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Regulating AI through shared, secure and sustainable approaches

October 9, 2023 5:00 am CET

The three S’s that can guide us in harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence.

UK to pitch new ‘AI Safety Institute’ to allies

October 3, 2023 6:56 pm CET

Rishi Sunak will gather a small group of like-minded countries and companies on the second day of his November summit to thrash out plans for a new AI body focused on national security risks.

Revealed: Biden and Sunak seek UK/US trade pact before 2024 elections

October 3, 2023 6:04 pm CET

US proposals leaked to POLITICO cover thorny issues including agriculture, but not market access.

UK tech secretary attacks ‘creeping wokeism’ in scientific research

October 3, 2023 2:08 pm CET

Michelle Donelan channeled her inner culture warrior and invoked right-wing icon Margaret Thatcher in key speech at Tory conference.

Why Western democracy faces a nightmare made online

October 3, 2023 6:00 am CET

From Poland to Washington and the suburbs of London, digital election tactics threaten to poison politics next year.

US government quizzes British firms on Chinese investment links

September 29, 2023 4:33 pm CET

Move comes amid mounting expectation of curbs on British investment into China.

Musk ousts X team curbing election disinformation

September 28, 2023 6:23 pm CET

The announcement comes after EU digital chief Vera Jourová criticized the social media company over rampant falsehoods on its platform.

Chinese hackers nab 60,000 emails in US State Department breach

September 28, 2023 1:44 am CET

Among the most sensitive information stolen, a staffer said, were victims’ travel itineraries and diplomatic deliberations.

Key Liz Truss aide becomes top Big Tech lobbyist

September 28, 2023 1:00 am CET

Matthew Sinclair, chief economist to Truss during her brief tenure as prime minister, has been named the inaugural director of a tech lobby group’s new UK arm.

Surprise fall in UK inflation eases pressure on Bank of England

September 20, 2023 9:13 am CET

Easing food prices bring an end to interest rate hikes in sight — and offer a boost to Conservative government.

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt defends China’s invitation to AI summit

September 20, 2023 7:01 am CET

Hunt begins a multi-day visit to major US tech companies on Wednesday as the country aims to expand its own artificial intelligence and life sciences industries.

UK dials up fight with Meta over encryption

September 20, 2023 4:00 am CET

New campaign comes as the United Kingdom finalizes rules that would allow it to monitor encrypted chats.

UK foreign secretary confirms China invite to AI summit

September 19, 2023 3:51 pm CET

The invite to Beijing has ruffled feathers, especially among the UK’s allies in the G7.

Chip manufacturers scramble to staff their European factories

September 18, 2023 3:00 pm CET

The EU has won lucrative semiconductor factories — but they need skilled workers.

Keir Starmer: UK needs to ‘wean itself off’ China

September 17, 2023 8:37 am CET

‘We need to be absolutely clear about the security of the UK,’ Labour leader says in interview with POLITICO’s new Power Play podcast.

How Rishi Sunak convinced the world to worry about AI

September 15, 2023 6:15 pm CET

The British leader has positioned himself as the chief doomsayer around artificial intelligence’s risk to national security and ‘bio-terrorism.’

Apple to update iPhone 12 to assuage radiation concerns

September 15, 2023 11:29 am CET

A French regulator had required the smartphone to be pulled from the market.

How Silicon Valley doomers are shaping Rishi Sunak’s AI plans

September 14, 2023 7:04 pm CET

‘If it’s not utopia, it’s annihilation’: Britain’s AI policy reflects existential fears of the controversial ‘Effective Altruism’ movement.

Far-right EU lawmakers nominate Elon Musk for human rights award

September 14, 2023 6:00 pm CET

ID group cites tech billionaire’s release of Twitter Files as protection of freedom of expression.

We won’t cut China out of AI summit over spying scandal, UK says

September 11, 2023 3:05 pm CET

Hawks demand ban as Beijing espionage row grows.

Rishi Sunak wants AI to be his legacy

September 10, 2023 8:57 pm CET

Struggling at home, the British prime minister believes his drive for AI governance can leave a lasting impact on the world stage.

Thierry Breton: The Digital Prince Regent

September 8, 2023 5:21 pm CET

All my roles are ‘complementary,’ says the French commissioner.

French lawmaker challenges transatlantic data deal before EU court

September 7, 2023 7:00 pm CET

MP Philippe Latombe launches the latest round of legal fighting.

G7 countries commit to AI code of conduct

September 7, 2023 1:00 pm CET

Attempt at creating a unified, but nonbinding, international rulebook could be presented to G7 leaders as early as November.

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