Category: Silicon UK

TSMC Investment Plans For Taiwan Unchanged – Report

Amid growing concerns about China’s intentions for Taiwan, government minister says TSMC local investments remain unchanged This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TSMC Investment Plans For Taiwan Unchanged – Report

US Government Looks To Establish Rules For AI

US Commerce Department requests public comments on AI accountability measures, in first step for AI governance rules This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Government Looks To Establish Rules For AI

PC Shipments Decline 30 Percent, Gartner Finds

Gartner reports that PC shipments worldwide have declined 30 percent in Q1, backing up similar findings from rival IDC This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: PC Shipments Decline 30 Percent, Gartner Finds

How Secure are Composable Architectures?

As composable architectures continue to expand and influence the future of e-commerce, is the security of these technologies being fully considered? Is composable intrinsically more secure than the monolith? This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original…

Apple Doubles Investment In Carbon Removal Fund

Investment by Apple of another $200 million in the ‘Restore Fund’, to remove carbon emissions and support sustainable forestry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Doubles Investment In Carbon Removal Fund

Ethereum Upgrade Set To Release Billions In Value

Shanghai-Capella upgrade to Ethereum blockchain continues shift away from energy-intensive ‘mining’ system to ‘proof of stake’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ethereum Upgrade Set To Release Billions In Value

China’s SenseTime Shows AI Chat, Image Tools

Chinese AI firm SenseTime shows ChatGPT-style chatbot as well as AI-powered image and 3D content creation tools This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China’s SenseTime Shows AI Chat, Image Tools

Alibaba Launches ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot

Chinese tech giant Alibaba launches ChatGPT-style AI chatbot called Tongyi Qianwen, plans to integrate across all products This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Alibaba Launches ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot

Cornwall Mines ‘May Have To Export’ Lithium For EVs

Cornwall lithium mine projects may have to export the metal abroad if there is no domestic EV battery infrastructure, says company founder This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Cornwall Mines ‘May Have To Export’…

Report Details ‘Unauditable’ Chaos At FTX

Debtor’s report from failed FTX details lack of internal controls at company as top executives allegedly quashed complaints This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Report Details ‘Unauditable’ Chaos At FTX

PC Shipments Slump 29 Percent, Led By Apple

Apple sees biggest slump in PC shipments along with HP, Lenovo, Dell and others as pandemic-era demand dissipates This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: PC Shipments Slump 29 Percent, Led By Apple

Volkswagen To Build EV Academy In China’s Hainan

Volkswagen to build electric vehicle academy in China’s Hainan province as it seeks to hold on to top spot in world’s biggest car market This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Volkswagen To Build EV…

BBC Protests ‘Government Funded’ Label On Twitter

BBC protests ‘Government Funded Media’ label on Twitter after NPR earlier labelled ‘State-Affiliated’ in row over editorial independence This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BBC Protests ‘Government Funded’ Label On Twitter

Tesla To Build Major Battery Plant In Shanghai

Tesla to build second plant for large-scale ‘Megapack’ batteries in Shanghai, supplementing production of California factory This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla To Build Major Battery Plant In Shanghai

Samsung To Cut Chip Production, Amid Profit Decline

Electronics giant Samsung will make “meaningful” cut to chip production, amid global downturn in semiconductor demand This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung To Cut Chip Production, Amid Profit Decline

Elon Musk’s Twitter Sued Again Over Unpaid Bills

Small businesses in US sue Twitter, alleging Elon Musk’s firm failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid invoices This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk’s Twitter Sued Again Over Unpaid…

Genesis Market Takedown Sees 120 Suspects Arrested

Largest online marketplace selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide has been taken down in international operation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Genesis Market Takedown Sees 120 Suspects Arrested

Google Staff In London Walkout Over Job Cuts

Some of Google’s 5,000 staff in the UK walkout over dispute about job cuts, mirroring similar walkout in Zurich last month This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Staff In London Walkout Over Job…

China Asks WTO To Scrutinise Chip Export Restrictions

Beijing seeks WTO help, and says it will “take decisive measures to safeguard its rights and interests” after Japan joined chip restrictions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Asks WTO To Scrutinise Chip…

Virgin Media Suffers Broadband Outage, Again

Second outage for Virgin Media broadband users on Tuesday, leaves company executives red faced and customers angry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Virgin Media Suffers Broadband Outage, Again

Foreign Cash Flows Into China On Alibaba Breakup Plan

Foreign investment in China surges after Alibaba announces breakup plan, as investors see sign of more business-friendly attitude from Beijing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Foreign Cash Flows Into China On Alibaba Breakup…

