Category: Silicon UK

Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit, Threatens Apple Ban

Surprising twist by Elon Musk after he ditches lawsuit against OpenAI, and also threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT move This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit, Threatens Apple…

London Tech Week 2024

Discover the future of technology at London Tech Week 2024, held at Olympia Events. Experience cutting-edge artificial intelligence innovations, industry insights, and transformative business solutions. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: London Tech Week…

OpenAI Appoints Sarah Friar As First Finance Chief

AI firm OpenAI appoints former Nextdoor chief executive Sarah Friar as first chief financial officer, Kevil Weil as product chief This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Appoints Sarah Friar As First Finance Chief

Chinese Autonomous Driving Start-Up Files For HK Flotation

Start-up Minieye becomes latest mainland China autonomous driving firm to file for Hong Kong IPO in search for international investment This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Chinese Autonomous Driving Start-Up Files For HK Flotation

UK Retailers Sue Amazon For £1bn Claiming Data Misuse

Independent retailers sue Amazon for £1bn in biggest-ever UK retail case alleging company misused their data to launch rival products This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Retailers Sue Amazon For £1bn Claiming Data…

Apple Brings ChatGPT To iPhones, Macs In AI Push

Apple launches ‘Apple Intelligence’ AI strategy across devices, including tie-up with OpenAI’s ChatGPT amidst heavy competition This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Brings ChatGPT To iPhones, Macs In AI Push

NHS Calls For Blood Donations After Ransomware Attack

NHS calls for O-type blood donations after ransomware attack on supplier Synnovis affects ability to match patients’ blood This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: NHS Calls For Blood Donations After Ransomware Attack

Microsoft ‘Recalls’ AI Screenshots After Backlash

Microsoft takes step back on ‘Recall’ AI screenshot feature on Copilot+ PCs after critics compare it to pre-installed spyware This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft ‘Recalls’ AI Screenshots After Backlash

Nio Sees EV Sales Surge Amidst Price War

Chinese EV maker Nio expects record second-quarter sales, launches lower-cost brands as it vies with Tesla, BYD in cutthroat market This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nio Sees EV Sales Surge Amidst Price War

Huawei Claims AI Chip Equals Nvidia

Huawei executive claims its AI chip meets or surpasses one of Nvidia’s most popular GPUs as company becomes serious rival in China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Huawei Claims AI Chip Equals Nvidia

Google Will Not Face Jury In US Adtech Trial

Judge rules Google adtech competition case to be decided in non-jury trial after company pre-emptively pays government $2.3m This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Will Not Face Jury In US Adtech Trial

Staff At Samsung Stage First Ever Walk Out

Trade union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said many workers have staged a first ever strike on Friday This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Staff At Samsung Stage First Ever Walk Out

Mike Lynch Cleared In HP Autonomy Fraud Trial

Dr Mike Lynch has been cleared of all fraud charges in the US, over $11 billion sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mike Lynch Cleared In HP…

Alphabet Names Anat Ashkenazi As CFO

Anat Ashkenazi swaps CFO role in pharmaceutical industry to join Alphabet, replacing outgoing CFO Ruth Porat This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Alphabet Names Anat Ashkenazi As CFO

Amazon’s Zoox Begins Testing In Austin, Miami

Zoox robotaxi unit of Amazon begins testing in Austin, Miami, amid regulatory investigations into self-driving sector This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon’s Zoox Begins Testing In Austin, Miami

SpaceX Completes Fourth Starship Test Flight

Fourth test flight of massive Starship rocket concludes with successful ocean splashdown, despite many tile losses This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SpaceX Completes Fourth Starship Test Flight

Salesforce Opens First AI Centre In London

American CRM giant selects UK capital for its first AI centre where industry, customers and experts can advance AI innovation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Salesforce Opens First AI Centre In London

Australia Drops Knife Attack Case Against X

High profile ‘content ban’ battle with Elon Musk’s X has been dropped by the Australian safety regulator after legal setback This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Australia Drops Knife Attack Case Against X

The Value of Data

Discover the untapped potential of data in today’s digital age. Explore how businesses harness data to drive innovation, improve decision-making, and gain competitive advantages. Unveil the transformative power of data analytics in shaping the future across various industries. This article…

Prosecutors Say Lynch Behind Autonomy Fraud

Federal prosecutors argue former Autonomy chief Mike Lynch responsible for fraud, as case over disastrous HP acquisition nears end This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Prosecutors Say Lynch Behind Autonomy Fraud

