Tag: Silicon UK

Google Debuts AI Agent To Aid Scientists, Researchers

Google develops an AI agent, AI co-scientist, to act as virtual scientific collaborator to help scientists uncover new discoveries This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Debuts AI Agent To Aid Scientists, Researchers

Microsoft’s Quantum Chip Utilises New Matter State

Creation of quantum computers is years away, not decades, says Microsoft, as it unveils quantum chip called Majorana 1 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft’s Quantum Chip Utilises New Matter State

Apple Touts ‘Most Affordable’ iPhone 16e

Replacement for the 2022 iPhone SE, the budget iPhone 16e costs from £599 and signals end of home button after 18 year run This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Touts ‘Most Affordable’ iPhone…

Elon Musk’s xAI Introduces Grok-3 AI Chatbot

Latest iteration of Musk’s chatbot, Grok-3, is now available to Premium+ subscribers of X (formerly Twitter) This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk’s xAI Introduces Grok-3 AI Chatbot

Google To Pay $340m To Settle Tax Probe In Italy

Ouch. Italian prosecutors to drop tax case against Google, after tech giant agreed to pay a hefty settlement figure This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google To Pay $340m To Settle Tax Probe In…

What is Data Marketing?

Discover how data marketing is transforming the way businesses engage with consumers. Learn how brands leverage data analytics to create highly targeted campaigns, personalise content, and drive customer engagement. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original…

China President Xi Meets With Top Tech Leaders

High-profile meeting with tech leaders seen as signal China is boosting tech sector after years of disruption from regulatory pressure This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China President Xi Meets With Top Tech Leaders

Amazon Workers In North Carolina Reject Unionisation

Workers at Amazon warehouse near Raleigh vote against joining union, as company continues to challenge North American organisation efforts This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Workers In North Carolina Reject Unionisation

BYD, Geely, Great Wall Add DeepSeek AI To EVs

Chinese electric vehicle giants rush to incorporate DeepSeek AI tech to cars after it creates worldwide sensation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BYD, Geely, Great Wall Add DeepSeek AI To EVs

South Korea To Buy 10,000 GPUs For National AI Hub

South Korea hopes to gain leg up in international AI race with infusion of private investment for national AI computing centre This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: South Korea To Buy 10,000 GPUs For…

Google Puts ‘Profits Over Privacy’ With Tracking Change

Privacy advocates criticise Google over decision to allow companies to track users via digital fingerprints, which takes effect this week This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Puts ‘Profits Over Privacy’ With Tracking Change

South Korea Suspends DeepSeek From App Stores

South Korean data authority suspends Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek from Apple, Google app stores while it addresses privacy issues This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: South Korea Suspends DeepSeek From App Stores

Meta To Build World’s Longest Subsea Fibre Cable

Meta Platforms announces plan to build Project Waterworth, a 50,000 km cable linking five continents as it ramps infrastructure investments This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta To Build World’s Longest Subsea Fibre Cable

Meta Looks To Develop AI-Powered Humanoid Robots

Meta to invest heavily in consumer humanoid robots to carry out tasks within users’ homes, as it aims to create real-world AI platform This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Looks To Develop AI-Powered…

TSMC In Talks To Take Over Intel Chip Factories

TSMC considers taking controlling stake in Intel’s US factories under Trump administration proposal to safeguard US tech manufacturing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TSMC In Talks To Take Over Intel Chip Factories

Baidu Shifts Ernie AI Model To Open Source

Chinese tech giant Baidu to switch Ernie LLM to open source, make it chatbot for free as start-up DeepSeek reshapes AI market This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Baidu Shifts Ernie AI Model To…

US To Renegotiate Chips Act Awards

New US administration seeks to renegotiate some existing Chips Act contracts over companies’ links to China, social requirements This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US To Renegotiate Chips Act Awards

TikTok Returns To Apple, Google Stores In US

TikTok returns to app stores of both Apple and Google in the United States, after Donald Trump delayed ban enforcement until 5 April This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Returns To Apple, Google…

Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

After huge fine, Meta launches ‘Facebook Marketplace Partner Program’ so rival service providers can list ads on Facebook Marketplace in EU This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival…

Apple To Integrate Alibaba’s AI Into iPhones In China

Apple Intelligence in China is reportedly not going to utilise OpenAI’s ChatGPT, after Alibaba confirmed AI partnership with Apple This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple To Integrate Alibaba’s AI Into iPhones In China

