Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns 06. October 2026 (20:02) Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessmentsGoogle has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites.The planned datacentres in Muhos and Kajanni are part of a €13bn (£11bn) project across multiple sites in northern Finland by the technology company amid huge demand for space to house online infrastructure. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom 06. October 2026 (18:53) Journalists call for urgent amendment to special operations bill, which increases police search and seizure powersJournalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that increases police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press.The government says the special operations bill 2026, passed on 24 September, is designed to tackle alarmingly high crime and murder rates in the Caribbean nation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
