Innovation

Amazon Staff Walkout Over Environment, Return To Office Policies

Challenge to Andy Jassy, as Amazon corporate workers set to walkout over return-to-work and environmental policy frustrations

1 year ago

AI Leaders Warn Of ‘Extinction’ Risk To Humans

AI poses human extinction risk on par with a nuclear war, AI leaders and academics warn in joint statement

1 year ago

China Urges Japan To Drop Chip Export Restrictions

Minister hits back and says China is “strongly dissatisfied with” Japan’s decision to halt the export of chipmaking equipment

1 year ago

Nvidia Briefly Hits $1 Trillion Valuation

GPU powerhouse Nvidia briefly joins elite $1 trillion valuation club, after its share price continued to rise amid AI boom

1 year ago

Nvidia Set To Surpass $1tn As AI Surge Continues

Nvidia shares continue to surge as it introduces latest tools for accelerating graphics and training for generative AI large language…

1 year ago

The Gravitational Pull of Data

As the quantities of data generated every second continue to expand, how does this affect business processes? All enterprises are…

1 year ago

Nvidia Builds AI Supercomputer In Israel Amidst Surging Demand

Nvidia builds supercomputer in Israel data centre for AI tasks as demand around generative artificial intelligence surges

1 year ago

China ‘To Put Humans On Moon’ By 2030

China confirms objective to put humans on Moon by 2030 as it presents increasingly direct competition to US space programme

1 year ago

Lawyer Submits Brief With False ChatGPT-Generated References

Lawyer faces sanctions after submitting brief that contained multiple references that proved to have been fabricated wholesale by ChatGPT

1 year ago

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip Approved For Human Testing

US FDA approves human testing for Elon Musk's Neuralink brain-implant system, after years of animal testing

2 years ago

Virgin Galactic Spaceplane Lands Safely After Test Flight

Spaceplane from Virgin Galactic makes first return to edge of space in nearly two years, to restart Richard Branson's space…

2 years ago

Downing Street Acknowledges ‘Existential’ Risk Of AI

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met the heads of firms including DeepMind and OpenAI to discuss AI safety and regulation

2 years ago

Virgin Orbit Shuts Down After Chapter 11 Filing

Sir Richard Branson ends Virgin Orbit operations going forward, with assets being sold off to rivals in space launch sector

2 years ago

China Says AI Disruption Could Pose ‘Serious Challenge’

China internet regulator says generative AI could pose 'serious challenge' to governance, regulation and manland labour market

2 years ago

Microsoft China Exec Warns Of Hasty China AI Investments

Microsoft China chief technology officer warns hasty investments in ChatGPT-style AI tools by Chinese companies could lead to losses

2 years ago

Schools’ AI Weapon Detection Systems Accused Of Flaws

Artificial intelligence-powered weapons detection systems used in US schools are less effective than claimed, industry watchers say

2 years ago

Italy Data Protection Office Plans Broader AI Review

Italy's proactive data protection regulator plans broader review of AI after brief banon ChatGPT amidst mounting concerns around field

2 years ago

Nvidia Builds ‘Grace’ CPU-Powered Supercomputer

Nvidia, known for GPUs, scores with for new Grace CPU in University of Bristol's Isambard 3 supercomputer, to be built…

2 years ago

The Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Reducing Operational Emissions

Companies are pledging to reduce their carbon impact but struggling to measure progress across their supply chains. Is gathering and…

2 years ago

DoJ Charges Ex Apple Engineer With Stealing Trade Secrets

Former Apple staffer Weibao Wang accused of stealing autonomous system data from the tech giant, and then fleeing to China

2 years ago

OpenAI Chief To Call For AI Regulation Before Congress

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman to tell US Congress that 'regulation of AI is essential', but companies must have flexibility…

2 years ago

Musk Says He Must Approve All Tesla Hires

Elon Musk tells Tesla managers he must directly approve all Tesla hires, as he turns attention to car firm following…

2 years ago

Amazon ‘Adding ChatGPT-Like Features’ To Product Search

Amazon reportedly developing ChatGPT-like features for main product search, as it seeks to add conversational interface to Astro robot

2 years ago

Appian World 2023: Focus On AI, Data Management

Appian Data Fabric has been adopted by 94 percent of Appian's new customers, despite being an optional bolt on

2 years ago

Appian World 2023: Process Automation To Become More Intelligent (And Private)

Cloud computing firm Appian focuses on privacy when integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its platform

2 years ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 2

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the…

2 years ago

Microsoft Freezes Salaries, Amid Economic Uncertainty

CEO Satya Nadella informs Microsoft workforce there will be no salary increases in 2023, and executive bonuses will be 'down…

2 years ago

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman To Testify Before US Congress

Head of AI provider OpenAI to testify before US Congress, as lawmakers scramble to develop legislation for AI sector

2 years ago

Google I/O: AI For Google Search

At its annual developer conference, Google revealed new hardware and software, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI)

2 years ago

Microsoft Signs Nuclear Fusion Power Deal

Clean energy development. Helion Energy signs deal to provide clean nuclear fusion energy to Microsoft by 2028

2 years ago