“The last thing you want to do is to apply at the last minute, sit in airport purgatory while you might get it in time, or worse, be denied boarding your flight because you didn’t receive approval,” said Katy Nastro, spokesperson for the travel app Going, which helps users get deals on flights. The potential...
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McVitie’s parent firm warns UK investment case ‘harder to understand’
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U.K. Government Introduces AI Self-Assessment Tool
The U.K. government has launched a free self-assessment tool to help businesses responsibly manage their use of artificial intelligence. The questionnaire is intended for use by any organisation that develops, provides, or uses services that use AI as part of its standard operations, but it’s primarily intended for smaller companies or start-ups. The results will...
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UK Fears Chinese Hackers Compromised Critical Infrastructure
Chinese state actors have made widespread — and likely successful — efforts to access British critical infrastructure networks, according to UK officials, underscoring fears of vulnerabilities to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks by foreign powers. Senior ministers in the Labour government have been informed since taking power in July that hackers linked to Beijing have probably compromised...
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Billions lost every year from small businesses evading tax
The UK is losing billions of pounds a year in revenue as tax evasion among small businesses is growing, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report on tax evasion in retail. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) lost an estimated £5.5bn due to tax evasion in 2022-23, with small businesses accounting for 81 per cent...
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UK adjusts AI strategy to navigate budget constraints
The new UK Government is developing an AI strategy that prioritises public sector adoption over direct industry investment, as part of broader cost-cutting measures ahead of the autumn budget. Since taking office, the government has been reviewing AI-related expenditures and has already cancelled £1.3 billion worth of investments in related technologies proposed by the previous...
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Yvette Cooper vows to crack down on those ‘pushing hateful beliefs’ online
Yvette Cooper launches new counter-terrorism strategy to tackle extremism following disorder Home secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to crack down on people “pushing harmful and hateful beliefs” and “kickstart” a new approach to clamp down on extremism following the riots that erupted across the UK earlier this month. The Home Office commissioned a “rapid sprint”...
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UK Tech Startups Drop 11%—First Decline Since 2022
The number of tech startups being founded in the U.K. has suffered its first “marked decline” since 2022, according to accounting firm RSM UK. There were only 12,318 new tech incorporations in the second quarter of 2024 compared with 13,802 in the first quarter — an 11% decline. The number of tech incorporations is seen...
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UK cancels two computing infrastructure projects for AI support worth $1.3 billion, to prioritise other fiscal plans | Today News
The United Kingdom has dropped two taxpayer funded $1.7 billion (£1.3 billion) worth of computing infrastructure projects (£500 million and £800 million, respectively), to prioritise other fiscal plans, CNBC reported, citing a government spokesperson. The first project worth £500 million was promised to the AI Research Resource by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government in...
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Workers get right to flexible working from their first day
Workers will be automatically entitled to flexible hours from the first day in their job under a major overhaul of employment rights unveiled in the King’s Speech. Existing rights to request family-friendly hours, which put the onus on the employee to ask for them, will be changed to a presumption for all workers to have...
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Labour sets out back-to-work plan for disabled, young and those with ill-health
Mayors and local leaders will lead a new health and skills drive to crack down on rising numbers of people out of work. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will today warn rising economic inactivity is “holding Britain back” and will say tackling the causes is a top priority for the new government. Councils and...
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‘Change begins now’: Britain’s new premier, Keir Starmer, wins huge mandate to be ‘boring’
Labour Party takes over in UK Keir Starmer will take over today as the UK’s next prime minister after the Labour Party wins the general election by a landslide. Fox – 5 Atlanta LONDON − The backdrop was noticeably light on celebratory Union Jack flag-waving. The jubilation detectable but restrained. The speech enthusiastic and self-certain....