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Lords debate government approach to automated decision-making

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The UK government has expressed “reservations” about legislative proposals from Lord Tim Clement-Jones to improve the scrutiny of algorithmic decision-making tools in the public sector, arguing the concerns raised by his bill are already covered by its own proposed data reforms and the existing Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS). Introduced as a private members’ bill…

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Government plans to revamp digital services to save £45bn

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The government is pushing the idea of using more digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency of the public sector. The new digital strategy for public services involves transforming citizens’ experiences of government services, improving productivity and strengthening the foundations from how data is used. It also includes boosting skills and attracting…

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Labour announces plans to overhaul digital government

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The UK government has announced wide-ranging plans to overhaul the way technology is funded, implemented and acquired across the public sector to accelerate the development of digital services to benefit citizens. The Government Digital Service (GDS) will be expanded, a new commercial function is being established, and HM Treasury is to “experiment” with more modern…

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Hyperscalers to spend a trillion dollars on AI optimised hardware

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The latest spending forecast from Gartner predicts that more than twice as much is being spent on AI-optimised servers compared with traditional servers. The analyst firm has forecast that $202bn will be spent on AI-optimised servers in 2025. Gartner’s data shows that server spend amounted to approximately $130bn in 2022. This figure rose by a…

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Weak supplier management hinders digital government

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The State of digital government review, published by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, has portrayed the highly fragmented nature of public sector digital services. A root cause of the problems with public sector digital services, according to the review, is that fragmentation is a feature of the system. One of the challenges noted…

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Developing AI datacentres: Has the UK government got what it takes?

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Debate is raging about whether the UK government’s push to grow the number of homegrown datacentres with capabilities to host compute-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) will accelerate the adoption of AI technologies across public and private sectors. As reported by Computer Weekly, the government has published its AI opportunities action plan policy paper, which details 50…

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Government funding to help businesses discover AI value

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The government has announced £7m of funding for 120 artificial intelligence (AI) projects to help small businesses. The funding forms part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Technology Missions Fund, with support from the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme, and builds on the “AI opportunities action plan” announced on Monday. The government has also announced…

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UK’s female fintech leaders hit harder by investment collapse

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The women behind fintechs still face discrimination when seeking investment, despite the issue being an industry talking point for years, according to figures from a UK fintech industry body. Innovate Finance’s numbers, which revealed UK fintech investment dropped by double the global figure, also unearthed the worrying detail that investment in fintechs led by women…

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UK fintech investment drops by almost double global average

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Investment in the UK fintech sector fell by 37% last year compared to 2023, but retained its leadership in Europe and was second place in global terms. The huge fall in investment was put down to tough market conditions which included “rising interest rates, geopolitical instability, and a recalibration in venture-capital fund-raising”, according to Innovate…

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How high do you want your frame rates? Nvidia boasts that RTX 5090 GPU can drive Valorant at over 800 fps with jaw-dropping low latency

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Nvidia’s Reflex 2 reveal packed a nugget of info about the RTX 5090Team Green shared that the flagship GPU can run Valorant at 800+ fpsThe graphics card does this with an input lag of under 3ms, tooAmong Nvidia’s cluster of CES 2025 revelations, including new RTX 5000 graphics cards, there were several nuggets that hugged…

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