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Alibaba Faces Antitrust Probe By Chinese Authorities
China's answer to Amazon - Alibaba - faces antitrust investigation for preventing merchants from selling their goods elsewhere
Intel Urged To Consider Strategic Options
Activist shareholder urges Intel to consider its strategic options, and whether it should outsource chip production to third parties
US To Permit Drone Operations Over Homes, Plus Night Flights
Significant development in the US for the future of drone operations will allow flights over homes, and operations at night
Self-Healing Mobile Phone Screens Invented By Scientists
No more cracked mobile phone screens? Scientists claim they have invented a smartphone screen that can self repair and heal itself
California Authorises First Commercial Robo-Delivery Service
Start-up Nuro obtains first California permit for use of autonomous vehicles to operate commercial delivery service, as robo-vehicle industry drives ahead
Google Asked AI Researchers To Strike Positive Tone – Report
Scientific papers generated internally at the search engine giant are now subjected to “sensitive topics” review, it has been reported
Elon Musk Offered Tesla To Apple’s Tim Cook
Tesla boss Elon Musk confirms he once offered to sell the electric car maker to Apple, but CEO Tim Cook refused to meet him
Apple Sets 2024 Deadline For Passenger Vehicle – Report
Project Titan update. Apple hopes to produce passenger vehicle in 2024, with new battery design to 'radically' reduce cost and increase range
Tech Trends and Predictions 2021
At this time of year, every business in the tech sector looks forward to trying and predict the trends that could impact their enterprises. As the hub around which tech businesses orbit, Silicon UK asked some of the leaders in the tech ...
US Adds Dozens Of Chinese Firms To Trade Blacklist
Outgoing US administration adds chipmaker SMIC and drone giant DJI to national security blacklist, increasing pressure on country's tech industry
Google Wins EU Approval For Fitbit Deal
Over a year since Google announced it was acquiring fitness device maker in a $2.1bn deal, EU gives its official blessing
Google Staff Seek Removal Of VP Involved In Timnit Gebru ‘Firing’
AI staff at Google demand removal of company executive involved in departure of prominent female ethics researcher Dr Timnit Gebru
Google Outage Affects Offices, Homes Worldwide
Google authentication failure knocks out broad array of services across the world, including Google Cloud, Google Suite, YouTube, Nest and Google Home
EU To Impose Major Fines In Tech Regulation Overhaul
Digital Services Act to be unveiled by European Commission this week imposes fines of up to 6 percent of companies' turnover for breach of new rules
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Alan Gibson, VP, EMEA, Alteryx
Forrester highlighting the desperate need for data literacy as the adoption of analytics technologies accelerates amid the current downturn. Coupled with the recent release of the UK Government's new National Data Strategy, Silicon UK ...
Germany Opens Competition Probe Into Facebook And Oculus
German competition authority reacts after company requires Facebook login to use new Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets
Boston Dynamics Sold By SoftBank To Hyundai
Ownership odyssey of robotic dog developer Boston Dynamics, once owned by Google, continues as Hyundai acquires majority stake
Google Investigates Dismissal Of AI Expert Timnit Gebru
After Google staff and outside academics slam Google, Sundar Pichai says it will examine departure of the prominent female AI researcher
Hackers Steal Covid-19 Vaccine Documents From EU Agency
European Union's medicine regulator has been hacked, and documents concerning the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine have been stolen
Elon Musk Leaves California, Moves To Texas
After threatening to pull Tesla out of California altogether, Elon Musk reveals he has personally left the US state and relocated to Texas
Support Grows For ‘Fired’ Google AI Expert
Open letter signed by more than 4,500 people, including academics and DeepMind researchers, expresses support for Timnit Gebru
Denmark Aims For 1 Million Electric Cars On Roads By 2030
Danish government plan finances 775,000 electric or hybrid vehicles as European countries push for petrol and diesel phase-out
Oracle Adds Analytical Processing To MySQL Cloud Service
Oracle adds integrated OLAP feature to new MySQL Cloud Service, integrating OLAP with transaction processing for lower cost and improved performance
Chinese Researchers Claim Quantum Supremacy Breakthrough
Chinese photon-based quantum computer carries out experiment that would take supercomputer billions of years, following Google breakthrough last year
EU To Propose ‘Two-Tier’ Rules For Tech Giants
European Union proposals outline 'asymmetric' approach to regulating largest tech companies, as UK shapes up plans for 'tailored' digital rules
US Adds Chinese Chip Giant To Military Blacklist
US government adds Chinese chip giant SMIC to military blacklist, as administration accelerates anti-China policy ahead of changeover next month
Stop Streaming In Ultra HD On Phones To Save Planet, Scientists Warn
Boffins at UK Royal Society use mobile users to avoid streaming in unnecessarily high-resolutions in order to cut emmissions
Google Fires AI Researcher Timnit Gebru – Report
Prominent AI researcher Dr Timnit Gebru claims she was fired over email to colleagues, but Google insists she didn't follow procedure
Facebook Bans Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Claims
Conspiracy clampdown. Social networking giant Facebook follows YouTube lead in banning false and misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines