Tag: Silicon UK

Foxconn ‘Interested’ In Buying Singapore’s UTAC

Apple assembler Foxconn reportedly a potential bidder for Singapore-based chip assembler and tester UTAC as Chinese owner looks to sell This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Foxconn ‘Interested’ In Buying Singapore’s UTAC

Xiaomi Challenges Tesla Model Y With YU7 Electric SUV

Smartphone maker Xiaomi launches follow-up to SU7 sedan with YU7 crossover electric SUV challenging Tesla’s best-selling Model Y This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Xiaomi Challenges Tesla Model Y With YU7 Electric SUV

Nvidia Plans ‘Entirely New’ Chip For China Market

Nvidia scraps plan to revamp H20 for China market, plans new chip based on more advanced Blackwell architecture to comply with US sanctions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia Plans ‘Entirely New’ Chip…

BYD Discounts Relaunch China’s EV Price War

BYD announces sharp cuts to nearly two dozen models to boost sales, making profits more difficult for China’s dozens of EV makers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BYD Discounts Relaunch China’s EV Price…

BYD EV Sales Top Tesla In Europe For First Time

China’s BYD tops Tesla in monthly EU sales for first time ever in spite of tariffs, as US carmaker faces political backlash This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BYD EV Sales Top Tesla In…

UK, US Police Target Ransomware Gangs In Latest Action

Police from UK, US, five other countries take down 300 servers, seize 650 internet domains in latest action targeting ransomware gangs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK, US Police Target Ransomware Gangs In…

Telegram ‘Makes $540m Profit’ As Probes Continue

Messaging app Telegram surges to first annual profit, even as future remains clouded by ongoing French probe over alleged criminality This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Telegram ‘Makes $540m Profit’ As Probes Continue

Police Probe Hacking Gang Over Retail Attacks

National Crime Agency confirms it is investigating English-speaking gang Scattered Spider over hacks of M&S, Co-op, Harrods This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Police Probe Hacking Gang Over Retail Attacks

Apple ‘Plans AI Smart Glasses’ For Next Year

Apple reportedly ramping up work on AI-powered smart glasses for 2026 deadline as it seeks to avoid missing out on AI trend This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple ‘Plans AI Smart Glasses’ For…

FTC Drops Case To Block Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Purchase

Last regulatory holdout ends opposition. US regulator drops case to block Microsoft’s $69bn purchase of Activision Blizzard This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTC Drops Case To Block Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Purchase

Trump Threatens Tariffs On Apple iPhones, EU Products

Donald Trump says Apple will be forced to pay 25 percent tariffs on iPhones, unless all manufacturing is moved to US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump Threatens Tariffs On Apple iPhones, EU…

Google Touts ‘AI Mode’ For Search Engine

Alphabet’s Google starts embedding AI into its search engine and touts ‘AI mode’ so users can interact with an ‘intelligent’ Google Search This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Touts ‘AI Mode’ For Search…

Microsoft Fires Staffer Who Interrupted CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft employee who interrupted CEO speech to protest AI tech for Israeli military has been fired by the tech giant This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Fires Staffer Who Interrupted CEO Satya Nadella

UAE ‘Stargate’ Data Centre To Begin Operation In 2026

First phase of largest AI data centre complex outside US located in United Arab Emirates will begin operations in 2026 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UAE ‘Stargate’ Data Centre To Begin Operation In…

Signal Desktop Blocks Microsoft Recall Screenshots

Messaging app Signal updates its Windows app to block Microsoft Recall from taking screenshots of people’s conversations This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Signal Desktop Blocks Microsoft Recall Screenshots

Waymo Clocks Up 10 Million Robotaxi Trips – Report

Head of Waymo reveals impressive number of completed robotaxi trips, as firm racks up 250,000 paid trips per week This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Waymo Clocks Up 10 Million Robotaxi Trips – Report

Sir Jony Ive Joins OpenAI

Former Apple designer Sir Jony Ive is officially joining forces with Sam Altman’s OpenAI, amid reports of new AI device This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Sir Jony Ive Joins OpenAI

M&S Cyberattack To Cost £300m And Upheaval To Last Into July

British retailer Marks & Spencer admits devastating cyberattack in April will impact operating profit by a hefty £300 million This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: M&S Cyberattack To Cost £300m And Upheaval To Last…

Legal Aid Agency Confirms Cyberattack, Data Theft

Cyberattack on Legal Aid compromises personal information including criminal records, national insurance numbers, and payment data This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Legal Aid Agency Confirms Cyberattack, Data Theft

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Hits Out At US Chip Export Controls

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang says US chip export controls are a “failure”, as they just spur China’s own developers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Hits Out At US…

