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2024.12.25

15:21

UK to trial AI tool to assess diabetes risk

Britain will launch a trial next year of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict the risk of type 2 diabetes 13 years before a patient develops the disease, The Guardian reported Monday.

2024.11.05

09:23

Vodafone, Three's $19.5 billion merger deal expected to be approved in UK

Asia Tech Wire (Nov 5) -- Vodafone and Three are on track to have their 15 billion pound ($19.5 billion) merger deal approved if they commit to investing in a massive upgrade of the U.K.'s mobile network, Britain's market regulator said.

2024.11.01

07:34

British aerospace pioneer Reaction Engines crashes into administration

Asia Tech Wire (Nov 1) -- British firm Reaction Engines crashed into administration on Thursday after failing to secure new funding, ending ambitions to revolutionize air travel by enabling hypersonic flight.

2024.10.25

03:41

UK regulator launches probe into Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 25) -- The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK's antitrust authority, announced on Thursday that it has launched an investigation into the partnership between Google's parent company Alphabet and artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.

2024.10.22

06:16

British Airways suspends Israel flights until next March

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 22) -- British Airways has suspended flights to Israel until March next year.

2024.10.15

08:17

UK trade minister reaffirms no intention to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 15) -- U.K. Business and Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds has reiterated that the country does not intend to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars.

2024.10.11

04:05

Shein's UK sales hit $2 billion in 2023

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 11) -- Shein, a Chinese-founded fast-fashion e-commerce platform, reached sales of 1.55 billion pounds ($2 billion) in the UK market in 2023, up 38% from 2022, according to Bloomberg.

2024.09.26

04:10

Blackstone to invest $13.3bn in AI data center in UK

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 26) -- U.S. private equity firm Blackstone has confirmed a 10 billion pound ($13.3 billion) investment to build an artificial intelligence data center in the northeast of England.

2024.09.13

08:10

UK regulator tentatively finds Vodafone-Three merger deal will affect market competition

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 13) -- The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK's antitrust authority, announced Friday that an in-depth investigation by the agency has provisionally identified competition concerns with the planned merger of Vodafone and Three.

2024.09.11

09:52

Amazon plans $10.5 billion investment in UK data centers over next five years

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 11) -- Amazon plans to invest $10.5 billion over the next five years to build data centers in the U.K.

2024.09.10

04:05

Musk could be subpoenaed by UK Parliament over X

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 10) -- Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of the popular social media platform X, could face a summons from the UK Parliament over X, according to the Financial Times.

2024.09.06

09:30

UK regulator issues preliminary finding of anti-competitive behavior by Google's ad server

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 6) -- A U.K. regulator has issued a preliminary finding of anticompetitive behavior by Google's ad server.

2024.07.25

05:53

TikTok fined $2.42 million by UK regulator

Asia Tech Wire (July 25) -- The Office of Communications (Ofcom), the UK's communications regulator, announced Wednesday that it had fined TikTok 1.875 million pounds ($2.42 million).

2024.06.05

07:14

UK data provider Preqin explores sale

Asia Tech Wire (June 5) -- UK data provider Preqin is looking at a sale, according to the Financial Times.

2024.05.22

07:58

BYD launches electric double-decker bus in UK

Asia Tech Wire (May 22) -- Chinese automaker BYD launched the all-electric double-decker bus BD11 in London, UK.

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