Japan Set To Ramp Chip Spending Amidst US Push

Japan expected to sharply increase spending on chipmaking equipment as it takes advantage of US-China trade war to boost its position This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Japan Set To Ramp Chip Spending Amidst…

Virgin Media Broadband Outage Affects Thousands

Thousands of users across the UK report problems with Virgin Media home broadband as overnight outage lasts for hours This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Virgin Media Broadband Outage Affects Thousands

Martha Lane-Fox Warns Against AI ‘Hysteria’

Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane-Fox warns against AI ‘hysteria’ and calls for ‘reasonable conversations’ amidst ChatGPT frenzy This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Martha Lane-Fox Warns Against AI ‘Hysteria’

Virgin Orbit Files For Bankruptcy In US

Sir Richard Branson satellite launch firm Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy in US after failing to secure funding, 18 months after Nasdaq debut This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Virgin Orbit Files For Bankruptcy…

Paris To Ban E-Scooters After Referendum

Paris to ban e-scooters after voter poll, but providers criticise vote in which only 4 percent of residents took part This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Paris To Ban E-Scooters After Referendum

Tesla Sets New Record With Q1 Vehicle Shipments

Tesla sets new shipment record for first quarter following worldwide price cuts, but faces intense competition and economic uncertainty This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Sets New Record With Q1 Vehicle Shipments

TikTok Owner ByteDance Sees Revenues Soar 30 Pct

TikTok owner ByteDance sees revenues soar 30 percent in 2022 over 2021 as it faces growing hostility outside of China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Owner ByteDance Sees Revenues Soar 30 Pct

Google Faces £3.4bn UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Dominance

Google faces second collective UK legal action over claims its dominance of market illegally reduced publishers’ revenues This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Faces £3.4bn UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Dominance

E3 Video Game Gala Event Cancelled

Organisers cancel E3 video game gala return to in-person event as long-running conference struggles to adapt to post-Covid world This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: E3 Video Game Gala Event Cancelled

Italy Bans ChatGPT Over Personal Data Risk

Italian data regulator bans ChatGPT in country and opens probe into whether chatbot’s data collection complies with GDPR This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Italy Bans ChatGPT Over Personal Data Risk

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: How to Combat Cloud Fraud

While telco fraud is currently a prominent news story, there’s a little less chatter on the emerging threat of cloud fraud against enterprises. Learn what current challenges face your business with cloud fraud. Discover techniques to protect your business against…

Twitter Revokes New York Times Checkmark

Elon Musk revokes ‘verified’ checkmark on New York Times Twitter account after newspaper says it will not pay monthly fee This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter Revokes New York Times Checkmark

Leaked Vulkan Files Reveal Kremlin’s Cyberwarfare Tactics

Explosive documents leaked by whistleblower in protest of Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, shine a light on Russia’s cyberwarfare operations This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Leaked Vulkan Files Reveal Kremlin’s Cyberwarfare Tactics

Virgin Orbit Lays Off 85 Percent Of Staff

Nearly 700 jobs to go at Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit Holdings, amid reports it will cease operations This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Virgin Orbit Lays Off 85 Percent Of Staff

Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case

US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case

The Risk and Reward of ChatGPT in Cybersecurity

Unless you’ve been on a retreat in some far-flung location with no internet access for the past few months, chances are you’re well aware of how much hype and fear there’s been around ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed…

Why Leaders Must Embrace Technological Chaos

Experience has shown me that chaos can bring about major opportunities for you and your business which would not have materialised in a stable world. Managing chaos is what distinguishes a truly great leader. Many people fear it. Great leaders…

Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Deal Faces Phase 2 CMA Probe

Decision by Broadcom not to offer the UK watchdog remedies to its Phase 1 concerns, triggers in-depth Phase 2 investigation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Deal Faces Phase 2 CMA…

South Korea, US Seek Do Kwon Extradition

Who has first dibs? South Korea and the United States have both requested the extradition of Terra co-founder Do Kwon This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: South Korea, US Seek Do Kwon Extradition

Apple Launches Buy Now, Pay Later Service For US

Fintech move for Apple after it launches service to allow consumers in the US to pay for purchases over time This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Launches Buy Now, Pay Later Service For…

Government Sets Out ‘Adaptable’ AI Plan

White paper sets out UK government’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and seeks feedback from AI professionals This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Government Sets Out ‘Adaptable’ AI Plan

Silicon Labs: Logitech MX Mouse and Keyboard

Full-sized keyboards have fallen out of fashion in the drive to deliver keyboards with smaller form factors to meet the demands of remote workers who may have limited space. However, a full-size keyboard for those who spend hours at their…

Silicon Labs: MX Master 3S Mouse

Designed to complement the MX Keyboard, the MX Mouse shares the same design quality and colour scheme. As a result, they certainly look professional on your desk. Logitech has been evolving the design of its mouse for several decades. In…

Is the future of social media subscription-based?

