Category: Silicon UK

Samsung ‘Pushes For Tax Payouts’ In Vietnam

Samsung, other multinationals push for reimbursements as higher OECD-mandated tax regime set to take effect on 1 January This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung ‘Pushes For Tax Payouts’ In Vietnam

Crypto Bosses Look To China Ahead Of Hong Kong Rules

High-profile cryptocurrency founders say Hong Kong regulatory regime and Beijing white paper show hope for China as future crypto hub This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Crypto Bosses Look To China Ahead Of Hong…

Pension Funds Warn Members Over Capita Breach

Pension funds now warning hundreds of thousands of members over potential loss of personal data from Capita breach earlier this year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Pension Funds Warn Members Over Capita Breach

Amazon Offers Term Time-Only Working Amidst Strikes

Amazon offers term time-only working for warehouse staff with children as it faces union recognition bid and ongoing strike action in Coventry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Offers Term Time-Only Working Amidst…

The Gravitational Pull of Data

As the quantities of data generated every second continue to expand, how does this affect business processes? All enterprises are data companies. How can businesses manage these massive datasets to minimise the impact of data gravity? This article has been…

Arm Rolls Out Next-Gen Smartphone Chip Tech

UK-based Arm announces Cortex-X4 core and Immortalis-G720 GPU for next-gen smartphone processing, AI and ML performance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Arm Rolls Out Next-Gen Smartphone Chip Tech

Foxconn Raises Pay At Key China iPhone Plant

iPhone assembler Foxconn raises pay and bonuses at key plant in Zhengzhou following weeks of disruption last year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Foxconn Raises Pay At Key China iPhone Plant

China ‘To Put Humans On Moon’ By 2030

China confirms objective to put humans on Moon by 2030 as it presents increasingly direct competition to US space programme This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China ‘To Put Humans On Moon’ By 2030

Lawyer Submits Brief With False ChatGPT-Generated References

Lawyer faces sanctions after submitting brief that contained multiple references that proved to have been fabricated wholesale by ChatGPT This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Lawyer Submits Brief With False ChatGPT-Generated References

Twitter Quits EU Code Of Practice On Disinformation

Twitter leaves EU’s voluntary code of practice amidst cost-cutting, but industry commissioner Thierry Breton warns obligations remain This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter Quits EU Code Of Practice On Disinformation

Singapore Wealth Fund Cuts Pay Amidst FTX Fallout

Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings cuts staff and senior management pay after writing off $275m FTX investment This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Singapore Wealth Fund Cuts Pay Amidst FTX Fallout

Ericsson Whistleblower Awarded $279m By SEC

Nice little earner. Record $279 million award from the US SEC to unnamed Ericsson whistleblower, over bribery case This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ericsson Whistleblower Awarded $279m By SEC

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 4

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 25/05/2023. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech…

Virgin Galactic Spaceplane Lands Safely After Test Flight

Spaceplane from Virgin Galactic makes first return to edge of space in nearly two years, to restart Richard Branson’s space tourism business This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Virgin Galactic Spaceplane Lands Safely After…

EU Approves Viasat Inmarsat Merger

European blessing. Last remaining regulatory hurdle cleared, allowing proposed merger of Viasat and Inmarsat This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Approves Viasat Inmarsat Merger

Virgin Orbit Shuts Down After Chapter 11 Filing

Sir Richard Branson ends Virgin Orbit operations going forward, with assets being sold off to rivals in space launch sector This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Virgin Orbit Shuts Down After Chapter 11 Filing

Bail Rescinded For Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon

Higher court in Montenegro rescinds 800,000 euro bail for Do Kwon due to flight risk concerns, after US and South Korean charges This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Bail Rescinded For Terra Co-Founder Do…

Meta Sells Giphy At Huge Loss After CMA Order

Mark Zuckerberg firm takes $260m (£210m) loss selling gif search engine Giphy, after UK ordered its divestment This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Sells Giphy At Huge Loss After CMA Order

Netflix Password Crackdown Arrives In UK, US

Popular streaming platform Netflix extends its crackdown on password sharing to 103 countries, in search for additional income This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Netflix Password Crackdown Arrives In UK, US

EU Restarts Apple Tax Case Before EU’s Top Court

European Commission argues before Court of Justice of the European Union that lower decision to discard 13bn euro Apple tax case was ‘flawed’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Restarts Apple Tax Case…

Microsoft China Exec Warns Of Hasty China AI Investments

Microsoft China chief technology officer warns hasty investments in ChatGPT-style AI tools by Chinese companies could lead to losses This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft China Exec Warns Of Hasty China AI Investments

