Tag: Silicon UK

Microsoft To Host Elon Musk’s Grok AI Chatbot – Report

Surprise development? OpenAI’s long-term backer, Microsoft, is reportedly getting ready to host Elon Musk’s Grok AI model This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft To Host Elon Musk’s Grok AI Chatbot – Report

Apple Warns Trump’s Tariffs Will Raise Costs By $900m

Apple says iPhones sold in US will no longer come from China, as Q2 results show it has so far mostly avoided Trump’s tariff impact This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Warns Trump’s…

Apple Ordered To Pay Optis $502m In 4G Patent Dispute

UK court orders Apple to pay Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology hundreds of millions of dollars, but Apple says it will appeal This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Ordered To Pay Optis $502m In…

Microsoft Pledges To Protect European Operations From Trump

Redmond announces new European commitments, including expansion of its data centre footprint on this side of the pond This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Pledges To Protect European Operations From Trump

Meta Benefits From Strong Ad Sales, Despite Tariff Concerns

Meta pleases Wall Street as financial results reveal advertising resilience, despite disruption concerns from Trump’s tariffs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Benefits From Strong Ad Sales, Despite Tariff Concerns

Apple Referred For Criminal Contempt Investigation By Judge

Court rules Apple wilfully violated and ignored 2021 decision in Epic Games trial, as US judge says Apple executive “outright lied” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Referred For Criminal Contempt Investigation By…

Microsoft Profit, Sales Rise Amid Trump Economic Woes

Microsoft’s financials provide some welcome news for tech sector, as the Q1 GDP of the United States under Trump drops This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Profit, Sales Rise Amid Trump Economic Woes

Tesla Denies Board Sought To Replace Elon Musk

“Absolutely false”. Tesla board chair denies report that headhunters were approached to seek replacement for Elon Musk This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Denies Board Sought To Replace Elon Musk

UK Unveils Draft Rules For Crypto Industry

UK to align with US on crypto approach, with draft rules for industry that “support innovation while cracking down on fraudsters” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Unveils Draft Rules For Crypto Industry

Toyota ‘Collaboration’ With Waymo For Autonomous Cars

Preliminary agreement between Waymo and Japanese car giant Toyota for Google’s unit pioneering autonomous driving tech This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Toyota ‘Collaboration’ With Waymo For Autonomous Cars

Amazon’s Project Kuiper Launches To Challenge Musk’s Starlink

First launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites takes place, as Jeff Bezos challenge to Elon Musk’s Starlink begins This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon’s Project Kuiper Launches To Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Private Equity Firms ‘Circle’ NCC Group’s Escode

Several buyout firms reportedly interested in NCC Group unit Escode as UK cybersecurity company says reviewing strategic options This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Private Equity Firms ‘Circle’ NCC Group’s Escode

Amazon Sellers ‘Pull Back’ From Prime Day Over Tariffs

Third-party sellers reportedly pulling back from participation in Prime Day mega-sale to protect profit margins amidst tariff war This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Sellers ‘Pull Back’ From Prime Day Over Tariffs

Huawei ‘To Begin Testing’ Next-Gen AI Chip Ascend 910D

Huawei reportedly set to receive first batch of Ascend 910D AI chip samples as it seeks to capitalise on new Nvidia restrictions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huawei ‘To Begin Testing’ Next-Gen AI…

Pegatron ‘Continuing’ Manufacturing Plans Despite Tariffs

Apple, Dell supplier Pegatron says tariffs not disrupting manufacturing strategy, but could lead to empty shelves in US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Pegatron ‘Continuing’ Manufacturing Plans Despite Tariffs

M&S Tells Distribution Centre Staff To Stay At Home

Marks & Spencer tells agency staff at central England distribution hub to stay at home on Monday as it grapples with cyberattack This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: M&S Tells Distribution Centre Staff To…

Power In Spain, Portugal Knocked Out By Atmospheric Anomaly

Portuguese power operator attributes widespread outages across Iberian peninsula to extreme temperature variations This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Power In Spain, Portugal Knocked Out By Atmospheric Anomaly

DoorDash Makes £2.7bn Buyout Offer For Deliveroo

London-based food delivery company Deliveroo says DoorDash made buyout offer at £1.80 per share as US company looks to expand in Europe This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DoorDash Makes £2.7bn Buyout Offer For…

Pure EV Sales Regain Market Share In China

Sales and market share of pure EVs regain their edge over plug-in hybrids amidst falling lithium prices, fast-charging technologies This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Pure EV Sales Regain Market Share In China

