Tag: Silicon UK

Top Brass At Meta Settle Shareholder Lawsuit

Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, other top figures at Meta settle lawsuit that demanded they personally repay $8bn in privacy fines This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Top Brass At Meta Settle Shareholder Lawsuit

US Congress Passes Stablecoin Bill

US Congress passes bill to regulate stablecoins, in major win for crypto industry as it seeks to move into mainstream commerce This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Congress Passes Stablecoin Bill

Silicon UK Unveils a Bold New Redesign

Discover Silicon UK’s bold new redesign—enhancing tech journalism, user experience, and client campaigns with a clean, modern, and mobile-friendly platform. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon UK Unveils a Bold New Redesign

OpenAI Delays Open Source Model Indefinitely

OpenAI pushes back release of hotly anticipated open-source model indefinitely as it seeks to compete with DeepSeek This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Delays Open Source Model Indefinitely

Hackers Steal Louis Vuitton UK Customer Data

LVMH luxury brand Louis Vuitton UK warns sensitive customer information stolen by hackers in third such incident to hit company this year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Hackers Steal Louis Vuitton UK Customer…

Federal Judge Gives Green Light To Voice Actor AI Lawsuit

US federal judge says two voice-over actors can sue California start-up Lovo over allegedly deceptive use of their voices for AI training This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Federal Judge Gives Green Light To…

HSBC Sees $40bn Driverless Taxi Market In China

Driverless taxis could see $40bn in revenues a year in mainland China, boosted by cutting-edge infrastructure and consumer enthusiasm This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: HSBC Sees $40bn Driverless Taxi Market In China

Paddy Power, Betfair Customers Warned Of Fraud Risk

Betting sites Paddy Power, Betfair warn customers to beware of highly targeted fraudulent emails after data breach This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Paddy Power, Betfair Customers Warned Of Fraud Risk

Meta ‘Unlikely’ To Make Further Changes For EU

Facebook parent Meta reportedly not planning further changes to comply with EU rules, making it almost certain to face large daily fines This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta ‘Unlikely’ To Make Further Changes…

Tesla Plans Robotaxi Launches In California, Arizona

Tesla pushing ahead with expansion of autonomous taxi service, California offering will initially only roll out to company employees This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Plans Robotaxi Launches In California, Arizona

France Opens Formal Probe Into X ‘Foreign Interference’

French public prosecutor’s office opens formal investigation into allegations that X algorithm favours foreign interference This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: France Opens Formal Probe Into X ‘Foreign Interference’

Police Arrest Four Linked To M&S, Co-op Attacks

Police arrest three males and one woman in connection with cyber-attacks earlier this year that disrupted M&S and Co-op operations This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Police Arrest Four Linked To M&S, Co-op Attacks

Huang Sells Stock As Nvidia Value Hits $4tn

Nvidia becomes first company ever to reach $4tn market valuation, helping give Huang net worth greater than that of Warren Buffett This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huang Sells Stock As Nvidia Value Hits…

Huawei Launches Pura 80 Smartphone Range In Dubai

Huawei holds international launch for Pura 80 smartphones as it seeks renewed expansion for once-massive handset business This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huawei Launches Pura 80 Smartphone Range In Dubai

Samsung Chip Profit Drops Amidst AI Memory Delays

Samsung Electronics’ estimated profit for second quarter drops far more than expected as it struggles to capitalise on AI boom This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung Chip Profit Drops Amidst AI Memory Delays

Tesla Shares Drop After Musk Starts Political Party

Tesla shares plummet after chief executive Musk says he will start America Party in latest ‘distraction’ from struggling business This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Shares Drop After Musk Starts Political Party

Epic Settles Samsung App Store Antitrust Claims

Epic Games drops antitrust claims that Samsung colluded with Google to shut out third-party app downloads ahead of Samsung phone launch This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Epic Settles Samsung App Store Antitrust Claims

AI Cloud Firm CoreWeave Buys Crypto Miner Core Scientific

CoreWeave buys Core Scientific for $9bn as it seeks access to scarce data centre and power infrastructure for booming AI workloads This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AI Cloud Firm CoreWeave Buys Crypto Miner…

