Tag: Silicon UK

Norway reportedly seeks to impose temporary ban on new data centres mining crypto, to conserve power for other industries This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Norway Plans Temporary Ban On New Crypto Mining Data…

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British broadcaster BBC alleges US-based Perplexity is reproducing BBC content “verbatim” without its permission This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BBC Warns Perplexity Of Legal Action Over Content Use

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Congested streets of New York targetted by Waymo for testing, even though full robotaxis are not currently permitted This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Waymo Applies For New York Testing Permit

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Foxconn is expected to begin a foldable iPhone project later this year, says analyst, with mass production slated for 2026 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple ‘Premium’ Priced Folding iPhones Expected In 2026,…

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More job losses for Microsoft, after report tech giant is planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft To Axe Thousands Of Sales Staff – Report

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Another setback? Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes into giant fireball during testing at Starbase facility in Texas This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SpaceX Starship Explodes On Launch Pad

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Texas Instruments says it will spend more than $60 billion to expand its manufacturing footprint in the United States This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Texas Instruments Increases US Investment, Amid Trump Onshoring Drive

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New guidelines issued by Dutch government advises that children under 15 should not use social media platforms This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Dutch Government Advises Children Under 15 To Not Use Social Media

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Demand for AI skills continues to grow, as Meta allegedly seeks to poach OpenAI staff with signing bonuses of $100m (£74m) This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI’s Altman Hits Out At Meta’s ‘Crazy’…

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Ahead of first commercial robotaxi launch in Las Vegas, Amazon’s Zoox opens first production facility in California This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Zoox Launches Robotaxi Production Facility

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TikTok lifeline. President Donald Trump is to extend TikTok’s deadline to ensure its continued operation in the US, says White House This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump To Extend TikTok Deadline For Third…

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New York sued by Elon Musk’s X over regulatory requirement about how social media platforms handle problematic posts This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk’s X Sues New York Over ‘Problematic Posts’ Requirement

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Senior officers of Russian-linked tanker Eagle S accused of criminal offences by Finland after damaging Baltic sea cable This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Finland Accuses Senior Ship Crew Of Undersea Cable Damage

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Iranian authorities urge citizens to remove WhatsApp form their smartphones, amid military strikes with Israel This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Iran Asks Citizens To Delete WhatsApp

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CEO Andy Jassy warns Amazon white collar staff their jobs could be taken by artificial intelligence in next few years This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Boss Admits AI Will Mean More Job…

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Italy’s consumer and competition regulator opens latest probe into Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek over failure to warn about ‘hallucinations’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Italy Opens DeepSeek Probe Over False Information

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OpenAI strikes $200m deal to provide AI for combat and enterprise applications as its annualised revenues surge to $10bn This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI In $200m Pentagon Deal

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Rotterdam district court upholds 2021 ruling by competition regulator that subjected Apple to 50m euros in fines over App Store rules This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Dutch Court Upholds Competition Ruling Against Apple

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OpenAI executives reportedly discussed making antitrust accusations against minority owner Microsoft amidst escalating friction This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI ‘Considers’ Making Antitrust Allegations Against Microsoft

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China’s robotics industry expected to grow 23 percent annually to $108bn in 2028 as it ramps up advances in drones, humanoid robots This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Robot Industry Projected To Reach…

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China’s Huawei, ByteDance reportedly discussing major deals in Brazil’s cloud sector, in face of US national security warnings This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huawei, ByteDance ‘Plan’ Major Brazil Cloud Deals

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Meta to bring ads to Updates tab of WhatsApp 11 years after purchasing platform, will allow channels to offer paid features This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Brings Ads To WhatsApp After Long…

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US Justice Department reportedly investigating whether Google’s largest-ever deal for cloud security firm Wiz would harm competition This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US ‘Reviews’ Google’s $32bn Wiz Buy Over Competition Concerns

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Chinese regulators reportedly delay approval of $35bn Synopsys-Ansys deal as chip design sector roiled by new US export controls This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Postpones Approval Of $35bn Synopsys-Ansys Merger

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Apple internally targeting spring 2026 for long-delayed upgrade to Siri that would use LLM engine and add more complex capabilities This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple ‘Eyes Spring 2026’ For Delayed Siri AI…

