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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 2025

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IBM Unveils Heron Quantum Chip, Plus Quantum System Two

Next generation quantum processor dubbed 'Heron', and the modular IBM Quantum System Two unveiled by Big Blue

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Nvidia To Build Network Of AI Chip Plants In Japan

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang says company to work with local companies to build network of AI chip plants in Japan

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Nvidia Promises Japan AI Support Amidst Heavy Demand

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang says company will try to prioritise Japan AI requirements amidst heavy worldwide demand

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US Officials To Visit Taiwan To ‘Explain’ China Chip Controls

Taiwan government says US officials to visit island next month to explain complex chip sanctions aimed at China, amidst rising tensions

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US Commerce Chief: China ‘Not Our Friend’

US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo defends latest round of tech export controls against 'biggest threat' as China promises to sidestep curbs

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Apple, Paramount Discuss Bundling Streaming Service Offer – Report

Streaming tie-up? Discussions reportedly between Apple and Paramount discuss bundling respective streaming services

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UK’s CMA Wins Appeal To Investigate Apple

Apple's mobile browser and cloud gaming services will be investigated after the CMA won an appeal on Thursday

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Broadcom To Axe 1,200 Staff After $69 Billion VMware Acquisition

Staff paying the price. A week after closing $61bn purchase of VMware, Broadcom begins laying off VMware employees

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Google Agrees To Pay Canadian News Publishers

Agreement with Canadian government will see Google pay local news publishers $73 million a year. Meta dispute however, continues

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Silicon In Focus Podcast: Tech and Mental Health

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?

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Nvidia Delays Launch Of AI Chip For China – Report

Customers in China informed by Nvidia that it delaying launch of new AI chip that will comply with US export rules

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YouTube Denies Slowing Down Mozilla Firefox

Alphabet's YouTube insists it is not slowing down Firefox, after complaints videos are taking extra long to load on the browser

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Binance Sees $956m Funds Withdrawn, After CEO Pleads Guilty

Investors have withdrawn $956m from Binance since Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as part of $4bn settlement

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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

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

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Microsoft Unveils Two Customised Chips For AI

Two custom-designed chips will deliver AI services and will be used internally in Microsoft data centres and Azure cloud

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China Still Acquiring Chip-making Equipment, Despite US Ban

Report finds Chinese companies, despite White House ban, are still purchasing US chip-making equipment for advanced semiconductors

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Alphabet Pays Apple 36 Percent Of Safari Search Revenue

CEO Sundar Pichai confirms Google pays Apple 36 percent of Safari search revenue, as part of its default search agreement

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China Memory Maker YMTC Sues Micron Over Patent Infringement

China's biggest NAND flash memory maker sues US' Micron over patent infringement amidst spiralling tech tensions between US and China

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Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Tech Generation

How do you define tech literacy in the context of the modern workplace. What are the advantages of having tech-literate employees in today's business environment?

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Microsoft Resolves Outage Affecting Teams, Xbox Live

Outage affects thousands of Teams, Xbox Live users in UK, Germany, other European countries on launch day of new Call of Duty game

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Confirms ‘Minor Stroke’

Steve Wozniak is back home in the US, after he was rushed to hospital in Mexico City, after suffering minor stroke

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Newport Wafer Fab Sold To US Buyer For $177m

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Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 26

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 10/11/2023.

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Rushed To Hospital

Health concerns for Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, after reports of him being rushed to hospital with possible stroke

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Roundtable: Bridging the Tech Skills Gap: Do You Need More than a Degree?

In this roundtable discussion, experts give their views on the current state of the tech skills gap and what practical actions businesses like yours can take to close that gap and deliver the highly skilled people your company needs to ...