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Lack of cyber security experts in Whitehall should ‘send chill down government’s spine’, MPs warn | Politics News
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A lack of cyber security experts in Whitehall should “send a chill down the government’s spine”, according to a new report. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said there was a “digital skills shortage” across departments, with just 4.5% of the civil service made up of tech professionals – compared to between 8% and 12% in…
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UK to rejoin EU Horizon programme through ‘bespoke new agreement’ | Politics News
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The UK will rejoin the European Union’s flagship Horizon science programme after two years of absence post-Brexit, the government has confirmed. Number 10 said the move would happen “through a bespoke new agreement with the EU”. A spokesperson added Prime Minister Rishi Sunak secured “improved financial terms of association that are right for the UK…
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UK to re-join EU’s Horizon science programme | Politics News
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The UK is set to rejoin the EU’s Horizon science programme after two years of absence post-Brexit, Sky News has been told. The final deal is set to be agreed within hours and could be announced on Thursday or at the weekend’s G20 summit by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as first reported today by Bloomberg.…
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‘Chilling’ surge in use of smart speakers and baby monitors to control domestic abuse victims, MPs say | Politics News
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Connected devices such as baby monitors and smart speakers are increasingly being used to survey, harass and control domestic abuse victims, MPs have warned. The government has been urged to do more to tackle the rise in so-called “tech abuse” – whereby smart technology and connected devices are used to broaden and facilitate patterns of…
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Labour MP apologises for sharing fake image of Rishi Sunak | Politics News
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A Labour MP has apologised after he shared a fake image of the prime minister on social media. Karl Turner, who represents Hull East, shared an image on X (formerly known as Twitter) showing Rishi Sunak with a badly pulled pint at the Great British Beer festival, along with a woman looking on disapprovingly in…
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Tech experts retrieve Boris Johnson’s pandemic WhatsApps from old phone | Politics News
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Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages have now been retrieved from his old phone and will be handed over to the COVID inquiry unredacted, his spokesman has said. The probe into the government’s handling of the pandemic demanded to see the former PM’s messages from the height of lockdown as part of its ongoing work. But after…
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Tony Blair: Impact of AI on par with Industrial Revolution | Politics News
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When it comes to the topic of artificial intelligence, Sir Tony Blair is clear on the technology’s potential to change the way we live. “I think it is on a par with the 19th-century Industrial Revolution,” he says. “I think it [technology] already was, but generative AI has given it a further push forward.” The…
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Rishi Sunak talks ‘international collaboration’ on AI with Google’s Sundar Pichai | Politics News
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Rishi Sunak held a private meeting with the boss of Google on Friday as part of his ongoing discussions with tech leaders about the challenges posed by artificial intelligence. The prime minister met with Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google’s parent company Alphabet, at the Darlington Economic Campus. They discussed the challenges posed by…
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Sir James Dyson claims Rishi Sunak’s science superpower pledge is hot air | Politics News
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Billionaire businessman Sir James Dyson has issued fresh criticism of the prime minister, claiming his pledge to turn the UK into a science and technology superpower is a “mere political slogan”. The founder and chief engineer of the multinational technology company Dyson also complained – in a letter to The Times – that he has…
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TikTok to be blocked from parliamentary devices and network over cyber security fears | Politics News
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TikTok will be blocked from parliament’s devices and network in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app. The commissions of the House of Commons and House of Lords have announced they will follow the move taken by the government on official devices, citing the need for cyber security. A parliament spokesman said…