Mike Lynch’s Superyacht Recovery Restarts After Diver Death

Recovery of Mike Lynch’s ‘Bayesian’ restarts, as HP confirms it will pursue damage claim against estate of dead tech entrepreneur This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mike Lynch’s Superyacht Recovery Restarts After Diver Death

Spain Orders Airbnb To Shut Down Listings

Spanish government says nearly 66,000 listings violate law, orders shutdowns amidst housing crisis, as Airbnb says it will appeal This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Spain Orders Airbnb To Shut Down Listings

Court Rules Delta Can Pursue CrowdStrike Over Mass Outage

Georgia state court says Delta Airlines can pursue claims against security firm CrowdStrike after faulty update crashed systems worldwide This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Court Rules Delta Can Pursue CrowdStrike Over Mass Outage

Italy Fines Replika AI Maker £4m Over Child Safety

Italian data regulator fines Luka, developer of Replika AI ‘virtual friend’, 5m euros for failure to prevent children from using service This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Italy Fines Replika AI Maker £4m Over…

AMD Sells ZT’s AI Server Manufacturing Unit To Sanmina

Sanmina to buy ZT Systems AI cloud server manufacturing business from AMD as company builds up US-based supply chain This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AMD Sells ZT’s AI Server Manufacturing Unit To Sanmina

Dell Taps Nvidia Blackwell Ultra For Latest AI Servers

Dell introduces servers running Nvidia’s Blackwell Ultra AI GPUs as high costs, intense competition pressure profit margins This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Dell Taps Nvidia Blackwell Ultra For Latest AI Servers

Microsoft’s GitHub Offers AI Coding Agent

Microsoft’s GitHub expands AI offerings with semi-autonomous programming agent, Azure to offer models from xAI, Mistral, Black Forest Labs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft’s GitHub Offers AI Coding Agent

Huawei Debuts HarmonyOS Laptop With 18-Inch Folding Display

Huawei launches MateBook Pro laptop with 18-inch folding display powered by company’s own HarmonyOS operating system and processing chips This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huawei Debuts HarmonyOS Laptop With 18-Inch Folding Display

Intel Blasts ‘Irrational’ EU Fine From 16-Year-Old Case

Intel tries to convince EU General Court to scrap 376m euro competition fine stemming from alleged monopolistic practices 20 years ago This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Blasts ‘Irrational’ EU Fine From 16-Year-Old…

EU Moves Toward Settlement On Microsoft Teams Bundling Probe

European Commission says it will seek feedback from Microsoft competitors and customers over unbundling and interoperability concessions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Moves Toward Settlement On Microsoft Teams Bundling Probe

Meta Asks Judge To Dismiss FTC Antitrust Case

Meta tells judge FTC failed to prove its case to court, asks for speedy end to trial that questions its acquisitions of Instagram, WhatsApp This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Asks Judge To…

Coinbase Hit By $400m Crypto Scam

Criminals bribe Coinbase staff, contractors for customer data and use it to scam them out of lucrative tokens in latest crypto attack This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Coinbase Hit By $400m Crypto Scam

US, UAE To Build Massive Abu Dhabi AI Campus

US and United Arab Emirates to build largest AI data centre complex outside US as White House liberalises flow of advanced chips This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US, UAE To Build Massive Abu…

Trump Has A “Little Problem” With Apple’s Tim Cook

President Donald Trump berates Apple boss Tim Cook, over reported switch of US iPhone production from China to India This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump Has A “Little Problem” With Apple’s Tim Cook

Amazon Axes Jobs At Devices, Services Group – Again

Job cuts at Amazon group responsible for Alexa voice assistant, Echo devices, Kindle, and Zoox self-driving cars This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Axes Jobs At Devices, Services Group – Again

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US ‘Nears Deal’ With UAE On Advanced AI Chips

Reported deal with UAE could allow it to import 500,000 advanced Nvidia chips per year, three or four times previous compute limit This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US ‘Nears Deal’ With UAE On…

Waymo Recalls Vehicles After Minor Collisions

Google spin-off Waymo recalls more than 1,200 vehicles after probe found they crashed into chains, gates and other road barriers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Waymo Recalls Vehicles After Minor Collisions

EU ‘Likely To Accept’ Microsoft Offer On Office, Teams

European Commission reportedly likely to accept Microsoft offer to ease competition with Office, Teams after antitrust complaints This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU ‘Likely To Accept’ Microsoft Offer On Office, Teams

M&S Hackers ‘Targeting US Retailers’

Google security researcher says M&S, Co-op hackers also targeting US firms, highlights probable link to 2023 hacks of MGM and Caesars casinos This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: M&S Hackers ‘Targeting US Retailers’

Paris Woman Targeted In Latest Crypto Kidnap Attempt

A woman and her child escape kidnap attempt in street of Paris in latest of string of crimes targeting figures linked to crypto industry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Paris Woman Targeted In…

