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Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts

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Exclusive: Sources believe AI tech company’s engineers have been granted access to directory of up to 1.5m staff UK politics live – latest updatesHealth service staff have expressed alarm that engineers working for controversial tech company Palantir have been given NHS email accounts.Employees using NHS.net email accounts have access to a directory with the contact […]

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Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests

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Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solvingPupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England.Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell

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Does anyone think Matt Goodwin’s book on Britain’s demise is a publishing sensation? I mean, other than him | Marina Hyde

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Who needs critics when the Reform man is so adept at patting his own back – and that’s easy to do in publishing: there’s a sales list for everyone ‘She’s produced a bestseller!” panted the Spectator. “Liz Truss’s new book has been out for less than 72 hours and it’s already sold out on Amazon.”

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Palantir’s UK boss criticises ‘ideological’ groups as ministers move to scrap NHS contract

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Louis Mosley says government should resist calls to trigger break clause in £330m deal with US analytics companyUK politics live – latest updatesPalantir’s UK boss has urged the government not to give in to “ideologically motivated campaigners” as government ministers explore a way out of a £330m NHS contract with the tech company.Ministers have sought

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Keir Starmer says UK will ‘have to act’ to curb addictive features of social media

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In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features ‘shouldn’t be permitted’, while education secretary says things ‘are going to change’Keir Starmer has backed banning addictive social media features in his strongest intervention yet on curbs that could be placed on tech companies, saying the features “shouldn’t be permitted”.The prime minister said the government was

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Keep under-fives’ screen time to no more than an hour a day, UK advice says

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Keir Starmer promises to help parents limit children’s online activity as government issues guidance to familiesChildren under five should spend no more than an hour a day on screens, new government advice says.Screen time for children under two should be avoided except for shared activities encouraging interaction, families are advised. Continue reading…

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What are the rules on cryptocurrency donations to UK political parties?

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Ministers to introduce temporary ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties after reviewUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters are introducing a temporary ban in cryptocurrency donations following an official review.Philip Rycroft, a former senior civil servant, made the recommendation as part of a review into countering foreign financial influence and interference in UK politics. Continue

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Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study

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Government’s pilot ban for under-16s accompanies consultation as peers vote on Australia-style restrictionsHundreds of UK teenagers will trial social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps under a government pilot, which will run alongside a consultation to decide whether the UK should ban access to social media for the under-16s.During the test, led

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Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom

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Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girlsMen and boys need as much protection as women and girls from harmful influencers and “the worst parts of the internet”, a group of MPs have told Ofcom as they called for the regulator to give specific guidance

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