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UK aims to be an AI leader with November safety summit

By Rory Bathgate published

News Bletchley Park will play host to the guests who will collaborate on the future of AI

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AI-driven net zero projects receive large cash injection from UK gov

By Rory Bathgate published

News Funds have been awarded to projects that explore the development of less energy-intensive AI hardware and tech to improve renewables

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Threat of cyber attacks to national security compared to that of chemical weapons

By Rory Bathgate published

News The UK government has raised the threat level posed by cyber attacks, deeming it greater on average than an event such as the Salisbury poisoning

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Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Jonathan Ashworth standing in a suit outside BBC Broadcasting House, which is out of focus in the background.

Labour must approach AI carefully to avoid repeating a Dutch disaster

By Rory Bathgate published

Opinion A proposal from the UK’s Labour Party involves crowbarring AI into the wrong government department

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Ian Hogarth, the Foundation Model Taskforce's chair, wearing a jacket that fades from pale blue at the top to yellow at the bottom, standing against a brick wall.

Who is Ian Hogarth, the UK’s new leader for AI safety?

By Rory Bathgate published

News The startup and AI expert will head up research into AI safety

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Why exactly is Michelle Donelan in charge of UK tech strategy?

By Jon Honeyball published

Opinion We need more STEM graduates in politics, with Donelan lacking the experience and expertise to shape the nation’s digital future

Opinion
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends the Welsh Conservative Party Spring Conference 2023

Is Rishi Sunak’s ‘Unicorn Kingdom’ a reachable goal or a mere pipedream?

By Ross Kelly published

Analysis Plunging venture capital investment and warnings over high-growth company support raise doubts over the ‘Unicorn Kingdom’ ambition

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Big tech firms face 10% turnover fines under new competition law

By Rory Bathgate published

News The Digital Markets Unit will finally receive statutory power to pursue the largest firms

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2022 Public Sector Identity Index Report

By ITPro published

Whitepaper UK Report

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“Botched government procurement” leads to £24 million Atos settlement

By Zach Marzouk published

News Labour has accused the Conservative government of using taxpayers’ money to pay for their own mistakes

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