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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
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Intel To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report
Another round of layoffs reportedly on the cards for staff at Intel, in an effort to rebound from earnings slump
China Sees Slowdown In Foreign-Branded Smartphone Growth
Mainland China sees slower growth in foreign-branded smartphones, after strong competition sees Apple fall out of top 5 vendors
South Korea To Support Businesses Amidst E-Commerce Crisis
South Korean government to support small-business vendors on Qoo10-owned e-commerce platforms amidst payment chaos
Microsoft Expected To Report 31 Percent Azure Growth Amidst AI Pressure
Microsoft expected to report 31 percent growth in Azure cloud unit as it faces pressure from investors to justify billions spent on AI
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SpaceX ‘In Talks’ To Recover Starship Rocket In Australia
SpaceX reportedly in talks with US, Australian officials to land Starship rocket off Australian coast and recover it in Australian territory
HPE $14bn Juniper Acquisition Set For ‘Unconditional’ EU Approval
HPE's $14bn acquisition of networking company Juniper reportedly set for unconditional EU approval amidst AI infrastructure boom
Xiaomi Buys $116m Plot To Expand Bejing EV Factory
Smartphone maker Xiaomi buys 131-acre plot of land in Beijing to expand initial EV plant following rapid sales of SU7 sedan
Hacked Blood Testing Provider Expects Autumn Recovery Date
Hacked blood testing provider Synnovis says more services are back online but full restoration not expected until early autumn
Amazon Faces Double Tax Fraud Probes In Italy
Italian authorities investigate Amazon in second tax-evasion case after seizing 121m euros from Milan unit last week
JPMorgan Rolls Out AI Chatbot To Staff
US bank JPMorgan Chase reportedly gives asset managers access to internal AI chatbot, compares it to working with human research analyst
SK Hynix To Invest $6.8bn In Yongin Memory Chip Plant
SK Hynix to invest $6.8bn in first plant in emerging chip hub of Yongin amidst soaring demand for memory used in AI processors
Russia Throttles YouTube Over ‘Anti-Russian Policy’
Russia reduces speed of YouTube by 70 percent this week following multiple fines over failure to remove banned content
LinkedIn To Pay $6.625m In Ad Lawsuit Settlement
Microsoft's LinkedIn agrees to $6.625m settlement with advertisers over alleged overcharging based on inflated ad metrics
Apple Signs White House AI Safeguards
Apple joins White House Voluntary AI Safeguards programme, joining 15 other major companies in agreeing to safety and transparency measures
Hollywood Video Game Performers Strike Over AI Fears
Performers for major game producers including Activision and EA go on strike after 18 months of negotiations over generative AI protections
OpenAI Tests Search Engine Prototype Called ‘SearchGPT’
Google's dominance of online search is being challenged, after OpenAI unveiled a search prototype tool called SearchGPT
CrowdStrike CEO: 97 Percent Of Windows Sensors Back Online
One week after the world's largest IT outage, the head of CrowdStrike says nearly all impacted machines are back online
Elon Musk To Discuss $5 Billion xAI Investment With Tesla Board
Conflict of interest? Elon Musk to talk with Tesla board about making $5 billion Tesla investment in his other venture, xAI
Amazon Developing Cheaper AI Chips – Report
Engineers at Amazon's chip lab in Austin, Texas, are racing ahead to develop cheaper AI chips that are faster than Nvidia's
Apple Smartphone Sales In China Drop 6.7 Percent, Canalys Finds
China woes. Apple's China smartphone shipments decline during the second quarter, dropping it down into sixth place in that market
Meta Ordered To Clean Up AI-Generated Porn By Oversight Board
Oversight Board orders Meta to clarify rules over sexually explicit AI-generated images, after two fake images of famous women shared online
CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT Outage
CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last week
Alphabet To Invest $5 Billion In Waymo Self-Driving Unit
Senior management at Alphabet confirm substantial additional investment in the Waymo self-driving division
Revolut Gains UK Banking Licence
After three years of trying, fintech start-up Revolut finally recieves a UK banking licence, but with some restrictions from regulator
NHS Staff Say New Tech Will Treat Extra 18.6 Million Patients A Year
Research from Virgin Media O2 Business finds majority of NHS staff believe new tech will help treat millions more patients
Alphabet Q2 Beats Expectations, But Shares Dip
Despite share buyback and positive Q2 results, Alphabet's share price falls over YouTube slowdown and margin declines
Google Cancels Plan To Axe Third Party Cookies For Chrome Browser
Better switch to Firefox? After years of delays, Google performs u-turn and will no longer cancel third-party tracking cookies
Meta Releases Open Source Llama 3.1 AI Model
Release of latest AI model, Llama 405B, offers improved reasoning capabilities especially for math and coding