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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2023
Paris To Ban E-Scooters After Referendum
Paris to ban e-scooters after voter poll, but providers criticise vote in which only 4 percent of residents took part
Tesla Sets New Record With Q1 Vehicle Shipments
Tesla sets new shipment record for first quarter following worldwide price cuts, but faces intense competition and economic uncertainty
TikTok Owner ByteDance Sees Revenues Soar 30 Pct
TikTok owner ByteDance sees revenues soar 30 percent in 2022 over 2021 as it faces growing hostility outside of China
Google Faces £3.4bn UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Dominance
Google faces second collective UK legal action over claims its dominance of market illegally reduced publishers' revenues
E3 Video Game Gala Event Cancelled
Organisers cancel E3 video game gala return to in-person event as long-running conference struggles to adapt to post-Covid world
Italy Bans ChatGPT Over Personal Data Risk
Italian data regulator bans ChatGPT in country and opens probe into whether chatbot's data collection complies with GDPR
Twitter Revokes New York Times Checkmark
Elon Musk revokes 'verified' checkmark on New York Times Twitter account after newspaper says it will not pay monthly fee
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: How to Combat Cloud Fraud
While telco fraud is currently a prominent news story, there’s a little less chatter on the emerging threat of cloud fraud against enterprises. Learn what current challenges face your business with cloud fraud. Discover techniques to p ...
Quest Software Podcast: The Democratisation of Data: Episode 1: The Data Landscape Today
In this new four-part series hosted by David Howell, Editor-in-Chief of Silicon UK, Michael O’Donnell, a senior analyst in Quest’s Data Management group and Danny Sandwell, a Senior Strategist at Quest, discuss the democratisation of d ...
Leaked Vulkan Files Reveal Kremlin’s Cyberwarfare Tactics
Explosive documents leaked by whistleblower in protest of Kremlin's war in Ukraine, shine a light on Russia's cyberwarfare operations
Virgin Orbit Lays Off 85 Percent Of Staff
Nearly 700 jobs to go at Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit Holdings, amid reports it will cease operations
Japan Joins US, Netherlands, In Chip Export Restrictions To China
Confirmation that Japan is now joining the US and the Netherlands in restricting semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Court Grants Twitter Subpoena To Identify Source Code Leaker
Hunting the leaker. Twitter's request to identify GitHub user who uploaded its source code has been approved by a US court
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty To Additional Charges
Court appearance for former head of FTX, who pleads not guilty to five additional charges from US federal prosecutors
Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case
US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence
How Digital Twins Can Prevent the Metaverse from Becoming a Fad
The Metaverse is going through a rough time. Although tricky to define, the amalgamation of technologies has long been touted as the future of tech. Learn how Digital Twins and the Metaverse could become essential partners to propel th ...
Staying Safe in Our New AI World: How Organisations Can Protect Themselves
The advent of AI models such as ChatGPT and more recently GPT-4 has been a game-changer for communication and information exchange across entire industries – automating time-consuming tasks and increasing the speed of interactions with ...
Why First-Party Data is the Key to Improving the Customer Experience
In the past decade, data privacy has become a primary concern for consumers and business leaders alike. According to Forrester, 47% of UK adults actively limit the amount of data they share with websites and apps.
Why Leaders Must Embrace Technological Chaos
Experience has shown me that chaos can bring about major opportunities for you and your business which would not have materialised in a stable world. Managing chaos is what distinguishes a truly great leader. Many people fear it. Great ...
Brand Voice
Accelerated innovation is now mission-critical but it must not come at the expense of security
Across all industries, rapid digital transformation is now essential to meet constantly changing customer needs and to enable hybrid work at scale on a sustainable basis. Since the start of the pandemic, application development and rel ...
The Risk and Reward of ChatGPT in Cybersecurity
Unless you’ve been on a retreat in some far-flung location with no internet access for the past few months, chances are you’re well aware of how much hype and fear there’s been around ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot d ...
Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Deal Faces Phase 2 CMA Probe
Decision by Broadcom not to offer the UK watchdog remedies to its Phase 1 concerns, triggers in-depth Phase 2 investigation
A Recession Must Not Halt Modernisation Programmes
A crisis is not necessarily the time for caution. In fact, difficult conditions call for innovative approaches - and there is little doubt about the difficulties ahead. In September, inflation climbed to 10.1%, and the Bank of England ...
Guaranteeing Employee Loyalty for Organisational Success
Although the Cost of Living (CoL) crisis has left many UK employees under financial pressure, the record-breaking quit rates of the Great Resignation show no signs of slowing down.
How Do Market Leaders Get Valuable Consumer Data in 2023
As technology advanced, the scope of treasure hunting expanded, and searching for treasure in previously inaccessible or unknown locations became possible, providing new insights into the world.
Brand Voice
In this age of eCommerce, digital experience must remain central within every retailer’s strategy
Amazon Opens Sidewalk Mesh Network To Third-Party Devices
Amazon opens its long-range, low-bandwidth mesh network known as Sidewalk, to any IoT device in the United States
Advanced AI Poses Risk To Humanity, Open Letter Warns
Big names including Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk warn race to develop AI systems is out of control, urges six month pause
South Korea, US Seek Do Kwon Extradition
Who has first dibs? South Korea and the United States have both requested the extradition of Terra co-founder Do Kwon