Category: Silicon UK

US Safety Probe Into GM’s Cruise Shut Down

NHTSA closes braking investigation into GM’ Cruise unit, but other investigations into pedestrian accident last year continues This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Safety Probe Into GM’s Cruise Shut Down

Entrepreneurs Must Be Value-Focussed, Tech-Positive, and People-Oriented

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, entrepreneurs face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. As technological advancements and economic shifts continue to reshape industries, successful entrepreneurship requires more than just a good idea. Entrepreneurs must be value-focused, tech-positive, and people-oriented to thrive.…

Bridging the UK Skills Gap in the Tech Sector

The UK tech sector is facing a critical skills shortage, posing challenges for industries reliant on digital expertise. With Labour’s new government proposing the Skills England Bill, there’s renewed hope for bridging this gap. This article explores how these legislative…

The Chiplet’s Path to Victory

Discover how chiplets revolutionize the semiconductor industry, offering scalable performance, reduced costs, and innovation in CPU and supercomputer design. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: The Chiplet’s Path to Victory

CMA Drops Apple, Google App Store Investigations

British competition regulator shuts down investigations into Apple and Google app stores, ahead of new law governing digital markets This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CMA Drops Apple, Google App Store Investigations

Ford Pulls Back On EV Spending

Ford signals a reduction on electric vehicle spending, dropping plans for a EV SUV and postponing launch of EV pickup This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ford Pulls Back On EV Spending

Anthropic Sued For Copyright Infringement By Authors

Authors sue AI firm Anthropic for copyright infringement, who allege AI firm used their and other books to train Claude chatbot This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Anthropic Sued For Copyright Infringement By Authors

Tesla To Receive Lower EU Tariff For Chinese-Made EVs

Imported Tesla electric vehicles from China to receive lower tariff, after European Union halves its planned import duty This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla To Receive Lower EU Tariff For Chinese-Made EVs

Palo Alto Networks Forecasts Strong Security Demand

Shares in Palo Alto Networks rise after company forecasts fiscal 2025 revenues and profits exceeding analysts’ estimates This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Palo Alto Networks Forecasts Strong Security Demand

South Korean AI Chip Makers Sapeon, Rebellions To Merge

South Korean AI chip start-ups Sapeon, Rebellions to merge in effort to challenge market leader Nvidia in ultra-competitive market This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: South Korean AI Chip Makers Sapeon, Rebellions To Merge

Mike Lynch Co-Defendant Dies In Car Accident

Stephen Chamberlain, co-defendant with Mike Lynch on Autonomy fraud charges, died in car accident hours before Lynch went missing at sea This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mike Lynch Co-Defendant Dies In Car Accident

Shanghai Doubles Size Of Chip Investment Fund

New funding round doubles size of Shanghai chip investment fund to about $2bn as China faces increasingly stringent US sanctions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Shanghai Doubles Size Of Chip Investment Fund

X Closes Brazil Office Due To ‘Censorship’

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, closes Brazil office due to ‘censorship orders’ by judge investigating ‘digital militias’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: X Closes Brazil Office Due To ‘Censorship’

Court Narrows Injunction On California Social Media Law

US appeals court throws out much of injunction that blocks California law aimed at protecting children from harmful effects of social media This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Court Narrows Injunction On California Social…

TikTok Says US Data Not Linked To China

TikTok says US Justice Department made factual errors in describing company’s links to China, as it seeks to overturn potential ban This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Says US Data Not Linked To…

Duke of Sussex Speaks Against Online Misinformation

Duke of Sussex speaks out against misinformation at summit on digital responsibility during four-day trip to Colombia This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Duke of Sussex Speaks Against Online Misinformation

China To Limit Export Of Another Critical Mineral

Tit for tat. Beijing is to impose export limits on the strategic metal antimony and related elements due to “national security” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China To Limit Export Of Another Critical…

