Since 2019 in the making, the UK online safety bill is to be sent for royal assent after passing its final parliamentary hurdle. The legislation will compel social media firms to remove harmful content and allow Ofcom to monitor encrypted messages. Internet giants, including WhatsApp and Apple, vehemently oppose the legislation as it may see them receive fines of...
UK air traffic control meltdown causes chaos at airports
A “network-wide” computer failure is being blamed for the meltdown of the UK’s air traffic control causing chaos at airports with hundreds of thousands of passengers left stranded.
Thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed on one of the...
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Sunak bids to make UK world’s leading AI regulator on US trip
Rishi Sunak is hoping to convince the US president that the UK should be the world’s foremost AI (artificial intelligence) regulator during his trip to Washington. This will be Sunak’s...
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Spies to tackle fraud and text scammers; voters reminded about photo ID
The UK’s intelligence agencies will form a key part of a new crackdown on text scammers and fraud to be announced by the government. Technology used for mass texting of...
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New UK AI regulations ‘light touch’ among ChatGPT hype
Last week, the government published new UK AI regulations. The white paper outlines the government's strategy, falling short of delivering new legislation that the government fears could stifle growth....
TikTok banned by Greater London Authority and across Westminster
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has become the latest UK organisation to block staff from having TikTok on their devices.
Security concerns over the Chinese social media app are being taken “extremely seriously” said the...
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse and its UK Impact
Although HSBC stepped in to rescue the UK branch, the fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse will likely ripple on. In an open letter to banking regulators and Rishi Sunak, technology founders and...
‘Seismic change’ needed if ‘toxic’ UK wants to launch satellites again
MPs have been told to spend money on hospitals instead of launching satellites following the “absolute disaster” of Virgin Orbit’s mission from Cornwall.
Britain is seen as “toxic” after that failure and only a “seismic...
Sunak set for first Commons defeat over online safety bill
Rishi Sunak is facing his first defeat in the House of Commons over the online safety bill and plans to fine social media bosses rather than jailing them for failing to protect children from...
Clean energy breakthrough delivers carbon-free energy supply
On 5 December, scientists in the US successfully completed a nuclear fusion experiment with a net energy gain. Experts believe that this clean energy breakthrough could deliver a "clean energy source that could revolutionise...