Nigeria Upholds $220m Fine Against Meta Over Data Policies

Nigerian court upholds fine by competition and consumer protection agency over collecting user information without consent This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nigeria Upholds $220m Fine Against Meta Over Data Policies

Spotify ‘To Raise Prices Outside US’ This Summer

Spotify reportedly plans price rises across markets outside the US this summer as it seeks to boost profits, considers premium plans This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Spotify ‘To Raise Prices Outside US’ This…

Google Ad Monopoly Remedy Trial To Begin On Friday

Judge sets 2 May date for Google and US Justice Department hearing to consider remedies after advertising monopoly ruling This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Ad Monopoly Remedy Trial To Begin On Friday

Meta Cuts Staff In Oculus Studios Division

Facebook parent Meta cuts staff in Oculus Studios division, including Supernatural game it acquired for $400m two years ago This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Cuts Staff In Oculus Studios Division

M&S Apologises After Cyberattack, Halts Online Orders

British retailer Marks & Spencer apologises after it struggles to recover from cyberattack this week, and halts online orders This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: M&S Apologises After Cyberattack, Halts Online Orders

Alphabet Rises As AI Initiatives Begin To Pay Off In Q1

Boom time. Amid ongoing cost cutting and potential break-up threat, Alphabet profits surge as AI bets start to pay off This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Alphabet Rises As AI Initiatives Begin To Pay…

Apple To Manufacture Most US iPhones In India – Report

Apple to pivot manufacturing of iPhones for US away from China and to India, after weeks of Trump’s tariff and trade war chaos This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple To Manufacture Most US…

OpenAI Would Buy Google’s Chrome, Executive Tells Judge

AI pioneer OpenAI is interested if Google is forced to sell of its Chrome browser amid antitrust trial in United States This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Would Buy Google’s Chrome, Executive Tells…

Trump’s Meme Coin Value Surges After Dinner Invitation

Leading holders of Trump meme coin receive invitation to private gala dinner with US President, prompting conflict of interest concerns This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump’s Meme Coin Value Surges After Dinner Invitation

TSMC Reveals A14 Tech To Meet AI Chip Capacity

TSMC unveils new A14 manufacturing technology that stitches together bigger and faster chips to deal with AI demand This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TSMC Reveals A14 Tech To Meet AI Chip Capacity

Meta AI Access On Ray-Ban Glasses Expands In Europe

Meta has expanded access to its AI assistant in more European countries, for users of its Ray-Ban smart glasses This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta AI Access On Ray-Ban Glasses Expands In Europe

DeepSeek Transferred Data Without Consent, Says South Korea

Privacy concerns continue for China’s DeepSeek, after South Korean regulator says platform transferred data without consent This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DeepSeek Transferred Data Without Consent, Says South Korea

Meta Begins Advertising On Threads Globally

Mark Zuckerberg firm Meta Platforms makes adverts on Threads app available to all eligible advertisers worldwide This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Begins Advertising On Threads Globally

Former OpenAI Staff Seek To Block For-Profit Conversion

Ten former staffers ask attorney generals in California and Delaware to block OpenAI’s for-profit conversion This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Former OpenAI Staff Seek To Block For-Profit Conversion

European Commission Fines Both Apple, Meta For DMA Breaches

European regulators have issued both Apple and Meta Platforms with fines totalling hundreds of millions of euros for breaching DMA This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: European Commission Fines Both Apple, Meta For DMA…

The Ransomware Business Model: The State of Cybercrime

Ransomware has become big business. This article reveals how cybercriminals operate, why attacks are surging, and what businesses must do to protect themselves. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: The Ransomware Business Model: The…

Intel To Cut Over 20 Percent Of Workforce – Report

Struggling chip giant Intel posed to announce plans to cut more than 20 percent of its staff, under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel To Cut Over 20 Percent…

Shopify Must Face California Privacy Lawsuit

Appeals court ruling reopens case that had been dismissed, finding Shopify must face trial under California consumer privacy law This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Shopify Must Face California Privacy Lawsuit

FTC Sues Uber Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Practices

US trade regulator says Uber signed users up for Uber One plan without their knowledge, exaggerated discounts, made it difficult to cancel This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTC Sues Uber Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription…

Amazon ‘Pauses’ Some Data Centre Leasing Plans

Amazon’s AWS cloud unit pauses some leasing talks around new data centres, analysts say, in latest sign of caution in AI spending This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon ‘Pauses’ Some Data Centre Leasing…

