Tag: Silicon UK

Musk’s xAI Launches ‘Grok’ Chatbot

Elon Musk says early version of xAI’s Grok chatbot answers ‘spicy questions’, benefits from real-time access to X This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Musk’s xAI Launches ‘Grok’ Chatbot

Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty On All Charges

Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of all charges for his role in the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty On All Charges

Apple Disappoints As FY23 Results Decline

Declines for Mac, iPads and wearables, home and accessories, plus gloomy holiday season outlook, dents Apple’s Q4 and full year results This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Disappoints As FY23 Results Decline

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 25

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 03/11/2023. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech…

Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Nears End After Closing Remarks

Criminal trial of FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried enters the final stretch, after closing arguments from prosecution and defence teams This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Nears End After Closing Remarks

Tesla Wins US Trial Of Autopilot Fatal Crash

Victory for Tesla in first US trial that alleged its Autopilot driver system had resulted in fatal accident, and other serious injuries This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tesla Wins US Trial Of Autopilot…

Google CEO Defends Paying Apple For Default Search

Sundar Pichai defends payments, after Google paid Apple $26 billion in 2021 to make its search engine default option This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google CEO Defends Paying Apple For Default Search

SolarWinds Sued By US SEC After 2020 Cyberattack

US regulators sue SolarWinds and its chief information security officer after the high profile cyberattack by Russian hackers This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SolarWinds Sued By US SEC After 2020 Cyberattack

Netherlands Challenges Apple Over App Store Commissions

Dutch competition regulator challenging Apple App Store commission fees in court, in move that could have broad implications This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Netherlands Challenges Apple Over App Store Commissions

UN Seeks International AI Consensus With New Body

UN tech envoy says interim report on artificial intelligence (AI) should stimulate international debate on governance of the tech This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UN Seeks International AI Consensus With New Body

Apple Launches Third-Generation M3 Chips With Speed Boost

Apple launches ARM-based M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max chips with industry-first 3nm process, along with updated MacBook Pro laptops, iMacs This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Launches Third-Generation M3 Chips With Speed Boost

Canada Bans WeChat From Government Devices

Canada bans Chinese super-app WeChat from government devices, following similar move for TikTok in February This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Canada Bans WeChat From Government Devices

Elon Musk To Attend Bletchley Park AI Summit

Prime minister Rishi Sunak to hold live interview with Elon Musk on X, formerly Twitter, after Thursday’s session of summit on AI risks This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Elon Musk To Attend Bletchley…

Nonprofit Plans To Lease 24,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs For AI

Nonprofit Voltage Park, backed by crypto billionaire Jed McCaleb, plans to lease Nvidia GPUs to ease shortage of AI training resources This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nonprofit Plans To Lease 24,000 Nvidia H100…

Xiaomi Prepares Unified OS As Huawei Cuts Off Android

Xiaomi’s HyperOS brings together smartphones and connected devices, while Huawei’s HarmonyOS Next removes Android support This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Xiaomi Prepares Unified OS As Huawei Cuts Off Android

Biden Executive Order Sets Out AI Safeguards

Biden administration executive order looks to rein in potential security and social problems around AI while developing for benefits This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Biden Executive Order Sets Out AI Safeguards

G7 Nations Agree To Voluntary AI Guidelines

G7 nations set to agree to voluntary guidelines on artificial intelligence (AI) as countries continue to work on regulation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: G7 Nations Agree To Voluntary AI Guidelines

Silicon In Focus Podcast: The Omnichannel Evolves

How has the concept of omnichannel retail evolved over the past few years, and what are the key drivers of this evolution? And what are the primary benefits businesses can expect to achieve as omnichannel strategies evolve? This article has…

Google Maps Utilises AI For Immersive View Tool

The use of AI by Google Maps utilised for launch of Immersive View tool, so users can preview their travel routes This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Maps Utilises AI For Immersive View…

Bankman-Fried Says He Acted On Legal Advise

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried testifies lawyers were involved in his key decisions at bankrupt exchange This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Bankman-Fried Says He Acted On Legal Advise

Amazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads Archive

Amazon wins interim court ruling that it isn’t very large online platform (VLOP) under European Union rules This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Wins Interim Stay On Public Ads Archive

When Worlds Collide: A Phygital Future?

