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Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google
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Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google

Direct oversight of ‘critical third parties’ such as Oracle and Microsoft given to ensure resilient cyber-defences and help safeguard UK economyThe Bank of England has been handed powers to regulate i...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police
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Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police

Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’Facial recognition technology in shops will soon alert police in real time to the presence of...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI
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Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI

Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolutionChancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a new City “skills compact” that will commit firms s...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS
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MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS

Cross-party group backs call from science and technology committee to look at alternative options, citing ‘serious mistrust’A second parliamentary committee has urged Labour to scrap Palantir’s £330m...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Bank of England governor says he is ‘able to spot’ lobbying after Farage crypto meeting
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Bank of England governor says he is ‘able to spot’ lobbying after Farage crypto meeting

Exclusive: Andrew Bailey says no policy changes were made as a result of pressure from crypto tycoon-backed Reform leaderThe governor of the Bank of England has broken his silence about the pressure N...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
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Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics

The tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it a "recipe for disaster".

BBC News - UK2 months ago
Australia dock workers call for 28-hour week in AI talks
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Australia dock workers call for 28-hour week in AI talks

A union says workers are "in the crosshairs" of automation as AI is being tested across ports.

BBC News - UK2 months ago
Financial stability at risk from artificial intelligence, says Bank of England
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Financial stability at risk from artificial intelligence, says Bank of England

The UK financial system is at increased risk from artificial intelligence (AI), the Bank of England has said.

Sky News - UK2 months ago
Samsung profits jump 1,800% as AI chip sales soar
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Samsung profits jump 1,800% as AI chip sales soar

The firm's shares fell sharply on Tuesday as some investors had expected an even stronger performance.

BBC News - UK2 months ago
Scotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy
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Scotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy

Scottish government to consider SNP national council motion for moratorium on all new datacentresThe Scottish government is about to consider a sweeping moratorium on building new datacentres, putting...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
How US-UK drug deal will benefit patients | Letters
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How US-UK drug deal will benefit patients | Letters

Many new medicines have reached NHS patients as a result of the government’s reformed pricing arrangements, writes Richard Torbett. Plus a letter from Nick HoileThe suggestion that the US-UK pharmaceu...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre
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‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre

Suspicions grow in Lanarkshire that local people have been misled on supposed benefits of the huge developmentRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promiseWhat a...

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Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise
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Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise

Exclusive: Government and developers privately acknowledged Lanarkshire datacentre site had power provision ‘issue’‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datace...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?
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What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?

Lanarkshire datacentre run by renewables and creating thousands of jobs not achievable by 2030, Guardian investigation findsRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper
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AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper

Exclusive: Foreign secretary warns of combined risks of AI, climate crisis, irregular migration and foreign interferenceArtificial intelligence poses a “Hiroshima”-style risk to humanity if government...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
NHS app to use AI to determine which service best for patients
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NHS app to use AI to determine which service best for patients

The update will be available to all users in England by April 2028, the health service says.

BBC News - UK2 months ago
British swallowtail split from European cousins much earlier than thought, study finds
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British swallowtail split from European cousins much earlier than thought, study finds

Finding that Norfolk butterfly has been distinct subspecies for 200,000 years could transform conservation approachThe endangered swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon britannicus, which is only regul...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
NHS to use AI on its app to direct patients to appropriate services
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NHS to use AI on its app to direct patients to appropriate services

Update in England expected to reach about 200,000 patients over the next year as part of £10bn package to overhaul NHS systemsThe NHS will begin using AI on its app to direct patients to the appropria...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
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OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment

Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypotheticalIt was to be the biggest undertaking in Britain for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Star...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears
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UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears

Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material onlineAI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification appsParents sh...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago