Category: Silicon UK

China Ex-Official Publicly Shamed Over Crypto Corruption

Former high-ranking Chinese government official apologises in television broadcast for helping cover up crypto-mining amidst crackdown This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Ex-Official Publicly Shamed Over Crypto Corruption

US Bank Silvergate Covers $8bn In Crypto Withdrawals

US bank Silvergate hit by more than $8 billion in customer crypto withdrawals in late 2022 amidst ‘rapid changes’ in industry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Bank Silvergate Covers $8bn In Crypto…

Wikimedia Denies ‘Infiltration’ By Saudi Spies

Wikimedia Foundation denies Wikipedia was infiltrated by Saudi agents after report by Middle East human rights groups This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Wikimedia Denies ‘Infiltration’ By Saudi Spies

WhatsApp To Bypass Regime Internet Shutdowns

Iran, China blow? Internet shutdowns by authoritarian regimes will not prevent WhatsApp users from messaging, Meta confirms This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: WhatsApp To Bypass Regime Internet Shutdowns

Court Rules Celsius Network Owns Customer Crypto Assets

Legal setback for customers of bankrupt Celsius Network, after US judges rules firm owns most of the deposited cryptocurrency This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Court Rules Celsius Network Owns Customer Crypto Assets

Meta Blow As Irish Watchdog Confirms Hefty Fine

Facebook parent Meta may be prohibited from using personal data for advertising, after EU ruling and Irish fine This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Blow As Irish Watchdog Confirms Hefty Fine

Salesforce To Axe more Than 10,000 Staff

More bad news for Salesforce staffers, as Marc Benioff confirms firm will again axe employees, this time 10 percent of workforce This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Salesforce To Axe more Than 10,000 Staff

Amazon To Axe More Than 18,000 Jobs

E-commerce giant Amazon is to axe thousands more staff than previous reported, as major layoffs continue in early 2023 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon To Axe More Than 18,000 Jobs

Twitter’s Last Pre-Musk Executives Resign

Katie Marcotte, a 10-year Twitter veteran and it’s acting head of human resources, plus product engineering head Behnam Rezaei, have resigned This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter’s Last Pre-Musk Executives Resign

Apple Raises Battery Replacement Costs For Older iPhones

Attempt to encourage users to upgrade to newer iPhone models? Apple raises cost of replacing an out-of-warranty iPhone battery This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Raises Battery Replacement Costs For Older iPhones

Microsoft Officially Recognises First Ever Union

More unionisation among tech workforces. Staff at one of Microsoft’s recent billion dollar plus acquisitions form trade union This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Officially Recognises First Ever Union

Apple Market Value Drops Below $2 Trillion

Share price decline continues in 2023 as Apple’s market value slips below $2 trillion, after it was the first to reach $3 trillion milestone This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Market Value Drops…

CES 2023: German Bionic Shows Upgraded Exoskeleton

German Bionic to show next-gen AI-powered Apogee exoskeleton for manual workers at CES 2023, following launch of Cray X last year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CES 2023: German Bionic Shows Upgraded Exoskeleton

Tesla ‘Promotes China Head’ To Global Role

Tesla reportedly promotes head of China Tom Zhu to global role overseeing delivery in major markets and production at key plants This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla ‘Promotes China Head’ To Global Role

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Data Dividend

Is the latest drive to use data to deliver tangible change across public services likely to succeed? And how can your business take advantage of the data dividend? This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article:…

Tesla Ships Record 1.3 Million Cars In 2022

Tesla ships record 1.3 million cars in 2022, up 40 percent from the previous year, but misses Wall Street targets amidst demand concerns This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Ships Record 1.3 Million…

Russia To Ban Remote Work Abroad

Upcoming Russian law would ban some professions from remote working outside the country, as hundreds of thousands flee Ukraine conflict This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Russia To Ban Remote Work Abroad

Meta Plans Decision On Facebook Trump Ban

Meta planning decision this month on whether to continue banning Donald Trump from Facebook after reinstatement on Twitter This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Plans Decision On Facebook Trump Ban

Apple iPhone Sales Revised Downward Amidst Supply Chaos

Analyst decreases expected iPhone sales for 2022 and first quarter of 2023 as main iPhone plant remains below 70 percent capacity This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple iPhone Sales Revised Downward Amidst Supply…

Twitter Sued As It Stops Paying Rent On Office Space

San Francisco landlord sues Twitter after it stops paying rent on headquarters and other offices, amidst wide-ranging cuts This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter Sued As It Stops Paying Rent On Office Space

Royal Mail Apologises After Hours-Long Digital Outage

Royal Mail apologises after outage left customers unable to access digital services via web or app for several hours last week This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Royal Mail Apologises After Hours-Long Digital Outage