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Silicon UK Roundtable: Tech Trends for 2024

In this Silicon Roundtable we bring together industry visionaries, thought leaders, and experts to delve into the exciting landscape of…

1 year ago

X Ad Sales Projected To Fall More Than 50 Percent – Report

Ad sales at X (aka Twitter) are reportedly projected to fall over 50 percent to $2.5bn, down from $4.7bn before…

1 year ago

Apple May Open iPhone NFC Access To Competitors

Apple reportedly offers to open access to iPhone and iPad standardised NFC to competitors in bid to settle antitrust probe

1 year ago

Huawei Mate 60 Shows China ‘Progress’ In Replacing US Parts

Huawei Mate 60 Pro 5G-capable handset shows China making 'significant progress' in replacing US RF chips, 5G baseband processors, study…

1 year ago

Huawei Starts Construction Of First Overseas Plant In France

Huawei says construction of 200m euro 5G network equpment factory plant in Alsace, France, shows commitment to European market

1 year ago

Fortnite Maker Epic Wins Antitrust Case Against Google

Legal win against Google for Epic Games may force Android maker to allow more app stores and alternative payment methods

1 year ago

UK Mobile Giants ‘Overcharged Users’ £3.3bn, Lawsuit Claims

Class action lawsuit claims mobile companies' 'loyalty penalty' contracts have overcharged consumers billions since 2007

1 year ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Web 3.0 in Your Pocket

What is Web 3.0 for mobile devices, and how does it differ from previous iterations of the web on mobile…

1 year ago

Apple To Move Key iPad Engineering Resources To Vietnam – Report

Fresh reports of Apple shifting manufacturing from China, with iPad product development resources relocated to Vietnam

1 year ago

FTC Urges Appeals Court To Reject Microsoft-Activision Merger

Last regulator standing. US FTC tries again to block Microsoft's already closed Activision purchase at Federal Appeals Court

1 year ago

Google Offers Gemini AI Model To Challenge GPT-4

Google's answer to GPT-4 has been unveiled this week, with the arrival of the large language model called Gemini

1 year ago

Meta Deploys End-To-End Encryption Across Messenger, Facebook

Despite resistance from authorities, Meta begins roll-out of default end-to-end encryption for Messenger, Facebook

1 year ago

YouTuber Jailed After Deliberately Crashing Plane For Views

Trevor Jacob jailed after video of him intentionally parachuting out and filming his aeroplane crashing into forest

1 year ago

Meta Pressure Led To Harvard Termination, Alleges Misinformation Expert

Mark Zuckerberg donation of $500 million alleged to have pressured Harvard University into firing misinformation expert

1 year ago

Ofcom Proposes Face Scanning, Banking Details For Porn Age Verification

Proposals published by Ofcom for porn websites to implement acceptable age verification measures under Online Safety Bill

1 year ago

Elon Musk’s xAI Seeks To Raise $1 Billion In Equity

AI startup xAI, founded by one of the richest men in the world Elon Musk, seeks to raise up to…

1 year ago

Apple ‘Asks For Rethink’ On India Universal Charger Rules

Apple reportedly asks Indian authorities for extension or for existing models to be exempted from EU-style universal charger rules

1 year ago

AT&T Deploys Open RAN In $14bn Deal With Ericsson

AT&T to modernise US network with cost-cutting Open RAN equipment from Ericsson in $14bn deal, eroding Nokia market share

1 year ago

Spotify To Axe 1,500 Jobs In Cost-Cutting Drive

Music-streaming service Spotify to slash 17 percent of workforce a month after stepping back from costly podcast drive

1 year ago

Three Apologises After Outage Affects Tens Of Thousands

Three apologises after Friday outage affects tens of thousands of customers' calls and mobile internet services

1 year ago

Questions Surround X/Twitter, After Elon Musk Expletive-Filled Rant

Has Elon Musk sabotaged X going forward? Analysts cite Twitter owner as the biggest liability for the platform

1 year ago

US Judge Blocks Montana’s TikTok Use Ban

Legal victory for TikTok after US judge blocks Montana's first ever state ban on the use of short video-sharing app

1 year ago

Elon Musk Tells Fleeing Advertisers To Go F*** Themselves

X owner Elon Musk used multiple expletives about advertisers who have boycotted Twitter over extremist content

1 year ago

Uber To Tempt London Black Cabs With App Offer

Uber is to open up its platform to London's black cabs in 2024, but taxi association says there is no…

1 year ago

Google To Begin Deleting Inactive Accounts On Friday

Users have until Friday, as search giant Google moves ahead with plan to delete accounts inactive for at least two…

1 year ago

Objection Filed To Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Subscription

Digital rights group NOYB files first complaint with Austrian regulator against Meta's paid ad-free subscription for Facebook, Instagram

1 year ago

Russia Places Meta Spokesman On Wanted List

Meta spokesman Andy Stone placed on Russia's 'wanted list', with Meta Platforms previously classified as 'terrorist' organisation

1 year ago

Advertising Exodus To Cost Elon Musk’s X $75m – Report

Year of end advertising exodus at Elon Musk's X going to cost Twitter as much as $75m in advertising revenue

1 year ago

Elon Musk To Meet Israeli President Amid Anti-Semitism Row

To be a fly on the wall. After seeming to endorse an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, Elon Musk is to meet…

1 year ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 28

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

1 year ago