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Nvidia Confirms Complete Russia Withdrawal
As fighting in Ukraine continues, Nvidia says it is to cease all operations in Russia and relocate local staff to other countries
Oracle To Pay $23 Million To Settle SEC Bribery Case
Software giant Oracle is not admitting or denying wrongdoing, but is to pay $23m to settle a second SEC bribery case
Amazon, Microsoft, Google Face UK Cloud Services Probe
Ofcom confirms it will examine the role of Amazon, Microsoft and Google, which dominate the cloud services market
StorPool Touts Software-defined Block Storage For Distributed Data
Bulgaria-based StorPool touts its hardware independent block storage solution, during Silicon ES recent press tour
Tape Archiving Still Needed, Says PoINT Software
As data growth continues, but 70 percent of it is never used, efficient archiving systems still have a place, says PoINT Software
Nodeum Touts Hybrid Data Warehousing Approach
Belgian startup Nodeum proposes a unified solution for the management of data and its movement between different scenarios
Synthetic DNA: Solution For Mass Data Storage Problem?
Biomemory Labs is developing DNA Drive technology, which will allow (unlimited) data to be stored in DNA molecules
ARM Launches New Chip Design For Data Centre, Cloud
British chip designer ARM Holdings reveals its next generation data centre chip design, dubbed Neoverse V2
Data Sovereignty Worries Drive Hybrid Cloud Adoption, Says Scality
Organisations move away from public clouds towards hybrid approaches, research from Scality finds, amid data sovereignty concerns
Google Partners US Government To Develop Open Source Chips
US Commerce Department and Google team up to develop open source chips that can be utilised by startups and researchers
US Bans Tech Firms From Building Chinese Factories
US Chips and Science Act (Chips). Biden administration tells those receiving federal funding they will not be allowed to invest in China
UK Again Delays Chinese Purchase Of Newport Wafer Fab
More delays to the national security probe into the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab by a Chinese owned entity
InterContinental Hotels Suffers Cyberattack
British owner of Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza - InterContinental Hotels Group - confirms “unauthorised access” to systems
Arm Sues Qualcomm And Nuvia Unit For Licence Infringement
British chip designer Arm Holdings accuses Qualcomm and Nuvia of trademark infringement and breaching certain licence agreements
US Instructs AMD, Nvidia To Halt AI Shipments To China
Two leading American chipmakers, Nvidia and AMD, have been ordered to stop selling some of their AI-related technology to China
Rivals Slam Microsoft Over Licence Change
Cloud rivals AWS and Google hit out at Microsoft's changes to its licence agreements, calling them anti competitive and not fair to customers
Dell, Ericsson To End All Business In Russia
More Russia withdraws, as Dell confirms it has ceased all Russian operations, and Ericsson says it will wind down operations in coming months
Tech Investors Mull Newport Wafer Fab Rescue Bid – Report
Amid a national security review, British chip executives are reportedly preparing a rescue bid for Welsh chip firm Newport Wafer Fab
Huawei Founder Warns Of Painful Decade
Stark survival warning from founder of Huawei about firm's prospects over the next ten years, amid global downturn and China economic woes
Yale University Names Firms Still Operating In Russia
Data from Yale University shows a number of big name tech companies continue to trade in Russia, despite sanctions and Ukraine invasion
President Biden Signs $53 Billion US Chips Act
President Joe Biden signs landmark bill to encourage chip makers to build more semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the US
US Congress Passes $52 Billion Chips Act
No more chip shortage? President Joe Biden can now sign US Chips Act into law after Congress approved funding for more domestic chip production
Chip Revenues To Decline 2.5 Percent In 2023, Warns Gartner
Global semiconductor revenues are projected to grow 7.4 percent in 2022, but will decline in 2023 as inflationary pressures take their toll
Russia Fines Google $34m, After Last Week’s $358m Penalty
But will Google actual bother to pay? Russian watchdog claims Google abuses its dominant position in the video hosting market
Samsung Seeks Tax Breaks On Future Chip Factories In Texas
South Korean giant Samsung begins application for tax breaks on 11 potential chip manufacturing facilities in Texas, ahead of US CHIPS Act
Global Chip Shortage Not Over, Warns IDC
Global chip shortage is not over, as IDC analyst points to Russia's war in Ukraine impacting raw materials and the global supply chain
Google Data Centre In London Outage Blamed On Cooling Failure
As the UK temperature soared to a record high on Tuesday, a cooling failure resulted in an outage at a Google data centre in London
Google Cloud Adopts ARM-based Chips
Bad news for Intel, AMD? Google Cloud unit has begun offering virtual machines (VMs) based on chip designs from the UK's ARM Holdings
Microsoft Cuts Staff But Insists Hiring Continues
Software giant Microsoft becomes latest tech to trim its workforce headcount, as other tech firms slow hiring plans or reduce employees