Dr Mike Lynch confirmed dead after five bodies recovered from sunken yacht. Search continues for missing daughter
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US Oilfield Firm Halliburton Hit By Cyberattack
Oilfield services firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack, despite previously warning against attacks on critical infrastructure
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
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
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
Four Bodies Found In Yacht Wreck Amid Search For Mike Lynch
Four bodies found in sunken yacht by Italian rescue divers, amid search for British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and others
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
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
Sky Signs Full Fibre Broadband Partnership With CityFibre
Sky and CityFibre agree long-term partnership that will bring Sky's Full Fibre Broadband to the CityFibre network
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
Palo Alto Networks Forecasts Strong Security Demand
Shares in Palo Alto Networks rise after company forecasts fiscal 2025 revenues and profits exceeding analysts' estimates
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
AMD To Buy Server Maker ZT Systems Amidst AI Battle
AMD plans to retain 1,000 engineers from acquisition of ZT Systems to help it more rapidly roll out AI GPU-based cloud systems
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
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'
Mike Lynch, Five Others Missing After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily
British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, five others missing after yacht sinks off coast of Sicily in freak storm, weeks after fraud acquittal
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
OpenAI Deactivates Accounts Used By Iran Election Influence Group
Microsoft-backed OpenAI takes down ChatGPT accounts used by Iranian group to attempt to influence US election and other topics of debate
Shares In EV Maker Ola Spike After Motorcycle Launch
Indian EV maker Ola Electric sees shares spike on launch of electric motorcycle and plans to cut costs by making own batteries
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
Texas Instruments Receives $1.6bn In US Gov’t Chip Funding
Texas Instruments to receive $1.6bn in grants and billions more in loans and tax credits toward construction of three new chip plants
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
Epic Games’s Fortnite Returns To Smartphones After Four Years
Epic Games' Fortnite returns to Android devices and EU iPhones via company's third-party app store after years of legal wrangling
IT Stress Points For SMEs Identified By TalkTalk Business
There are plenty of issues to keep large corporate CIOs awake at night, but what are the IT stress points for small to medium enterprises?
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”
Revolut Valued At $45 Billion, More Than Barclays, NatWest
Secondary share sale sees UK's Revolut now worth more than Barclays, NatWest and other large European banks
Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks
Hackers linked to Iran's government conducted phishing campaigns against Israel and targetted U.S. presidential election accounts
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
Cisco Confirms Second Round Of Major Job Cuts In 2024
Second round of layoffs in 2024, as Cisco confirms it will axe a further 7 percent of its workforce or roughly 6,000 jobs
BT Details Plan To Launch First Symmetric Ultrafast FTTP Broadband
BT will in April 2025 launch a symmetric 1Gbps broadband product, potentially offering same upload speeds as download