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CES 2022: Amazon, Meta, Twitter Pull Attendance
Big name tech firms announce decision to pull teams from upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, over Omicron concerns
Oracle Makes Biggest Acquisition With Cerner Purchase
Enterprise software giant Oracle makes rumoured healthcare move, with $28.3 billion purchase of medical records specialist Cerner
Sainsbury’s Payroll Disrupted By US Ransomware Attack
Sainsbury's payroll disrupted by ransomware attack on US cloud services provider Ultimate Kronos Group, but promises to pay staff before Christmas
LogMeIn To Spin Off LassPass As Separate Cloud Security Firm
Six years after it acquired LassPass for $110 million, LogMeIn says it will spin out the unit as a separate cloud security specialist
Amazon Web Services Suffers Another Outage
AWS recovers from a second outage in the space of a week, which impacted services at Netflix, Slack, and Amazon's Ring doorbells
Looking Ahead: Tech Predictions for 2022
As 2021 draws to a close, what will the tech landscape look like next year? Silicon UK spoke to a range of tech experts and business leaders to give their thoughts on how their industries and sectors will evolve throughout 2022.
Tech Industry Scrambles Over Log4j Vulnerability
Vulnerability found in Apache logging library Log4j exposes popular apps, websites and online services to attack and exploitation
EU ‘Set To Approve’ Microsoft’s $16bn Nuance Buy
European Union reportedly set to unconditionally approve Microsoft's $16bn purchase of AI and speech company Nuance, firm's second-biggest buy to date
Australia Switches On Tesla Megapack Facility For Renewable Energy Capture
Australian state of Victoria switches on the biggest battery in the southern hemisphere to provide clean power to one million homes during blackouts
Amazon Prime, Ring Services In US Impacted By AWS Outage
Big name services from Amazon including Prime Video, Ring doorbells and even the Amazon e-commerce websiteetc impacted by Amazon Web Services outage
AWS re:Invent: News Roundup From 2021 Conference
Silicon breaks down the noteworthy news announcements and innovations presented by AWS at this week's AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas
Russia Seeks To Fine Google, Meta On Annual Turnover
Russian regulator applies to court to fine US tech giants percentage of annual Russian turnover, over failure to remove “banned content”
FTC Sues Nvidia To Block ARM Acquisition
US Federal Trade Commission sues Nvidia to block its acquisition of the UK's ARM Holdings, stating it will “stifle next gen technologies”
The Business of the Metaverse
Is Facebook’s vision of the Metaverse a realistic proposition for businesses? Silicon UK spoke to Jason Alan Snyder, Global Chief Technology Officer of Momentum Worldwide, who has been commenting on the application of virtual spaces to ...
AWS re:Invent Conference Welcomes Back Crowds
Over 27,000 attendees and members of the press (including Silicon) attend Amazon Web Services worldwide event in Las Vegas this week
Samsung To Build $17bn Chip Factory In Texas, Amid Global Shortage
Samsung is to make its largest ever investment in the United States, in order to construct a brand new chip factory in Texas
Seeing the Future: How to Use Predictive Analytics in Your Business
Being able to predict the future may seem impossible. However, with today’s predictive analytics, enterprises can make accurate assessments that can be used to inform their strategic planning.
GoDaddy Confirms Data Breach Of 1.2 Million Customers
Unauthorised access of customer's WordPress installations, results in the data of 1.2 million GoDaddy customers being accessed
Vonage Sold To Ericsson For $6.2 Billion
VoIP pioneer Vonage acquired by Ericsson for $6.2 billion, as Swedish giant looks to bolster wireless portfolio for enterprises
Amazon Web Services Opens Cloud Skills Training Centre
Back to school. AWS to offer in-person training and it expands existing efforts to help people to learn and develop their cloud-based skills
EU May Ease State-Aid Rules To Help Fund New Chip Factories
European Union may relax its strict state-aid rules, in an effort to increase funding for construction of new chip factories in the bloc
Nokia Launches Cloud Software Subscription Service For Telcos
Nokia announces entry into Software-as-a-Service segment, by offering multiple software services to communication service providers
IBM Eagle Quantum Processor Delivers 127-Qubit
Hold onto your servers. Big Blue touts 'breakthrough' 127-Qubit capable Quantum processor, known as the 'Eagle' processor
UK Orders Full Investigation Of Nvidia’s ARM Acquisition
Final nail? UK orders full national security investigation of Nvidia's proposed acquisition of British chip designer ARM Holdings
Google Actively Bidding For Pentagon Cloud Contract
Don't be evil? Google's cloud division is reportedly bidding to work on the Pentagon's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability program
Huawei To Offload Server Division – Report
Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies reportedly in talks to sell its x86 server business due to the ongoing US blacklist
Intel Touts New 12th Gen PC Processors
Chip giant Intel introduces its new Alder Lake processors for personal computers, as it seeks to dethrone longtime rival AMD
Amazon Web Services Wins Contract From UK Intelligence Agencies
American cloud giant Amazon Web Services wins contract to host the UK's most sensitive national security data, but Labour wants answers
Amazon To Allow Teams To Decide Office Time
Directors of corporate teams at Amazon will decide how long their team has to work in offices, and how long they will work remotely