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How does the fast-paced and often high-pressure environment of the tech industry impact the mental health of employees? And what strategies can be used to improve mental health across tech industries?
Customers in China informed by Nvidia that it delaying launch of new AI chip that will comply with US export rules
Court in Montenegro approves extradition of 'cryptocurrency king' Do Kwon, but to which country? South Korea or United States?
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 24/11/2023.
A week after withdrawing all its autonomous cars, replacing its CEO, Cruise warns staff of layoffs and said it will re-launch in one city
After UK approval, European antitrust authorities look set to give unconditional approval for Amazon to purchase iRobot
Investors have withdrawn $956m from Binance since Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as part of $4bn settlement
US political leadership including the President, White House, and others creates accounts on Meta's Threads platform
Five week disruption to court system in US state of Kansas is being blamed on 'sophisticated foreign cyberattack'
Chancellor's Autumn statement for the tech industry focused on AI, quantum computing, R&D tax credits, and more
Sam Altman's shock ouster from OpenAI adds renewed urgency to EU debate over regulation of powerful foundation models in upcoming AI Act
Major cryptocurrency exchange OKX applies for licence under new regime that aims to turn Hong Kong into global crypto hub
US Justice Department reportedly in talks with Binance to conclude years-long criminal investigation with massive $4 billion fine
Elon Musk's X sues nonprofit Media Matters over report that prompted IBM, Apple, Disney, others to pull advertising
Cross platform texting improvement on the way, as Apple says it will add support for RCS messaging in 2024
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 17/11/2023.
Government wraps up its evidentiary phase of landmark antitrust case against Alphabet's Google, but closing arguments may come in 2024
Microsoft boss confirms Microsoft is fine avoiding China, amid the ongoing national security concerns with Beijing
As the US Senate examines Meta's protection children, firm calls for federal law for App Stores to approve app downloads for under-16s
Annual review from National Cyber Security Centre warns of threat posed by state-aligned actors from Russia, China and Iran
EU legislation could mean Apple will allow European iPhone users to 'side load' apps from outside of Apple's official app store
Report finds Chinese companies, despite White House ban, are still purchasing US chip-making equipment for advanced semiconductors
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales says “a lot of thoughtful and serious people are fleeing Twitter” since Elon Musk takeover of platform
CEO Sundar Pichai confirms Google pays Apple 36 percent of Safari search revenue, as part of its default search agreement
Government calls delivery apps Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Just Eat to round table discussion over issue of illegal account sharing
US-sanctioned Huawei ramping up production of popular 5G smartphone as it gets around US sanctions to achieve chip breakthrough
Google, Microsoft say they will not challenge EU's designation of their services as 'gatekeepers', but other appeals likely on the way
Nepal bans TikTok, citing disruption to 'social harmony' and 'social relations', as other countries ban app on security grounds
China's biggest NAND flash memory maker sues US' Micron over patent infringement amidst spiralling tech tensions between US and China
