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Activists forced their way into a Microsoft data center construction site, part of a wider wave of protests targeting the company's facilities across Europe. The demonstrations reflect growing opposition to the expansion of large-scale data center projects in the region.
More than 100 demonstrators stormed a Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam, part of a wave of coordinated protests planned across Europe this weekend against the rapid buildout of data centers. The Amsterdam action targeted the facility directly, according to reports of the event.
Researchers analyzing a roughly 1,600-year-old skeleton found in Hungary identified a rare strain of leprosy in the remains. The genetic profile and burial context suggest the individual, while not necessarily killed by the disease, may have traveled widely across Europe during his lifetime.
CrowdStrike unveiled an 'AI Kill Switch' at its Fal.Con Europe conference, a feature within its Falcon Guardian platform that lets security teams terminate misbehaving AI agents, block them from restarting, and cut their network access. CEO George Kurtz said the tool, available immediately, gives organizations an 'off button' for autonomous AI systems.
A new round of attacks targeted supermarket refrigeration controllers in at least seven European countries including Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia, Ireland, Sweden and Finland, pushing fridge temperatures to around 50°C and spoiling food. Carrefour confirmed 15 of its 700 Belgian stores were affected, while chains like Ahold Delhaize, Colruyt and Coop reported more limited impacts; Copeland, maker of refrigeration control systems, linked the French incidents to a discontinued line of supervisory controllers. No group has claimed responsibility for either this attack or October's larger wave that hit over 700 stores, mostly in France.
A coordinated cyberattack struck refrigeration and freezer systems at supermarkets across Europe overnight on Monday, according to reports. The breach disrupted temperature controls in affected stores, leading to spoiled food and product losses.
Refrigeration control systems at supermarkets across at least six European countries were remotely tampered with, causing freezer units to heat to roughly 122 degrees Fahrenheit. The incident marks another in a series of cyberattacks targeting retail cooling infrastructure in the region.
Supermarket chains across Europe reported disruptions to their freezer and refrigeration systems in what is believed to be a second cyberattack targeting such installations. Stephan Moelans, chief executive of refrigeration specialist Sabcobel, told The Guardian his technicians began mobilizing at 1am and spent the night disconnecting affected systems from the grid to contain the damage.
The European Commission will launch an expanded version of its Open Research Europe platform by early November, adding funders from 11 countries including Germany's DFG and the Swiss National Science Foundation, plus research organizations such as France's CNRS. The platform, which publishes preprints alongside open peer reviews before flagging them as reviewed, will now offer free editorial services to more than 2.5 million researchers and has published around 1,500 articles since its 2021 launch.
Xiaomi has expanded availability of its Smart Band 11 fitness tracker to Europe, after earlier limited launches in China, South Korea and Hong Kong. The standard model costs €59.99 while an NFC-equipped version is priced at €79.99, with the band offered only in its metal-cased design for now.
A new estimate indicates that roughly 50,000 people died from heat-related causes during Europe's summer heat wave. Researchers say this figure represents a record high, nearly double the toll recorded in previous years.
Oppo is bringing its flagship Find X10 Pro smartphone to European markets, while the device will not be released in the United States. The phone represents Oppo's high-end ambitions for future premium handsets.