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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

US Probes DeepSeek National Security Implications

US officials investigating DeepSeek national security implications, amidst questions around privacy for AI start-up that rattled markets This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Probes DeepSeek National Security Implications

DeepSeek Goes Quiet For Lunar New Year After AI Shock

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek goes into quiet mode for week-long Lunar New Year holiday after shock popularity roils world tech stocks This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: DeepSeek Goes Quiet For Lunar New Year…

X Works With Visa To Offer Real-Time Payments

X plans to offer Visa-powered X Money Account in US later this year as it seeks to develop ‘everything app’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: X Works With Visa To Offer Real-Time Payments

Tech Tycoons Lose $94bn In DeepSeek AI Sell-Off

Tech bosses lose combined $94bn, led by Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, after DeepSeek AI success roils world markets This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tech Tycoons Lose $94bn In DeepSeek AI Sell-Off

Trump Says DeepSeek Is AI ‘Wake-Up Call’

US president Donald Trump says success of DeepSeek’s low-cost AI model should be ‘wake-up call’ to US industry, after market shock This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump Says DeepSeek Is AI ‘Wake-Up Call’

Crypto Exchange KuCoin To Pay $297m In US Settlement

Major crypto exchange KuCoin agrees to pay more than $297m in US legal settlement in latest result of crypto enforcement actions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Crypto Exchange KuCoin To Pay $297m In…

Indian News Publishers Join OpenAI Legal Action

Indian news publishing group files to join legal action against OpenAI over alleged misuse of copyrighted materials to train ChatGPT models This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Indian News Publishers Join OpenAI Legal Action

Low-Cost Chinese AI Chatbot Roils Tech Stocks

AI chatbot from Chinese start-up DeepSeek jumps to top of iOS free downloads in US, shaving billions off tech stocks around world This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Low-Cost Chinese AI Chatbot Roils Tech…

Inexpensive Chinese AI Chatbot Roils Tech Stocks

AI chatbot from Chinese start-up DeepSeek jumps to top of iOS free downloads in US, shaving billions off tech stocks around world This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Inexpensive Chinese AI Chatbot Roils Tech…

Meta Tests Advertising On Threads In US, Japan

Meta begins testing advertising on Twitter-like Threads as social media advertisers seek alternatives to troubled TikTok This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Tests Advertising On Threads In US, Japan

X Refused To Remove Video Viewed By Southport Killer

X refused to remove violent video of Australian knife attack that was viewed by Southport killer minutes before murders, says regulator This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: X Refused To Remove Video Viewed By…

Meta To Spend Up To $65bn On AI This Year

Meta plans to spend up to $65bn on AI infrastructure this year, as it faces competition from rival companies and ‘Stargate’ initiative This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta To Spend Up To $65bn…

Banks Look To Sell Twitter Takeover Debt

US banks look to sell significant portion of the debt that financed 2022 acquisition of Twitter, now X, amidst Musk’s growing political clout This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Banks Look To Sell Twitter…

Crypto Firms Sign Up To Trump-Linked Lobby Group

Several cryptocurrency companies, including the companies behind Kraken and Blockchain.com as well as Ripple Labs, are amongst the dozens of enterprises and wealthy individuals who have retained Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm linked to US president Donald Trump, since his…

OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Automates Online Tasks

OpenAI launches AI agent called ‘Operator’ to automatically fill out forms, make restaurant reservations, book holidays, order shopping etc This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Automates Online Tasks

Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

After Meta had warned that India’s data sharing ban could collapse WhatsApp’s business model, tribunal suspends ban This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

Samsung Touts AI Features With Galaxy S25 Smartphones

Launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 sees the handsets described as being “a true AI companion” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung Touts AI Features With Galaxy S25…

Tech Giants Announce $500 Billion AI Plan In US

OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and others form joint venture called ‘The Stargate Project’ – to build $500 billion AI infrastructure in US This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tech Giants Announce $500 Billion AI Plan…

CMA Chair Replaced By Government Amid Growth Drive

Government replaces chairman of the competition watchdog with former Amazon boss, amid Labour’s “growth” drive in UK This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CMA Chair Replaced By Government Amid Growth Drive

Google Invests $1 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic

More investment into OpenAI rival Anthropic, after Google reportedly makes fresh investment of more than $1 billion This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Invests $1 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic

The State of Additive Manufacturing 2025

Discover the current state of additive manufacturing, exploring its advancements, challenges, and impact on industries like aerospace and healthcare. Learn how 3D printing is driving innovation, sustainability, and decentralised production. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the…

The State of Additive Manufacturing: Head-to-Head

Explore insights from Mathieu Pérennou, Additive Manufacturing Solutions Director at Hexagon, on how 3D printing is transforming industries. Discover advancements in materials, sustainability, and supply chain innovation in this expert interview. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read…