Schools’ AI Weapon Detection Systems Accused Of Flaws

Artificial intelligence-powered weapons detection systems used in US schools are less effective than claimed, industry watchers say This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Schools’ AI Weapon Detection Systems Accused Of Flaws

Regulator Group Proposes First Global Crypto Rules

International securities regulator Iosco proposes first global crypto standards for member states in wake of FTX collapse This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Regulator Group Proposes First Global Crypto Rules

TikTok Sues Montana Over App Ban

Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok sues US state of Montana over law that would ban distribution of app in state on security grounds This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Sues Montana Over App…

Italy Data Protection Office Plans Broader AI Review

Italy’s proactive data protection regulator plans broader review of AI after brief banon ChatGPT amidst mounting concerns around field This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Italy Data Protection Office Plans Broader AI Review

Nvidia Builds ‘Grace’ CPU-Powered Supercomputer

Nvidia, known for GPUs, scores with for new Grace CPU in University of Bristol’s Isambard 3 supercomputer, to be built with HP Enterprise This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia Builds ‘Grace’ CPU-Powered Supercomputer

Meta Fined Record £1bn Over Facebook Data Transfers

Ireland data office fines Facebook parent Meta £1bn over continued transfers of user data to US, presenting risk to ‘fundamental rights’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Fined Record £1bn Over Facebook Data…

Tencent Launches WeChat Palm Payments

Chinese social media giant Tencent launches payments using palm scanners in Beijing metro, with further expansion planned This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tencent Launches WeChat Palm Payments

Council Publishes 15,000 Staff Salary Details Online

South Lanarkshire Council accidentally publishes salaries and national insurance numbers of 15,000 staff in Freedom of Information response This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Council Publishes 15,000 Staff Salary Details Online

China Bans Micron From Key Infrastructure

China internet regulator finds Micron products pose ‘major security risk’, amidst growing tensions with US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Bans Micron From Key Infrastructure

First Lawsuit From TikTok Users Over Montana Ban

Five TikTok content creators in Montana file a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the US state’s ban on short video platform This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: First Lawsuit From TikTok Users…

Silicon Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 3

Welcome to Silicon Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 19/05/2023. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon Pulse: Your Tech News Update:…

Poland Blames Russia After DDoS Attacks On News Websites

Polish government minister directly blames Russia, after local news websites suffer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Poland Blames Russia After DDoS Attacks On News Websites

Montana First US State To Ban China’s TikTok

Montana become the first US state to ban TikTok, after its governor signs legislation to halt downloading it from app stores in the territory This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Montana First US State…

BT To Cut 55,000 Jobs By 2030

Sign of things to come? BT is cull 55,000 jobs by 2030, and says that a fifth of the roles will be replaced by AI This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BT To Cut…

US Offers $10 Million Reward For Russian Hacker

US DoJ charges Russian national with ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure in the US and elsewhere This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Offers $10 Million Reward For Russian Hacker

Meta Paid Verification Arrives For UK Users

Paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, dubbed Meta Verified, launches in UK at a cost of £9.99 per month for each service This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Paid Verification Arrives For UK…

Google To Cull Inactive Accounts At Year End

Search engine giant Google says it will begin to delete inactive accounts unused for more than two years, starting in December This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google To Cull Inactive Accounts At Year…

Musk Says He Must Approve All Tesla Hires

Elon Musk tells Tesla managers he must directly approve all Tesla hires, as he turns attention to car firm following months at Twitter This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Musk Says He Must Approve…

CMA Chief Defends Activision Decision Before Parliament

CMA chief executive defends Microsoft-Activision decision to Parliament, saying agency is not seeking to foster ‘hostile environment’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CMA Chief Defends Activision Decision Before Parliament

EU Ministers Approve World’s First Crypto Rules

EU finance ministers approve MiCA, pushing forward world’s first comprehensive regulatory regime for crypto assets amidst chaos in sector This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Ministers Approve World’s First Crypto Rules

Amazon ‘Adding ChatGPT-Like Features’ To Product Search

Amazon reportedly developing ChatGPT-like features for main product search, as it seeks to add conversational interface to Astro robot This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon ‘Adding ChatGPT-Like Features’ To Product Search

North Korea ‘Stole $721m’ In Crypto From Japan

Study estimates North Korean hackers have stolen $721m in crypto from Japan since 2017, one-third of global total This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: North Korea ‘Stole $721m’ In Crypto From Japan

UK Further Restricts Microsoft-Activision Buy

UK CMA regulator places further restrictions on Microsoft and Activision to ‘prevent pre-emptive action’ by companies This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Further Restricts Microsoft-Activision Buy

