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OpenAI Releases GPT-4.1 With Improved Coding

OpenAI says GPT-4.1 model family can understand prompts with up to 1 million tokens, features improved coding over GPT-4o This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Releases GPT-4.1 With Improved Coding

Meta Begins Using EU Users’ Data To Train AI

Meta to use public posts from EU users on Facebook, Instagram to train AI models after delayed rollout in bloc last month This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Begins Using EU Users’ Data…

Blue Origin Sends All-Female Crew Into Space

Blue Origin jaunt sends Jeff Bezos fiancée Lauren Sanchez into space along with Katy Perry and other celebrity tourists This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Blue Origin Sends All-Female Crew Into Space

Intel Sells Majority Stake In Altera To Silver Lake

Intel sells 51 percent of programmable chip unit Altera to Silver Lake Partners in deal that values it at half its acquisition price This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Sells Majority Stake In…

Apple Leads Smartphone Market In First Quarter

Apple tops smartphone sales worldwide in first quarter after iPhone 16e launch, in spite of sagging demand in US, Europe, China This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Leads Smartphone Market In First Quarter

FTC Argues Meta Must Sell Instagram, WhatsApp

FTC tells court Meta created barriers to entry with its purchases of WhatsApp, Instagram to create illegal monopoly This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTC Argues Meta Must Sell Instagram, WhatsApp

US Regulator Rejects Appeal Over Amazon Nuclear Deal

US energy regulator rejects request for rehearing after it rejected plan for Amazon to buy power directly from nuclear reactor This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Regulator Rejects Appeal Over Amazon Nuclear Deal

Amazon Chief Jassy Defends AI Spending

Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy defends billions in spending on AI infrastructure, saying ‘aggressive’ expenditure needed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Chief Jassy Defends AI Spending

EV Maker Lucid Buys Plant From Bankrupt Nikola

Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors buys Arizona factory, former headquarters of bankrupt Nikola, offers jobs to 300 staff This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EV Maker Lucid Buys Plant From Bankrupt Nikola

Tesla Stops Taking China Orders For US-Made Vehicles

Tesla stops taking orders in China for US-made Model S and Model X electric vehicles amidst spiralling trade war, increasing tariffs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Stops Taking China Orders For US-Made…

China Exempts Outsourced Chips From Tariffs

China will not levy duties on imports of US-branded chips unless they are actually manufactured there, in potential blow to US-based plants This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Exempts Outsourced Chips From Tariffs

OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk, Citing Interference

Escalation of feud between Sam Altman and Elon Musk, after OpenAI confirms it is now suing Musk who sued OpenAI twice last year This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk, Citing…

PC Shipments Grow In Q1 Amid Tariff Worries

Shipments of personal computers grew in the first quarter, IDC and Canalys report, amid concern at the impact of Trump’s tariffs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: PC Shipments Grow In Q1 Amid Tariff…

AI To Drive Data Centre Energy Demand

Report from International Energy Agency (IEA) warns AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: AI To Drive Data Centre Energy Demand

Amazon Delays Project Kuiper Launch Amid Bad Weather

First launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites pushed back amid “stubborn” cloud cover, heavy winds This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Delays Project Kuiper Launch Amid Bad Weather

US DoJ Disbands Crypto Enforcement Team

Crypto free for all? US Justice Department is disbanding team of prosecutors who targetted cryptocurrency crimes This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US DoJ Disbands Crypto Enforcement Team

China’s YMTC Publishes Memory Patent Applications

US-sanctioned YMTC publishes nearly 20 memory patent applications, showcasing innovations in efficiency and chip construction This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China’s YMTC Publishes Memory Patent Applications

BYD Launches Luxury Denza EV Brand In Europe

Chinese EV giant BYD launches high-end Denza brand in Europe to compete with Mercedes, BMW as it seeks to expand international presence This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BYD Launches Luxury Denza EV Brand…

