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Category: Silicon UK
UK Military Spends Millions On SpaceX Satellite Services
Defence ministry reportedly acknowledges spending tens of millions on SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield satellite services
Robot Start-Up Skild AI Hits $100m Revenue Run-Rate
Start-up, which makes general-purpose robot ‘brain’, reaches $100m revenue run-rate only 10 months after first commercial deployment
Huawei Shows Next-Generation Data Centre Optics Amid Standards Push
Shenzhen-based tech giant introduces 7.2Tbps near-packaged optics amid industry drive to reduce latency in AI data centres
Grocery Delivery Robots Planned For Coastal Towns
Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole conurbation could see delivery robots on pavements within next year under council trial
DeepSeek Prepares Shanghai IPO
Hangzhou-based AI start-up reportedly retains four underwriters as it prepares for flotation on tech-focused STAR Market
OpenAI ‘Working With Samsung’ On Chips
OpenAI official says company working with Samsung Electronics on ‘next-generation chips’, amid hardware diversification push
Amazon Orders Six More Ariane 6 Satellite Launches
Amazon orders more satellite launches from Europe’s flagship launch service, in boost for roll-out of Ariane 6 rocket
Canterbury City Centre Gets Mobile Coverage Boost
Canterbury deploys miniature cellular cells on furniture such as lampposts to increase density of coverage in key areas
New Apple Chief Ternus Launches Foldable iPhone Duo
iPhone Duo enters lucrative foldables market with passport-shaped form-factor and ‘iPad-like’ experience
Ringleader Pleads Guilty To Organising $245m US Crypto Gang
Malone Lam, 22, admits to leading gang of youths who stole more than $245m of cryptocurrency through social engineering attacks, break-ins
Google To Invest €13bn In Finland AI Infrastructure
Spending includes deal to buy up to half of output of one of Finland’s nuclear plants, three new data centres, expansion of a fourth
UK Law To Ban Nudity On Children’s Devices
Government promises legislation forcing Apple, Google to ban taking and sending of nude images on devices used by children
Coding Start-Up Cognition AI Raises $2bn At $48bn Value
AI programming start-up’s latest funding round nearly doubles its value after a $1bn round three months ago
Meta Rolls Out Assistant With Email, Payment Capabilities
New Muse AI assistant can access apps on user’s phone, autonomously sending emails, making payments, booking travel, amid security concerns
France’s Mistral AI Raises Record €3bn, Amid Strategy Shift
Latest funding round values French start-up at €21bn, as it devotes capital to building data centres, offers AI integration services
Ireland Probes X Over Age Assurance, Parental Controls
Ireland’s media regulator cites concerns over ineffective measures to protect children from adult material permitted on platform
ASML Breaks Ground On New Plant Amid Booming Demand
Netherlands’ ASML begins construction of 35-hectare plant 7km from headquarters, as Samsung, TSMC adopt new tools
Amazon Sued For Firing Pregnant Workers
US federal lawsuit claims Amazon routinely denies basic accommodations to pregnant workers, fired some for taking time off
The AI Energy Paradox: Can Data Centres Scale Without Derailing Sustainability?
Can AI data centres scale sustainably? Explore how smarter cooling, cleaner power and tighter governance can curb their growing energy and water demands.