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Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable – but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manageDonald Trump is not impressed by soft power. He respects hard men with military muscle. But he can be moved by pageantry, which is the purpose of King Charles’s visit to […]
The technology secretary spoke amid concerns the UK was struggling to make its own way in AIBritain must seize the initiative in AI or be left at the “mercy and whim” of a future shaped by the technology, Liz Kendall has warned.The UK’s technology secretary said the country must have greater control over the industry
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Technology secretary says government no longer prefers plan to allow tech firms to take copyrighted workActors, musicians and writers have welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to let AI firms use copyright-protected work without permission.Technology secretary Liz Kendall said it no longer had a “preferred option” on copyright reform, having previously supported
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Nick Timothy said an event attended by the mayor of London that included prayers was an ‘act of domination’Polanski says the government should be doing more to improve home insulation, and on the drive towards renewable energy.And he says the government should commit to ensuring energy bills do not rise above the April-June price cap.The
Liz Kendall announces £1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and businessThe UK will not let quantum computing talent slip through its fingers and must learn lessons from US dominance of the AI race, the technology secretary has said, as the government announced a £1bn quantum funding pledge.Liz Kendall
Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demandDatacentre developers are facing pressure to reveal whether their projects will increase the UK’s net greenhouse gas emissions, amid concerns the sites could double national electricity demand.Campaign groups have written to the UK technology secretary, Liz Kendall, warning that the energy
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Prime minister says outcomes of consultation on social media ban should be implemented quickly as technology minister says Australia-style ban is not inevitableIn his Q&A with journalists, Keir Starmer was also asked to respond to a report by the BBC’s James Landale saying he is looking at plans to raise defence spending to 3% of
UK technology secretary also announced plans to train up to 10 million Britons in AI skills to help workforce adapt Increasing deployment of artificial intelligence will cause job losses, the UK technology secretary has warned, saying: “I want to level with the public. Some jobs will go.”In a speech on government plans to handle the
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Big tech companies cannot be trusted. It is not enough that they remove harm when they find it – the law must make their systems prevent harmOn X, a woman posts a photo in a sari, and within minutes, various users are underneath the post tagging Grok to strip her down to a bikini. It
Conservative leader backs Australian-inspired policy to stop platforms ‘profiting from their anxiety’The Conservatives are backing a ban on social media for under-16s in an attempt to prevent addictive platforms fuelling anxiety and distraction among teenagers.Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she did not like the word ban but she wanted to see an age limit
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