Amazon To Test Prime Air Drone Delivery In UK, Again

Amazon and others selected by British aviation regulator to conduct UK trials of drone deliveries to remote locations This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon To Test Prime Air Drone Delivery In UK, Again

Google Shows Off Pixel 9 Lineup, Plus AI Upgrades

Alphabet’s Google has this week unveiled its latest Pixel smartphones that offer improved performance coupled with advanced cameras, as well as being fully loaded with AI features. In fact Google confirmed that the new Pixel 9 smartphones are designed to…

Spotify To Add EU Pricing Info To iOS App

Apple relents and allows Spotify’s iOS app to offer pricing information for EU users, ending years long standoff This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Spotify To Add EU Pricing Info To iOS App

Intel Sells Stake In British Chip Designer ARM

Amid its turnaround struggles and job cuts, Intel sells its 1.18 million share stake in UK chip designer ARM Holdings This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Sells Stake In British Chip Designer ARM

Volocopter Tests eVTOL ‘Air Taxi’ At Versailles

German start-up Volocopter conducts test-flights of eVTOL ‘air taxi’ in Paris region after dream of Olympic passenger routes stymied This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Volocopter Tests eVTOL ‘Air Taxi’ At Versailles

Polish Billionaire, Wife To Sue Meta Over Misinformation

Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and wife Omenaa Mensah plan to sue Meta over fake ads on Facebook, Instagram spreading misinformation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Polish Billionaire, Wife To Sue Meta Over Misinformation

Trump Returns To X For Live Interview

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump returns to X/Twitter for first time in a year for live interview with supporter Elon Musk This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump Returns To X For Live Interview

Russia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office Data

Russian attack on Microsoft systems in January led to breach of Home Office email data, report finds, amidst criticism of company’s security This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Russia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office…

Ransomware Group BlackSuit Upgrades Capabilities

Ransomware group formerly known as Royal changes name to BlackSuit, adds capabilites to malware, say FBI and CISA This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ransomware Group BlackSuit Upgrades Capabilities

Starliner Astronauts May Use SpaceX For Return Trip

US astronauts who travelled to ISS aboard Boeing’s Starliner may return on SpaceX vessel, in latest embarrassment for aerospace giant This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Starliner Astronauts May Use SpaceX For Return Trip

Cisco ‘Planning Second Round’ Of Major Job Cuts

Cisco plans second round of thousands of job cuts after laying off more than 4,000 staff in February amidst sluggish growth, report says This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Cisco ‘Planning Second Round’ Of…

Policing the Metaverse

Metaverse policing, virtual law enforcement, digital jurisdiction, privacy in the metaverse, cybersecurity, virtual crime, international cooperation, metaverse regulation, avatar accountability, virtual world safety, emerging technologies, cyber law, metaverse security, cross-border law enforcement, online privacy. This article has been indexed from…

Leeds Man Jailed For Inciting Violence On Facebook

Man from Leeds jailed for 20 months after posting social media messages encouraging people to target hotel that housed migrants This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Leeds Man Jailed For Inciting Violence On Facebook

Reddit CEO Hints At Subreddit Paywalls

Reddit co-founder and CEO has hinted that paywalls for certain subreddits could be on the way, in latest monetisation move This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Reddit CEO Hints At Subreddit Paywalls

UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper

British competition regulator, the CMA, clear’s HPE’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks a week after EU approval This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper

Google Discontinues Chromecast Portfolio

The Chromecast portfolio is being discontinued by Google, after the streaming dongle had first gone on sale back in 2013 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Discontinues Chromecast Portfolio

Tesla Issues Recall For 1.6 Million Cars In China

Recall of over 1.6 million Tesla EVs in China comes amid problems with the boot (or trunk) latch not locking correctly This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Issues Recall For 1.6 Million Cars…

YouTube Hit By Thousands Of Outages In Russia

YouTube suffers thousands of outages in Russia as Ukrainian forces conduct raid inside Russia’s Kursk region This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: YouTube Hit By Thousands Of Outages In Russia

UK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records Breach

NHS supplier Advanced Computer Software Group fined £6m for data breach that exposed medical records of 82,000 people This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records Breach

What Does the EU AI Act Mean for Cybersecurity?

