Category: Silicon UK

France Fines Apple Over Ad Tracking Feature

Apple fined 150m euros over App Tracking Transparency feature that it says abuses Apple’s market dominance on iOS devices This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: France Fines Apple Over Ad Tracking Feature

Samsung AI Fridge Creates Shopping Lists, Adjusts AC

Samsung’s Bespoke AI-powered fridge monitors food to create shopping lists, displays TikTok videos, locates misplaced phones This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung AI Fridge Creates Shopping Lists, Adjusts AC

OpenAI To Release Open-Weight AI Model

OpenAI to release customisable open-weight model in coming months as it faces pressure from open-source rivals DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI To Release Open-Weight AI Model

China Approves First ‘Flying Car’ Licences

In world-first, China approves commercial flights for EHang autonomous passenger drone, paving way for imminent launch of aerial city tours This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Approves First ‘Flying Car’ Licences

Elon Musk’s xAI Buys Social Media Platform X

Elon Musk sells social media platform X to his AI start-up xAI in a move to combine resources, share AI-fuelled market value with X investors This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk’s xAI…

TikTok Shop Expands In Europe Amidst US Uncertainty

TikTok opens e-commerce shopping in Germany, France, Italy as US future remains uncertain over divest-or-ban law This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Shop Expands In Europe Amidst US Uncertainty

SMIC Sees Record Revenue, But Halved Profits

SMIC sees revenues rise 27 percent for 2024, but profits fall nearly 50 percent amidst sanctions, intensified competition This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SMIC Sees Record Revenue, But Halved Profits

Microsoft Drops AI Data Centre Projects

Microsoft drops data centre projects amounting to 2 gigawatts of power consumption as investors question massive AI capital expenditures This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Drops AI Data Centre Projects

Tencent Invests £1bn In Ubisoft Spin-Off

Ubisoft and Tencent to create new joint-venture developing some of company’s highest-profile games, including Assassin’s Creed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tencent Invests £1bn In Ubisoft Spin-Off

BYD Tops Tesla On Global Revenues

China’s BYD beats out Tesla in worldwide revenues with $107bn in sales for 2024, as Tesla sees sales plummet in Europe and elsewhere This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BYD Tops Tesla On Global…

NHS Software Provider Fined £3m Over Breach

NHS software services provider Advanced Computer Software Group fined £3m over ransomware breach that compromised data, shut down services This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: NHS Software Provider Fined £3m Over Breach

Trump’s SEC Pick Pledges ‘Coherent’ Crypto Rules

Trump’s nominee for SEC Chairman, Paul Atkins, has pledged a “rational, coherent, and principled approach” for digital assets This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump’s SEC Pick Pledges ‘Coherent’ Crypto Rules

Waymo Confirms Washington DC Robotaxi Plan For 2026

Pioneering robotaxi service from Alphabet’s Waymo to go live in Washington DC next year, as US expansion continues This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Waymo Confirms Washington DC Robotaxi Plan For 2026

US Adds 50 Chinese Firms To AI, Chip Blacklist

Dozens of Chinese firms added to US export blacklist, in order to hamper Beijing’s AI and computing initiatives This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Adds 50 Chinese Firms To AI, Chip Blacklist

OpenAI’s Lightcap To Take On Expanded Role

OpenAI chief operating officer Brad Lightcap to oversee international expansion as company consolidates lead in AI industry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI’s Lightcap To Take On Expanded Role

Pat Gelsinger Joins Faith-Based Tech Company Gloo

Former Intel chief Gelsinger expands role at Gloo, becoming executive chairman and head of technology amidst move into AI This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Pat Gelsinger Joins Faith-Based Tech Company Gloo

China Unveils Deep-Sea Cable-Cutting Device

Chinese researchers publish details on device that could wreak havoc on undersea communications cables in times of crisis This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Unveils Deep-Sea Cable-Cutting Device

Xiaomi Raises $5.5bn In Expanded Share Sale

Smartphone maker Xiaomi reportedly raises about $5.5bn in Hong Kong share sale as it invests heavily in move to electric vehicles This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Xiaomi Raises $5.5bn In Expanded Share Sale

MEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips Act

MEPs add to Commission pressure for second EU Chips Act amidst industry calls for renewed support for European semiconductor sector This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: MEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips Act

Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman

Meta says it will stop targeting personalised Facebook ads at UK woman after legal battle, considers paid ad-free subscriptions in UK This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For…

Ex-Cruise Chief Vogt Raises $150m For Robotics Start-Up

Former Cruise chief executive Kyle Vogt reportedly raises $150m for The Bot Company at $2bn valuation, as investors rush to back AI start-ups This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ex-Cruise Chief Vogt Raises $150m…

Nine EU Countries Push For New Chips Act

Nine EU countries led by the Netherlands push European Commission for follow-up to 2023 EU Chips Act to boost manufacturing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nine EU Countries Push For New Chips Act

Apple Reshuffles Executives As AI Plans Struggle

Apple reportedly reassigns Siri development to executive behind Vision Pro after acknowledging delays to much-hyped AI features This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Reshuffles Executives As AI Plans Struggle

Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation

Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to manipulating tokens’ trading volume and price after extradition from Portugal This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation

Google Agrees To $28m Settlement In Bias Case

Google agrees to pay $28m to settle claims it offered higher pay and more opportunities to white and Asian staff This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Agrees To $28m Settlement In Bias Case

