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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
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 week ending 01/12/2023.
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
Board Support Critical For Robust Cybersecurity Defence – Trellix
Security managers receive more board level support following a cyberattack, but cyber incidents are still occurring for majority
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 week ending 24/11/2023.
Amazon Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Alexa Division
More job layoffs again at Amazon's Alexa division, on top of the 27,000 jobs already let go in the past twelve months
Autumn Statement 2023: Tech Implications
Chancellor's Autumn statement for the tech industry focused on AI, quantum computing, R&D tax credits, and more
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Pleas Guilty, Resigns
Binance admits it engaged in anti-money laundering as part of $4 billion settlement with US DoJ. Founder, CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty
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
Nadella Calls For ‘Change’ At OpenAI Following Altman Ouster
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella calls for governance 'change' at OpenAI, leaves open Altman's possible return to company amidst staff revolt
OpenAI Staff Threaten To Resign Over Altman Sacking
Majority of OpenAI staff threaten to quit and join Microsoft unless current board resigns after shock ouster of former chief Sam Altman
Do We Want an Immersive Web?
A fully immersive web should have been a reality by now but is conspicuous by its absence. Do businesses need these immersive spaces? Is there a business case to build these environments? Does the technology need to improve further for ...
Altman, Brockman Join Microsoft After Shock OpenAI Ouster
Former OpenAI chief Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman join Microsoft to lead new AI research team after chaotic weekend negotiations
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?
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.
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 ...
Chinese AI Start-Up Achieves $1bn Valuation In Eight Months
Beijing-based AI start-up 01.AI, founded by computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee, valued at more than $1bn less than eight months after founding
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 24
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 27/10/2023.
Gartner Cites Generative AI Impact On Business Going Forward
Focus on worker augmentation to improve productivity and quality of work, rather than role automation from AI, Gartner warns
Amazon Trials Humanoid Robot, Prompting Job Fears
Experiment to automate a couple of Amazon warehouse in the US via the use of robots, has prompted job loss concerns
AI Used In Most Organisations, But Staff Unaware
New research from UKG finds that AI is now used by majority of organisations, but most staff are unaware of it
Microsoft To Invest Billions To Bolster Australian Cyber Defences
Microsoft to spend A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) to expand AI and cloud capabilities in Australia, to help bolster skills and cyber security
Machine Learning: Recruiting for AI Skills
As AI moves to the top of the digital transformation strategies of many businesses, is the skills gap a clear and present danger that could prevent your company from taking advantage of the advantages AI could bring?
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 23
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 20/10/2023.
Nokia To Axe 14,000 Jobs As US Demand Declines
Heavy job losses at Finnish telecoms supplier Nokia, amid weak demand for 5G equipment in US and elsewhere
Businesses Turn To Remote Workers To Obtain Skills, Expereo Finds
New research from Expereo finds one third of global enterprises hire people they have never met, due to skills shortage
Silicon Insights: The Evolution of Account Based Marketing: Part 2
How has account based marketing evolved? As more data has become available and that can be analysed for insights, how important is a data-first approach for key market campaigns?
LinkedIn To Cut More Jobs, In Second Round Of Layoffs
Another 668 people across LinkedIn's engineering, product, talent and finance teams are to be made redundant, in second tranche of job losses
South Korean NAND Memory Exports Rise Amidst Chip Gloom
Dominant memory maker South Korea sees rise in NAND flash memory exports in sign worldwide chip slump may be nearing an end