Chinese companies turn to novel approach that splits single AI task among domestic, Nvidia GPUs to reduce compute requirements
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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
Uber Eats To Work With Zipline On Drone Deliveries
Uber Eats to offer food deliveries via drone that lowers items to ground in delivery pod from hundreds of feet in the air
Serve Robotics Splits With Uber Eats, Expands Grubhub Deal
Food delivery robot operator enters new cities with Grubhub, as it faces end of its long-running deal with Uber Eats
China Set To End Travel Ban For Manus Execs
Chinese government reportedly preparing to allow senior Manus executives to return to Singapore, as split from Meta nears completion
UK PM Exchanged Messages With Fake White House Official
Prime Minister Andy Burnham reportedly exchanges several messages with person claiming to be White House chief of staff
Nvidia Backs $105bn In Financing For OpenAI Data Centre
Nvidia to provide up to $105bn in financial guarantees for Nvidia’s lease of massive Ohio data centre, also invests in site developer
Mexico Considers Social Media Restrictions
Mexican government to begin discussions with teachers on social media restrictions for young people, amid free speech concerns
Court Strikes Down French Social Media Law
After racing through the legislative process, French social media ban for under-15s found incompatible with constitution
Uber Offers Robotaxi Rides In Zagreb
Uber offers autonomous vehicle rides via its app for first time in Croatian capital, as it prepares London launch
Google, Marvell To Develop Custom AI Chips
Marvell to work with Google to develop custom silicon around Tensor Processing Units, including inference accelerators
Fractile Seeks $6.5bn Valuation In New Funding Round
London-based AI inference chip start-up reportedly raising about $600m at value roughly six times that of previous round in May
AI GP Receptionist Struggles With Yorkshire Accents
AI system brought in to cut down wait times in some Yorkshire GP surgeries unable to understand some local accents, says group
Yorkshire Village To Get 98-Foot 5G Mast
Infrastructure operator Cornerstone wins approval for 98-foot tower providing 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G services in Nether Poppleton
US Charges Iranians With University Hacks
Seventeen Iranians charged with carrying out hacks on thousands of academic, government and private groups around the world in long-running campaign