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UK signs agreement to rejoin EU’s Horizon science program

December 4, 2023 5:32 pm CET

British researchers will again participate in the scheme from the beginning of next month.

‘Everything indicates’ Chinese ship damaged Baltic pipeline on purpose, Finland says

December 1, 2023 4:32 pm CET

‘I would think that you would notice that you’re dragging an anchor behind you for hundreds of kilometers,’ says minister.

Ireland’s social media enforcer prepares for an uncertain battle

November 30, 2023 6:00 am CET

Questions swirl about how the country’s Media Commission will handle the EU-wide Digital Services Act.

The West is on a world tour against Huawei

November 28, 2023 6:00 am CET

Brussels and Washington join forces to tame Huawei’s global ambitions.

Putin hijacks Israel-Gaza war to fuel tensions in the West

November 27, 2023 2:16 pm CET

Kremlin-backed propaganda has fused the Middle East and Ukraine wars together online. Real-world attacks, in France and elsewhere, are starting to follow.

Moscow adds Meta spokesperson to criminal wanted list, TASS reports

November 26, 2023 2:44 pm CET

The reason Andy Stone was added to the list was not indicated, according to the Russian news agency.

Israel’s appetite for high-tech weapons highlights a Biden policy gap

November 25, 2023 2:18 pm CET

The Israel-Hamas war has brought a boom in cutting-edge military technology from US makers — and a brewing diplomatic headache for the White House.

How Big Tech learned to love Britain’s libertarians 

November 23, 2023 8:00 pm CET

US tech giants and Britain’s free-marketers have formed an unlikely alliance.

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI’s CEO

November 22, 2023 7:53 am CET

The company will also get a new board, led by Bret Taylor, the former CEO of Salesforce.

Palantir bid wins £330M British health service contract

November 21, 2023 3:52 pm CET

Data firm has courted controversy because of links to former Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel.

New ‘hit squad’ aims to replace UK civil service jobs with AI

November 20, 2023 11:00 pm CET

Deputy prime minister says automation can shrink the state.

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman welcome in France, digital minister says

November 18, 2023 6:30 pm CET

ChatGPT creator fired Altman on Friday, saying the company had lost confidence in him.

Musk threatens ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as X ad boycott gathers pace

November 18, 2023 12:39 pm CET

Companies including Disney, Apple and IBM reportedly have suspended advertising on X amid an antisemitism storm around the social media platform.

Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI

November 18, 2023 6:00 am CET

Altman will be replaced by chief technology officer Mira Murati.

Rishi Sunak performs delicate balancing act in Big Tech lobbying battle

November 15, 2023 4:49 pm CET

The UK has caved in to some of Big Tech’s demands on its landmark competition bill but not its key ask.

UK watchdog Ofcom puts Big Tech on notice

November 9, 2023 1:04 am CET

Regulator Melanie Dawes tells POLITICO “life is going to get tougher from here on in” for tech firms that defy Britain’s Online Safety Act.

When Elon met Rishi: 5 things we learned from the Musk-Sunak love-in 

November 2, 2023 10:31 pm CET

The tech tycoon and PM were joined by an audience that included Cabinet ministers, tech execs and the American rapper will.i.am.

Elon Musk hails Rishi Sunak’s ‘essential’ decision to invite China to UK AI summit

November 2, 2023 9:18 pm CET

The tech tycoon joined the British PM for a one-on-one conversation to round off the Bletchley Park summit.

Sunak the influencer: How the UK’s AI summit surprised the skeptics

November 2, 2023 7:21 pm CET

Gray skies and drizzle at Bletchley Park couldn’t rain on Rishi Sunak’s parade as the British PM capped off a successful AI summit. 

British PM Rishi Sunak secures ‘landmark’ deal on AI testing

November 2, 2023 5:50 pm CET

Under new agreement, governments will be able to get under the bonnet of leading artificial intelligence models.

Where’s Elon? Musk a no-show on day two of UK’s AI Safety Summit

November 2, 2023 4:44 pm CET

Although Elon Musk had been slated to attend both days of Rishi Sunak’s Summit, the tech tycoon failed to turn up on Thursday.

British deputy PM throws backing behind open source AI

November 2, 2023 4:36 pm CET

Oliver Dowden downplays artificial intelligence risks.

Decoding AI: Rishi Sunak’s call for action

November 1, 2023 11:22 pm CET

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Kamala Harris seizes agenda as Rishi Sunak’s AI summit kicks off

November 1, 2023 10:57 pm CET

US vice president urged the international community to focus on the ‘full spectrum’ of artificial intelligence risks, including bias and discrimination.

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