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Labour pulls £1.3bn funding for ultra-fast supercomputer and AI projects | Business News
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Labour has pulled £1.3bn of investment in tech and AI projects promised by the Tories. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said the funding committed by the previous Conservative administration was not allocated in its budget and so will not proceed. It included £800m for the creation of a next-generation exascale supercomputer at…
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Future of new oil and gas projects in UK thrown into doubt after landmark Supreme Court decision | Science & Tech News
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The future of new oil and gas projects in the UK has been thrown into doubt following a landmark decision by the Supreme Court. The court concluded the environmental impact of emissions from burning fossil fuels must be considered in planning applications for new extraction projects – not just the impacts of the emissions produced…
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NASA chief says ‘secretive’ China is hiding military projects in space | Science & Tech News
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China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed. “We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme,” he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday. “China has made extraordinary strides, especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,”…
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British projects given tens of millions in funding to develop ‘safe and trustworthy’ AI | Science & Tech News
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British projects dedicated to developing safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence have been given tens of millions of pounds in public funding. The investment by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the national funding agency for science and technology, was revealed at London Tech Week. Most of the money has been awarded to Responsible AI, a group…
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‘Digital mimics’ among 16 projects launched to help NHS with winter pressure | Science & Tech News
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Researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to “digitally mimic” households struggling with the impact of the cost of living crisis to simulate the most effective ways to help. It’s one of more than a dozen projects spanning data analysis to machine learning that have been launched to help counter the winter pressures facing the NHS.…