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Microsoft Shares Rise As Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts

Azure cloud delivers for Microsoft despite tough economic conditions – with artificial intelligence slated for future growth This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Microsoft Shares Rise As Q3 Earnings Beat Forecasts

Japan’s ispace Admits Moon Lander Likely Crashed

First-ever lunar landing by a private company ends, after Japanese start-up ispace admits moon lander likely crashed This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Japan’s ispace Admits Moon Lander Likely Crashed

US Sanctions Two For Aiding North Korean Crypto Thieves

US sanctions two China-based cryptocurrency traders for allegedly helping launder funds stolen by North Korean hacking gang Lazarus Group This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US Sanctions Two For Aiding North Korean Crypto Thieves

Spotify Surpasses Half-Billion Monthly Users

Music service Spotify surpasses half a billion monthly active users for first time, but misses revenue targets due to slower ad sales This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Spotify Surpasses Half-Billion Monthly Users

European Payments Initiative Buys Two Fintech Firms

Initiative set up to challenge Visa, MasterCard and Apple Pay for cross-border payments buys two fintech firms, scales back plans This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: European Payments Initiative Buys Two Fintech Firms

Shanghai To Back Chip, AI Investments

China financial hub Shanghai to back investment in specialised areas of domestic tech industry including semiconductor design and AI This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Shanghai To Back Chip, AI Investments

Indian Court Rejects Xiaomi Plea To Return Seized Funds

Indian court rejects plea by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi for return of £543m in seized funds, amidst ongoing political tensions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Indian Court Rejects Xiaomi Plea To Return Seized…

UK Government Pledges £100m For AI Taskforce

UK government pledges initial £100m for AI taskforce to develop use of ChatGPT-like technology across economy This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Government Pledges £100m For AI Taskforce

China To Explore 3D Printing For Moon Base

Upcoming China lunar probe to investigate use of 3D printing to build manned habitations on lunar surface from moon soil ‘bricks’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: China To Explore 3D Printing For Moon…

Silicon In Focus Podcast: How Green is Your Tech Budget?

Learn why Managed Service Providers (MSPs) now need to demonstrate sustainability credentials to win some contracts. Discover why organisations are increasingly mandating their suppliers work sustainably. This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon In…

Budget Shopping App Temu Launches In Europe

Fast-growing Chinese-owned budget shopping app Temu begins selling in UK, other European countries after US launch last September This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Budget Shopping App Temu Launches In Europe

Ofcom Finds Millions Missing Out On Cheaper Broadband

Telecoms regulator Ofcom finds about 4 million eligible households missing out on cut-rate social tariffs for broadband due to low awareness This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ofcom Finds Millions Missing Out On Cheaper…

Twitter Restores Blue Ticks For High-Profile Users

Blue verification ticks restored to most Twitter users with more than 1 million followers after removal of ‘legacy’ verifications last week This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter Restores Blue Ticks For High-Profile Users

EU Agrees Comprehensive Framework For Crypto Regulation

EU Parliament approves ‘Markets in Crypto Act’ (MiCA) for regulation of crypto transparency, disclosure, authorisation, and supervision This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: EU Agrees Comprehensive Framework For Crypto Regulation

SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes After Launch

First launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket ends in mid-flight explosion, which it labelled as a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes After Launch

Seagate To Pay $300m Penalty Over Huawei Exports

Ouch. Seagate to hand over $300 million in fines after it exported 7.4 hard disk drives to Huawei, despite US export restrictions This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Seagate To Pay $300m Penalty Over…

GlobalFoundries Sues IBM, Again

IBM sued by GlobalFoundries, which alleges that Big Blue made unlawful disclosures to Intel, the Japanese consortium Rapidus and others This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: GlobalFoundries Sues IBM, Again

European Union Finalises €43bn Chips Act

Terms for European Chips Act agreed, as bloc seeks to double market share in semiconductor development, manufacturing etc This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: European Union Finalises €43bn Chips Act

Google’s Pixel Fold, Set For June Launch – Report

Internal documents reportedly show Google is planning to launch its first foldable smartphone, dubbed the Pixel Fold, in June This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google’s Pixel Fold, Set For June Launch – Report

Swedish Radio Quits Twitter, Joining Others

Swedish Radio quits Twitter, saying it is no longer relevant to Swedes – and citing potential risk of ‘hate and threats’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Swedish Radio Quits Twitter, Joining Others

Alibaba Integrates AI Chatbot Into Collaboration App

Tech giant Alibaba integrates ChatGPT-like chatbot Tongyi Qianwen into collaboration tool DingTalk as it seeks to roll out AI across its offerings This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Alibaba Integrates AI Chatbot Into Collaboration…

TUC Warns Workers Left Exposed To AI-Made Decisions

Trades Union Congress warns workers are being left without protections from life-changing decisions made by automated AI tools This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: TUC Warns Workers Left Exposed To AI-Made Decisions

Tim Cook Opens First Apple Store In India

Tim Cook opens first Apple Store in India in financial centre Mumbai as firm seeks to expand sales and manufacturing This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tim Cook Opens First Apple Store In India

Hikvision Denies Illegally Supplying US Government

Hikvision denies claim in leaked documents that it continues to illegally supply cameras to US government for espionage purposes This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Hikvision Denies Illegally Supplying US Government

Ransomware Hackers Steal Sensitive Charity Data

Londonderry-based IT firm Evide says personal data from charity clients stolen following ransomware attack as organisations warn of fraud risk This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Ransomware Hackers Steal Sensitive Charity Data

Education Firm Offers GPT-4 Powered Tool Amidst Controversy

US education software firm Chegg announces CheggMate, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4, amidst controversy around AI chatbots in the classroom This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Education Firm Offers GPT-4 Powered Tool Amidst Controversy

Tencent ‘Enters Mass Production’ With Video Chip

Tech giant Tencent says self-designed video-transcoding chip enters mass production, amidst US efforts to slow China chip growth This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tencent ‘Enters Mass Production’ With Video Chip

Humans Needed To Avoid Cybersecurity Missteps, Gartner Says

Gartner identifies top cybersecurity trends for 2023, and says organisations need to adopt a human-centric focus to avoid cyber failures This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Humans Needed To Avoid Cybersecurity Missteps, Gartner Says

Twitter No Longer Exists, As X Corp Takes Over

Elon Musk’s Twitter no longer exists as company, after a filing this week shows Twitter has been merged into X Corp This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Twitter No Longer Exists, As X Corp…

OpenAI To Offer Bug Bounties Up To $20,000

Bug bounty program introduced by OpenAI, to track down and eliminate vulnerabilities, bugs, or security flaws This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI To Offer Bug Bounties Up To $20,000

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