UK techies on edge

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Tech Across the Globe

Patch your servers: Microsoft has issued a security patch for customers to apply to their hardware running its SharePoint software "to mitigate active attacks targeting on-premises servers." It's working on more updates, and cybersecurity researchers call the vulnerability a "dream for ransomware operators."

Baby Grok: Elon Musk's xAI will make a child-friendly version of its Grok chatbot and call it Baby Grok, the billionaire said on X over the weekend.

Bullish IPO: Bullish, a digital-asset exchange operator whose backers have included billionaire Peter Thiel, filed for an initial public offering in the latest push onto public markets by cryptocurrency companies.

Revalued

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s market value closed above $1 trillion for the first time in Taipei last week, with a raised sales forecast driven by robust artificial intelligence demand. The main supplier of chips to Apple and Nvidia saw its Taiwanese shares climb nearly 50% from an April low. That has made it the first Asian stock worth more than $1 trillion since PetroChina Co. briefly reached the milestone in 2007.

Must Read

The UK's startup scene is abuzz with conversation about a potential wealth tax. No one much likes the idea, but there are no counterproposals on offer for fixing the country's economy either. Yazhou Sun looks into the debate gripping London's tech ecosystem.