Salesforce Invests $4 Billion In UK Amid AI Push

CRM giant Salesforce confirms it will invest $4bn in its UK business over the next five years, in the face…

1 year ago

Hybrid Car Explosion Kills Two People

Explosion of Life-Save hybrid car prototype, funded by the European Union, kills two people in southern Italy

1 year ago

US Considers AI Chip Export Restrictions For China

Bad news for Nvidia and AMD, as US considers tightening export controls to China of powerful AI chips and processors

1 year ago

OpenAI To Open First Overseas Office In UK

ChatGPT owner OpenAI locates first international office in London as it seeks to attract AI talent outside the US

1 year ago

Google Closes Down Augmented Reality Glasses

Axing of another Google wearable. This time Google's AR Glasses prototype, Project Iris, is reportedly closed down

1 year ago

BT Investigated By Ofcom Over 999 Failure

UK regulator investigates BT over technical fault that resulted in UK-wide disruption to 999 calls on 25 June

1 year ago

IBM Pays $4.6bn For Apptio To Bolster SaaS Insights

Big Blue opens its wallet to acquire financial and IT management software provider Apptio from venture capital owner

1 year ago

Lack Of Reliable Tech Blamed For Poor Productivity, Apogee Finds

New research from Apogee finds nearly half of staff blamed lack of access to right workplace technology for fuelling negativity

1 year ago

EncroChat Shutdown Results In Thousands Of Arrests

Europol says 2020 takedown of EncroChat has so far resulted in 6,558 arrests worldwide, including nearly 200 high value targets

1 year ago

Google Axes Waze Staff Amid Consolidation

Worrying sign for Waze? Six months after Alphabet merged its Waze and Google Maps teams, comes news of Waze layoffs

1 year ago

Twitter Agrees To Comply With New EU Disinformation Rules

New CEO decision? Weeks after Twitter quit EU's disinformation code, platform agrees to comply with tough new EU laws

1 year ago

Fashion Retailer Mounts First Challenges To EU Content Rules

German online fashion retailer Zalando sues European Commission in top EU court over designation as 'very large online platform'

1 year ago

South Korea Claims Former Samsung Employee Stole Chip Secrets

Indictment by South Korean prosecutors claims former Samsung employee tried to use stolen Samsung secrets in China chip plant deal

1 year ago

New Stellantis Unit Takes Aim At EV Charging Anxiety

New unit at Jeep and Fiat parent Stellantis to aggregate charging points, offer range of customer services to ease EV…

1 year ago

Baidu Says Ernie AI Beats ChatGPT In Key Metrics

Chinese search giant Baidu says Ernie AI foundation model beats ChatGPT's GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 in key benchmarks, as competition heats…

1 year ago

China Vows To Push AI Across Society, Industry

Chinese government mouthpiece People's Daily takes bullish view on AI as tech emerges as competitive flashpoint with US

1 year ago

Google Takes Android Antitrust Challenge To Indian Supreme Court

Google challenges Indian antitrust regulator's directives on Android dominance in Supreme Court as it looks to protect key market

1 year ago

Meta Launches VR Subscription Service Quest+

Meta's Quest+ VR game subscription service gives users access to two specially selected games each month in strategy shift

1 year ago

The Smart Factory 2033

As additive manufacturing, automation, IIoT and data analytics continue to evolve at pace, what does the factory of the future…

1 year ago

GM Plans Tesla-Compatible Charging Ports Next Year

GM may install Tesla-compatible NACS charging ports in Silverado electric pickup trucks with 2025 model year as Ford also makes…

1 year ago

Aston Martin Cuts Deal With Lucid For EV Tech

Aston Martin deal with US EV maker Lucid gives British firm access to electric powertrain and battery tech as it…

1 year ago

Japan Buys Out JSR As It Drives Chip Equipment Sector

Japanese government to buy out chip materials maker JSR as it seeks to take advantage of US-China tensions to boost…

1 year ago

Google Sister Project Brings Laser-Powered Internet To India

Google sister project Taara uses back-end laser communications tech from defunct Project Loon to bring broadband to rural India

1 year ago

Biden To Announce Broadband Funding In Major Speech

US president Joe Biden to announce funding plans under $42.5bn plan to bring broadband to rural and underserved areas

1 year ago

China Regulator Warns AI Poses Challenge To Society

Head of Chinese internet regulator warns of generative AI regulatory challenge as US prepares trade restrictions targeting field

1 year ago

Android Feature ‘Behind Deluge’ Of 999 Calls

Police forces urge users to turn off Emergency SOS on Android phones, saying it is behind sharp increase in 'silent…

1 year ago

EE To Deploy Temporary 4G, 5G Masts To Bolster Capacity

More than 125 network upgrades are being installed on temporary 4G and 5G mobile masts across the United Kingdom

1 year ago

AWS Reveals $100m Programme To Fund AI Initiatives

Amazon Web Services launches its AWS Generative AI Innovation Centre, to help deliver generative AI solutions

1 year ago

Meta To Pull News On Facebook, Instagram In Canada

As promised, Meta is to pull news content from Facebook and Instagram in Canada, after the Online News Act becomes…

1 year ago