Innovation

Meta Restarts Use Of Facial Recognition For ‘Celebrity Scam Ad’ Crackdown

Three years after dropping the use of facial recognition, Meta says it will use the tech again to aid in…

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TSMC Alerts US Of Attempt To Circumvent China AI Chip Restriction

World's largest contract chip manufacturer informs the United States of a potential Chinese attempt to circumvent US export controls

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TikTok’s ByteDance Fires Intern For Allegedly Sabotaging AI Project

ByteDance sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging the training of an internal artificial intelligence (AI) project

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Former OpenAI Mira Murati Raising Capital For New AI Startup – Report

Cos the world needs another AI startup. Former CTO at OpenAI, Mira Murati, reportedly fund raising for her new AI…

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Tesla Faces NHTSA Probe Over FSD Fatal Accident

A number of Tesla collisions where FSD was in use, prompts safety investigation by the US federal regulator

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Amazon Signs Nuclear Power Deals For Small Modular Reactors

Amazon signs three new agreements to support development of nuclear power tech, namely small modular reactors

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ASML Warning Sends Tremor Through Global Chip Market

Semiconductor equipment maker ASML shakes chip sector after forecasting lower than expected 2025 sales and bookings

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Blackstone To Invest €7.5 Billion For Data Centres In Spain

Investment giant Blackstone to invest billions of dollars for data centres in north eastern Spain, after huge UK investment

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UK Mulls Common Charging Cable, After EU’s Long-Winded Move

UK government considers whether to require a common charging cable for devices, mirroring EU law that took 13 years to…

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New Apple iPad Mini Looks To AI, With ‘Apple Intelligence’

AI to feature strongly in the next generation iPad mini, as Apple touts the new tablet as being built for…

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Google Signs Nuclear Deal To Power AI Data Centres

Google signs deal to buy nuclear power from small-scale reactors to meet soaring energy demands for AI data centres

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TSMC Plans Additional Plants In Europe, Official Says

Taiwan official says TSMC planning additional plants in Europe to focus on AI market, after German factory breaks ground

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NASA Europa Clipper Mission Lifts Off To Seek Life In Space

NASA's Europa Clipper mission seeks to determine whether conditions for life may exist on Jupiter's icy moon

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SpaceX Starship First Stage Returns To Launch Pad In Milestone Test

SpaceX completes fifth test flight of Starship rocket launch system, with first-stage booster successfully returning to launch tower

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The Power of Tomorrow: Technologies that Will Revolutionise Digital Transformation in the Next Decade

Discover how emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and edge computing are set to revolutionise industries over the next decade. From…

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US Regulator Approves SpaceX Falcon 9 Return To Service

US Federal Aviation Administration approves SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets to return to service following second-stage malfuction last month

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Apple Opens Major Research Hub In China

Apple opens research centre in Shenzhen, China, aiming to make it biggest such facility outside US amidst tough local competition

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TikTok Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Favour Of AI – Report

ByteDance's TikTok is laying off up to 500 employees as it moves to greater use of AI for content moderation

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Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Is Your Business Data Ready?

In this episode, we uncover why most organisations aren’t ready to harness generative AI. We explore data stack limitations, tech…

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Tesla Shares Drop After Cybercab Unveiling

Mixed reactions as Elon Musk hypes $30,000 'self driving' robotaxi called Cybercab, as well as larger Robovan

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AMD Launches New AI, Server Chips To Expand Nvidia Challenge

AMD unveils new AI and data centre chips as it seeks to improve challenge to Nvidia's upcoming Blackwell chips

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Fisker Unable To Migrate EV Data To New Owner’s Server

Firesale buyer files emergency objection, after bankrupt Fisker states it cannot transfer vital EV data to new servers

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Nobel Prizes Awarded To Current and Former Google Scientists

Demis Hassabis, John Jumper of Google DeepMind awarded 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry, while former Googler Geoffrey Hinton wins physics…

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Meta AI Chatbot Launches In UK On Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta's AI chatbot now available for users in UK, Brazil, but not EU due to “unpredictable” regulatory environment

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Battery Maker Northvolt To Replace Plant Boss, Amid Difficulties

Difficulties continue for Northvolt, as head of Europe's first lithium-ion gigafactory steps down with immediate effect

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ESA Sends Hera Probe Into Space On Planetary Defence Mission

European Space Agency launches Hera mission from Florida to follow up on NASA asteroid impact test two years ago

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Meta Shows Sound-Capable AI Video Generation Tool

Facebook parent Meta shows AI video generation tool Movie Gen that can create 16-second clips with sound effects and music

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US Think Tank Probes NASA Staff Over Trump, Musk Criticism

Conservative think tank requests NASA employee communications discussing Donald Trump, Elon Musk as it compiles 'undesirables list'

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EU States Approve China EV Tariffs In Split Vote

EU member states approve hefty tariffs on China-made EVs in spite of opposition from Hungary and auto-producing Germany

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