Ahead of the AI safety summit kicking off in Seoul, South Korea later this week, its co-host the United Kingdom is expanding its own efforts in the field. The AI Safety Institute – a U.K. body set up in November 2023 with the ambitious goal of assessing and addressing risks in AI platforms – said...
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9 out of 10 UK Business Leaders Suffer From Tech Anxiety That Disrupts Their Sleep, BT Study Finds
While rapid digital transformations can result in many business benefits, a new study has revealed that they also take a toll on mental health. Nearly nine out of 10 U.K. business leaders say they suffer from tech-related stress that’s severe enough to disrupt their sleep. BT commissioned a survey of 2,000 business decision makers to...
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U.K.’s AI Safety Institute Launches Open-Source Testing Platform
The U.K.’s AI Safety Institute has released a free, open-source testing platform that evaluates the safety of new AI models. Dubbed Inspect, the toolset should provide a “consistent approach” towards the creation of secure AI applications around the world. Inspect is the first AI safety testing platform created by a state-backed body to be made...
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Companies fined over forklift tech injuries at Pirelli Tyres, United Kingdom. News story in Forkliftaction News
The accident happened at the Pirelli Tyres factory in Carlisle Three companies have been fined a total of GBP315,869 (USD379,689) over an accident at a Pirelli Tyres factory that left a forklift technician with a broken back and leg. Two heavy metal skips fell on 47-year-old Ivan Weightman as he was servicing a forklift at...
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Britain’s begging tech giants to list in London. Good luck with that.
James Alexander, chief executive of the U.K. Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), said strong governance standards and safeguards for shareholders are part of London’s success. “The notion that certain companies with particularly poor human rights practices and sustainability credentials could choose London as a listings destination will not help to make us more competitive...
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Un-jammable quantum tech takes flight to boost UK’s resilience against hostile actors
In a commercial world-first, quantum navigation tech developed in the UK was successfully tested in flight while GPS jamming is relatively rare and does not directly impact an aircraft’s flight path, quantum systems will provide another layer of security the government has supported the company running the tests, Infleqtion, and their partners from across the...
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Google Fights $17 Billion UK Lawsuit Over Ad-Tech Practices
Google parent Alphabet has urged a London tribunal to block a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, in the latest case to focus on the search giant’s business practices. The lawsuit seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds ($16.9 billion) on behalf of publishers of websites...
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Ajit Doval Discusses Critical Tech, Global Issues With UK Counterpart
They also discussed bilateral issues and regional and global matters of mutual interest. New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met with his United Kingdom counterpart, Tim Barrow, on Thursday for the India-UK Strategic Dialogue. During this meeting, the two top sides held discussions on the “Technology and Security Initiative, which will be a...
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Google fights $17 bln UK lawsuit over adtech practices
Google parent Alphabet has urged a London tribunal to block a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, in the latest case to focus on the search giant’s business practices. The lawsuit seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds ($16.9 billion) on behalf of publishers of websites...
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Bristow’s UK pilots & tech crews begin strike
Bristow’s UK-based pilots and tech crews have begun three days of strikes after claiming management at the company failed to offer “a fair and reasonable” pay deal. The two parties have been in dispute for over a year, with flight crews calling for a pay rise in line with the rate of inflation and enhanced...
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New law banning some passwords in the U.K. an ‘important start,’ expert says – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Amid growing global cybersecurity threats, a tech expert is saying the United Kingdom is getting it mostly right with a new law. The country is the first in the world to ban generic passwords on new smart devices. “The manufacturer under this law, when you buy (a smart device), they will not be allowed to...
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United Kingdom Colocation Report 2024-2029, Featuring Scaleup Technologies, Proximity Data Centers, Redcentric, Datum Datacenters, Safe Hosts Internet, vXtream, Equinix, Netwise Housing & ServerMania – ResearchAndMarkets.com | Silicon Canals
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The The UK colocation market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5%, reaching a market size of US$3.85 billion in 2029 from US$2.46 billion in 2022. The colocation data center provides renting space to business companies for servers as well as other computing hardware, thereby enabling them to remove in-house servers or...