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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
TikTok US Ban Appeal Gets 16 September Court Date
Action by TikTok, ByteDance and creators against US ban law gets 16 September hearing date, weeks before US elections
US Surgeon General Calls For Warning Labels On Social Media
US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warning labels to be shown on social media advising of 'mental health harms'
Generative AI Not Replacing UK Jobs, Study Finds
Study finds UK organisations broadly deploying generative AI to support existing jobs, but execs say employment not affected
Google Must Face Trial In Ad Tech Monopoly Case
Google loses bid for summary judgement as judge says 'too many facts in dispute' as US adtech case heads for September trial
Silicon In Focus Podcast: Feeding the Machine
Learn how your business can meet the challenges associated with managing data across multiple platforms and systems, and how does this impact analytics and AI initiatives
Apple, Meta Likely To Face EU Antitrust Charges
Apple, Facebook parent Meta reportedly likely to face EU antitrust charges before August under new Digital Markets Act rules
Adobe Shares Jump On AI Success
Adobe shares post biggest gains in more than four years after it reports user take-up of generative AI tools
Winklevoss’ Gemini To Pay $50m In Crypto Fraud Settlement
Winklevoss twins' Gemini Trust to pay $50m to settle cypto fraud claims over failed Gemini Earn product in New York settlement
Meta Delays EU AI Launch After Privacy Complaints
Meta delays Europe launch of AI in Europe after user, privacy group complaints over plans to train models on user data
AI Fuels Local Memory Chip Demand For China’s Sanctioned YMTC
China chipmaker YMTC sees surge in demand from local companies, government projects amidst AI infrastructure boom, in spite of US sanctions
Apple Briefly Overtakes Microsoft For Market Crown On AI Plans
Apple AI announcements triggers three-day rally that sees market value briefly overtake Microsoft for most valuable listed US firm
Musk’s X Lawsuit Against Nazi Report Author Slated For 2025 Trial
Trial set for April 2025 against Media Matters, after its report prompted an advertising exodus from Elon Musk's X
Microsoft President Grilled By US Lawmakers After China, Russia Hacks
Microsoft's Brad Smith answer questions from US lawmakers about hacks of US governmental systems by China, Russia
Elon Musk Wins Shareholder Vote On Pay, Texas Incorporation
Shareholders at Tesla vote to reinstate Elon Musk's 'ridiculous' $56bn pay package, and approve incorporation in Texas
Japan Passes Law To Allow Third Party App Stores, Payments
Copy of EU's DMA? Japan passes law that will require Apple and Google to open up their respective ecosystems
X (Twitter) Now Hides Posts Liked By Users
Elon Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter) has this week begun hiding user likes, amid reports of declining engagement
US Mulls Additional AI Chip Restrictions For China – Report
Tightening the screws. Biden Administration is considering further restrictions on Chinese access to cutting-edge AI chip tech
SpaceX, Elon Musk Sued By Engineers For Unfair Firings, Sex Bias
Elon Musk and SpaceX sued by eight engineers who had been fired after calling Musk a “distraction and embarrassment”
SEC Reaches $4.5bn Settlement With Bankrupt Terraform Labs
Terraform Labs and disgraced founder Do Kwon agree to pay the US SEC a combined $4.5 billion in civil fraud case
WeWork Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection
WeWork, once valued privately at $47bn and seen as future of workplace, emerges from bankruptcy protection in US
Tech Groups Call On US DoJ To Investigate YouTube Monopoly
Open letter urges US Department of Justice to investigate Alphabet's YouTube for alleged domination of home entertainment sector
EU To Impose Tariffs Up To 38 Percent On Chinese EVs
European Commission investigation provisionally concludes China offers unfair subsidies to its EV makers – tariffs announced
Tesla Investor Slams Elon Musk’s $56bn Pay Deal, Amid Another Lawsuit
Head of one of the largest pension funds in US to vote against Elon Musk's ‘ridiculous’ pay package, as another Tesla investor files lawsuit
CIOs Admit AI Is Investment Priority, Just Ahead Of Security, Cloud
Challenges to enterprise growth ambitions include geopolitical issues, inflation and economic uncertainty, Expereo's IDC report finds
Nvidia Completes Stock Split To Make Shares More Affordable
The 10-for-1 stock split at Nvidia has taken place, after the meteoric share price rise helped it become one of the most valuable tech firms
Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit, Threatens Apple Ban
Surprising twist by Elon Musk after he ditches lawsuit against OpenAI, and also threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT move
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OpenAI Appoints Sarah Friar As First Finance Chief
AI firm OpenAI appoints former Nextdoor chief executive Sarah Friar as first chief financial officer, Kevil Weil as product chief
Intel Halting Construction Of Israel Plant, Says Report
Intel reportedly halting construction of $25bn semiconductor plant in southern Israel as executives transfer to Ohio