Global electricity consumption by data centres is expected to more than double by 2030, driven largely by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released Thursday.

Italy's privacy watchdog, Garante, has fined OpenAI €15 million ($15.58 million) after concluding an investigation into the use of personal data by the ChatGPT application.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Netflix 4.75 million euros ($4.98 million) for failing to properly inform customers about its use of personal data between 2018 and 2020.