CATL Introduces ‘Naxtra’ Sodium-Ion Batteries

Latest CATL sodium-ion batteries have energy density and range closer to lithium-ion units using cheap and abundant materials This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CATL Introduces ‘Naxtra’ Sodium-Ion Batteries

Russian Court Says Google Disclosed Data On Ukraine Casualties

Russian court finds Google liable for YouTube video allegedly disclosing personal data on Russian casualties in Ukraine This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Russian Court Says Google Disclosed Data On Ukraine Casualties

Head Of Chinese Chip Tools Company Drops US Citizenship

Gerald Yin, founder, chairman and chief executive of key Chinese chip tools maker AMEC, drops US citizenship following new US restrictions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Head Of Chinese Chip Tools Company Drops…

Huawei Updates Smart Glasses With Live Translation

Huawei launches Titanium edition of Eyewear 2 smart glasses with gesture controls and AI-powered simultaneous translation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huawei Updates Smart Glasses With Live Translation

Italian Newspaper Hails ‘Success’ With AI-Generated Supplement

Italian newspaper Il Foglio says four-page AI-generated supplement published every day for a month shows benefits and limitations of tech This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Italian Newspaper Hails ‘Success’ With AI-Generated Supplement

Italy, White House Condemn ‘Discriminatory’ Tech Taxes

Italy, White House issue joint statement condemning ‘discriminatory’ tech taxes as US seeks to end levy on multinational digital giants This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Italy, White House Condemn ‘Discriminatory’ Tech Taxes

Google To Appeal Portions Of Ad Monopoly Ruling

Google says it will appeal ‘adverse’ portions of ruling that found its ad business is illegal monopoly, says decision was ‘mixed’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google To Appeal Portions Of Ad Monopoly…

TSMC Denies Talks With Intel Over Chipmaking Joint Venture

Denial from TSMC, after multiple reports it was in talks with Intel over a joint venture to operate Intel chip factories This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TSMC Denies Talks With Intel Over Chipmaking…

US State Dept Closes Office Flagging Russia, China Disinformation

Federal office that tackled misinformation and disinformation from hostile nations is closed down, after criticism from US conservatives This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US State Dept Closes Office Flagging Russia, China Disinformation

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Makes Surprise Visit To China

After Nvidia admits it will take $5.5 billion charge as Trump export limits of slower AI chip, Jensen Huang makes surprise visit to Beijing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang…

Temu, Shein To Increase US Prices After Trump’s Tariffs

Two Chinese retailers warn customers in America that prices will increase next week, as Trump’s hefty tariffs bite This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Temu, Shein To Increase US Prices After Trump’s Tariffs

Tesla Whistleblower Wins Legal Ruling Against Elon Musk

Engineer Cristina Balan wins latest round in her long-running defamation claim against Elon Musk’s EV firm This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Whistleblower Wins Legal Ruling Against Elon Musk

ASML, Others Outline Impact Of Trump’s Tariffs

Chip making giant ASML mirrors other equipment makers, and outlines financial impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: ASML, Others Outline Impact Of Trump’s Tariffs

China Names US Operatives For Alleged Cyberattacks

China is reportedly pursuing three alleged US NSA operatives, after cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Names US Operatives For Alleged Cyberattacks

Nvidia Expects $5.5 Billion Hit As US Tightens Export Controls

H20 chip designed for Chinese market now requires special export licence, as Trump Administration tightens AI chip exports This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia Expects $5.5 Billion Hit As US Tightens Export Controls

Google Sued In UK For Online Search Domination

Search engine giant being sued for £5 billion ($6.64 billion) damages over allegations for online search domination This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Sued In UK For Online Search Domination

AI in Cybersecurity: Double-Edged Sword or Game-Changer?

AI is transforming cybersecurity, offering faster defence and smarter attacks. Learn how businesses can harness its power while managing the rising risks. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AI in Cybersecurity: Double-Edged Sword or…

OpenAI Releases GPT-4.1 With Improved Coding

OpenAI says GPT-4.1 model family can understand prompts with up to 1 million tokens, features improved coding over GPT-4o This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Releases GPT-4.1 With Improved Coding

Apple ‘Developing’ Two Vision Pro Headset Successors

Apple reportedly working on lighter, cheaper Vision Pro, another model that links directly to Mac for low latency This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple ‘Developing’ Two Vision Pro Headset Successors

