Innovation

AI Excites But Stresses CIOs, IDC Expereo FindsAI Excites But Stresses CIOs, IDC Expereo Finds

AI Excites But Stresses CIOs, IDC Expereo Finds

Impact and pressures of artificial intelligence (AI) on corporate executives revealed in new research from IDC and Expereo

7 months ago
Intel To Spin Off Foundry Unit As Independent SubsidiaryIntel To Spin Off Foundry Unit As Independent Subsidiary

Intel To Spin Off Foundry Unit As Independent Subsidiary

Turnaround latest. Intel Foundry to become independent subsidiary, while chip factory construction in Germany and Poland will be paused

7 months ago
Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger ThresholdsMicrosoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger Thresholds

Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger Thresholds

European Commission says Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI's staff will not be investigated under EU merger rules

7 months ago
US To Host International Network of AI Safety Institutes In NovemberUS To Host International Network of AI Safety Institutes In November

US To Host International Network of AI Safety Institutes In November

The US will host the first meeting of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, shortly after the US presidential…

7 months ago
Intel, AWS To Collaborate On AI Chip In Major WinIntel, AWS To Collaborate On AI Chip In Major Win

Intel, AWS To Collaborate On AI Chip In Major Win

AWS to work with Intel on designing, manufacturing AI data centre chip in significant win for Intel manufacturing business

7 months ago
Pioneering Researcher Raises $230m For ‘Spatial’ AI Start-UpPioneering Researcher Raises $230m For ‘Spatial’ AI Start-Up

Pioneering Researcher Raises $230m For ‘Spatial’ AI Start-Up

Pioneering AI researcher Li Feifei raises $230m in venture funding for World Labs, with valuation reportedly over $1bn

7 months ago
Uber To Offer Waymo Robotaxi Rides In Austin, AtlantaUber To Offer Waymo Robotaxi Rides In Austin, Atlanta

Uber To Offer Waymo Robotaxi Rides In Austin, Atlanta

Uber expands deal with Waymo from Phoenix to Austin, Texas and Atlanta as it faces pressure from imminent Tesla robotaxi…

7 months ago
GenAI Shopping: Revolutionising Retail ExperiencesGenAI Shopping: Revolutionising Retail Experiences

GenAI Shopping: Revolutionising Retail Experiences

Discover how Generative AI is transforming the retail experience with personalised interactions, AI-powered search, and dynamic product customisation.

7 months ago
US House Passes Bill Targeting Chinese EV Battery TechUS House Passes Bill Targeting Chinese EV Battery Tech

US House Passes Bill Targeting Chinese EV Battery Tech

US House of Representatives passes bill restricting tax credits for electric vehicles using battery technology licensed from China

7 months ago
NASA Mission To Jupiter’s Europa Gets Go-AheadNASA Mission To Jupiter’s Europa Gets Go-Ahead

NASA Mission To Jupiter’s Europa Gets Go-Ahead

NASA to launch 'Europa Clipper' mission to Jupiter's moon Europa next month as it seeks evidence of life in ocean…

7 months ago
The Metaverse Won’t Die: Embracing the Future of Work and ConnectionThe Metaverse Won’t Die: Embracing the Future of Work and Connection

The Metaverse Won’t Die: Embracing the Future of Work and Connection

As the Metaverse evolves from concept to reality, it’s redefining how we work and connect. The launch of a virtual…

7 months ago
BT Identifies 2,000 Potential Cyberattacks Signals Every SecondBT Identifies 2,000 Potential Cyberattacks Signals Every Second

BT Identifies 2,000 Potential Cyberattacks Signals Every Second

Level of cyberthreats revealed, after BT says it spots 2,000 signals of potential cyberattacks every second

8 months ago
SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Carry Out First Commercial SpacewalkSpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Carry Out First Commercial Spacewalk

SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Carry Out First Commercial Spacewalk

Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX’s Sarah Gillis become first non-professional astronauts to carry out risky spacewalk

8 months ago
Irish Watchdog Launches Inquiry Into Google AI ModelIrish Watchdog Launches Inquiry Into Google AI Model

Irish Watchdog Launches Inquiry Into Google AI Model

Google's protection of EU users' personal data when training its AI model, is under investigation by Ireland's watchdog

8 months ago
Robot To Retrieve Fuel From Fukushima Nuclear PlantRobot To Retrieve Fuel From Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Robot To Retrieve Fuel From Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Two week mission for robot to retrieve sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of three damaged Fukushima nuclear…

8 months ago

OpenAI Valued At $150Bn In Funding Talks – Report

More cash required. Latest funding talks with investors reportedly values AI startup OpenAI at $150 billion

8 months ago

LUMI – The Most Powerful Supercomputer In Europe

Silicon tours the facilities housing Europe's most powerful supercomputer, and the fifth most powerful supercomputer in the world

8 months ago

Successful Hyperloop Test Completed In Holland

Hardt Hyperloop carries out first successful test of its hyperloop vehicle at longest hyperloop test track in Europe

8 months ago

China Delegation Visits Brussels Over EV Tariffs

China sends senior-level trade officials to Brussels over upcoming EU tariffs on electric vehicles amidst soaring trade tensions

8 months ago

X Updates Grok AI Chatbot Over Election Misinformation

X makes changes to xAI's Grok AI chatbot after five US secretaries of state take it to task for spreading…

8 months ago

iPhone 16 Gets Generative AI, Siri Upgrade

Apple launches iPhone 16 range with generative AI features, plus camera-based 'visual intelligence', new AirPods, Watch

8 months ago

Man Arrested After ‘Earning Millions’ From AI Music Tracks

US man allegedly earned more than $10m in royalties streaming hundreds of thousands of fake AI-generated music tracks to bots

8 months ago

Boeing’s Starliner Returns To Earth, Without Crew

Boeing's Starliner returns to Earth under command of ground crew as astronauts from June mission remain in space, in latest…

8 months ago

CMA Halts Probe Into Microsoft’s Inflection AI Staff Hiring

British competition regulator closes investigation into Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI staff, which it deems a “merger”

8 months ago

US Probes Four-Vehicle Crash Involving AI Driver Assistance

US authorities probe fatal four-vehicle crash caused by Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle using BlueCruise driver-assistance feature

8 months ago

Nvidia Invests In Japan Start-Up Sakana AI

AI chip giant Nvidia invests in start-up Sakana AI in funding round that takes company to over $1bn valuation

8 months ago

Nvidia Market Value Hit By Historic Single-Day Drop

Nvidia market value sees biggest single-day decline on record for a US company, as investors pull back from AI speculation

8 months ago

AI Data Centre Boom ‘Driving Huge Rise In Emissions’

AI, cloud data centre expansion to produce 2.5 billion metric tonnes of emissions through end of decade, finds Morgan Stanley…

8 months ago

Goldman Sachs Research Finds AI Could Reduce Oil Prices

Artificial intelligence (AI) could reduce oil prices as it boosts supply due to greater efficiencies, Goldman Sachs predicts

8 months ago