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Amazon Begins Deliveries With Rivian Electric Vans

Customers in US will start to see Amazon deliver thier packages using its custom electric delivery vehicles from startup Rivian

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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the...

Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business

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China’s Baidu Unveils Autonomous Taxi With No Steering Wheel

New vehicle from Chinese search engine giant Baidu will ship with level 4 autonomous capabilities and a detachable steering wheel

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Samsung Seeks Tax Breaks On Future Chip Factories In Texas

South Korean giant Samsung begins application for tax breaks on 11 potential chip manufacturing facilities in Texas, ahead of US CHIPS Act

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US Investigates Huawei Equipment Near Missile Silos, Military Bases

US authorities begin investigation over Huawei equipment installed in mobile towers near military bases and missile silos

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Tesla Sells 75 Percent Of Bitcoin Holdings

Bitcoin price slides after Elon Musk says cryptocurrency sale was to maximise Tesla's cash position after a shaky second quarter

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Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Connected Customer

Learn how the definition of the ‘connected customer’ changed due to the pandemic. As consumers now use multiple touchpoints, is brand loyalty being tested? And how have customer services technologies had to evolve to manage the expectations of post-pandemic connected customers?

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Google To Test Augmented Reality Glasses In Public

After privacy setback a decade ago, Google admits it is ready to begin testing new augmented reality glasses in the real world

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Openreach Full Fibre Now Reaches 8 Million UK Premises

Another one million UK homes have been added to full fibre broadband connections in a three month period, Openreach confirms

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Global Chip Shortage Not Over, Warns IDC

Global chip shortage is not over, as IDC analyst points to Russia's war in Ukraine impacting raw materials and the global supply chain

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Google Data Centre In London Outage Blamed On Cooling Failure

As the UK temperature soared to a record high on Tuesday, a cooling failure resulted in an outage at a Google data centre in London

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Twitter Wins Battle To Fast Track Elon Musk Lawsuit

Twitter will face Elon Musk in a Delaware courtroom in October, over his attempt to 'terminate his $44 billion takoever of the platform

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Netflix Loses 1 Million Subscribers, But Predicts Q3 Growth

One million subscriber loss is less than 2 million prediction, as streaming giant offsets investor worry with forecast to add 1 million in Q3

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Microsoft President Opens Up About Growing Shortage Of Workers

Microsoft's Brad Smith warns US companies are facing a “new era” of a stagnating labour pool, as fewer people enter the workforce

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CMA To Reconsider Order For Meta To Sell Giphy

UK competition regulator, the CMA, tells Silicon UK it has agreed to reconsider over next three months its ruling to Meta to sell off Giphy

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Lawsuit Alleges Antitrust Issues Over Apple Pay

Payment card issuer accuses Apple of abusing its market domination to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet

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US CISA Opens First Ever Overseas Office In London

American federal cyber agency CISA opens first overseas office in London, as it expands work with allies and international partners

#4G

Apple To Slow Hiring And Spending In 2023 – Report

Some teams at Apple will reportedly experience slow hiring and spending in 2023, as another tech giant tightens its belt

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US Senators Plan Bill To Restore Net Neutrality

With FCC deadlocked, two democrat US senators are planning a bill to restore net neutrality regulations across the United States

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An Introduction to CFD Trading: What Budding Traders Need to Know

There are countless ways traders can place potentially lucrative trades. Each is associated with unique benefits and naturally, has some potential risks. Having said that, one increasingly popular method is known as CFD trading. How does CFD trading work? What are the advantages and what drawbacks that traders should be aware of? This guide will explain how CFD trading works, and how you can potentially add a new trading method to your portfolio.