Meta Begins Using EU Users’ Data To Train AI

Meta to use public posts from EU users on Facebook, Instagram to train AI models after delayed rollout in bloc last month This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Begins Using EU Users’ Data…

Blue Origin Sends All-Female Crew Into Space

Blue Origin jaunt sends Jeff Bezos fiancée Lauren Sanchez into space along with Katy Perry and other celebrity tourists This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Blue Origin Sends All-Female Crew Into Space

Intel Sells Majority Stake In Altera To Silver Lake

Intel sells 51 percent of programmable chip unit Altera to Silver Lake Partners in deal that values it at half its acquisition price This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Sells Majority Stake In…

Apple Leads Smartphone Market In First Quarter

Apple tops smartphone sales worldwide in first quarter after iPhone 16e launch, in spite of sagging demand in US, Europe, China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Leads Smartphone Market In First Quarter

FTC Argues Meta Must Sell Instagram, WhatsApp

FTC tells court Meta created barriers to entry with its purchases of WhatsApp, Instagram to create illegal monopoly This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTC Argues Meta Must Sell Instagram, WhatsApp

Ireland Data Regulator Opens X Probe Over Grok AI Training

Ireland data protection commission investigates X, formerly Twitter, over use of EU users’ data for training AI chatbot Grok This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ireland Data Regulator Opens X Probe Over Grok AI…

US Regulator Rejects Appeal Over Amazon Nuclear Deal

US energy regulator rejects request for rehearing after it rejected plan for Amazon to buy power directly from nuclear reactor This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Regulator Rejects Appeal Over Amazon Nuclear Deal

Amazon Chief Jassy Defends AI Spending

Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy defends billions in spending on AI infrastructure, saying ‘aggressive’ expenditure needed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Chief Jassy Defends AI Spending

EV Maker Lucid Buys Plant From Bankrupt Nikola

Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors buys Arizona factory, former headquarters of bankrupt Nikola, offers jobs to 300 staff This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EV Maker Lucid Buys Plant From Bankrupt Nikola

Tesla Stops Taking China Orders For US-Made Vehicles

Tesla stops taking orders in China for US-made Model S and Model X electric vehicles amidst spiralling trade war, increasing tariffs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Stops Taking China Orders For US-Made…

China Exempts Outsourced Chips From Tariffs

China will not levy duties on imports of US-branded chips unless they are actually manufactured there, in potential blow to US-based plants This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Exempts Outsourced Chips From Tariffs

Microsoft Pushes Ahead With Launch Of ‘Recall’ AI Snapshots

Microsoft moves step closer to general release of controversial AI Recall feature that stores comprehensive history of users’ activities This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Pushes Ahead With Launch Of ‘Recall’ AI Snapshots

Google Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – Report

Hundreds of staff within the Android, Chrome and Pixel teams at Alphabet’s Google are reportedly being laid off This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – Report

OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk, Citing Interference

Escalation of feud between Sam Altman and Elon Musk, after OpenAI confirms it is now suing Musk who sued OpenAI twice last year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk, Citing…

PC Shipments Grow In Q1 Amid Tariff Worries

Shipments of personal computers grew in the first quarter, IDC and Canalys report, amid concern at the impact of Trump’s tariffs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: PC Shipments Grow In Q1 Amid Tariff…

AI To Drive Data Centre Energy Demand

Report from International Energy Agency (IEA) warns AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AI To Drive Data Centre Energy Demand

Amazon Delays Project Kuiper Launch Amid Bad Weather

First launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites pushed back amid “stubborn” cloud cover, heavy winds This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Delays Project Kuiper Launch Amid Bad Weather

Microsoft Overtakes Apple As Most Valuable Public Company

Apple’s share price plummets over 23 percent in recent days, promoting Microsoft as world’s most valuable public firm This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Overtakes Apple As Most Valuable Public Company

Bitcoin Falls Further, As Trump’s Tariffs Roil Markets

Global markets continue to plummet, as Trump tariffs go into force – including a 104 percent tariff on China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Bitcoin Falls Further, As Trump’s Tariffs Roil Markets

Ofcom Launches First ‘Online Safety Act’ Investigation

British regulator Ofcom announces first investigation under new digital safety laws, into an online suicide forum This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ofcom Launches First ‘Online Safety Act’ Investigation

US DoJ Disbands Crypto Enforcement Team

Crypto free for all? US Justice Department is disbanding team of prosecutors who targetted cryptocurrency crimes This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US DoJ Disbands Crypto Enforcement Team