Tech giant promises to do more to reduce burden of new AI data centres on local residents’ electricity and water bills, amid residents’ fury This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Shifts Data Centre…
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Meta Cuts VR Jobs, Shifts Focus To AI Glasses
Facebook parent Meta begins cutting more than 1,000 staff from Reality Labs, shifts focus from immersive VR to mobile, smart glasses This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Cuts VR Jobs, Shifts Focus To…
Meta Discusses Doubling Ray-Ban Production
Facebook parent Meta reportedly in discussions with EssilorLuxottica over doubling smart glasses production amid strong demand This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Discusses Doubling Ray-Ban Production
Apple, Google Confirm Multi-Year AI Deal
Apple confirms it will work with Google to build Gemini AI technology into iPhones after delays building its own in-house models This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple, Google Confirm Multi-Year AI Deal
Meta To Lay Off Metaverse Staff
Meta reportedly plans 10 percent reduction in Reality Labs staff, focusing on ‘metaverse’ projects, amid increased AI spending This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta To Lay Off Metaverse Staff
Meta Blocks 550,000 Accounts After Australia Ban
Facebook parent Meta says it blocked about 550,000 accounts in the week after a social media ban for Australians under 16 took effect This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Blocks 550,000 Accounts After…
Amazon Conducts Drone Test Flights In Darlington
Amazon carries out limited test flights of latest-model MK30 drone from Darlington centre as it prepares to offer UK air deliveries This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Conducts Drone Test Flights In Darlington
Obsolete Google Solar Plant Stays Open Due To AI Demand
Unusual solar-thermal plant in Mojave Desert to remain open to help provide power for AI data centres, though considered obsolete This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Obsolete Google Solar Plant Stays Open Due To…
Instagram Password Reset Requests Cause Confusion
Security researchers claim reset prompts caused by large-scale leak of user data to hacking site, but Meta says no breach occurred This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Instagram Password Reset Requests Cause Confusion
UK To Bring Deepfake Law Into Force
UK government to begin enforcing law that criminalises non-consensual intimate deepfakes, amidst X probe This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK To Bring Deepfake Law Into Force
DeepSeek To Launch Custom Italian Version
DeepSeek to create first country-specific version of online chatbot following Italian ‘hallucination’ probe This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DeepSeek To Launch Custom Italian Version
Kensington And Chelsea Council Warns Over Stolen Data
Kensington and Chelsea Council warns sensitive information may have been taken by hackers in November attack This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Kensington And Chelsea Council Warns Over Stolen Data
Alleged Scam Boss Arrives In China After Cambodia Arrest
Chen Zhi, alleged leader of massive online scamming operation, shown hooded and in handcuffs after Cambodia arrest This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Alleged Scam Boss Arrives In China After Cambodia Arrest
Nvidia Requires Up-Front Payment For China H200 Orders
Nvidia reportedly requires Chinese customers ordering H200 chips to make full payment up-front, as it faces regulatory uncertainty This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia Requires Up-Front Payment For China H200 Orders
EU Extends X Retention Order Over Sexualised Images
European Commission tells X to retain documents as it ensures social media platform is complying with EU law This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Extends X Retention Order Over Sexualised Images
China Said To Hack US Congress Email Systems
China-backed Salt Typhoon hacking group reportedly hacks email systems used by staff and aides of powerful Congressional committees This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Said To Hack US Congress Email Systems
China Tells Companies To Halt Nvidia H200 Orders
Chinese officials tell some domestic companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chip, as they consider import rules This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Tells Companies To Halt Nvidia H200 Orders
China Dominates Humanoid Robot Shipments
Robot companies from China account for vast majority of humanoid robot shipments in 2025, with large presence at CES This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Dominates Humanoid Robot Shipments
Google, Character.AI Settle Lawsuit Over Florida Youth’s Suicide
Google and Character.AI, whose technology it licenses, settle 2024 lawsuit over chatbot’s alleged role in 14-year-old’s suicide This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google, Character.AI Settle Lawsuit Over Florida Youth’s Suicide
ASML Says Breach Claim Was Faked
Dutch chip manufacturing equipment maker says claim that data was stolen by hacker is false, following post on hacker forum This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: ASML Says Breach Claim Was Faked