AWS pushes UK chip plans amid AI energy crunch May 8, 2025 Amazon Web Services (AWS) has defended the environmental and economic rationale behind its push into custom silicon and AI infrastructure, amid increasing scrutiny over the carbon footprint and power demands of hyperscale cloud providers. Speaking at the AWS summit in London, Dave Brown, vice president of compute and networking at AWS, highlighted the firm’s investment [...]
Wikipedia mounts legal fight over UK online safety rules May 8, 2025 The Wikipedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, is fighting back against the UK’s online safety rules, seeking a review of some of the requirements of the act. The platform wishes to be in the threshold of a ‘category one’ service – a label reserved for platforms facing the strictest levels of user safety duties. This status [...]
Nvidia shares boosted as Trump ditches AI chip ban May 8, 2025 Leading chip maker Nvidia’s stock rose 3.1 per cent to $116.99 (£92.80) on Wednesday, as Trump administration plans to rescind the Biden-era’s ‘AI diffusion rule’ came to light – a rule which restricts exports of advanced chips used in AI. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index lifted by 1.7 per cent accordingly, and there was a 1.7 [...]
Alphabet slides as Apple eyes Google overhaul – and UK probe looms May 8, 2025 Alphabet – Google’s parent company – suffered its worst drop in shares since October on Wednesday, falling 7.5 per cent after the iPhone maker, Apple, revealed a historic sip in Safari search and hinted to a strategic shift to AI-powered rivals. This move may be the first signs of the end for Google’s long held [...]
Amazon arms UK warehouses with its new robot ‘Vulcan’ May 7, 2025 Amazon has unveiled its most advanced robot to date – a machine that can sense touch – in a move aimed to alter how its warehouses are staffed and operated. The robot, dubbed Vulcan, was announced today at Amazon’s ‘Delivering the Future’ event in Dortmund, Germany. It is designed to replicate one of the most [...]
M&S, Harrods and Co-op attacks expose UK’s growing cybersecurity risks May 7, 2025 A recent spate of cyber attacks on UK retail giants, including M&S, Harrods and Co-op, have exposed growing concerns over cybersecurity readiness at British businesses. According to Cisco’s latest Index, released Wednesday, only four per cent of UK firms are fully prepared to defend against today’s complex cyber threats. The report found, too, that 83 per cent [...]
UK retail investors double down on US tech despite tariff jitters May 2, 2025 Despite geopolitical headwinds and market volatility, UK retail investors ramped up their exposure to US technology stocks in April, with Nvidia, Palantir and Tesla topping trading charts across major UK platforms. On AJ Bell, Nvidia emerged as the second most traded stock, trailing only BP. Tesla and Amazon also secured sports in the top ten, [...]
EU targets TikTok in escalating global tech crackdown May 2, 2025 Tiktok has been fined €530m (£451.9m) by Ireland’s data watchdog for illegally transferring European user data to China, and failing to properly inform users. The landmark ruling intensifies the EU’s scrutiny of global tech firms and their data flows to countries with intrusive surveillance regimes. The fine, the third largest ever under the EU’s general [...]
Harrods hit in cyber spree as experts warn of ‘coordinated campaign’ May 2, 2025 Harrods has become the latest high profile UK retailer targeted by cyber attackers, joining Marks & Spencer and Co-op Group in a spate of recent incidents that security experts fear may be part of a broader attack against the sector. Harrods has confirmed that it had experienced “attempted to gain unauthorised access” to its systems. [...]
Apple shares fall on cloud miss despite US chip pivot May 2, 2025 Apple posted better-than-expected earnings late Thursday, as iPhone sales held up strongly in the face of growing consumer anxiety over incoming US tariffs. But shares slipped nearly 3 per cent in after-hours trading, as a muted performance from its services unit and continued delays in its AI rollout tempered investor optimism. The California-based tech behemoth [...]
