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Hackers Begin Publishing Data Of Oakland City Workers

After a ransomware attack last month on the city of Oakland in California, hackers have begun leaking stolen data online This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Hackers Begin Publishing Data Of Oakland City Workers

Amazon Pauses Construction At Second HQ In Virginia

Construction on the second phase Amazon’s HQ2 in Virginia has been paused, amid cost cutting at the e-commerce giant This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Pauses Construction At Second HQ In Virginia

Apple Lends Globalstar $252m To Aid Satellite-Connected iPhones

SEC filing reveals Apple is lending Globalstar $252m to cover upfront costs of replenishing its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Lends Globalstar $252m To Aid Satellite-Connected iPhones

Zoom Abruptly Fires President Greg Tomb

After axing 15 percent of its workforce, Zoom abruptly fires President Greg Tomb in a “termination without cause” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Zoom Abruptly Fires President Greg Tomb

ARM Disappoints UK With Decision To List Only In New York

UK Financial Conduct Authority blamed for ‘inflexibility’, as ARM owner Softbank opts for US-only public listing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: ARM Disappoints UK With Decision To List Only In New York

Ericsson Pleads Guilty Over Bribery Charges, Axes 8,500 Jobs

Thousands of staff impacted by headcount reduction, as giant telecoms giant pleads guilty to US bribery charges This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ericsson Pleads Guilty Over Bribery Charges, Axes 8,500 Jobs

United States Launches New Cybersecurity Strategy

Biden administration launches new cybersecurity strategy, as the US seeks to improve its overall cyber defences, amid growing risks This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: United States Launches New Cybersecurity Strategy

Waymo Cuts 8 Percent Of Staff

Alphabet’s self-driving car division admits it has cut approximately 8 percent of workforce in two rounds of layoffs this year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Waymo Cuts 8 Percent Of Staff

SpaceX Launches Space Station Crew In NASA Mission

SpaceX successfully launches a four man Crew Dragon into orbit after launch on Monday was called off at the last minute This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SpaceX Launches Space Station Crew In NASA…

WH Smith Admits Staff Data Accessed In ‘Cyber Incident’

Book and stationary retailer WH Smith investigates a cyber security incident that led to illegal access to some company data This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: WH Smith Admits Staff Data Accessed In ‘Cyber…

Poland Blames Russian Hackers For Tax Website Attack

Government official says Russia was behind a hacking attack on the Polish tax website, that blocked access to the online system This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Poland Blames Russian Hackers For Tax Website…

Tesla To Build Factory In Mexico, Says President

Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms that Tesla will construct factory near border of Texas This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla To Build Factory In Mexico, Says President

Microsoft Rolls Out Bing AI To Windows 11

Update to Redmond’s latest operating system, Windows 11, will add search button that promotes its Bing AI chatbot This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Rolls Out Bing AI To Windows 11

China Warns Elon Musk Over Wuhan Lab Leak Tweet

Chinese Communist Party issues blunt warning via state media to Tesla’s Elon Musk, over pushing Wuhan Lab Covid leak theory online This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Warns Elon Musk Over Wuhan Lab…

Dish Network Confirms Outage Was Due To Ransomware Attack

US satellite broadcast Dish Network confirms multi-day outage was a result of a ransomware attack and some data has been stolen This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Dish Network Confirms Outage Was Due To…

Intel Offers Quantum SDK For Developers

Intel releases Quantum Software Development Kit (SDK) to assist development of quantum algorithms for next generation computers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Offers Quantum SDK For Developers

Former FTX Engineer Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges

Former engineering director of collapsed cryptocurrency firm FTX has pleaded guilty to six criminal charges, including fraud This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Former FTX Engineer Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges

Elon Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot New Lawsuit Alleges

Elon Musk is being sued again as Tesla shareholders accuse the CEO of overstating self-driving tech and defrauding investors This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot New Lawsuit Alleges

US Chips Act Bars Companies From Expanding In China

Companies that receive funding under US’ $52bn Chips Act barred from expanding capacity in China for 10 years, amongst other restrictions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Chips Act Bars Companies From Expanding…

Massive Blaze Shuts Down Apple Supplier Plant In India

Massive fire shuts down Apple iPhone charging cable factory in southern India, in latest supply chain headache for tech giant This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Massive Blaze Shuts Down Apple Supplier Plant In…

EU Narrows App Store Charges Against Apple

European Commission drops key charge against Apple over forcing developers to use App Store payment system as case nears second year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Narrows App Store Charges Against Apple

Meta Forms AI Team To Compete With ChatGPT

Facebook, Instagram parent Meta forms AI-focused team to develop text and visual tools across its products, following success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Forms AI Team To Compete With…

Foxconn Expands In China’s Henan After Factory Disruption

Main Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn to expand presence in China’s Henan provice while continuing to shift production to India, Vietnam This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Foxconn Expands In China’s Henan After Factory Disruption

Canada Bans TikTok From Government Devices

Canada government bans TikTok from all government devices, saying it presents ‘unacceptible risk to privacy and security’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Canada Bans TikTok From Government Devices

MWC 2023: EU Business Chief Calls For ‘Focus On Future’

Mobile World Congress 2023: Breton urges Europe to lead next tech ‘revolution’, amidst controversial EU telecoms funding consultation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: MWC 2023: EU Business Chief Calls For ‘Focus On Future’

SpaceX Cancels Space Station Crew Launch At Last Minute

SpaceX cancels Crew Dragon launch at last minute on Monday, team of four to wait until Thursday for International Space Station flight This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SpaceX Cancels Space Station Crew Launch…

Canada Launches Latest TikTok Data Privacy Probe

Canada federal, provincial governments to probe whether TikTok complies with prvacy law after app banned on EU Commission, Council devices This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Canada Launches Latest TikTok Data Privacy Probe

US-Led ‘Chip 4’ Alliance Holds First Senior-Level Meeting

‘Chip 4’ group holds first meeting of senior-level officials as US looks to tighten restrictions on China tech industry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US-Led ‘Chip 4’ Alliance Holds First Senior-Level Meeting

Missing China Bank Founder ‘Working With Authorities’

Tech investment bank China Renaissance Holdings says founder Bao Fan ‘cooperating with authorities’ after disappearance earlier this month This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Missing China Bank Founder ‘Working With Authorities’

Australian Battery Start-Up Takes Over Failed Britishvolt

Australian start-up Recharge Industries buys failed battery venture Britishvolt from administrators, but has very different plans in mind This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Australian Battery Start-Up Takes Over Failed Britishvolt

DoJ Alleges Google Deleted Evidence In Antitrust Case

Serious allegation of misconduct made against Google by US Department of Justice, in its antitrust case against the firm This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DoJ Alleges Google Deleted Evidence In Antitrust Case

China Restricts Access To ChatGPT, But Praises AI Potential

Chinese tech firms instructed to cut access to US-based ChatGPT, as state media outlets accuse it of spreading US ‘misinformation’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Restricts Access To ChatGPT, But Praises AI…

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Hit With Four More Charges

Four new criminal charges leveled at FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried concerning illegal political donations and bank fraud This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Hit With Four More Charges

Nearly Half Cybersecurity Leaders Set To Change Jobs, Warns Gartner

Analyst house Gartner offering a chilling prediction for company management, warning nearly half cybersecurity bosses will change jobs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nearly Half Cybersecurity Leaders Set To Change Jobs, Warns Gartner

European Commission Suspends TikTok On Corporate Devices

Expansion of campaign against China’s TikTok, as European Commission confirms suspension of app on corporate devices This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: European Commission Suspends TikTok On Corporate Devices

Samsung Enhances Bixby So Users Can Clone Their Voices

Bixby personal assistant from Samsung upgraded to provide users with greater control over their mobile experience This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung Enhances Bixby So Users Can Clone Their Voices

Amazon Closes Acquisition Of Healthcare Provider One Medical

After US authorities refuse to challenge acquisition, Amazon closes its $3.9 billion deal for healthcare provider One Medical This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Closes Acquisition Of Healthcare Provider One Medical

Ransomware Hackers Ask Victims For Cyber Insurance Details

Varonis warns that HardBit ransomware asks victims to share their cyber insurance details, to help achieve their extortion aims This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ransomware Hackers Ask Victims For Cyber Insurance Details

Meta Prepping Fresh Round Of Layoffs – Report

Facebook parent Meta is reportedly planning a fresh round of job cuts, after axing more than 11,000 staff last year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Prepping Fresh Round Of Layoffs – Report

Amazon Staff Push Back At Return-To-Office Order

Unhappy Amazon staff reportedly taking to internal websites and comms channels to complain about return-to-office order This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Staff Push Back At Return-To-Office Order

First Generation Apple iPhone Fetches $63,000 At Auction

Original 2007 Apple iPhone in its factory-sealed box, has sold for more than $63,000 at a weekend auction in the US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: First Generation Apple iPhone Fetches $63,000 At…

AT&T Looks To Offload Cybersecurity Division – Report

American mobile operator AT&T said to be exploring possible sale of its cybersecurity division, formerly known as Alienvault This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AT&T Looks To Offload Cybersecurity Division – Report

Tesla Recalls 362,758 Cars, Warns FSD May Cause Crashes

Elon Musk’s Tesla admits Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software may cause crashes, issues recall for 362,758 vehicles This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Recalls 362,758 Cars, Warns FSD May Cause Crashes

Chinese President Xi Urges Tech Independence

Facing increasing US export controls on advanced technology, Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for tech self-reliance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Chinese President Xi Urges Tech Independence

No US Help Over ITC’s Apple Watch Import Ban Ruling

No help for Tim Cook from Biden Administration, after US International Trade Commission ruling may block imports of Apple Watches This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: No US Help Over ITC’s Apple Watch Import…

Landmark US Supreme Court Challenge Internet Immunity

US Supreme Court hears cases that for first time question key law that protects internet firms from liability for content posted by users This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Landmark US Supreme Court Challenge…

Microsoft Meets With EU Regulators Over Activision-Blizzard Deal

Microsoft, Sony meet with EU regulators as $69bn deal faces headwinds from regulators in US and UK over competition concerns This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Meets With EU Regulators Over Activision-Blizzard Deal

Binance Stablecoin Company ‘In Talks’ With US SEC

Paxos, company behind Binance USD, reportedly in ‘constructive’ talks with US SEC as regulators tighten focus on crypto companies This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Binance Stablecoin Company ‘In Talks’ With US SEC

Self-Publishing Authors Flock To ChatGPT

ChatGPT already used to author hundreds of self-published ebooks, as questions remain over ethical, legal issues – not to mention quality This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Self-Publishing Authors Flock To ChatGPT

China Overhauls Overseas, Domestic IPO Rules

China introduces major overhaul of rules governing IPOs on mainland and overseas exchanges, following years-long crackdown This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Overhauls Overseas, Domestic IPO Rules

Huobi, OKX To Apply For Hong Kong Crypto Licences

Major crypto exchanges Huobi Global and OKX to apply for licences under new Hong Kong regulatory regime aimed at turning city into crypto hub This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huobi, OKX To Apply…

Government Advised To Ban Remote Driving From Abroad

Drivers should not be able to remotely drive vehicles from outside the UK, Law Commission advises, finding legal ‘grey area’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Government Advised To Ban Remote Driving From Abroad

Microsoft ‘Testing Ads’ In Bing Search AI Chat

Microsoft reportedly in early conversations with ad agencies about inserting paid links in Bing search AI chat results This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft ‘Testing Ads’ In Bing Search AI Chat

Spain Court Agrees To Extradite British Man Over Twitter Hack

Spain’s National Court agrees to extradite 23-year-old British man to US over 2020 hack of celebrity Twitter accounts This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Spain Court Agrees To Extradite British Man Over Twitter Hack

Tesla ‘Considering’ Sigma Lithium Buyout

Telsa reportedly in talks about acquiring Canada’s Sigma Lithium as demand for key EV battery material vastly outpaces supply This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla ‘Considering’ Sigma Lithium Buyout

Ola Electric Plans ‘World’s Biggest’ EV Hub In India

EV maker Ola Electric plans ‘world’s biggest’ electric vehicle manufacturing centre in southern India as it seeks to localise supply chain This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ola Electric Plans ‘World’s Biggest’ EV Hub…

Apple ‘Lays Off Contractors’ Following Cook Pay Cut

Apple reportedly cutting costs by laying off ‘hundreds’ of contract workers, after slashing Tim Cook’s pay by more than 40 percent This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple ‘Lays Off Contractors’ Following Cook Pay…

SpaceX Launches Starlink, Inmarsat Satellites

SpaceX launches latest tranche of Starlink satellites back-to-back with launch of Inmarsat high-orbit connectivity spacecraft This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SpaceX Launches Starlink, Inmarsat Satellites

Facebook, Instagram To Get Paid Verification

Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ‘blue tick’ verification starting in Australia and New Zealand this week, following similar move by Twitter This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Facebook, Instagram To Get Paid Verification

Meta Oversight Board Pledges Quicker Case Reviews

Facebook’s Supreme Court, the Oversight Board, say it will review more content moderation cases and do it faster than before This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Oversight Board Pledges Quicker Case Reviews

Elon Musk Denies Firing Tesla Staff After Unionisation Attempt

Union alleges Tesla fired 30 plus supporters of recent unionisation attempt, but Musk says decision was taken before this This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk Denies Firing Tesla Staff After Unionisation Attempt

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Charged By US SEC

Do Kwon, co-founder of the failed TerraUSD cryptocurrency, has been charged by US authorities with fraud, after months on the run This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Charged By US…

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Steps Down

One of the first Google employees, YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki, has confirmed she is stepping down after 25 years This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Steps Down

Twitter Revenues From Top Advertisers Plummets – Report

More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers were no longer spending on the platform in early January, new data reveals This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter Revenues From Top Advertisers Plummets –…

US DoJ Speeds Up Apple Antitrust Investigation – Report

Department of Justice again reportedly speeds up probe into Apple practices over third party apps and if it favours its own products This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US DoJ Speeds Up Apple Antitrust…

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Bond Backers Revealed

As Sam Bankman-Fried faces questions over his use of a VPN, the identity of the $250 million bond guarantors are revealed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Bond Backers Revealed

Oakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attack

Californian city declares local state of emergency, after ransomware attack downed city systems earlier this month This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Oakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attack

British Police At Risk From Chinese Drones, CCTV Cameras

Amid concern of Chinese spy balloons, UK’s Camera Commissioner warns British police about their use of Chinese drones, cameras This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: British Police At Risk From Chinese Drones, CCTV Cameras

Mark Zuckerberg Gains Extra $4m To Protect Him, Family

Security cost to protect Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and his family has been increased by millions of dollars, after “specific threats” previously This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mark Zuckerberg Gains Extra $4m To Protect…

Avaya Files For Chapter 11 Protection, Again

Filing for bankruptcy protection will allow cloud comms provider Avaya to reduce its total debt burden to manageable levels This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Avaya Files For Chapter 11 Protection, Again

Tesla To Open 7,500 Chargers In US To Other EVs

Biden administration announces that Tesla will open 7,500 chargers to vehicles from other EV makers in the US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla To Open 7,500 Chargers In US To Other EVs

ASML Data Theft By Ex China Staffer Violated Export Controls

ASML discovers its tech has been stolen by China employee, which resulted in violation of “certain export control regulations” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: ASML Data Theft By Ex China Staffer Violated Export…

Microsoft “Permanently Disables” Internet Explorer

Final final twitch of the Internet Explorer corpse? Microsoft has “permanently disabled” Internet Explorer from Windows 10 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft “Permanently Disables” Internet Explorer

Meta Oversight Board Pledges Quicker Case Reviews

Facebook’s Supreme Court, the Oversight Board, say it will review more content moderation cases and do it faster than before This article has been indexed from Silicon UK   Read the original article:   Meta Oversight Board Pledges Quicker Case…

Tesla Staff In NY Launch Union Campaign

Elon is not going to be pleased. Tesla workers in New York state launch unionisation campaign, despite Elon Musk opposition This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Staff In NY Launch Union Campaign

Meta’s Chief Business Officer To Leave After 13 Years

Long-serving chief business officer Marne Levine is to leave Meta in the summer, following the departure of Sheryl Sandberg last year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta’s Chief Business Officer To Leave After…

US Mobile Operators Suffer Outages, Issues

Number of US mobile operators including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon experienced outages and difficulties late Monday This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Mobile Operators Suffer Outages, Issues

Twitter Revenues From Top Advertisers Plummets – Report

More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers were no longer spending on the platform in early January, new data reveals This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter Revenues From Top Advertisers Plummets –…

Google Search Boss Warns Of ‘Hallucinating’ AI Chatbots

Head of Google search warns AI chatbots can deliver convincing but fictional answers, after embarrassing blunder with AI Bard This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Search Boss Warns Of ‘Hallucinating’ AI Chatbots

Beijing To Support ChatGPT-Style AI Services

China capital Beijing to support major firms in developing ChatGPT-style services, as companies look to compete with popular AI chatbot This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Beijing To Support ChatGPT-Style AI Services

New York Regulator Orders Shutdown Of Major Stablecoin

New York regulator orders Paxos Trust to stop issuing third-biggest stablecoin Binance USD, as authorities crack down on crypto industry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: New York Regulator Orders Shutdown Of Major Stablecoin

South Korean Start-Up Challenges Nvidia AI Dominance

South Korean start-up Rebellions releases AI chip Atom to challenge Nvidia in domestic market, as country’s government backs industry growth This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: South Korean Start-Up Challenges Nvidia AI Dominance

Italian Regulator Bans AI Chatbot Replika Over Data Concerns

Italian data protection regulator says Replika chatbot poses risks to minors after users complain of sexually charged responses This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Italian Regulator Bans AI Chatbot Replika Over Data Concerns

Funding Round Values China EV Maker Zeekr At $13bn

Geely electric vehicle brand Zeekr valued at $13bn following latest external funding round, as company prepares for possible IPO This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Funding Round Values China EV Maker Zeekr At $13bn

UK Watchdog Finds Microsoft’s Activision Deal Could Hurt Gamers

British watchdog CMA becomes first global regulator to conclude Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision is anti-competitive This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Watchdog Finds Microsoft’s Activision Deal Could Hurt Gamers

Zoom Sheds 15 Percent Of Workforce

Post Covid pandemic reality bites as Zoom confirms it will axe 15 percent of its workforce, which impacts 1,300 jobs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Zoom Sheds 15 Percent Of Workforce