The digital and physical retail spaces have been converging for over a decade. As the age of the phygital consumer continues to evolve, how can enterprises ensure they are on the cutting edge of these retail spaces? This article has…

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 20

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 22/09/2023. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech…

CIA Builds Own Artificial Intelligence Tool – Report

US intelligence agency, the CIA, is reportedly building its own AI tool to assist in its intelligence gathering activities This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: CIA Builds Own Artificial Intelligence Tool – Report

FCC Proposes To Restore Net Neutrality Laws In US

Back from the dead? Democrat controlled FCC proposes new net neutrality laws after Republican roll back in 2017 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FCC Proposes To Restore Net Neutrality Laws In US

Apple Ordered To Face Apple Pay Antitrust Lawsuit

US judge orders Apple to face antitrust lawsuit by payment card issuers for over the Apple Pay mobile wallet This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Ordered To Face Apple Pay Antitrust Lawsuit

TikTok Blow As Indonesia Bans E-commerce Transactions

Major blow for TikTok’s expansion hopes in southeast Asia, as Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social platforms This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Blow As Indonesia Bans E-commerce Transactions

Google To Sunset Gmail’s Basic HTML View In 2024

Another Google product is being sunsetted, with the simple version of its Gmail service set for retirement in early 2024 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google To Sunset Gmail’s Basic HTML View In…

Facial Recognition Lawsuit After Man Is Falsely Jailed

Racial bias of facial recognition again in headlines, after another black plaintiff files lawsuit after being falsely jailed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Facial Recognition Lawsuit After Man Is Falsely Jailed

Sony Systems Alleged Breached By Hackers

Ransomed.vc hackers claim to have breached ‘all Sony systems’ and are allegedly threatening to sell stolen data This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Sony Systems Alleged Breached By Hackers

Meta Surrenders Lease At One London Building

Tech office consolidation, after report Meta Platforms handed back lease on one building near Euston Station in London This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta Surrenders Lease At One London Building

Intel Re-Issued Hefty Antitrust Fine by European Commission

No escape. After successfully overturning last year its 2009 antitrust fine of €1.06 billion, European Commission re-imposes fine of €376.4m This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Intel Re-Issued Hefty Antitrust Fine by European Commission

Amazon Prime To Feature Adverts Next Year

Amazon to include adverts to its Video Prime service in 2024, unless users opt for a higher cost ad-free subscription plan This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Prime To Feature Adverts Next Year

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 19

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 22/09/2023. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech…

Poland Probes OpenAI Over Data Protection Worries

Data Protection Office confirms it will investigate Microsoft-backed OpenAI after GDPR data protection complaint This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Poland Probes OpenAI Over Data Protection Worries

Amazon Adds Generative AI To Alexa, Amid Device Updates

Launch event sees Amazon offer more conversational interactions with Alexa, after upgrading it with generative AI capabilities This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Adds Generative AI To Alexa, Amid Device Updates

Toshiba Approves $14bn Private Equity Takeover

Japanese conglomerate Toshiba set to go private after successful $14 billion offer from private equity firm JIP This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Toshiba Approves $14bn Private Equity Takeover

ICC War Crime Tribunal Admits ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

International tribunal responsible for prosecuting those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes has been hacked This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: ICC War Crime Tribunal Admits ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

UK Urges Meta Not To Add End-To-End Encryption

Government minister urges Meta not deploy end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger, after passing of Online Safety Bill This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Urges Meta Not To Add End-To-End Encryption

UK Online Safety Bill Set To Become Law

Government ignores tech objections, as Online Safety Bill looks set to become UK law after passing both houses of parliament This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Online Safety Bill Set To Become Law

FTX Sues Parents Of Former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

Parents of Sam Bankman-Fried are sued by bankrupt FTX, as its seeks to recover $26m in gifts and luxury property This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: FTX Sues Parents Of Former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

UK’s Foundation Model Review Warns Of AI Risks

British competition watchdog proposes seven guiding principles for the foundation models that underpin AI systems This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK’s Foundation Model Review Warns Of AI Risks

Product Boss Panos Panay Departs Microsoft

Changing of the guard. Top executive at Microsoft in charge of Surface product line, Panos Panay, abruptly exits Redmond This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Product Boss Panos Panay Departs Microsoft

TikTok Fined 345 Million Euros Over Child Data

After privacy fine from UK earlier in the year, TikTok is hit by a larger penalty from the Irish data protection commission This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TikTok Fined 345 Million Euros Over…

The Future of E-commerce

As E-commerce continues to expand and evolve across the Web and to every digital device, what does the future of this dynamic commercial space look like? How can your business stay on the cutting edge of technology and ensure each…