The UK government is now mandating nudity-blocking software for smartphones sold in the country. I look at why this is a privacy nightmare and the safeguards that must be in place.
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The UK wants to make it impossible for children to send or view explicit images. Signal calls it one of the most dangerous surveillance proposals ever.
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The era of forgetting passwords is finally over as the UK's top cyber authority just officially endorsed passkeys as the ultimate defense. Here is how this change affects you.
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While 3G is already a thing of the past for most, the UK is now setting its sights on the final retirement of 2G connectivity.
The UK commits $49M to upgrade the University of Cambridge DAWN supercomputer with AMD MI355X chips and Dell hardware for advanced AI research.
Operating systems on both smartphones and computers could be equipped with nudity-detection algorithms for underage users.
The UK government has said that its Humphrey AI platform has been successful to date, however, it decided to retire the Redbox tool as it's redundant.
Apple's fight against the UK's demand for a backdoor into all iCloud users' encrypted data now has fresh details, reportedly revealed in a new court document.
The FTC chairman says that U.S. technology companies should not yield to regulatory pressure from the EU and the UK.
The UK is looking to use agentic AI to make people's live easier. It envisions AI filling out forms for you, and helping you with your career.
There is a strong indication that trouble is brewing for Google's ability to provide encrypted services in the UK.
OpenAI and the UK government have signed an memorandum of understanding to boost the company's involvement in the UK's AI sector. It mainly focuses on exploring possibilities at this time.
The UK government and Google Cloud have launched a partnership to help modernize the IT systems of the public sector. It'll help reduce the shocking number of PCs running legacy software.
Microsoft UK has partnered with the UK government and committed to training 1 million UK workers in AI this year to help the country adapt to the changes AI will bring to the economy.
A recent UK government initiative tested Microsoft 365 Copilot with thousands of civil servants, uncovering significant effects on their productivity and daily routines.
Last month, rights groups called for a public hearing on Apple's iCloud backdoor appeal. Now, a court says the government can't keep basic details secret.
The UK government is investing £1.1 million into ten promising startups through the ChipStart program, aiming to fuel growth and create jobs.
As expected, Apple will contest the UK mandate for an iCloud backdoor at tomorrow's secret hearing, a move that rights groups say should be open.
The UK government has forced Apple to disable its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature, weakening iCloud encryption for users in the country and creating a backdoor for itself.
A report reveals that U.K. authorities want Apple to build a backdoor to access all iCloud users' encrypted data.
The UK government has successfully attracted $8.2 billion in investment from four US firms, boosting the country's data infrastructure and AI capabilities.
Announced by Science Minister Lord Patrick Vallance, the £11.5 million funding from Innovate UK is part of a larger £8 billion investment in research and innovation.
The UK Space Agency has announced £7.4 million in funding for several global space projects. This funding will help the UK play a part in upcoming space exploration while keeping costs quite low.
The UK government has seen a lot of interest for a cybersecurity course it is subsidizing. It saw 3,600 applicants apply, a number it describes as a record. Applications must be in today to join.
The government of the UK has announced an AI Diagnostic Fund of £21 million to provide AI tools to aid medical procedures and diagnoses in patients across the National Health Services.
The UK government has banned TikTok from being used on government devices. It said the ban was a precautionary one as the app requires sensitive data permissions, and they could be misused.
The UK is extending its highspeed gigabit broadband network from the south to the east and the Midlands. For a long time, these regions did not have high-speed connectivity which will change soon.
The UK government is set to roll out a warning system in October this year similar to that in the US, which will alert users of flooding, extreme weather, public health emergencies, and more.
The UK and Republic of Korea have signed a data adequacy agreement that will allow the two countries to transfer data between each other. The countries also agreed for the protection of this data.
The UK Treasury has outlined plans to regulate the stablecoin market to help better protect consumers. It could protect investors if other stablecoins collapse like TerraUSD did this month.
The UK government has said it's investing £164 million to upgrade 5,000 public buildings with gigabit broadband. It will mean nearby premises get faster speeds too as they'll be easier to reach.
The UK is delaying one of its goals to remove Huawei equipment from 5G networks. Operators now have until July 2023 to cut Huawei equipment usage down to 35%, instead of January 2023.
The HMRC in the UK has claimed that it "seized" Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as part of a tax evasion and fraud case, amounting to $1.9 million, making this the first-ever crypto-asset seizure.
Representatives from Google, Microsoft, Mastercard, IBM, and more are meeting with the UK government today to advise on how to remove international data transfer barriers following Brexit.
The UK government has announced that 2G and 3G connectivity will be switched off by 2033. This is the end date for the switch off but networks could choose to end support earlier than this.
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The Charts section of the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) website was found serving NSFW pornographic content yesterday. The problem has since been fixed by deleting the address.
The new law disallows default passwords in devices, mandates manufacturers to investigate security issues, and applies regulatory oversight to identify and apply penalties for non-conformance.
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