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Chief of UK’s leading AI institute resigns after staff unrest and funding fears

Dr Jean Innes publicly announced she was stepping back as chief executive on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Universities cannot return to what they looked like in the 2010s, says Kyle

Speaking at the Universities UK conference, the technology secretary said too many universities are competing for the same pool of students.

Evening Standard

Who could replace Angela Rayner as she resigns over stamp duty row?

Serving as both deputy prime minister and housing secretary, Angela Rayner’s resignation is a major headache for the prime minister. But who are the likely candidates to replace her?

The Independent UK

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Sam Altman and UK government minister reportedly discussed giving ChatGPT Plus to all Brits for free

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, and the UK government's Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, have discussed a deal which would see the UK’s entire population given premium access to ChatGPT, according to reports.

Tom’s Hardware

Minister discussed £2bn deal to give ChatGPT Plus to all UK residents, says report

Peter Kyle and Sam Altman are said to have discussed a deal to give the whole country access to ChatGPT’s premium service

The Independent UK

Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister

Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam Altman

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Britain’s AI strategy: the risk is that it is dependency dressed up in digital hype

Editorial: The UK’s plans seem to outsource sovereignty for phantom efficiency. Public services provide the data and power while US tech giants reap the rewards

The Guardian - UK

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‘Shut it down and start again’: staff disquiet as Alan Turing Institute faces identity crisis

Whistleblower warns UK’s top AI research body in danger of collapse due to threats over funding and new direction

The Guardian - UK

UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced

Figures from digital data company show effect of strict rules brought in last month under Online Safety Act

The Guardian - UK

Wikipedia challenged the UK's new Online Safety Act and lost, but may have set a new precedent for fighting the rules all the same

The ruling "does not give Ofcom and the secretary of state a green light to implement a regime that would significantly impede Wikipedia’s operations."

PC Gamer

Staff at UK’s top AI institute complain to watchdog about its internal culture

Whistleblowing complaint warns Alan Turing Institute is in danger of collapse due to government threats over funds

The Guardian - UK

Labour accused of using Jimmy Savile’s name to ‘bait’ Nigel Farage

Lawyer for abuse survivors criticises ministers for using late TV presenter’s ‘toxic’ name for political point scoring

The Guardian - UK

Is it illegal to circumvent age verification checks?

Since the introduction of online age verification, many citizens have been looking for ways to get around it. But is this legal?

Tom’s Guide

Jimmy Savile’s name being used for ‘disturbing’ political point scoring, says lawyer for victims

Alan Collins said that he doubted ‘any online legislation would interfere with the criminal activities of a latter-day Savile’

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The Guardian - UK

Parents, don’t panic – healthy screen time for children is possible, if you follow these few simple tips

Yes, the huge firms pushing unsuitable content must be regulated. But until they are, adults can model the positive use of tech, says digital humanities academic Dr Kaitlyn Regehr

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Why opponents of the Online Safety Act aren’t ‘on Jimmy Savile’s side’

In today’s newsletter: Government’s internet crackdown could silence vulnerable communities, stifle political speech, and create massive new databases of personal data

The Guardian - UK

Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act

Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims

The Independent UK

Jess Phillips: Nigel Farage would enable ‘modern day Jimmy Saviles’

The Home Office minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls condemned the Reform leader

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Evening Standard

Phillips hits out at Farage over children’s safety online

Jess Phillips, the Home Office minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, condemned the Reform leader.

TechRadar

"A privacy tradeoff" – privacy experts slam new UK age verification checks

Brits now need to prove they're over 18 to access adult-only or harmful content online, and a potential privacy and security nightmare may be only one of the downsides.

The Independent UK

Government defends Online Safety Act after X claims it threatens free speech

The move came after Elon Musk’s social media platform X criticised the new law which it described as ‘heavy-handed’.

The Independent UK

Voices: Peter Kyle’s flawed attack on Nigel Farage shows which way Keir Starmer should turn

COMMENT: While the prime minister is spending the summer working out a direction for his government, his science secretary has taught him a crucial lesson, says Andrew Grice

Tom’s Guide

Will the UK government ban VPNs?

As UK residents turn to VPNs to get around the Online Safety Act, concerns that VPNs will be banned have bene raised

Evening Standard

Fears Bonnie Blue’s ‘porn show’ can be watched on Channel 4 by children despite age-check rules

Labour and Tories question broadcast of 1,000 Men and Me - which has graphic sex scenes - after Online Safety Act came into force

The National (Scotland)

'Serious questions' as firm linked to Labour minister awarded £10.2m in contacts

A TECHNOLOGY company with links to the UK Technology Secretary has won more than £10 million worth of government contracts since the election last…

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