Meta is the latest tech giant to embrace a subscription-based model, and its new Meta Verified offering follows hot on the tails of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s brainchild, Twitter Blue. But will Meta Verified shake up the social space forever,…

Alibaba Group To Split In Major Restructure

Alibaba Group to split into six independent unit in major restructure following years of intense pressure from regulators This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Alibaba Group To Split In Major Restructure

Guaranteeing Employee Loyalty for Organisational Success

Based on the latest Gallup Poll research, over half (53%) of employees desire jobs that offer greater stability, contributing to ongoing shifts in the job market. This year, businesses should create a cohesive environment that encourages open communication, collaboration, and…

How Do Market Leaders Get Valuable Consumer Data in 2023

As technology advanced, the scope of treasure hunting expanded, and searching for treasure in previously inaccessible or unknown locations became possible, providing new insights into the world. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: How…

Future Data Breach Threats to UK Businesses

As technology continues to permeate every aspect of our lives, data breaches have become an ever-growing threat for organisations across the UK, with regular news of high-profile brands targeted by cybercriminals. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read…

France Set To Legalise AI-Powered Surveillance For Olympics

French National Assembly set to approve ‘intelligent’ AI-powered surveillance to safeguard 2024 Paris Olympics, amidst human rights outcry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: France Set To Legalise AI-Powered Surveillance For Olympics

Is the Future of Social Media Subscription-Based?

Meta is the latest tech giant to embrace a subscription-based model, and its new Meta Verified offering follows hot on the tails of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s brainchild, Twitter Blue. But will Meta Verified shake up the social space forever,…

A Recession Must Not Halt Modernisation Programmes

A crisis is not necessarily the time for caution. In fact, difficult conditions call for innovative approaches – and there is little doubt about the difficulties ahead. In September, inflation climbed to 10.1%, and the Bank of England announced that…

US Reglators Seek Ban On Crypto Exchange Binance

US regulators sue biggest crypto exchange Binance, alleging violations of US financial laws and seeking injunction This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Reglators Seek Ban On Crypto Exchange Binance

US Reglators Seek To Ban Crypto Exchange Binance

US regulators sue biggest crypto exchange Binance, alleging violations of US financial laws and seeking injunction This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Reglators Seek To Ban Crypto Exchange Binance

US Lawmakers Push TikTok Ban Bill After CEO Testimony

US lawmakers signal increased support for bill that could ban TikTok, after five-hour testimony by chief executive Chew Shou Zi This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Lawmakers Push TikTok Ban Bill After CEO…

Baidu Shows Corporate Chatbot Skills In Closed Session

Baidu shows corporate-focussed chatbot capabilities in closed-door session, but lack of press event triggers investor worries This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Baidu Shows Corporate Chatbot Skills In Closed Session

Intel Co-Founder Gordon Moore Dies At 94

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, known for ‘Moore’s Law’, dies at 94 after helping create modern tech industry and build Silicon Valley This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Co-Founder Gordon Moore Dies At 94

Failed Silicon Valley Bank Assets Acquired By Rival

Assets of failed Silicon Valley Bank acquired by competitor First Citizens in FDIC-brokered deal as banking sector jitters continue This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Failed Silicon Valley Bank Assets Acquired By Rival

Twitter Says Source Code Posted Online

Twitter takes legal action to take down ‘stolen’ source code posted on GitHub and identify who uploaded it, amidst ongoing turmoil This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter Says Source Code Posted Online

Turning the Unamazing into the Amazing

Learn how your business can better support each customer via every touchpoint. How to treat each customer as an individual and how empowering your agents can promote high levels of efficiency and wellbeing. This article has been indexed from Silicon…

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Arrested In Montenegro

Interpol confirms Do Kwon arrested after six months on the run, after spectacular demise of TerraUSD cryptocurrency This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Arrested In Montenegro

Is Private 5G the Future of Business Connectivity?

As 5G expands, how are businesses using the network to connect their enterprises to customers, business partners and remote workers? Is taking more network control with private 5G a pivotal strategy to ensure innovation continues? This article has been indexed…

Silicon In Focus Podcast: The Cybersecurity Skills Gap

How important has cybersecurity skills become in an enterprise’s defence against the growing cyberattacks they face? Is cybersecurity often seen as just an ‘IT issue’ with little specialist skills or training within a business? And how are businesses approaching the…