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China To Limit Export Of Another Critical Mineral
Tit for tat. Beijing is to impose export limits on the strategic metal antimony and related elements due to “national security”
Google Confirms Iranian Hackers Behind US Presidential Hacks
Hackers linked to Iran's government conducted phishing campaigns against Israel and targetted U.S. presidential election accounts
Bluesky Signups Surge In UK After Musk Clash With British Government
Large increase in UK signups to X/Twitter rival Bluesky, after Elon Musk clash with British government over riots
Elon Musk Shares Fake News Of UK Rioters Being Deported To Falklands
Owner of X, Elon Musk, deletes his post of faked article that claimed UK rioters would be deported to Falkland Islands
UK ICO Fines NHS Supplier For Medical Records Breach
NHS supplier Advanced Computer Software Group fined £6m for data breach that exposed medical records of 82,000 people
Musk Hits Out At UK Justice System, Amid War Of Words
UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts about unrest, but Musk lashes out at the Prime Minister
Government Shelves £1.3 Billion UK Tech, AI Plan
Labour government shelves £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and artificial intelligence projects
US To Exempt Allies From Expanded China Chip Equipment Export Rules
Biden administration reportedly will exempt certain allied countries from tougher chip equipment export rules to China
UK Investigates Alphabet Partnership With AI Firm Anthropic
British competition regulator, the CMA, to investigate Google parent Alphabet’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic
CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT Outage
CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last week
NHS Staff Say New Tech Will Treat Extra 18.6 Million Patients A Year
Research from Virgin Media O2 Business finds majority of NHS staff believe new tech will help treat millions more patients
Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage
George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday
Meta Refuses EU Release Of Multimodal Llama AI Model
Mark Zuckerberg firm says European regulatory environment too ‘unpredictable’, so will not release multimodal Llama AI Model in region
US Considers Further Chip Restrictions For China – Report
Stop supplying Beijing. US tells allied chip tech firms it is mulling the most severe chip trade restriction for China
Kaspersky To Shutter US Operation After National Security Ban
Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is to close down all of its operations in the United States after national security ban
Microsoft Faces UK Probe Over Inflection Staff Hiring
Poaching staff? UK's CMA regulator confirms phase one investigation of Microsoft's “hiring” of former Inflection AI staff
Elon Musk To Relocate SpaceX, X HQ To Texas
Leaving California. Elon Musk protests new gender-identity law, says he will move headquarters of SpaceX and X from California
Elon Musk’s X Breached DSA Rules, EU Finds
X's Blue checks 'used to mean trustworthy sources of information. Now our preliminary view is that they deceive users', says EU official
Germany Agrees Deal To Phase Out Huawei, Chinese 5G Kit – Report
German government reaches deal with mobile operators to phase out 5G equipment from Chinese firms, including Huawei
EU Tariffs On Chinese EVs Come Into Force
Higher EU tariffs on certain Chinese EV makers kicked in this week, as Brussels follows US to protect domestic motor industry
Russia’s Central Bank Tells Businesses To Use Crypto To Avoid Sanctions
Sanctions busting. Russian businesses told to use cryptocurrencies and other digital options to make payments with foreign customers
ASML Veldhoven Expansion Gains Dutch Court Approval
Expansion of ASML's operations in The Netherlands receives court approval, after objections from two neighbours
EU Proposes Import Duties On China’s Temu, Shein, AliExpress – Report
European Union is reportedly drawing up plans to impose custom duties on a number of Chinese online retailers
Biden Administration Revoked Eight Licences For Huawei In 2024
US continues to restrict Hauwei's access to American technology after revoking eight export licences this year
Japan’s Government Ends Use Of Floppy Disks
Decades overdue. Japanese government finally realises it is no longer the 1990s and confirms it has ended use of floppy disks
Supreme Court Backs Biden In Social Media Misinformation Case
US Supreme Court sides with Biden after Republican-led states challenged federal halt of misinformation posts on social media
Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With Office
Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite
Julian Assange Freed After US Plea Deal, Returns To Australia
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lands at military airbase in Australia, after being freed by UK following plea deal with United States
Russian Hackers Of London Hospitals Publish Patient Data
Russian cyber criminal gang Qilin, which caused huge disruption to multiple London hospitals, has now published stolen patient data