US consumer regulator alleges Amazon boosted profits by secretly manipulating prices paid by advertisers
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Guernsey To Close Start-Up Incubator
Guernsey government decides to shutter Digital Greenhouse facility after 10 years, unless private operator can be found
Robert Burns Charity Hacked In Beacon CRM Breach
Details on members and supporters of Robert Burns Ellisland Trust copied in wide-ranging Beacon CRM hack
Businesses Hit By Harvest Software Price Shock
After acquisition by Italy’s Bending Spoons, invoicing software Harvest spikes prices by more than 1,000 times
Police Officer Faces Disciplinary Action Over Child Drone Injury
Police special inspector in Kent must attend disciplinary hearing after damaged drone seriously injures child
Meta Settles With US States Over Addiction Claims
Facebook, Instagram parent to pay up to $18bn to states over 10 years, without admitting wrongdoing, resolving federal trial
Delivery Robot Trial Ends In Sheffield After Vandalism
Starship Technologies suspends robot-based deliveries for Uber Eats, after autonomous wheeled units vandalised, defaced
CXMT Supplies Next-Gen Memory For Xiaomi Phones
CXMT’s LPDDR6 to be used in upcoming Xiaomi flagship folding phone, as it reportedly also makes HBM3E breakthrough
Hackers Demand Ransom After Berlin Data Breach
Hacking group demands €2m ransom after stealing 5.79TB of data from multiple government departments of German city-state
Brazil Plans Supercomputers Built With US, Chinese Tech
South America’s largest economy announces two AI supercomputers using tech from Huawei and Nvidia, in move to boost tech sovereignty
Anthropic Works On Data-Retention Rules With Greater Privacy
Start-up reportedly planning retention system using customers’ servers, as it seeks to balance growth with security
Waymo Builds Custom Robotaxi Chip
Like sister company Google, Waymo now using custom TSMC-manufactured 5nm chip to reduce latency of AI decision-making
China Approves Limited Imports Of Nvidia’s H200
Large Chinese tech groups begin receiving shipments of H200 AI chips, as regulators seek to boost domestic AI development
China Firms Optimise Inference To Slash AI Compute Needs
Chinese companies turn to novel approach that splits single AI task among domestic, Nvidia GPUs to reduce compute requirements
Apple Changes EU Fees For Third-Party App Stores
Apple says latest fee structure to come into effect on 1 October, as EU seeks to force app competition
France Probes Major Tax Authority Data Breach
Paris public prosecutor’s office begins investigation after hack steals tax data on hundreds of thousands of individuals, businesses
Pennsylvania Governor Restricts Data Centre Development
While stopping short of a moratorium, governor’s executive order places strict conditions on future data centre project approvals
AI Data Centre Expansion Planned For Lanarkshire
DataVita to expand existing Lanarkshire facility and build second site, as part of £300m AI investment in Scottish county
Meta Faces Biggest Legal Challenge Yet As Addiction Trial Begins
California lawyer accuses Meta of intentionally addicting children to boost profits, as major trial begins in US federal court
UAE Police ‘Detained’ Two Binance Employees
Police in United Arab Emirates reportedly detained two employees of crypto trading giant, questioned a third amid fraud inquiries