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America Tops Supercomputing Rankings
The United States now has the top two most powerful supercomputers in the world, rankings show
US Judge Asks Amazon For Echo Data In Murder Case
Did Amazon Echo device hear the murder of two US women? Police ask Amazon for the audio recordings
Government Warns UK Telcos Over Huawei Involvement In 5G Networks
An ongoing security review launched in July could mean disruption to the UK's 5G supply chain, government tells telcos
Study Finds Lukewarm Corporate Engagement With Open Source
Companies expect developers to use open source tools at work, but few make substantial contributions in return
Tesla Receives Subpoenas In US Fraud Probes
The SEC and the FBI have both issued legal writs as they broaden their investigations into Tesla's tumultuous dealings with investors
Tim Berners-Lee ‘Disappointed’ At Online Data Scandals
The web inventor says the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the spread of divisiveness via social media show the 'optimism has cracked'
Display Maker Debuts World’s First Folding Tablet-Phone
Royole Corp.'s FlexPai, introduced in Beijing this week, has apparently stolen a march on the likes of Samsung, Huawei and LG
Apple Withdraws WatchOS Update That Bricked Devices
Apple has said the affected Series 4 Apple Watches must be shipped back to the company for repairs while it works on a fix
Budget 2018: Tech Industry Reactions
Reaction to chancellor's proposed digital tax, extra funding for industrial strategy, full fibre connectivity, and cyber defence
Budget 2018: Tech Giants Face Hammond’s Digital Tax
Tech giants to be forced to pay fair share of tax, under plans unveiled by chancellor Philip Hammond
Oculus VR Co-founder Becomes Latest To Leave Facebook
Facebook management exodus continues with departure of Oculus VR co-founder Brendan Iribe
Home Office Admits Emergency Network Overruns To ‘Delay’ Cost Savings
The Public Accounts Committee has estimated that unexpected charges may eliminate five years' worth of the new network's supposed price benefits
Tesla Buys Land In Shanghai For First Gigafactory Outside The US
The Shanghai factory is expected to double Tesla's manufacturing capacity, while cutting prices in the world's biggest market for electric vehicles
Xilinx Aims Ultra-Programmable Accelerators At AI, 5G Workloads
Xilinx is looking to take large-scale, cutting-edge workloads to the next level with its upcoming family of programmable hardware accelerators
Government Sets £9m Competition For UK Digital Health Projects
New competition looks for tech to solve health issues — including privacy questions around the exploitation of sensitive patient data
Elon Musk Agrees To Step Down As Tesla Chairman
Elon Musk settles with SEC with $20m payout and steps down as Tesla chairman, but more importantly avoids management ban
Uber Pays £113m To Settle Hidden Data Breach
Ouch. The 2016 data breach at Uber which it kept quiet has cost $148m in US legal settlement payments
IBM Introduces Open Source Tool For Monitoring AI Bias
Cloud-based Fairness 360 toolkit is the latest effort at dealing with transparency and liability issues in corporate AI models
MPs Call For Regulation Of ‘Wild West’ Cryptocurrencies
Regulators must bring in a minimum of oversight to provide consumer protection and stem money-laundering, argues an influential Parliamentary committee
Microsoft Adds AI, HoloLens Goggles To Dynamics 365 Portfolio
New additions see business uses for Redmond's augmented-reality goggles HoloLens
Google Signs Wind Farm Deals To Power Finnish Data Centre
The 10-year deals include buying the entire output from a planned wind farm in western Finland, as corporate demand for renewables continues to rise
US Military To Spend £1.54bn On AI Research
The move follows Google's decision to step back from controversial drone AI research scheme Project Maven
Fifteen Years After Launch, Skype Gets Call Recording
Skype gets the built-in ability to record calls into the cloud, with the option of downloading them for permanent storage
Microsoft Warns EU Copyright Proposal Could Stunt Digital Growth
The Windows giant said data-mining limitations could harm economic development and stop Europe from catching up with AI and data science competitors
Foldable Smartphone Could Be Revealed This Year, Samsung Mobile Boss Hints
Time has come for foldable smartphones says Samsung mobile CEO, in clearest hint yet of future designs
Google Hands Kubernetes Reins Over To Community
The search giant, which has developed Kubernetes since 2014, is also donating £7m in cloud credits to help defray infrastructure costs
Facebook Expands Video Platform Outside The US
A year after its US launch, Facebook Watch comes to the UK and the rest of the world - along with an expanded advertising platform
Musk Abandons Plan To Take Tesla Private
The Saudi-backed scheme to take Tesla off of public markets was too complex, Musk says, as competition mounts from Russia's Kalishnikov
IBM Patents Coffee Delivery Drone
The drone system makes use of complex AI and sensors to detect when caffeinated beverages are required