European Union officials set to begin in-depth probe of Adobe's $20bn acquisition of Figma following moves by US and UK regulators
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SoftBank In Deal With Symbiotic For AI-Powered Warehouses
SoftBank and Symbiotic joint venture GreenBox to offer capacity in automated warehouses, amidst frenzied interest in artificial intelligence
Tesla ‘Meeting With Indian Govt’ Over Car Plant
Tesla reportedly meeting with Indian commerce minister as it looks to build domestic hub for low-cost car for domestic and export markets
Google Ordered To Pay $338.7m Over Chromecast Patents
Texas federal court orders Google to pay $338.7 million to New York developer for infringing video-transmission patents with Chromecast
China Looks To AI-Generated Hosts For Livestream Sales
Major e-commerce sites and brands are experimenting with AI-generated hosts to sell products in livestreams in China
Twitter Scraps Iconic Blue Bird, Officially Rebrands As ‘X’
Twitter officially rebrands as 'X' as Elon Musk revamps site to turn it into 'everything app' based on communications and payments
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Amazon Builds $120m Florida Facility For Internet Satellites
Amazon says building massive processing facility in Florida for Project Kuiper broadband satellites as it races to catch up to SpaceX
CMA Publishes Microsoft Arguments As It Denies Bowing To Pressure
CMA publishes Microsoft's arguments for reconsideration of Activision Blizzard deal after FTC court defeat
Toyota Looks To Lunar Water To Power Manned Moon Vehicle
Toyota building Lunar Cruiser manned moon vehicle with regenerative fuel cell that produces electricity from sunlight and lunar water
Micron Chief ‘Meets With Chinese Government’ Amidst Sanctions
Micron chief executive Sanjay Mehrotra reportedly meets with China's Ministry of Commerce after national security ban on its products
ASML Boosts Revenue Outlook On China Demand
Dutch chipmaking equipment manufacturer ASML boosts full-year revenue estimate as Chinese customers stockpile gear
Start-Up Eve To Build ‘Flying Taxis’ In Brazil
Embraer spin-off Eve Air Mobility to produce 'flying taxis' at expanded Embraer plant in Taubate, near Sao Paolo and Embraer's headquarters
Gamers Trick AI-Generated News Site Into Posting Fake Article
Hail Glorbo: World of Warcraft gamers trick website into posting AI-generated article based on comments about nonexistent feature
AI Firms Agree Safeguards, Including Watermarks For AI Content
White House says AI firms including OpenAI, Google and others have agreed voluntary AI safeguards that includes use of watermarks
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sued For More Than $1Bn
FTX files lawsuit against former CEO, seeking to recoup more than $1 billion, and alleging funds were used to cover his legal defence
Mobile Roaming Charging Sees Ofcom Propose New Rules
After most UK mobile operators reinstated roaming charges for users in Europe, regulator proposes mandatory alerts
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 12
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 21/07/2023.
Apple Developing ChatGPT AI Equivalent – Report
Report suggests Apple is quietly developing its own artificial intelligence tools to challenge those of OpenAI, Google etc
Twitter Seeks End Of Privacy Agreement With FTC
Elon Musk's Twitter asks US court to nullify consent order with FTC over data breaches, and takes aim at prominent Musk critic
Apple Warns Of FaceTime, iMessage Withdrawal In UK Over Act Changes
UK government warned by Apple it will not comply with proposed updates to Investigatory Powers Act, and could withdraw FaceTime, iMessage
TSMC Delays Production At Arizona Fab, Amid Skills Shortage
Production start at vaunted Arizona chip factory pushed back a year by TSMC, due to shortage of skilled workers
UK Selected For Battery Gigafactory For Jaguar Land Rover EVs
Tata Group, the Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has selected Somerset in the UK to build a £4 billion battery gigafactory
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Global IT Spend To Rise Amid Automation Focus, Says Gartner
Economic uncertainty and ongoing struggle with skills shortage, will not impact IT spending for businesses, Gartner finds
Meta Updates Open Source AI Model With Llama 2
Competition for OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard as Meta makes its free open source AI model available on Microsoft Azure
Microsoft, Activision Extend Deal Deadline To Secure UK Approval
Microsoft continues to pull out all the stops to secure its $69 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, as deal is extended
Estee Lauder Hacked And Data Stolen
Cyberattack and data theft against New York-based cosmetic giant Estee Lauder disrupts some business operations
UK Clears Broadcom’s $61 Billion VMware Purchase
Acquisition of VMware by Broadcom will not weaken competition - the UK's CMA provisionally rules this week