UK Minister To State CMA Must Be ‘Less Risk Averse’

Labour’s business secretary Jonathan Reynolds to set out ‘strategic steer’ for UK competition regulator, after ousting chairman This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Minister To State CMA Must Be ‘Less Risk Averse’

Majority Of Businesses Expect A Cyber Breach In 2025

Depressing stat. Research from Zscaler reveals that 60 percent of global businesses expect to suffer a cyber breach this year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Majority Of Businesses Expect A Cyber Breach In…

SEC Files To Pause Legal Battle Against Binance

Donald Trump’s crypto friendly SEC seeks to pause high-profile lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SEC Files To Pause Legal Battle Against Binance

Anduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens Order

Anduril Industries, the defense-tech startup of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, is to take over Microsoft’s $22 billion Pentagon headset order This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Anduril To Take Over Microsoft’s US Army HoloLens…

Man Pleads Guilty To Hack Of SEC X Account

Alabama man admits hack of a US Securities and Exchange Commission social media account to manipulate Bitcoin price This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Man Pleads Guilty To Hack Of SEC X Account

US, UK Refuse To Sign AI Declaration

Both the US and UK refuse to sign an international AI declaration, that had been backed by France, China and India This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US, UK Refuse To Sign AI Declaration

OpenAI ‘Finalising Design’ For In-House AI Chip

OpenAI reportedly set to finalise design for first in-house AI chip within months, putting it on track to come into use next year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI ‘Finalising Design’ For In-House…

International Tensions Surface At Paris AI Summit

China representative at AI Action Summit says tensions with US hindering safety efforts, trades barbs with ‘Godfather of AI’ Bengio This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: International Tensions Surface At Paris AI Summit

BYD To Equip Nearly All EVs With Driving Automation

World’s biggest EV maker BYD to bring advanced self-driving features to nearly all vehicles, in major step toward ADAS accessibility This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BYD To Equip Nearly All EVs With Driving…

Macron Shares Deepfakes As AI Summit Begins

French president Emmanuel Macron shares deepfake videos of himself as France, EU announce AI plans at Paris AI Action Summit This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Macron Shares Deepfakes As AI Summit Begins

France Opens Probe Into X Over Algorithmic Bias

Paris prosecutor’s office opens investigation into alleged algorithmic bias at social media platform X after report by lawmaker This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: France Opens Probe Into X Over Algorithmic Bias

US Proposes DeepSeek Ban For Federal Devices

US House of Representatives proposes bill that could ban Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek from government-issued devices This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Proposes DeepSeek Ban For Federal Devices

DeepSeek Warns Of Scam Websites, Social Media Accounts

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek warns fake social media accounts, websites being used to scam users, sell fraudulent cryptocurrencies This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DeepSeek Warns Of Scam Websites, Social Media Accounts

Google Revises Superbowl AI Ad Over Gouda Controversy

Google revises high-profile Superbowl ad promoting Gemini AI tool over potentially inaccurate figures for gouda cheese consumption This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Revises Superbowl AI Ad Over Gouda Controversy

Blue Origin Mission Successfully Tests Lunar Gravity

This week Blue Origin’s 29th New Shepard flight tested roughly two minutes of lunar gravity forces, simulating Earth gravity This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Blue Origin Mission Successfully Tests Lunar Gravity

Amazon Readies Release Of Revamped Alexa AI – Report

After delays to its Alexa generative AI voice assistant, Amazon invites press outlets to preview event in late February This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Readies Release Of Revamped Alexa AI – Report

Google Joins Others In Ending Diversity Initiatives

Google becomes latest tech firm to scrap some of its diversity hiring targets, and cites executive order from Donald Trump This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Joins Others In Ending Diversity Initiatives

Amazon To Face Legal Action Over Warehouse Closures

Union says it will ask court to compel Amazon to re-open seven closed warehouses in Quebec that triggered 1,700 job losses This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon To Face Legal Action Over Warehouse…

Alphabet Lifts Ban On AI For Weapons

Google ban on use of AI for developing weapons, surveillance tools ended by Alphabet, amid “increasingly complex geopolitical landscape” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Alphabet Lifts Ban On AI For Weapons