Kioxia, Western Digital ‘Accelerate’ Merger Talks

Toshiba memory spin-off Kioxia and Western Digital said to accelerate merger talks amidst oversupply, falling demand This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Kioxia, Western Digital ‘Accelerate’ Merger Talks

Mike Lynch Extradited To Face Trial In California

UK entrepreneur Mike Lynch extradited to California to face criminal fraud charges over $11bn sale of Autonomy to HP more than a decade ago This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mike Lynch Extradited To…

Musk Names Linda Yaccarino As Twitter Chief

Former NBCUniversal advertising chief to take helm at Twitter under ownership of Elon Musk as company seeks to bring back large brands This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Musk Names Linda Yaccarino As Twitter…

Elon Musk Finds New CEO For Twitter

Elon Musk to remain in charge of parent company X Corp, as identity of new Twitter CEO has not been confirmed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk Finds New CEO For Twitter

Appian World 2023: Focus On AI, Data Management

Appian Data Fabric has been adopted by 94 percent of Appian’s new customers, despite being an optional bolt on This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Appian World 2023: Focus On AI, Data Management

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 2

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 12/05/2023. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech…

Hybrid Working Key Factor For Most Tech Workers

Techspace report finds that three quarters of tech workers consider hybrid working a key factor when choosing future employer This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Hybrid Working Key Factor For Most Tech Workers

Microsoft Freezes Salaries, Amid Economic Uncertainty

CEO Satya Nadella informs Microsoft workforce there will be no salary increases in 2023, and executive bonuses will be ‘down considerably’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Freezes Salaries, Amid Economic Uncertainty

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman To Testify Before US Congress

Head of AI provider OpenAI to testify before US Congress, as lawmakers scramble to develop legislation for AI sector This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman To Testify Before US Congress

Google I/O: Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a

New hardware device offerings include a budget Pixel 7a smartphone, a foldable Pixel smartphone, as well as a Pixel tablet This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google I/O: Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a

Google I/O: AI For Google Search

At its annual developer conference, Google revealed new hardware and software, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google I/O: AI For Google Search

Microsoft Signs Nuclear Fusion Power Deal

Clean energy development. Helion Energy signs deal to provide clean nuclear fusion energy to Microsoft by 2028 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Signs Nuclear Fusion Power Deal

Twitter To Launch Encrypted Direct Messaging

Elon Musk reveals Twitter is to launch encrypted direct messages on Wednesday, and voice and video chat are to follow This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter To Launch Encrypted Direct Messaging

Nearly Half Of Ransomware Victims Pay Up, Sophos Finds

Sophos report finds ransomware encryption attacks at their highest level for four years, with 66 percent of organisations being targetted This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nearly Half Of Ransomware Victims Pay Up, Sophos…

UK’s CMA Approves Viasat Inmarsat Merger

UK watchdog greenlights proposed merger of Viasat and Inmarsat, finding there is sufficient competition in the market This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK’s CMA Approves Viasat Inmarsat Merger

British Man Pleads Guilty To Infamous Twitter Hack

Man alleged to have carried out 2020 hack of public figures including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, pleads guilty in US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: British Man Pleads Guilty To Infamous…

TikTok Sister Site Douyin Mandates Labels For AI Content

TikTok’s Chinese sister platform Douyin publishes new rules mandating labels for AI-generated content, as sector faces increasing regulation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Sister Site Douyin Mandates Labels For AI Content

Porsche To Add Mobileye Driver Assistance To Future Cars

VW sportscar brand Porsche in major deal to add Mobileye driver-assistance platform to future vehicles after ending Argo AI support This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Porsche To Add Mobileye Driver Assistance To Future…

Twitter To ‘Purge’ Inactive Accounts

Elon Musk says Twitter to ‘purge’ long-inactive accounts, archive them and make usernames available to others This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter To ‘Purge’ Inactive Accounts

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Warns Over AI Misuse

AI is likely to be misused by ‘bad actors’ to spread fraud and misinformation and must be regulated, says Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Warns Over…

LinkedIn To Shutter China Site, Cut 716 Jobs

Microsoft-owned business social network LinkedIn to close remaining China job application service, cut 716 jobs amidst tougher regulation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: LinkedIn To Shutter China Site, Cut 716 Jobs

Truecaller To Offer WhatsApp Caller ID As Scams Surge

Caller ID app Truecaller to offer service on WhatsApp, other messaging services as telemarketers, scammers switch to internet calls This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Truecaller To Offer WhatsApp Caller ID As Scams Surge