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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
New York Times Sues Microsoft, OpenAI Over AI Training
Full Fibre Arrives In UK’s Most Remote Inhabited Island
Self-Driving Cars On UK Roads By 2026, Says Transport Secretary
Government minister Mark Harper tells BBC that autonomous cars will improve road safety and personal freedom
Judge Rules Twitter Violated Contract Over Failure To Pay Bonuses
Elon Musk's Twitter (now X) violated contracts by failing to pay millions in promised bonuses, federal judge rules
Apple Design VP To Join Jony Ive, Sam Altman For AI Device – Report
Apple’s iPhone design boss Tang Tan will leave Apple and join Sir Jony Ive's LoveFrom, to work on AI device with Sam Altman
China’s BYD To Construct EV Factory In Hungary
Electric vehicle factory to be constructed in Hungary for China’s BYD, as European EV manufacturing ramps up
Hackers Steals Customer Data From Car Parking Giant
Owner of parking apps RingGo and ParkMobile has been hacked, and customer data including credit card info has been stolen
Apple Files Appeal, Amid US Ban On Apple Watch Sales
Apple to appeal, after the White House declines to overturn ITC ban on US sales of certain Apple Watch devices
Merry Christmas, Readers Of Silicon UK
Silicon UK wishes our readers a joyful Christmas and much merriment, amid the ongoing geopolitical and economic challenges
Hyperloop One To Close Down – Report
Futuristic travel experiment Hyperloop One to cease operations, as assets sold off and remaining staff made redundant
Report Warns Of Landfill Risk, When Microsoft Ends Windows 10 Support
Canalys report warns Microsoft's ending of Windows 10 support, may result in 240 million operational PCs sent to landfills
China Drafts New Restrictions For Online Gaming
Draft rules by Beijing to curb excessive spending in online gaming, wipes nearly $80bn value off two Chinese gaming giants
Three Big Porn Websites Must Verify User’s Age In EU
European Commission classifies Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat as “very large online platforms”, subjecting them to strict DSA rules
US Commerce Dept To Review Semiconductor Supply Chain
National security move, as the US Commerce Dept says it will launch survey of US semiconductor supply chain
Controversial Parler Platform Set For 2024 Return
Social media platform Parler says it will return in Q1 2024 under new owners, after its closure back in April this year
Outage Resolved At Elon Musk’s X
Social media platform X (aka Twitter) is back up and running, after thousands of users in US, UK and Europe suffer outage
Apple Fails To Delay Apple Watch Import Ban
US International Trade Commission (ITC) denies motion by Apple to halt an upcoming import ban on Apple Watches
BT Risks Fine As Huawei Removal Deadline Nears – Report
UK carrier BT is at risk of a fine as it nears 31 December deadline to replace Huawei equipment from its core network
NASA Uses Laser To Beam Cat Video From Deep Space
Space communications. NASA JPL streams ultra HD video of cat back to earth from deep space, 19 million miles away from planet
ARM Lays Off Workers In China – Report
ARM Holdings has laid off over 70 software engineers in China, but will relocate some of the roles outside of Asian nation
Full Fibre Broadband Reaches 17 Million UK Homes, Says Ofcom
Ofcom finds that for the first time, over half of homes in all four nations of the UK have access to full fibre (FTTP)
Toshiba Delisted From Toyko Stock Exchange After 74 Years
End of an era for Japanese electronics giant Toshiba, as it undergoes transition into private ownership after years of upheaval
UK Supreme Court Rules AI Cannot Be Patent Inventor
Landmark ruling. American computer scientist loses bid to overturn UK's refusal to register two patents invented by a 'creativity machine'
Oversight Board Reverses Meta Removal Of Graphic Israel-Gaza Videos
Meta's 'Supreme Court' has reversed content decision to remove graphic videos on Israel-Gaza from Facebook
Google To Pay $700m To Consumers In US Antitrust Settlement
Google agrees to pay $700m to US consumers in antitrust settlement with users and states as Epic presses to 'open Android ecosystem'
Jack Ma-Backed Seafood Start-Up Begins Online Sales
Jack Ma-backed start-up 1.8 Meters Marine Technology begins selling seafood in stores and online as billionaire finds post-retirement focus
Apple To Pause Series 9, Ultra 2 Watch Sales In US
Apple prepares temporary halt to sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 watches starting this week amidst Masimo patent dispute
TSMC Chair Mark Liu To Retire In 2024
TSMC chair Mark Liu to retire from company next year amidst major upheaval as US, Japan, EU seek to diversify away from Asia
Japan Chip Equipment Maker Kokusai Expands In China
Japanese chip equipment maker Kokusai Electric expands support staff in China as it sees surging demand from low-end chip makers next year