European Start-Ups Adopt DeepSeek To Cut Costs

European start-up executives say DeepSeek could make AI more accessible with services at fraction of cost of OpenAI This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: European Start-Ups Adopt DeepSeek To Cut Costs

Texas Bans DeepSeek, Other Chinese Apps

Texas governor bans AI chatbot DeepSeek, RedNote, other popular Chinese apps from government devices over security concerns This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Texas Bans DeepSeek, Other Chinese Apps

OpenAI Launches Research Analysis AI Agent

Microsoft-backed OpenAI launches AI agent intended to replicate work of research analyst, producing complex report based on user prompt This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Launches Research Analysis AI Agent

Ontario ‘Ripping Up’ Starlink Contract

Leader of Canada’s Ontario province says he is ‘ripping up’ £55m satellite broadband contract with Starlink over US tariff threats This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ontario ‘Ripping Up’ Starlink Contract

Barclays Says Outage Caused By ‘Technical Issue’

Barclays says outage that affected banking services for many users over weekend was result of ‘technical issue’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Barclays Says Outage Caused By ‘Technical Issue’

Nvidia’s Huang Meets With Trump After DeepSeek Chaos

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang meets with US president Trump at White House after Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek rattles markets This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia’s Huang Meets With Trump After DeepSeek Chaos

LinkedIn Lawsuit Over AI Training Is Dismissed

Plaintiff dismisses proposed class-action lawsuit against LinkedIn over alleged use of private messages for AI training This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: LinkedIn Lawsuit Over AI Training Is Dismissed

FTX Reaches Settlement With Clinton-Linked K5

FTX reaches settlement with investment firm K5 Global, co-founded by former Hillary Clinton aide, as bankrupt crypto firm readies repayments This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTX Reaches Settlement With Clinton-Linked K5

Italy Blocks DeepSeek Over Data Concerns

Italian Data regulator orders AI start-up DeepSeek to stop processing users’ data, opens probe after receiving ‘insufficient’ answers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Italy Blocks DeepSeek Over Data Concerns

WhatsApp Users Targeted By Israel-Based Spyware

Dozens of WhatsApp users, including journalists and other members of civil society, targeted by Paragon Solutions spyware hacking This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: WhatsApp Users Targeted By Israel-Based Spyware

Meta Discusses Moving Incorporation To Texas

Facebook parent Meta Platforms in discussions over possibly reincorporating in Texas as it seeks more favorable legal regime This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Discusses Moving Incorporation To Texas

Apple iPhone Sales Dip Over Christmas Period, Despite AI

Despite heavily touting its AI credentials, iPhone sales slipped over Christmas period, as Apple continues to lose ground in China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple iPhone Sales Dip Over Christmas Period, Despite…

Microsoft Shares Sink After Cloud Unit Misses Projections

Microsoft’s shares drop in after-hours trading after company says capacity constraints for AI cloud business to continue for months This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Shares Sink After Cloud Unit Misses Projections

Meta Shares Rise On Strong Revenues, Profits

Meta sees rise in revenue, net income, says Meta AI chatbot now has more than 700 million users, up from 600 million last month This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Shares Rise On…

Vodafone Makes Satellite Video Call From Welsh Mountain

Vodafone makes industry-first video call via satellite from Welsh mountain using standard smartphone, as it seeks to roll out space services This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Vodafone Makes Satellite Video Call From Welsh…

Sensitive DeepSeek Data Exposed Online

Cloud security firm Wiz finds sensitive data from AI start-up DeepSeek exposed online, after chatbot emerges into spotlight This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Sensitive DeepSeek Data Exposed Online

Microsoft Probes Whether DeepSeek Stole Data From OpenAI

Microsoft security team investigating whether individuals possibly linked to DeepSeek exfiltrated large amount of data from OpenAI This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Probes Whether DeepSeek Stole Data From OpenAI

Meta Agrees To $25m Trump Settlement

Meta to pay $25m to settle litigation by Donald Trump over 2021 account suspension following violent Capitol riots This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Agrees To $25m Trump Settlement

Garmin Smartwatch Users Report ‘Blue Triangle’ Crash

Range of Garmin smartwatches, including high-end Fenix, reportedly crashing into ‘blue triangle of death’ over corrupt GPS cache file This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Garmin Smartwatch Users Report ‘Blue Triangle’ Crash