Microsoft ‘Cuts Hundreds Of Cloud Jobs’

Microsoft reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs in Azure cloud business, affecting telecoms and space teams, as it profits from AI This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft ‘Cuts Hundreds Of Cloud Jobs’

Spotify Raises US Prices In Profit Drive

Spotify hikes prices in US, its biggest market, following UK rises as it shifts from focus on user growth to expanding profit margins This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Spotify Raises US Prices In…

Nvidia, AMD Hawk AI Chips As Computex Opens

Nvidia’s Huang, AMD’s Su kick off Computex in battling speeches with plans for AI data centres, AI-tuned desktop chips This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia, AMD Hawk AI Chips As Computex Opens

Google To Scale Back AI Searches In Latest Controversy

Google to reduce scope of generative AI-created search result summaries after they included false or bizarre information This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google To Scale Back AI Searches In Latest Controversy

Donald Trump Joins TikTok After Trying To Ban It

Former president Trump joins TikTok and posts first video, after trying to ban app from US as president in 2020 on national security grounds This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Donald Trump Joins TikTok…

Facebook Sees Most Young Adult Users In Three Years

Meta says number of young adult users highest in three years as it seeks to reassure advertisers it remains relevant to younger generation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Facebook Sees Most Young Adult…

Saudi Fund Invests In China’s Biggest AI Start-Up

Saudi Arabian investment fund Prosperity7 reportedly contributes to funding round for China’s Zhipu AI as US tries to keep allies away This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Saudi Fund Invests In China’s Biggest AI…

Int’l Police Target Botnets In ‘Operation Endgame’

Police in Europe, US target multiple botnets in biggest-ever coordinated cyber action to disrupt ‘dropper’ infrastructure This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Int’l Police Target Botnets In ‘Operation Endgame’

Amazon Given FAA Clearance To Expand Drone Deliveries

US aviation regulator grants approval for Amazon to expand its drone delivery service beyond ‘visual line of sight’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Given FAA Clearance To Expand Drone Deliveries

Terra Labs, Do Kwon Settle SEC Fraud Case

Tentative settlement reportedly reached between the US SEC and Singapore’s Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Terra Labs, Do Kwon Settle SEC Fraud Case

BlackRock $20bn ETF Becomes World’s Biggest Bitcoin Fund

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust dethrones decade-old Grayscale investment vehicle to become world’s biggest Bitcoin fund, report finds This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BlackRock $20bn ETF Becomes World’s Biggest Bitcoin Fund

OpenAI Board ‘Not Aware Of ChatGPT Launch’

Former OpenAI board member gives fullest description to date of events that led to surprise sacking of chief executive Sam Altman last year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Board ‘Not Aware Of…

HP Sales Beat Expectations As PCs Return To Growth

HP revenues beat analysts’ expectations as commercial PC sales return to growth after two-year post-pandemic slump This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: HP Sales Beat Expectations As PCs Return To Growth

Shark Tank Host Launches Crowdfunding Site For TikTok Buy

Kevin O’Leary, investor and host of reality programme Shark Tank, launches crowdfunding effort to gauge interest in TikTok buy This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Shark Tank Host Launches Crowdfunding Site For TikTok Buy

OpenAI Creates AI Safety Committee After Criticism

OpenAI creates committee to oversee safety of ‘superintelligent’ AIs after disbanding ‘superalignment’ team amidst criticism over priorities This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Creates AI Safety Committee After Criticism

Nvidia Value Nears Apple As Shares Surge

News of xAI’s $6bn funding round and plans for Nvidia-powered supercomputer extend rally of Nvidia stock as AI frenzy continues This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia Value Nears Apple As Shares Surge

Musk’s Neuralink Seeks Patients For Clinical Trial

Elon Musk brain-chip start-up Neuralink seeks patients for feasibility study after implanting chip in first patient earlier this year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Musk’s Neuralink Seeks Patients For Clinical Trial

TikTok Challenge To US Ban Law Gets September Hearing

Cases by TikTok, ByteDance, content creators get fast-track schedule as company faces forced sale or ban by 19 January This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Challenge To US Ban Law Gets September Hearing

Study Finds Public Interest In AI Lags Industry Hype

Reuters Institute and Oxford University find public not routinely using generative AI in spite of billions invested in sector This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Study Finds Public Interest In AI Lags Industry Hype

