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Fans of the Animal Crossing game have criticised Nintendo after it said players would not be able to save their progress to its cloud back-up service.

Saving game progress to the cloud is a key feature of the Nintendo Switch online subscription service, which costs £17.99 a year.

It lets players pick up where they left off if

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Data Protection Commissioner signals blockbuster fines for multinationals on the way
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has given the clearest signal yet that huge fines may be imposed on technology multinational firms under investigation here.

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Laying strong foundations for smart cities now will help Ireland maximise its digital potential
Did you know that many parts of Dublin are now home to self-compacting bins that send an email when they are full and need to be emptied?

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Put crottin de chèvre into Google Translate, and you'll be told it means goat dung.

So if it appeared on a menu, you might pass. Alas, you would be ruling out a delicious cheese made of goat's milk that is often served as a

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Equinix, AirSpeed seek to ease remote workers' access to cloud
Data centre company Equinix is partnering with Irish firm AirSpeed Telecom to cut latency problems that beset corporate users of cloud computing - particularly staff working remotely from rural areas.

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