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AstraZeneca to make upfront payment of $110m to China-based biotech CSPC in AI-driven deal to develop drugs for chronic health conditions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AstraZeneca In $5.3bn AI Drug Discovery Deal…

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Major US crypto exchanges Gemini, Coinbase reportedly set to receive EU-wide licences under new MiCA rules, as regulators voice concerns This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Gemini, Coinbase Set To Receive EU Crypto Licences

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Apple tops smartphone sales charts in China in May after bringing in price cuts to fend off rising domestic competition This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Hits Top Spot In China After Price…

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Temu resumes shipping a few products direct from China to the US after high-level trade talks in London last week This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Temu Resumes Direct Shipments From China After Trade…

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Meta Platforms launches lawsuit against company behind CrushAI, as it looks to enforce clamp down on ‘nudify’ apps This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Sues Developer of CrushAI ‘Nudify’ App

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Brief Google Cloud outage on Thursday now resolved after impacting other services including Spotify, Discord and other platforms This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Resolves Global Cloud Outage

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Meta makes huge investment in AI startup Scale AI, whose founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is to join Meta’s team developing “superintelligence” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Invests $14.3bn In AI Firm…

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American chip firm Micron expands investment plan in America by $30bn to $200bn, including two fabs in Idaho, and four in New York This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Micron Increases US Investment Amid…

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Security researchers at Citizen Labs reveals devices of a number of Italian journalists have been targetted by Paragon spyware This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Paragon Spyware Used To Target European Journalists, Warns Citizen…

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Meta’s messaging platform WhatsApp publicly supports Apple in its legal battle against the UK’s Home Office This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: WhatsApp Supports Apple In Legal Battle With UK Government

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Germany is to use tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs to power ‘AI factories’ in the country for industrial applications This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Germany, Nvidia To Build AI Factories For Industrial…

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Nuclear deal with Talen Energy includes construction of two new AWS data centres, plus possible building of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Signs Data Centre Nuclear Power Deal

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French President signals support for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: European Social Media Ban For Under-15s Urged By France’s…

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Government unveils funding plans for government departments, with investment rises for AI, NHS tech modernisation, nuclear power This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Spending Review Includes Investments In AI, Nuclear Power

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More Google staff offered ‘buyouts’ (cough layoffs), including employees in search, engineering, marketing, research and comms teams This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Layoffs Continue, As ‘Buyouts’ Offered To Search Staff

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Robotaxi trial in London. Uber is teaming up with UK-based Wayve to launch trial of level 4 fully autonomous vehicles This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Uber, Wayve To Trial Robotaxis In London In…

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Big Blue lays out roadmap for the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer, after years of research and development This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: IBM To Build First ‘Large Scale’ Quantum Computer In…

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweets his regret about some of his posts about Donald Trump last week, admitting they went “too far” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk Backs Down After Explosive…

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Former state monopoly BT is reportedly plotting a rescue of struggling ISP TalkTalk, as it contends with escalating cash crisis This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BT Mulls Takeover Of Troubled TalkTalk – Report

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OpenAI says its annual recurring revenues reach $10bn, nearly double the $5.5bn it made last year, as AI race intensifies This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Annual Revenues Double To $10bn

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World Network, co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, brings iris-scanning Orb devices to dedicated stores in UK cities amidst privacy concern This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Sam Altman’s World Network Brings Iris-Scanning ‘Orb’ To…

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At WWDC Apple says it will let third-party developers build on its on-device AI, shows major user interface revamp called Liquid Glass This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Opens On-Device AI, Shows ‘Liquid…

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Qualcomm in $2.4bn cash deal to buy London-listed data centre semiconductor and connectivity firm Alphawave as it seeks to diversify This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Qualcomm In $2.4bn Offer For London-Listed Chip Firm…

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Drone leader DJI reportedly planning to enter crowded robot vacuum cleaner market this month with Romo device that can also mop floors This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DJI ‘To Launch’ Robot Vacuum Cleaner…

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Nvidia chief Jensen Huang says UK has all the resources it needs for AI ecosystem except for data centre capacity This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia’s Huang Says UK Needs More AI Computing…