Tencent Capex Triples As It Invests In AI

Chinese social media giant Tencent triples capital expenditure on AI data centres and other areas in 2024, sees continued rise this year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tencent Capex Triples As It Invests…

EU Hands Apple First Interoperability Requirements

EU gives Apple demands for third-party developer access to iOS features and greater responsiveness in communications This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Hands Apple First Interoperability Requirements

EU Charges Google Over DMA Violations

Preliminary findings from European Commission argue Google unfairly restricts app developers, self-preferences in search This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Charges Google Over DMA Violations

EU Hands Apple Interoperability Requirements

EU gives Apple demands for third-party developer access to iOS features and greater responsiveness in communications This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Hands Apple Interoperability Requirements

Suspects Charged In Huawei EU Parliament Corruption Probe

Belgian authorities charge five people in probe into suspected corruption involving Huawei, following raids and arrests last week This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Suspects Charged In Huawei EU Parliament Corruption Probe

Adobe Launches AI Agents To Enhance Online Marketing

Adobe announces range of AI-based tools for engaging with users as they navigate websites and improving productivity for marketers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Adobe Launches AI Agents To Enhance Online Marketing

Xiaomi Raises EV Target Amidst Sales Surge

Xiaomi raises full-year EV delivery target to 350,000, says it has delivered more than 135,000 so far, as smartphone sales jump This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Xiaomi Raises EV Target Amidst Sales Surge

Apple Loses Bid To Evade German Antitrust Rules

Apple loses bid in Germany’s top civil court to remove designation under special antitrust rules for biggest tech companies This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Loses Bid To Evade German Antitrust Rules

Mercedes-Benz Trials Humanoid Robots From Apptronik

Mercedes-Benz testing ‘Apollo’ from Texas start-up Apptronik for potential production-line use, amidst growing interest in humanoid robots This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mercedes-Benz Trials Humanoid Robots From Apptronik

South Korea Sees China Chip Exports Slump

South Korean chip exports to China fall by nearly one-third after US government restricts sales of AI-friendly HBM memory This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: South Korea Sees China Chip Exports Slump

Tech Firms Now Face Fines Under Online Safety Act

Ofcom now has power to issue fines and other penalties for failure to remove illegal online content under Online Safety Act This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tech Firms Now Face Fines Under Online…

OpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US Rules

OpenAI document proposes exemption from state regulations, access to copyrighted materials, promotion of US AI systems abroad This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US Rules

Tesla Developing Cheaper Model Y To Stem China Losses

Tesla reportedly developing cheaper version of popular Model Y EV to stem market-share losses in China as sales sag worldwide This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Developing Cheaper Model Y To Stem China…

Medusa Ransomware Hits Critical Infrastructure

Medusa ransomware group has affected more than 300 critical infrastructure organisations in US alone, warn CISA, FBI, MS-ISAC This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Medusa Ransomware Hits Critical Infrastructure

European Parliament Bans Huawei Lobbyists After Arrests

European Parliament bans Huawei lobbyists after police make arrests in corruption probe around company’s links to to European Parliament This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: European Parliament Bans Huawei Lobbyists After Arrests

Global Smartwatch Sales Fall For First Time

Worldwide smartwatch sales see first-ever decline as market leader Apple records 19 percent year-over-year drop This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Global Smartwatch Sales Fall For First Time

Binance Token Rises After Trump Stake Report

Binance BNB token rises after WSJ report the Trump family is in talks to secure a stake in Binance’s US operation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Binance Token Rises After Trump Stake Report

Meta’s Community Notes To Use X’s Algorithm

Community Notes testing across Facebook, Instagram and Threads to begin next week in US, using algorithm from Elon Musk’s X This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta’s Community Notes To Use X’s Algorithm

Intel Appoints Chip Veteran Lip-Bu Tan As CEO

Former board member and respected chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan appointed to lead troubled US chip giant Intel This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Appoints Chip Veteran Lip-Bu Tan As CEO

Mobile Browser Market Not Working Well – CMA

Report from CMA’s independent inquiry group concludes mobile browser markets not working well, but cloud gaming gets a pass This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mobile Browser Market Not Working Well – CMA

Trump Buys A Tesla, But Not Allowed To Drive It

Elon Musk turns White House driveway into Tesla showroom to allow Donald Trump to choose and purchase a Tesla EV This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump Buys A Tesla, But Not Allowed To…

Northvolt Files For Bankruptcy In Sweden

After filing for bankruptcy protection in the US last year, struggling EV battery maker Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Northvolt Files For Bankruptcy In Sweden

OpenAI Launches Developer Tools To Build AI Agents

Amid growing competition from Chinese rivals, OpenAI has launched new tools for developers to build advanced AI agents This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Launches Developer Tools To Build AI Agents

Telegram Blocked In Two Russian Regions – Report

Russia media report that the Telegram app is blocked in two regions over concerns it “could be used by enemies” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Telegram Blocked In Two Russian Regions – Report

Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems

Bad news for Nvidia? Facebook owner Meta has reportedly begun testing its first in-house chip for training AI systems This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems

Elon Musk’s X Suffers Multiple Outages

Nation-state cyberattack? Elon Musk blames outages on Monday at X (formerly Twitter) on “massive cyberattack” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk’s X Suffers Multiple Outages

IBM Wins Lawsuit Against LzLabs Over Mainframe Patents

Court ruling. Big Blue lawsuit filed in London had alleged IP theft of mainframe technology by Switzerland-based LzLabs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: IBM Wins Lawsuit Against LzLabs Over Mainframe Patents