Starlink to apply for commercial licence to provide satellite broadband services in India, as parent company SpaceX breaks own launch record
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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
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
Musk Tesla Share Sale Surpasses $10bn
Elon Musk's Tesla share sell-off surpasses $10 billion as it reaches into fourth consecutive week, while Cybertruck gets 'insane' four-motor variant
Uber To Pay $9m Settlement Over Safety Reporting Failure
Uber agrees to pay $9 million to settle dispute with California regulators over its failure to provide detailed data on sexual assault reports
Didi Global To Delist From New York Stock Exchange
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global to exit New York Stock Exchange only months after disastrous IPO, as it plans 'immediate' Hong Kong flotation
AWS re:Invent: News Roundup From 2021 Conference
Silicon breaks down the noteworthy news announcements and innovations presented by AWS at this week's AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas
Russia Seeks To Fine Google, Meta On Annual Turnover
Russian regulator applies to court to fine US tech giants percentage of annual Russian turnover, over failure to remove “banned content”
FTC Sues Nvidia To Block ARM Acquisition
US Federal Trade Commission sues Nvidia to block its acquisition of the UK's ARM Holdings, stating it will “stifle next gen technologies”
The Business of the Metaverse
Is Facebook’s vision of the Metaverse a realistic proposition for businesses? Silicon UK spoke to Jason Alan Snyder, Global Chief Technology Officer of Momentum Worldwide, who has been commenting on the application of virtual spaces to ...
Apple Loses Engineering Director From Car Project
Another departure of a major figure from Apple's much delayed Car project, as director of engineering leaves Special Projects Group
Former Google Scientist Timnit Gebru Founds AI Institute
One year after her controversial exit from Alphabet's Google, AI scientist Timnit Gebru launches small lab to continue her research
Apple Shares Dip Amid Slowing iPhone 13 Demand – Report
Worrying sign? Apple tells suppliers that consumer demand for the iPhone 13 has slowed, ahead of important holiday season
Uber Partners With WhatsApp For Ride Booking In India
Sign of things to come? Deal with Meta sees users in India being able to book an Uber ride via the WhatsApp messaging app
Microsoft Slammed For ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Prompt In Edge Browser
Bloatware? Addition to Edge browser promoting Zip's “buy now, pay later” scheme at checkout webpages, is slammed by users
Jack Dorsey’s Square Changes Name To Block
When a Square becomes a Block. Payments giant Square will change its corporate name to Block next week, amid blockchain focus
AWS re:Invent Conference Welcomes Back Crowds
Over 27,000 attendees and members of the press (including Silicon) attend Amazon Web Services worldwide event in Las Vegas this week
Head Of Car Giant Stellantis Issues Electric Vehicle Cost Warning
The car manufacturing industry cannot sustain the costs from government demands to shift to electric vehicles, warns head of Stellantis
SpaceX’s Elon Musk Warns Of Bankruptcy Risk Over Engine Issue
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk warns of “disaster” concerning production of Starship Raptor engine that puts entire firm at bankruptcy risk
Twitter To Remove Photos Tweeted Without Permission
Privacy overstep? Personal photos and videos of private individuals tweeted without the consent of the person(s) depicted will be removed
Facebook Cryptocurrency Executive David Marcus To Leave
Executive in charge of Meta's cryptocurrency efforts, confirms he is leaving after seven years at the social networking giant
NY AG Seeks Overseer For Amazon Worker Safety
New York's attorney general asks US judge to appoint someone who will oversee worker safety at Amazon, and to force it to rehire fired worker
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COOP achieves 50% efficiency gains by utilizing SAP Fiori & Neptune Software’s low code platform across its 1,250 retail stores
Coop Norge successfully consolidates store ordering, automating, and streamlining processes through adopting the latest technologies from SAP and Neptune Software.
Lawsuit By Former Google Staffers Cites ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Moto
Three out of the 'thanksgiving four' staff fired from Google in November 2019, hit back with lawsuit for not honouring 'don't be evil' moto
Amazon’s Alabama Warehouse To Vote Again On Trade Union
Not the right outcome? Workers and staff at Amazon fulfilment centre in Bessemer, Alabama to vote again whether it should unionise
MI6 Boss Calls For Greater Co-operation With Tech Sector
New head of MI6 calls for partnerships with tech industry, as rival nations continue to “pour money” into new technologies
Meta Ordered To Sell Giphy By British Regulator
But will Zuckerberg obey? The UK's CMA watchdog orders Facebook to sell Giphy, after concluding deal could harm UK advertisers
Clearview AI Faces £17m Fine For ‘Serious’ Data Protection Breaches
American facial recognition firm Clearview AI is facing a possible £17 million fine over “serious breaches” of UK data protection law
Bye Jack. Twitter Co-Founder And CEO Jack Dorsey Steps down
End of the road for Jack. Twitter's Jack Dorsey steps down from CEO role for a second time, and is replaced by CTO Parag Agrawal
Google Increases Concessions, Amid CMA Oversight Of Cookie Removal
Google expands data pledges to address concerns of British competition regulator, overseeing tech giant's removal of third-party tracking cookies
India Moves To Ban Private Cryptocurrencies
India is to launch its own official digital currency, but will also ban private cryptocurrencies under new government proposals
Google To Pay Millions To Ireland In Back Taxes
Google is to pay £183m in back taxes to the Irish government, in line with its promise to halt the use of the European tax loophole