Co-op Hopes For Weekend Improvements After Cyber-Attack

Co-op says it has brought ordering system back online after hack two weeks ago and expects availability to improve this weekend This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Co-op Hopes For Weekend Improvements After Cyber-Attack

US Revokes Biden-Era AI Export Rule

White House revokes rule announced in January that placed strict limits on AI chip exports to cut off China access to advanced chips This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Revokes Biden-Era AI Export…

Tesla Sees ‘Slow Demand’ For New Model Y

Tesla’s refreshed Model Y EV, introduced in January, shows signs of sluggish demand amidst rising competition, backlash against company This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Sees ‘Slow Demand’ For New Model Y

Intel Chief ‘Focusing On Existing Strategy’

Intel finance chief says Lip-Bu Tan planning no major shake-up of foundry strategy, as company tests latest tech with outside customers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Chief ‘Focusing On Existing Strategy’

Samsung Unveils Thin, Lightweight Flagship Smartphone

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge reduces thickness of flagship device, launches ahead of similar ‘iPhone Air’ expected in September This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung Unveils Thin, Lightweight Flagship Smartphone

White House Cuts Tariffs For Small E-Commerce Parcels

White House cuts levies for small e-commerce parcels entering country from China, hours after deal to suspend massive punitive tariffs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: White House Cuts Tariffs For Small E-Commerce Parcels

Marks & Spencer Warns Customers Over Data Theft

Marks & Spencer acknowledges that customer data was stolen in disruptive cyber-attack that has halted online orders for past three weeks This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Marks & Spencer Warns Customers Over Data…

Huawei, UBTech Team Up On Humanoid Robots

Huawei joins forces with UBTech on smart factories and other tech as China seeks wider adoption of humanoid robots in industry, home This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huawei, UBTech Team Up On Humanoid…

EU Queries SES, Intelsat Customers Over $3.1bn Merger

European Commission sends questionnaires to customers of SES, Intelsat over competition as it probes satellite merger This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Queries SES, Intelsat Customers Over $3.1bn Merger

Regulator Probes Tesla Safety Ahead Of Robotaxi Launch

US auto safety regulator says Tesla robotaxi service planned for launch in June raises safety questions similar to ongoing FSD probe This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Regulator Probes Tesla Safety Ahead Of Robotaxi…

Apple ‘Mulls’ iPhone Price Rises – Without Citing Tariffs

Apple considers raising prices on iPhones, but determined not to cite tariffs as the reason, Wall Street Journal reports This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple ‘Mulls’ iPhone Price Rises – Without Citing Tariffs

AI Start-Up Perplexity ‘Raising $500m’ On $14bn Valuation

Nvidia-backed AI start-up Perplexity reportedly in advanced talks for $500m funding round valuing it at $14bn as it challenges Google This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AI Start-Up Perplexity ‘Raising $500m’ On $14bn Valuation

OpenAI, Microsoft ‘Renegotiating’ Deal Around Future IPO

OpenAI, Microsoft reportedly reworking agreements worth more than $13bn as OpenAI seeks future IPO and Microsoft seeks ongoing tech access This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI, Microsoft ‘Renegotiating’ Deal Around Future IPO

China, US Reach Deal To Pause Punitive Tariffs

China, US agree to suspend punitive tariffs for 90 days after levies of more than 100 percent roiled supply chains, caused economic chaos This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China, US Reach Deal To…

CoreWeave ‘Seeking $1.5bn In Debt’ After IPO Disappointment

AI data centre provider CoreWeave reportedly seeks around $1.5bn as it looks to refinance its debt burden, after underwhelming IPO This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CoreWeave ‘Seeking $1.5bn In Debt’ After IPO Disappointment

UK Government Backs AESC EV Battery Plant In £1bn Deal

Japan-based AESC to proceed with massive expansion of Sunderland EV battery plant after securing £1bn in government-backed financing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Government Backs AESC EV Battery Plant In £1bn Deal

Huawei Shows First HarmonyOS Laptop

Huawei gives preview of first laptop to run HarmonyOS instead of Windows as company pushes ahead with self-sufficiency drive This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huawei Shows First HarmonyOS Laptop

Murdered Man Addresses Arizona Court In AI Video

Christopher Pelkey addresses Arizona court in AI-generated victim statement created by family, four years after his road-rage murder This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Murdered Man Addresses Arizona Court In AI Video

Google Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit For $50m

Google agrees to pay $50m to settle allegations of race discrimination in proposed class-action lawsuit in tech giant’s latest bias case This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit For $50m

Anthropic Says DOJ Plan Would Harm AI Investment

DOJ plan to monitor Google’s AI investments would stymie deals with smaller firms, says AI start-up and Google partner Anthropic This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Anthropic Says DOJ Plan Would Harm AI Investment