Discover the implications of the EU AI Act for cybersecurity, as it aims to enhance transparency, accountability, and risk management while balancing innovation and regulation. Learn how businesses can prepare for compliance and optimize cyber resilience in this comprehensive overview…

Mercedes-Benz To Test Fully Autonomous Vehicles In Beijing

Mercedes-Benz Group first international company to be given permit to test Level 4 fully autonomous vehicles on Beijing roads, as Tesla waits This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Mercedes-Benz To Test Fully Autonomous Vehicles…

Musk Files New Lawsuit Against Altman, OpenAI

Elon Musk files new lawsuit against OpenAI, chief executive Sam Altman over claims company defrauded him by becoming commercial entity This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Musk Files New Lawsuit Against Altman, OpenAI

Bitcoin Plummets As Investors Dump Risky Assets

Price of Bitcoin plunges sharply, ending rally that started in January with approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs as investors flee risky assets This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Bitcoin Plummets As Investors Dump Risky…

Government Takes Social Media To Task Over Violence

Government promises action against people inciting violence online as home secretary says social media firms should be doing more This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Government Takes Social Media To Task Over Violence

Amazon Shares Plummet On Slowing Sales

Amazon shares sink after it reports slowing sales amidst consumer bargain-hunting and competition from China’s Temu and Shein This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Shares Plummet On Slowing Sales

Google Hires Character.AI Staff, Licenses Tech

Character.AI co-founders Noam Shazeer, Daniel De Freitas to return to Google along with other researchers in latest AI ‘acqui-hire’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Hires Character.AI Staff, Licenses Tech

Customers Flock To Shein South Africa Pop-Up Store

Chinese-founded online retailer Shein sees strong demand at first pop-up store in South Africa as it faces criticism from authorities This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Customers Flock To Shein South Africa Pop-Up Store

Google Project Astra: The AI Assistant We Have Been Waiting for?

Google’s latest AI innovation, Project Astra, promises to redefine our interaction with technology. Could Astra be the breakthrough AI assistant we’ve been anticipating? Explore how this cutting-edge development aims to transform our daily lives and redefine the future of digital…

SEC Charges IRL Founder With Investor Fraud

US regulator says Abraham Shafi fraudulently raised millions for social media platform IRL while using investor funds for personal expenses This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SEC Charges IRL Founder With Investor Fraud

Intel, Nvidia Stocks Slide Amidst Chip Turmoil

Intel stock price plummets most in 50 years after it announces job cuts, as Nvidia declines on report of AI antitrust probe This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel, Nvidia Stocks Slide Amidst Chip…

Government Shelves £1.3 Billion UK Tech, AI Plan

Labour government shelves £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and artificial intelligence projects This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Government Shelves £1.3 Billion UK Tech, AI Plan

Synchron Embeds Apple Vision Pro With Brain Interface

Patient implanted with Synchron computer brain interface becomes first person in the world to use Apple Vision Pro headset This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Synchron Embeds Apple Vision Pro With Brain Interface

Meta Posts Strong Q2 Amid Heavy AI Spending

Facebook parent Meta Platforms delivers strong Q2 financials which beats Wall Street expectations, raising its share price This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Posts Strong Q2 Amid Heavy AI Spending

CrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT Outage

IT outage fallout. CrowdStrike sued by shareholders who allege firm defrauded them by concealing inadequate software testing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT Outage

CrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation Report

Shares in CrowdStrike take another hit after report suggests Delta Air Lines will seek compensation for recent global IT outage This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CrowdStrike Shares Plunge Amid Delta Compensation Report

Intel To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report

Another round of layoffs reportedly on the cards for staff at Intel, in an effort to rebound from earnings slump This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report