European Commission accused of rigging data watchdog appointment

The European Commission has been accused of rigging the selection process for Europe’s next data protection watchdog in favour…

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UK online safety regime ineffective on misinformation, MPs say

The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) is failing to address “algorithmically accelerated misinformation” on social media platforms, leaving the public…

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UK to create ‘governance framework’ for police facial recognition

The UK government will create “a proper, clear governance framework” to regulate the use of facial recognition technology by…

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Former Post Office staff in Horizon replacement bid team

Two former Post Office executives are part of a team at software firm Escher bidding to win the contract…

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Meta and Alan Turing Institute back open source AI fellowship

The government has unveiled a $1m fellowship grant, backed by Meta and the Alan Turing Institute, to build technology…

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Schools using AI to personalise learning, finds Ofsted

Personalisation is just one of the ways education providers are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report…

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ACM president Yannis Ioannidis sees a more humane role for AI

The panel brought together academic, industry and policy leaders to discuss how AI can support climate goals, financial inclusion…

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MoD supply chain cyber scheme gets up and running

Construction business Morgan Sindall has become the first UK organisation to achieve certification under a new scheme set up by…

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Government funding to help SMEs protect their IP

Up to 500 UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are in line to pick up a share of a…

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UK and France forge closer cyber, tech research ties

British and French researchers are teaming up to work on improving the resilience of various technology tools and systems…

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