Nvidia ‘Downgrading’ H20 AI Chip For China

Nvidia reportedly tells customers it is preparing July release for downgraded H20 AI chip with reduced memory capacity This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia ‘Downgrading’ H20 AI Chip For China

Bill Gates Hits Out At Elon Musk Over Children Deaths

Elon Musk responds, after Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates lashes out at Musk and Doge in extraordinary statement This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Bill Gates Hits Out At Elon Musk Over Children Deaths

Tesla Fails In Attempt To Trademark ‘Robotaxi’ – Report

US Patent and Trademark Office denies Tesla attempt to trademark the term ‘Robotaxi’, but another application is still under examination This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Fails In Attempt To Trademark ‘Robotaxi’ –…

Google Partners Elementl Power To Develop Nuclear Projects

Amid growing energy demand from AI systems, Google to provide capital for three nuclear projects in partnership with Elementl Power This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Partners Elementl Power To Develop Nuclear Projects

White House To Redraft Biden’s AI Chip Export Rule

Relief for Nvidia and others? Trump administration says US intends to scrap Biden rule to limit global exports of AI chips This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: White House To Redraft Biden’s AI Chip…

Apple Appeals For Pause In Epic Game Ruling

Apple asks Appeal Court to pause ruling, after judge ordered criminal contempt investigation for “wilful violation” of court order This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Appeals For Pause In Epic Game Ruling

Apple Looks To Add AI Search To Safari – Report

If true, potential bad news for Google, after report that Apple is seeking to add AI search to its Safari web browser This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Looks To Add AI Search…

Jeff Bezos Fund Leads Investment In AI Firm Toloka

Investment fund of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has led an funding round in a Dutch AI firm owned by the spin-off from Yandex This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Jeff Bezos Fund Leads Investment In…

OpenAI To Cut Microsoft Revenue Share – Report

More evidence of cooling relationship? OpenAI reportedly tells investors it expects to cut share revenue it pays to Microsoft by 2030 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI To Cut Microsoft Revenue Share –…

NSO Group Ordered To Pay $167m For 2019 WhatApp Exploit

Jury orders maker of Pegasus spyware to pay WhatsApp millions of dollars in damages for hacking 1,400 people in 2019. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: NSO Group Ordered To Pay $167m For 2019…

Amazon Zoox Robotaxi Software Recall After Crash

Zoox from Amazon conducts voluntary recall after unoccupied Zoox robotaxi collided with a passenger vehicle last month This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Zoox Robotaxi Software Recall After Crash

Elon Musk To Continue OpenAI Lawsuit – Lawyer

Lawyer for Elon Musk says the billionaire plans to proceed with OpenAI lawsuit, despite OpenAI’s recent non-profit announcement This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk To Continue OpenAI Lawsuit – Lawyer

Deliveroo Agrees To $2.9 Billion Acquisition By Doordash

London-based food delivery company Deliveroo accepts acquisition offer worth £2.9bn ($3.9bn) from US competitor DoorDash This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Deliveroo Agrees To $2.9 Billion Acquisition By Doordash

Co-Op Admits Member Data Compromised In Cyberattack

Co-Op hack worse than first thought, after admission member data was accessed and extracted by the “highly sophisticated” attackers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Co-Op Admits Member Data Compromised In Cyberattack

OpenAI Backtracks, Says Non-Profit Will Remain In Control

Will Elon be pleased? OpenAI says going forward it will continue to be overseen and controlled by non-profit operation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Backtracks, Says Non-Profit Will Remain In Control

Nvidia Tweaking AI Chips For China Amid Export Ban – Report

AI chip giant Nvidia again working on China-tailored chips after US export ban, but will Chinese buyers instead opt for local alternatives? This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia Tweaking AI Chips For China…

Skype Shuts Down Today (5 May), After 22 Years Of Service

Tech icon dead. Skype users wanting to save their Skype contacts and Skype conversations are advised to follow these steps. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Skype Shuts Down Today (5 May), After 22…

NCSC Warns UK Retailers After Spate Of Cyberattacks

Britain’s cyber guardian, NCSC, warns retailers of a “wake up” after Harrods become the latest to admit a cyberattack This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: NCSC Warns UK Retailers After Spate Of Cyberattacks

US Asks Judge To Break Up Google Ad Tech Business

More regulatory headaches for Sundar Pichai, as US DoJ asks judge to also breakup Google’s ad tech business This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Asks Judge To Break Up Google Ad Tech Business

Irish Regulator Fines TikTok €530m For GDPR Violation

TikTok fined €530m by Ireland’s privacy regulator for GDPR violation after transferring European data to China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Irish Regulator Fines TikTok €530m For GDPR Violation