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Apple deal to launch iPhone AI services in China with Alibaba technology faces delays as regulators hold up US deals, says report This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple AI Launch In China ‘Delayed…

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Milan Kovac, head of engineering for Optimus humanoid robot, reportedly departs, creating uncertainty around hyped AI-powered programme This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla’s Head Of Optimus Exits Company

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Tesla expected to launch Robotaxi autonomous vehicle rides in Austin, Texas this month with small ‘pilot’ fleet and human teleoperators This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Robotaxi Launch In Austin Expected This Month

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Deal announced last month to built 10-square-mile AI data centre in UAE with Nvidia chips reportedly far from finalised over security concerns This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US-UAE AI Data Centre Deal ‘Far…

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DeepSeek posts want ads for interns to process medical data as hospitals in China begin using AI models in clinical settings This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DeepSeek Hires Interns As It Expands Medical…

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Circle Internet Group sees shares more than quadruple after IPO as crypto moves toward regulation and increased mainstream acceptance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Stablecoin Company Circle Internet Surges After IPO

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X, formerly Twitter, begins displaying prominent disclaimer explaining blue checkmarks as it seeks to avoid potentially large EU penalty This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: X Displays Blue Check Disclaimer To Avoid EU Fine

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Privacy issue. OpenAI appeals order to not delete user ChatGPT data output, citing privacy commitment violation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Appeals User Data Preservation Order In NYT Lawsuit

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Jobs losses at Amazon’s foundational books division, is the latest round of layoffs at e-commerce and cloud giant This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Cuts More Jobs, This Time At Books Division

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Bromance between Musk and Trump well and truly over? Trump claims he ‘fired’ Musk from Doge, while Musk claims Trump is in Epstein files This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Sinks As Elon…

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Enterprises must build AI literacy to ensure responsible use, reduce risk, and comply with regulation. Here’s how to get ahead before mandates take over. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: How Enterprises Can Meet…

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In the era of generative AI, technical skill is no longer the ultimate competitive edge—leadership is. In Beyond Code: The Leadership Imperative in the Age of AI, Yemi Olagbaiye explores how AI is transforming not just what we do, but…

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APIs are the backbone of digital innovation, powering connectivity across platforms, apps, and systems. But with opportunity comes complexity. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: The Common Challenges of API Development and How to…

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British fintech firm Wise is to move its primary listing to the United States, in latest blow to London stock exchange This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: London Blow, As Wise Opts To Move…

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Major app store development. US Appeals court denies Apple emergency application to halt changes to its App Store This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Court Denies Apple Appeal In Epic Games Case

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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirms Trump is renegotiating some of Biden’s grants to semiconductor firms This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump Renegotiating Biden-era Chips Act Grants

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Google and the government of Chile sign agreement for undersea cable connecting South America with Asia and Oceania This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Partners Chile For Trans Pacific Humboldt Cable

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Japanese start-up ispace is hours away from landing its RESILIENCE lunar lander on the moon, amid growing lunar rusk This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Private Lunar Lander From iSpace Nears Moon Touchdown

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Privacy concern. Radboud University and IMDEA Networks allege Meta and Yandex were tracking Android users’ browser activity This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta ‘Covertly Tracking’ Android Users Via Instagram, Facebook

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Discover how AI is transforming business strategy, operations, and culture—and what steps your company must take to lead in the new era of AI-driven enterprise. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AI, Inc: The…

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Discover how AI is transforming business strategy, operations, and culture—and what steps your company must take to lead in the new era of AI-driven enterprise. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AI, Inc: The…

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Anthropic sued for alleged unauthorised use of Reddit’s data, in the latest legal action to protect content from AI use This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Reddit Sues Anthropic, Alleging “Unlawful Business Acts”

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PROACTIF project will involve Nokia and 42 firms developing drones and robotics to help protect critical infrastructure in Europe This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nokia To Lead EU Robotics, Done Project

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Meta Platforms becomes latest tech giant to sign nuclear power deal to help meet growing demand for artificial intelligence This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Signs 20 Year Deal For Nuclear Power To…

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Florida’s social media ban for minors under 14 cannot be enforced while a lawsuit continues, federal judge rules This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Federal Judges Blocks Enforcement Of Florida Social Media Ban For…

