Power issue blamed for outage at London data centre that roiled services for hours across banking, businesses, courts
Category: Silicon UK
Just Eat Pauses AI Rollout Amid Bizarre Food Images
Delivery company apologises for strange and incorrect images after offering AI-generated placeholders for food items
New Mexico Fines Meta $25bn Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Federal judge finds Meta’s ‘wilful’ deceptive conduct would have justified much larger fine under state’s unfair practices law
Protesters Call For Limits On London Robotaxis
Protesters picket Wayve headquarters as London Assembly calls for government to devolve control over robotaxis to Transport for London
Hackers Plant Spy Chips In Crypto Wallets, Steal $90m
France’s Ledger finds spyware chips implanted in its hardware crypto wallets, enabling theft of more than $90m
Ukraine Claims First Drone Evacuation Of Wounded Soldier
Ukraine armed forces claim first-ever evacuation of wounded infantryman from front lines using heavy-lift hexacopter
Microsoft Withdraws From Major UK AI Data Centre
Microsoft ends involvement in project planned as UK’s largest AI data centre, after grid connection delayed to 2030s
Margate Trials Driverless Shuttle Bus
Ohmio Lift shuttle carries passengers from Margate Station to Turner Contemporary for Self Driving Industry Awards
High Court Dismisses Cabbies’ £250m Case Against Uber
Cabbies claimed that Uber gave false information to regulators, used software to conceal its practices, but judge says claim filed too late
Saudi National Accused Of Bugging OpenAI Meeting Room
US prosecutors argue former OpenAI engineer has ‘considerable support’ from Saudi government, should be detained pending trial
The Autonomous Enterprise: What Happens When Work Runs Itself?
AI agents are taking on enterprise workflows. Explore when human judgement matters and how to measure the business value of greater autonomy.
The Autonomous Enterprise: Head-to-Head
AI agents are taking on enterprise workflows. Explore when human judgement matters and how to measure the business value of greater autonomy.
GlobalFoundries To Make AI Chip Parts For TSMC In $5bn Deal
AMD spin-off to manufacture silicon interposers for TSMC’s advanced CoWoS packaging process at Malta, New York plant
Anthropic ‘Lost $80bn’ In First Half Of Year
Start-up’s net loss reportedly rose to $80bn in the first half of this year, as it expects up to $750bn in compute costs
Shares Of South Korean Data Centre Firm Plummet On Debut
South Korea’s Elice sees shares drop nearly one-third on their first day of trading, as higher borrowing costs dent AI enthusiasm
Chinese AI Tool Used In Wave Of Japanese Hacks
Tokyo-based researchers find China-developed AI penetration testing tool ARTEX used in Japan attacks, after South Korean incidents
Chinese Government Launches State-Owned Data Company
China sets up state-owned enterprise to manage data resources at national level to boost AI development and broader digital economy
Cable Thieves Disrupt South Yorkshire Networks
Thousands left without internet, telephone service for two days after thieves steal cables, amid ongoing crime ‘spike’
UK Regulator Pushes Apple To Open Up Contactless Tech
Current Apple offering for third-party contactless payments not working, says CMA, as it proposes lower fees, broader technical access
Google Blames Power Outage For Widespread Cloud Disruption
Power issue blamed for outage at London data centre that roiled services for hours across banking, businesses, courts