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SAP To Restructure 8,000 Jobs, Amid Business AI PushSAP To Restructure 8,000 Jobs, Amid Business AI Push

SAP To Restructure 8,000 Jobs, Amid Business AI Push

Restructuring plan at SAP will impact 8,000 jobs, as firm focuses “on scalability of operations and Business AI”

1 year ago
Sheryl Sandberg To Step Down From Meta’s BoardSheryl Sandberg To Step Down From Meta’s Board

Sheryl Sandberg To Step Down From Meta’s Board

Former operating chief Sheryl Sandberg is to step from board of directors at Meta Platforms, after quitting COO role in…

1 year ago
Microsoft Adds Copilot AI Subscriptions For Consumers, Small BusinessMicrosoft Adds Copilot AI Subscriptions For Consumers, Small Business

Microsoft Adds Copilot AI Subscriptions For Consumers, Small Business

Microsoft expands Copilot generative AI subscription access for consumers, smaller businesses as it integrates AI across product line

1 year ago
Microsoft Briefly Overtakes Apple As Most Valuable Tech CompanyMicrosoft Briefly Overtakes Apple As Most Valuable Tech Company

Microsoft Briefly Overtakes Apple As Most Valuable Tech Company

Microsoft briefly overtook Apple as the most valuable tech company in the world, after share price pushed market cap to…

1 year ago
EU’s Antitrust Head To Meet Tech CEOs Next WeekEU’s Antitrust Head To Meet Tech CEOs Next Week

EU’s Antitrust Head To Meet Tech CEOs Next Week

Margrethe Vestager to met Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang etc to discuss EU digital regulation and competition policy

1 year ago
Google, Meta, TikTok Russian Debts Removed From Bailiff Database – ReportGoogle, Meta, TikTok Russian Debts Removed From Bailiff Database – Report

Google, Meta, TikTok Russian Debts Removed From Bailiff Database – Report

Debts allegedly 'owed' by Google, Meta and TikTok to the Russian government have been removed from state bailiff database

1 year ago
Merry Christmas, Readers Of Silicon UKMerry Christmas, Readers Of Silicon UK

Merry Christmas, Readers Of Silicon UK

Silicon UK wishes our readers a joyful Christmas and much merriment, amid the ongoing geopolitical and economic challenges

1 year ago
China Drafts New Restrictions For Online GamingChina Drafts New Restrictions For Online Gaming

China Drafts New Restrictions For Online Gaming

Draft rules by Beijing to curb excessive spending in online gaming, wipes nearly $80bn value off two Chinese gaming giants

1 year ago
Adobe Abandons Figma Buy In Face Of EU, UK ProbesAdobe Abandons Figma Buy In Face Of EU, UK Probes

Adobe Abandons Figma Buy In Face Of EU, UK Probes

Adobe terminates acquisition of cloud design software maker Figma amidst mounting regulatory challenges in EU, UK

1 year ago
UK Regulator Begins Scrutiny Of Microsoft Partnership With OpenAIUK Regulator Begins Scrutiny Of Microsoft Partnership With OpenAI

UK Regulator Begins Scrutiny Of Microsoft Partnership With OpenAI

CMA seeks feedback about the relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, and whether it has antitrust implications

1 year ago
FTC Urges Appeals Court To Reject Microsoft-Activision MergerFTC Urges Appeals Court To Reject Microsoft-Activision Merger

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
Microsoft To Offer Consumers Paid Windows 10 Support Beyond Cutoff DateMicrosoft To Offer Consumers Paid Windows 10 Support Beyond Cutoff Date

Microsoft To Offer Consumers Paid Windows 10 Support Beyond Cutoff Date

For the first time Microsoft is to offer consumers paid security updates for Windows 10, when support officially ends in…

1 year ago
CMA Finds $20 Billion Adobe Figma Deal Could Harm UK Digital DesignCMA Finds $20 Billion Adobe Figma Deal Could Harm UK Digital Design

CMA Finds $20 Billion Adobe Figma Deal Could Harm UK Digital Design

Provisional finding from the UK antitrust regulator, the CMA, puts Adobe's $20 billion acquisition at risk

1 year ago
Google To Begin Deleting Inactive Accounts On FridayGoogle To Begin Deleting Inactive Accounts On Friday

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

Sam Altman Reinstated As CEO, New OpenAI Board Appointed

Turbulent few days for OpenAI ends, after new board of directors is announced and Sam Altman returns as CEO

1 year ago

US Wraps Up Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google

Government wraps up its evidentiary phase of landmark antitrust case against Alphabet's Google, but closing arguments may come in 2024

1 year ago

China Not A Focus For Microsoft, Says Satya Nadella – Report

Microsoft boss confirms Microsoft is fine avoiding China, amid the ongoing national security concerns with Beijing

1 year ago

Google CEO Defends Paying Apple For Default Search

Sundar Pichai defends payments, after Google paid Apple $26 billion in 2021 to make its search engine default option

1 year ago

Microsoft Owes $29 Billion In Back Taxes, IRS Claims

US government alleges Microsoft owes $29 billion in back taxes, but Redmond disagrees and say it will go to court…

1 year ago

Google To Tweak Gmail To Combat Spammers

Battling the spammers. Google makes changes to Gmail to make life more difficult for those send thousands of emails a…

1 year ago

AMD To Buy AI Startup As Nvidia Battle Heats Up

US chipmaker AMD is to acquire startup Nod.ai for undisclosed amount, as AI competition against rival Nvidia ramps up

1 year ago

Mike Lynch Seeks Dismissal Of US Fraud Case

Founder of Autonomy, Dr Mike Lynch, files legal challenge to have US criminal fraud charges against him thrown out

1 year ago

Ofcom To Investigate Amazon, Microsoft Over Cloud Domination – Report

UK regulator is reportedly pushing for an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's cloud dominance

1 year ago

EU Urges Risk Assessments On Critical Technology

Amid rising tensions with certain nations, EU officials urge member states to immediately conduct risk assessments of most sensitive tech

1 year ago

Microsoft Boss Nadella Testifies Against “Google Web”

“Everyone talks about the open web, but there is really the Google Web,” testifies Satya Nadella in landmark trial against…

1 year ago