From Call Centres to Conversational Journeys: Head-to Head Interview

Legacy CX models relied on fragmented AI. Today’s leaders use holistic, adaptive automation to deliver seamless, empathetic, and predictive customer experiences. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: From Call Centres to Conversational Journeys: Head-to…

Apple Appeals ‘Unprecedented’ 500m Euro EU Fine

Apple files latest appeal to block compliance with EU DMA competition rules, saying fine over ‘steering’ rules goes ‘far beyond law’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Appeals ‘Unprecedented’ 500m Euro EU Fine

Alibaba Instant Commerce Reaches 200 Million Daily Users

Alibaba sees rapid growth for ‘instant’ commerce service that uses food-delivery network to deliver items within 60 minutes This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Alibaba Instant Commerce Reaches 200 Million Daily Users

Microsoft Producer Suggests Using AI To Ease Layoff Pain

Microsoft Xbox producer suggests those affected by layoffs can use company-backed AI products to help deal with stress This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Producer Suggests Using AI To Ease Layoff Pain

Google AI Overviews Face EU Antitrust Complaint

Groups representing publishers and advertisers file complaints saying AI Overviews abuse Google’s dominant position in search This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google AI Overviews Face EU Antitrust Complaint

EU Says AI Act Will Proceed Despite Critricism

European Commission says AI Act provisions will come into force in August and next year as planned, in face of corporate resistance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Says AI Act Will Proceed…

Hitachi Energy Says AI Power Spikes Threaten Stability

Hitachi Energy says no other industry would be allowed the extremely volatile power use typical of AI data centres This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Hitachi Energy Says AI Power Spikes Threaten Stability

Hackers Steal Data From Louis Vuitton Korea

Louis Vuitton South Korea unit says hackers broke into systems, accessed customer data in second incident to hit LVMH in recent months This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Hackers Steal Data From Louis Vuitton…

France Fines Shein 40m Euros Over Fake Discounts

French government fines Shein 40m euros over deceptive marketing practices, failing to disclose environmental impact of products This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: France Fines Shein 40m Euros Over Fake Discounts

Synopsys, Cadence Shares Surge After EDA Controls Lifted

Synopsys, Cadence see shares rise sharply after US lifts restrictions on export of chip design software to China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Synopsys, Cadence Shares Surge After EDA Controls Lifted

Apple China Sales Grow For First Time In Two Years

Apple iPhone sales grow in China for first time in two years after discounts, but analysts say further progress will be difficult This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple China Sales Grow For First…

Bumble Chief Accuses Staff Of ‘Freaking Out’ Over Job Cuts

Bumble chief executive Whitney Wolfe Herd reportedly tells staff not to ‘freak out’ and ‘be adults’ as London bears brunt of cuts This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Bumble Chief Accuses Staff Of ‘Freaking…

Intel’s Tan ‘May Shift’ Customers To New Process

Intel chief Lip-Bu Tan reportedly considering major foundry shift that could see company take massive write-off to emphasise next-gen technology This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel’s Tan ‘May Shift’ Customers To New Process

Tesla Second-Quarter Deliveries Plummet In Second Quarter

Decline in Tesla EV deliveries accelerates amidst competition, political controversy as company shifts focus to autonomy and robots This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Second-Quarter Deliveries Plummet In Second Quarter

Qantas Confirms Customer Data Stolen By Hackers

Australian airline Qantas warns customers of data breach potentially affecting records of up to 6 million customers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Qantas Confirms Customer Data Stolen By Hackers

Mainland China To Overtake Taiwan Chip Capacity By 2030

China semiconductor foundry capacity on track to surpass Taiwan by end of decade, but country struggles to develop higher-end processes This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mainland China To Overtake Taiwan Chip Capacity By…

Google Proposes Latest Search Changes To Avoid EU Fine

Google reportedly offers alternative search modifications to give suppliers more presence in search as it seeks DMA compliance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Proposes Latest Search Changes To Avoid EU Fine

Microsoft To Cut 9,000 More Jobs As It Invest In AI

Microsoft plans to drop thousands of staff worldwide, including cuts to sales and games, as it invests $80bn in artificial intelligence This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft To Cut 9,000 More Jobs As…

US Senate Eliminates State AI Restrictions In 99-1 Vote

Senators vote 99-1 in favour of amendment to remove proposed 10-year ban on AI regulation by US states, in defeat for tech lobbyists This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Senate Eliminates State AI…

California Jury Finds Google Liable For $314.6m Data Payout

California state jury finds Google wrongly used Android users’ data for its own purposes, ahead of federal case alleging billions in damages This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: California Jury Finds Google Liable For…

Baidu, Huawei Push Open-Source Shift With More AI Models

Baidu and Huawei, two of China’s biggest tech companies, release AI models as open source amidst rising competition This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Baidu, Huawei Push Open-Source Shift With More AI Models

TikTok Opens E-Commerce Operations In Japan

TikTok launches shopping features in Japan as it seeks to diversify outside of United States, where future remains uncertain This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Opens E-Commerce Operations In Japan

US Judge Says Huawei Must Face Criminal Trial

US district judge rejects Huawei’s bid to dismiss most federal criminal counts of intellectual property theft and bank fraud This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Judge Says Huawei Must Face Criminal Trial

Cloudflare To Block AI Crawlers By Default

Online infrastructure company Cloudlfare to block AI crawlers for new customers by default as publishers seek accountability This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Cloudflare To Block AI Crawlers By Default

OpenAI Says No Plans To Deploy Google AI Chips

OpenAI says its AI lab has been testing AI chips from rival Google, but has no active plans to deploy them at scale This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Says No Plans To…

Meta Restructures AI Efforts With New Unit

New Meta AI ‘superintelligence’ lab to be co-led by Alexandr Wang and ex-GitHub chief Nat Friedman as company plays catch-up This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Restructures AI Efforts With New Unit

US Takes Down North Korean Fraud Ring

US Justice Department arrests one, charges eight others over laptop farms that served as cover for North Koreans to earn millions for regime This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Takes Down North Korean…

Google Buys Power From Nascent Fusion Project

Google signs deal with MIT spin-off Commonwealth Fusion Systems to guy power from planned grid-scale nuclear fusion plant This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Buys Power From Nascent Fusion Project

Meta Hires Four OpenAI Researchers For New Unit

Meta poaches four more prominent OpenAI researchers to join new superintelligence unit headed by Alexandr Wang This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Hires Four OpenAI Researchers For New Unit

EU Says Meta Risks Daily Fines Over DMA Breach

European Commission says reviewing proposal from Facebook parent Meta to comply with DMA, non-compliance could mean retroactive fines This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Says Meta Risks Daily Fines Over DMA Breach

Meta Looks To Raise $29bn For AI Expansion – FT

Meta reportedly in talks with private capital players to raise $29bn in debt and equity to fund massive investments in AI data centres This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Looks To Raise $29bn…

OpenAI ‘Rents Google Chips’ For AI Inference

Google persuades OpenAI to use its Tensor Processing Unit chips via Google Cloud for ChatGPT inference as OpenAI seeks to diversify This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI ‘Rents Google Chips’ For AI Inference

Microsoft In-House AI Chip Plans ‘Delayed By Six Months’

Microsoft’s plans for next-generation Braga chip reportedly set back by at least six months as it tries to ramp up AI competitiveness This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft In-House AI Chip Plans ‘Delayed…

Xiaomi Launches AI-Powered Smart Glasses

Xiaomi enters yet another crowded, competitive market with AI-powered smart glasses that include camera and compete with Meta’s Ray-Bans This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Xiaomi Launches AI-Powered Smart Glasses

Xiaomi YU7 SUV Sells 200,000 Units In Three Minutes

Xiaomi says new YU7 electric SUV sells 200,000 units in first three minutes in unprecedented wave of demand that could threaten Tesla This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Xiaomi YU7 SUV Sells 200,000 Units…

Microsoft Sued By Authors In Latest AI Copyright Lawsuit

Lawsuit filed in New York federal court by authors alleges Microsoft used nearly 200,000 books to create AI model This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Sued By Authors In Latest AI Copyright Lawsuit

Microsoft Offers Update Lifeline For Windows 10 Users

Support lifeline for millions of Windows 10 users, whose older and incompatible computers cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Offers Update Lifeline For Windows 10 Users

Tesla European Sales Slump Extends To Five Months

Anger towards Elon Musk shows no signs of weakening in Europe, as Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a row This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla European Sales Slump Extends To Five…

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Restart In 2027

US power plant involved in a partial nuclear meltdown in the 1970s to restart a reactor in 2027 to help power Microsoft data centres This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Three Mile Island Nuclear…

Meta Wins AI Copyright Lawsuit Against Authors

Second legal victory for AI industry, after Meta Platforms becomes the latest to win copyright infringement lawsuit This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Wins AI Copyright Lawsuit Against Authors

Pornhub, Others To Introduce Age Checks By 25 July

Ofcom confirms that Pornhub and other adult websites will soon introduce age verification checks due to the UK’s Online Safety Act This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Pornhub, Others To Introduce Age Checks By…

Russia Frees REvil Hackers, Despite Guilty Pleas

REvil ransomware hackers arrested in 2022 freed from custody by Russia, after they pleaded guilty to fraud, malware distribution This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Russia Frees REvil Hackers, Despite Guilty Pleas

ispace Blames Laser for Moon Crash Landing

Japanese space start-up ipsace blames a problem with the Laser Range Finder (LRF) on the lunar lander for crash landing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: ispace Blames Laser for Moon Crash Landing

Bumble Axes 30 Percent Of Global Workforce

More layoffs in tech sector as dating app Bumble axes hundreds of staff, providing a welcome rise in its share price This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Bumble Axes 30 Percent Of Global Workforce

Tesla Robotaxis Catch Attention Of Federal Safety Regulators

Federal safety regulators have contacted Tesla, after videos show its robotaxis violating traffic laws in Austin This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Robotaxis Catch Attention Of Federal Safety Regulators

Anthropic Did Not Violate Authors’ Copyright, Judge Rules

Judge rules claim by authors that Anthropic had used their books to train Claude chatbot, did not violate their copyright This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Anthropic Did Not Violate Authors’ Copyright, Judge Rules

Waymo Partners Uber To Launch Atlanta Robotaxi Service

Ride-hailing service from Uber and Waymo launched in Atlanta, as Alphabet unit increases robotaxi expansion in US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Waymo Partners Uber To Launch Atlanta Robotaxi Service

Amazon Launches Second Batch Of Project Kuiper Satellites

Second batch of Kuiper internet satellites launched from Florida, as Amazon builds rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Launches Second Batch Of Project Kuiper Satellites

Meta Slams US House Order For Staffers To Not Use WhatApp

US House of Representatives official tells staffers they are not allowed to use WhatsApp, but Meta hits back This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Slams US House Order For Staffers To Not Use…

Man Pleads Guilty To $245m Bitcoin Theft

Crypto crimes. Guilty plea from man in US who took part in huge Bitcoin theft, but whose parents were then later kidnapped This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Man Pleads Guilty To $245m Bitcoin…

DeepSeek Aided Chinese Military, US Official Alleges

Senior US official alleges Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China’s military and intelligence operations This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DeepSeek Aided Chinese Military, US Official Alleges

NASA Shows Photos Of Crashed ispace Lander

NASA spacecraft has provided images of the crash site of the privately funded ispace Mission 2 lunar lander This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: NASA Shows Photos Of Crashed ispace Lander

Mike Lynch’s Bayesian Superyacht Lifted From Ocean Floor

Investigation into death of British tech entrepreneur Dr Mike Lynch and others to continue, after his superyacht is raised from ocean This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mike Lynch’s Bayesian Superyacht Lifted From Ocean…

Tesla Launches Robotaxi Service In Austin

After years of hype, Tesla quietly launches its robotaxi service in Austin, but should Waymo, Zoox be concerned? This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Launches Robotaxi Service In Austin

Norway Plans Temporary Ban On New Crypto Mining Data Centres

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…

BBC Warns Perplexity Of Legal Action Over Content Use

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

Waymo Applies For New York Testing Permit

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

Microsoft To Axe Thousands Of Sales Staff – Report

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

SpaceX Starship Explodes On Launch Pad

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

Zoox Launches Robotaxi Production Facility

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