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Counterpoint revises down its 2025 global smartphone shipment forecast, due to “renewed uncertainties surrounding US tariffs” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Smartphone Shipment Growth Down By Half, Warns Counterpoint

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Owner of large pornographic websites confirms it is halt operations in France on Wednesday, citing privacy risk of French law This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Pornhub Exits France Over Age Verification Law

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German and Spanish food delivery companies admit to operating cartel, dividing up territories and exchanging commercial data This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Fines Delivery Hero, Glovo 329m Euros Over ‘Cartel’

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Apple files formal legal appeal in General Court over Commission’s instructions for providing interoperability for third-party devices This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Appeals EU Interoperability Order

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Google settles shareholder lawsuit that accused company directors and executives of exposing company to antitrust legal action This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Agrees To Pay $500m To Revamp Compliance

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Samsung reportedly nearing deal with Perplexity to put AI start-up’s tools on phones and tablets as it seeks independence from Google This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung ‘In Talks’ To Put Perplexity AI…

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Synopsys reportedly tells staff in China to stop all sales and services in country after receiving order from Department of Commerce This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Synopsys Halts Sales, Services In China

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Nvidia’s upcoming Blackwell-based B30 for China market planned to allow high-performance clustering even as it downgrades performance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia ‘Plans’ Cluster Capabilities For Blackwell China Chip

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Merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK completes as combined company seeks to assuage competition fears with £11bn commitment over next decade This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Vodafone Promises £1.3bn Investment As Three…

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Meta to work with military contractor Anduril to develop AI-powered augmented-reality tech for use on the battlefield This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta To Work With Anduril On US Military Tech

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AI start-up Anthropic reportedly sees annualised revenue rate reach around $3bn, tripling since December on strong business demand This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Anthropic ‘Reaches $3bn’ AI Revenue Rate, Spurred By Business

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Second man accused of torturing Italian tourist for weeks in upscale Manhattan home appears in court after turning self in This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Second New York Crypto Torture Suspect Arrested

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Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek says first major upgrade to R1 AI model beats Alibaba’s Qwen, matches performance of Google, OpenAI This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Upgrade To DeepSeek’s R1 AI Model ‘Matches’ OpenAI

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Nvidia confirms it is developing new AI accelerator chip for Chinese market after H20 ban, rules out using Hopper architecture This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia Plans New AI Chip For China, Rules…

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US Justice Department wants remedies in Google’s search competition trial to extend to AI, while Google says it isn’t necessary This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google, DOJ Clash Over AI In Closing Arguments

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Victoria’s Secret pauses US online orders as Adidas says customer contact information stolen in latest high-profile hacking incidents This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Victoria’s Secret, Adidas Hit By Cyber-Attacks

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Overdue retreat? One of Microsoft’s subsidiary operations in Russia is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Unit In Russia To File For Bankruptcy

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Bid to ban teenagers from accessing TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat in one of the most populous US states, has failed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Texas Lawmakers Fail In Bid To Ban Social…

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Donald Trump’s crypto friendly SEC has now officially dropped its high-profile lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Binance Crypto Exchange

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Worldwide smartphone shipments are reduced by IDC, amid global uncertainty and Donald Trump’s tariff chaos This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Smartphone Shipment Forecast Down Amid Tariff Volatility, IDC Warns

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New York Times (NYT) agrees licensing deal with Amazon to bring its newspaper content to its AI services and products, including Alexa+ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Signs AI Deal To Bring…

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Mark Zuckerberg claims Meta AI has one billion monthly active users, thrusting it into leading position in AI chatbot sector This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Zuckerberg Claims Meta AI Has 1 Billion Monthly…

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After recent kidnapping and torture of Italian tourist for his bitcoin key, comes warning of rise in so called “wrench attacks” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Wealthy Crypto Individuals Face Physical ‘Wrench’ Attacks

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Donald Trump orders a range of US chip software suppliers to stop selling to China, and withdraws export licences This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Restricts Chip Design Software, Chemicals To China

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Explore how businesses navigate digital transformation by aligning legacy systems, AI, and culture to thrive at the edge of constant disruption. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: The Disruption Layer: Conversations from the Edge…

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