EU Adopts Law To Spur Green Tech Manufacturing

EU formally adopts Net-Zero Industry Act that seeks to boost EU green-tech manufacturing against rivals from China and US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Adopts Law To Spur Green Tech Manufacturing

Musk’s xAI ‘To Build Nvidia Supercomputer’

Elon Musk reportedly tells investors in start-up xAI company wants to build massive Nvidia-powered supercomputer by late next year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Musk’s xAI ‘To Build Nvidia Supercomputer’

China Premier Welcomes Foreign Tech Investment

In meeting with Samsung chair Chinese Premier Li Qiang welcomes further investment from foreign firms, promises improved conditions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Premier Welcomes Foreign Tech Investment

China Forms Biggest-Ever Chip Investment Fund

China officially launches third phase of semiconductor ‘Big Fund’ valued at $47.5bn as it seeks chip manufacturing self-sufficiency This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Forms Biggest-Ever Chip Investment Fund

TikTok Cuts ‘Hundreds’ Of Jobs

TikTok to cut jobs from operations and marketing teams amidst broader ByteDance restructuring, as it faces political tensions in US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Cuts ‘Hundreds’ Of Jobs

Elon Musk’s xAI In Funding Round Valuing It At $24bn

Elon Musk artificial intelligence start-up xAI set to conclude funding round valuing it at $24bn in coming weeks amidst heavy competition This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk’s xAI In Funding Round Valuing…

Boeing Starliner Set For 1 June Crewed Launch

Crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner planned to be final test to certify long-delayed vehicle for NASA flights to International Space Station This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Boeing Starliner Set For 1 June Crewed…

Google Invests $350m In India’s Flipkart

Google becomes minority shareholder in Walmart-owned Amazon competitor Flipkart as it progresses investment plans in India This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Invests $350m In India’s Flipkart

Fake Accounts Proliferating On X, Study Warns

Ahead of US presidential election, fake accounts supporting Donald Trump are proliferating on Elon Musk’s X, study finds This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Fake Accounts Proliferating On X, Study Warns

Elon Musk Disagrees With US Tariffs On Chinese EVs

Tesla’s Elon Musk confirms opposition to the Biden Administration’s implementation of 100 percent tariffs on Chinese EVs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk Disagrees With US Tariffs On Chinese EVs

ICO Warns PSNI It Faces £750k Fine Over Data Breach

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) says it cannot afford a £750,000 fine from the ICO, over its self-inflicted data breach This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: ICO Warns PSNI It Faces £750k Fine…

Apple Appeals Against EU’s $2bn Music Streaming Fine

Appeal begins appeal against European Commission’s €1.84bn fine over Apple’s alleged ‘anti-competitive’ music streaming restrictions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Appeals Against EU’s $2bn Music Streaming Fine

OpenAI Agrees Content Deal With News Corp

Another content deal signed. Agreement reached between OpenAI and News Corp for permission to its media content This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Agrees Content Deal With News Corp

Microsoft Recall Triggers Enquiry From UK Data Regulator

Privacy concerns. ICO seeks feedback after Microsoft introduces AI Recall feature that screenshots users’ laptops every two seconds This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Recall Triggers Enquiry From UK Data Regulator

Upcoming Honor Smartphones To Feature Google AI Tech

Honor will include Google AI features in upcoming devices, despite geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Upcoming Honor Smartphones To Feature Google AI Tech

EU Countries Endorse AI Act, Due Next Month

European countries have officially endorsed the flagship EU AI Act, which is due to come into force next month This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Countries Endorse AI Act, Due Next Month

Former OpenAI Executive Raises Safety Concerns

Parting shot. Former head of OpenAI’s safety team criticises safety practices and OpenAI’s focus on ‘shiny products’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Former OpenAI Executive Raises Safety Concerns

US Warns Rising Cyberattacks Against Water Supplies

Critical infrastructure. Utility firms in the US are being urged to do more to protect water supplies amid rising cyberattacks This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Warns Rising Cyberattacks Against Water Supplies

BT Extends Deadline For PSTN Switch To Digital Landlines

Carrier ‘refines’ its digital switchover programme, and extends deadline for UK move from old analogue PSTN to digital landlines This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BT Extends Deadline For PSTN Switch To Digital Landlines

Apple Slashes iPhone Prices In China

Amid intense competition from Huawei and others, Apple has again slashed the price of its iPhone models in China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Slashes iPhone Prices In China