000

It's becoming apparent that developers aren't taking the mandatory age compliance too seriously when it comes to their Windows Store apps. As a result, nearly a third have been removed by Microsoft. Read more...

BlackBerry has slashed up to 28% off its Priv Android flagship in several markets

Andy Weir — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:00:01 +0000

BlackBerry has cut a hefty chunk off the price of its Android flagship, the Priv, in several key markets, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and various parts of Europe. Read more...

Microsoft expands Windows 10 Store carrier billing in UK, Italy

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:00:03 +0000

After originally launching carrier billing alongside Sprint in the US last year, now Microsoft is finally bringing the feature to O2 customers in the UK and Wind customers in Italy. Read more...