December rundown: The dark side of Irish data centers

It’s the last week before Christmas but while everyone else may be winding up for the festive season, the news never sleeps. In this episode of the ITPro Podcast, Jane is joined by news and analysis editor Ross Kelly to look back at some of the biggest stories from the month of December.Included in this episode:The US charges 14 members of a North Korean IT worker scamIreland has become a ‘data dumping ground’, says Friends of the EarthIs virtual reality the next frontier in software development?Read more:Cyber firm KnowBe4 unknowingly hired a North Korean hacker – and it went exactly as you might thinkLawmakers clash over Irish data center industry growth amid environmental concernsUK warned about data center need, again“Significant concerns” raised over impact of data center growth on regional energy gridsWWDC 2023: Will Apple’s Vision Pro be a VR game changer?Why 2024 won’t be the year of AR, VR or any kind of immersive tech