Gaming and space have more in common than we may think. And no, that’s not referring to a history of high-grossing video games based in space such as Space Invaders, StarCraft and Destiny. After working with some of the world’s largest and most innovative tech companies across these sectors, there are many ways they hold…
Organisations are constantly looking to identify different use cases to integrate AI into their business processes and accelerate the adoption of generative AI technologies. Companies are also finding ways to build innovative AI solutions to meet this demand. As a result, the usage of cloud infrastructure and, thereby, the global cloud computing footprint continues to…
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Amid an Autumn Budget that raised taxes by £40bn while increasing capital investment by £100bn over five years, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has largely continued existing policies that support the tech sector, while reiterating the importance of digital transformation in improving public sector efficiency. She also offered what will hopefully be a boost…
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The UK government has formally launched a research and funding programme dedicated to improving “systemic AI safety”, which will see up to £200,000 in grants given to researchers working on making the technology safer. Launched in partnership with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation…
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The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the SANS Institute have kicked off a search for people aged between 18 and 25 to apply to join the UK Cyber Team, where they will gain hands-on experience, develop their skills and represent the UK in international competitions. Applicants are being invited to test their…
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The UK and US governments are jointly pledging to collaborate more closely on the issue of children’s safety online, after launching a new online safety working group to share expertise and evidence. The governments say that despite “near universal” smartphone ownership among UK and US teens, there is currently limited research and evidence on the…
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The British Transport Police (BTP) have made an arrest in an ongoing investigation into a cyber attack on public Wi-Fi services provided at mainline UK railway stations on the evening of Wednesday 25 September. The incident saw passengers at 19 rail stations across the country unable to access Network Rail’s Wi-Fi network, which are provided…
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The new Labour government’s mission-driven policy approach can help focus digital transformation efforts throughout the public sector, but tech-enabled service improvement could still be undermined by the looming threat of austerity. At trade association TechUK’s Building the Smarter State event in London on 10 September, industry figures and public officials noted that while the government’s mission…
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Research from Experian and TechUK has found less than a third of employees are aware their employer is using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), despite 93% of business heads saying that they are. The survey of 1,250 UK business professionals – including 250 CEOs and business leaders of large companies with 250 to 1,000 employees, looked…
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The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its counterpart Five Eyes agencies have accused a China-based company acting as a front for the state of running a massive botnet comprising over 250,000 internet-connected devices, about 8,500 of them located in the UK. The compromised devices include enterprise network and security tools such as routers…
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