Singapore Banks Hit By Ransomware Data Breach

DBS, Bank of China Singapore say customer data compromised after printing services supplier hit by ransomware attack This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Singapore Banks Hit By Ransomware Data Breach

Microsoft Ends Projects With Wicresoft In China

Some 2,000 support staff reportedly laid off as Microsoft ends China outsourcing deal with its own joint venture Wicresoft This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Ends Projects With Wicresoft In China

Germany Pays For Ukraine OneWeb Terminals

Germany has been paying for OneWeb terminals in Ukraine for past year, says parent company Eutelsat, as Europe seeks alternatives to Starlink This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Germany Pays For Ukraine OneWeb Terminals

White House Extends TikTok Sale Deadline To June

US president hands TikTok a second 75-day extension for deadline to divest US operations under 2024 bipartisan sale-or-ban law This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: White House Extends TikTok Sale Deadline To June

Google AI Presents April Fool’s Joke As True

Google AI Overview wrongly says Welsh town has won Guinness World Record for roundabouts in latest artificial intelligence gaffe This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google AI Presents April Fool’s Joke As True

Tesla’ Software Chief Lau Reportedly To Step Down

Tesla vice president of software engineering David Lau reportedly planning to step down amidst political backlash, sliding sales This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla’ Software Chief Lau Reportedly To Step Down

Kenya Court Approves $2.4bn Meta Hate Speech Lawsuit

High Court in Kenya says $2.4bn case against Facebook parent Meta can go ahead, over allegations of hate speech during Ethiopia war This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Kenya Court Approves $2.4bn Meta Hate…

Hackers Target Australia’s Largest Pension Funds

Multiple pension funds in Australia have been hit in co-ordinated hacking attacks, and unfortunately customers have reportedly lost money This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Hackers Target Australia’s Largest Pension Funds

Amazon Resumes Drone Deliveries In US

After a two month hiatus following crashes of a new drone model, Amazon has resumed its Prime Air drone deliveries This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Resumes Drone Deliveries In US

Amazon Joins Bidders To Acquire TikTok In US

But will Beijing or ByteDance allow sale? Amazon joins potential bidders for TikTok in US, ahead of 5 April deadline This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Joins Bidders To Acquire TikTok In US

Bitcoin Slides To $81,000 In Trump Tariff Shock

As global markets reel from Trump’s tariffs, the price of Bitcoin slides as investors seek less risky investments This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Bitcoin Slides To $81,000 In Trump Tariff Shock

Trump’s Tariffs: Implications For Tech Sector

Semiconductor imports are free of Trump’s tariff war, but concerns remain over imports of smartphones from China, and items sold on Amazon This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump’s Tariffs: Implications For Tech Sector

Tesla Sales Plummet Amid Elon Musk Backlash

Tesla sales have plummeted to lowest level in three years, as deliveries of new EVs plunge amid a backlash against CEO Elon Musk This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Sales Plummet Amid Elon…

Meta AI Head Announces Departure

Head of artificial intelligence research at Meta Platforms has announced she is leaving the social networking giant This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta AI Head Announces Departure

France Fines Apple Over Ad Tracking Feature

Apple fined 150m euros over App Tracking Transparency feature that it says abuses Apple’s market dominance on iOS devices This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: France Fines Apple Over Ad Tracking Feature

Samsung AI Fridge Creates Shopping Lists, Adjusts AC

Samsung’s Bespoke AI-powered fridge monitors food to create shopping lists, displays TikTok videos, locates misplaced phones This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Samsung AI Fridge Creates Shopping Lists, Adjusts AC

OpenAI To Release Open-Weight AI Model

OpenAI to release customisable open-weight model in coming months as it faces pressure from open-source rivals DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI To Release Open-Weight AI Model

China Approves First ‘Flying Car’ Licences

In world-first, China approves commercial flights for EHang autonomous passenger drone, paving way for imminent launch of aerial city tours This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Approves First ‘Flying Car’ Licences

