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Smartphone Shipment Forecast Down, IDC Warns

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Smartphone shipments around the world are to increase modestly but are sharply down from previous forecasts, analyst house International Data Corp (IDC) has warned. IDC announced on Thursday that worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow just 0.6 percent year-over-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.24 billion units. This is dramatically reduced from previous shipment forecasts, after IDC in February predicted a 2.3 percent growth rate.
Amazon AI Deal NYT Newspaper Content To Alexa+

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

The New York Times (NYT), which has famously sued OpenAI for copyright infringement, has reached a content licensing deal with e-commerce and cloud juggernaut Amazon. The NYT announced that its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms, including its AI assistant and chatbot, Alexa+. Financial terms of the licensing deal were not disclosed.
Zuckerberg Meta AI 1 Billion Monthly Active Users

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Meta Platforms may have just leapfrogged its AI chatbot competitors, thanks to the broad reach of its social media products. CNBC reported CEO Mark Zuckerberg as saying Wednesday at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, that Meta’s AI assistant now has one billion monthly active users across the company’s family of apps.
Wealthy Crypto Individuals Face 'Wrench' Attacks

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

As cryptocurrency becomes increasingly mainstream, there is concern that wealthy crypto holders are facing an increased risk of physical attacks.
US Restricts Chip Design Software, Chemicals China

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

The Trump Administration has ramped up the trade war with China, after reportedly ordering a range of US firms to halt sales to that country. The Financial Times reported the Trump administration has told US companies that offer software used to design semiconductors to stop selling their services to Chinese groups. It comes as the US continues to seeks ways to make it harder for China to develop advanced chips amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
The Disruption Layer: Conversations from the Edge of Change: Head-to-Head

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | David Howell

As organisations confront legacy infrastructure, rapid AI advancements, and shifting cultural dynamics, the true challenge of digital transformation lies not in technology alone—but in aligning strategy, systems and people at the edge of change. What has been the most significant internal barrier your organisation has faced in moving from legacy systems to more agile, digital ecosystems?
Elon Musk Thanks Trump, As He Exits Doge

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Elon Musk has ended his scheduled time as a “special government employee”, as the world’s richest man returns to his stuttering business empire. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk tweeted that he “would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.
The Disruption Layer: Conversations from the Edge of Change

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | David Howell

From the boardrooms of global enterprises to the data centres powering the modern economy, a tectonic shift is underway. It is not just about new systems or better code; it is about rethinking the very essence of how businesses operate.
xAI Pays Telegram $300m To Deploy Grok AI Chatbot

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Elon Musk’s xAI is paying messaging platform Telegram a huge amount of money to introduce its AI chatbot Grok to its users. CEO Pavel Durov tweeted on X (formerly Twitter) that Telegram “will receive $300m (£223m) in cash and equity from xAI, plus 50 percent of the revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram.”It comes after Meta’s AI chatbot (Meta AI) had been integrated into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp in various markets including the UK, US and Australia (but not Europe) last year.
Amazon Software Deal With Stellantis Winding Down

1 week ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

There has been a notable development over a January 2022 deal between e-commerce and cloud giant Amazon and car group Stellantis. That 2022 deal saw Amazon and Stellantis agree to collaborate to develop cars and trucks with Amazon software incorporated into vehicle infotainment systems and dashboards.