NATS Snags Second Tech Woes, Google Slapped with Record Fine

A technical issue has hit the U.K.'s national air traffic controller for the second time in two weeks, causing travel disruptions and renewed calls for the organization's chief to quit.

The problem occurred at NATS' Prestwick center in Scotland, where it was fixed but repercussions continued through the end of Monday, with flights canceled or delayed from Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England.

NATS apologized for the disruption, stating they were working with airports and airlines to lift air traffic regulations quickly to minimize further disruptions. Cirium reported 227 flights had been canceled by late afternoon on Monday, primarily at Manchester, Belfast International, Edinburgh, and George Best Belfast City airports.

Separately, Google has been fined $463 million by the European Union for mishandling users' location data. The fine stems from an investigation into how Google processed location data in its Web & App Activity setting and Location History service. Ireland's Data Protection Commission led the probe, which found Google did not lawfully or fairly process this information.