Elon Musk’s xAI Buys Social Media Platform X

Elon Musk sells social media platform X to his AI start-up xAI in a move to combine resources, share AI-fuelled market value with X investors This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk’s xAI…

TikTok Shop Expands In Europe Amidst US Uncertainty

TikTok opens e-commerce shopping in Germany, France, Italy as US future remains uncertain over divest-or-ban law This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Shop Expands In Europe Amidst US Uncertainty

SMIC Sees Record Revenue, But Halved Profits

SMIC sees revenues rise 27 percent for 2024, but profits fall nearly 50 percent amidst sanctions, intensified competition This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SMIC Sees Record Revenue, But Halved Profits

Microsoft Drops AI Data Centre Projects

Microsoft drops data centre projects amounting to 2 gigawatts of power consumption as investors question massive AI capital expenditures This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Drops AI Data Centre Projects

Tencent Invests £1bn In Ubisoft Spin-Off

Ubisoft and Tencent to create new joint-venture developing some of company’s highest-profile games, including Assassin’s Creed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tencent Invests £1bn In Ubisoft Spin-Off

BYD Tops Tesla On Global Revenues

China’s BYD beats out Tesla in worldwide revenues with $107bn in sales for 2024, as Tesla sees sales plummet in Europe and elsewhere This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: BYD Tops Tesla On Global…

NHS Software Provider Fined £3m Over Breach

NHS software services provider Advanced Computer Software Group fined £3m over ransomware breach that compromised data, shut down services This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: NHS Software Provider Fined £3m Over Breach

Trump’s SEC Pick Pledges ‘Coherent’ Crypto Rules

Trump’s nominee for SEC Chairman, Paul Atkins, has pledged a “rational, coherent, and principled approach” for digital assets This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Trump’s SEC Pick Pledges ‘Coherent’ Crypto Rules

Waymo Confirms Washington DC Robotaxi Plan For 2026

Pioneering robotaxi service from Alphabet’s Waymo to go live in Washington DC next year, as US expansion continues This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Waymo Confirms Washington DC Robotaxi Plan For 2026

US Adds 50 Chinese Firms To AI, Chip Blacklist

Dozens of Chinese firms added to US export blacklist, in order to hamper Beijing’s AI and computing initiatives This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Adds 50 Chinese Firms To AI, Chip Blacklist

OpenAI’s Lightcap To Take On Expanded Role

OpenAI chief operating officer Brad Lightcap to oversee international expansion as company consolidates lead in AI industry This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI’s Lightcap To Take On Expanded Role

Pat Gelsinger Joins Faith-Based Tech Company Gloo

Former Intel chief Gelsinger expands role at Gloo, becoming executive chairman and head of technology amidst move into AI This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Pat Gelsinger Joins Faith-Based Tech Company Gloo

China Unveils Deep-Sea Cable-Cutting Device

Chinese researchers publish details on device that could wreak havoc on undersea communications cables in times of crisis This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China Unveils Deep-Sea Cable-Cutting Device

Xiaomi Raises $5.5bn In Expanded Share Sale

Smartphone maker Xiaomi reportedly raises about $5.5bn in Hong Kong share sale as it invests heavily in move to electric vehicles This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Xiaomi Raises $5.5bn In Expanded Share Sale

MEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips Act

MEPs add to Commission pressure for second EU Chips Act amidst industry calls for renewed support for European semiconductor sector This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: MEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips Act

Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman

Meta says it will stop targeting personalised Facebook ads at UK woman after legal battle, considers paid ad-free subscriptions in UK This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For…

Ex-Cruise Chief Vogt Raises $150m For Robotics Start-Up

Former Cruise chief executive Kyle Vogt reportedly raises $150m for The Bot Company at $2bn valuation, as investors rush to back AI start-ups This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ex-Cruise Chief Vogt Raises $150m…

Nine EU Countries Push For New Chips Act

Nine EU countries led by the Netherlands push European Commission for follow-up to 2023 EU Chips Act to boost manufacturing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nine EU Countries Push For New Chips Act