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Children must not grow up at mercy of toxic algorithms, says tech secretary

New online safety measures around age verification and algorithms pushing harmful content came into effect on Friday.

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Everything you need to know about the new internet safety rules

In today’s newsletter: From mandatory age verification to criminal liability for non-compliant executives, the legislation marks a new era of digital accountability in keeping children safe online

The Guardian - UK

Children face two-hour limits on Snapchat and TikTok as government cracks down on ‘compulsive’ screen time

Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner warned that increasing time spent online is having a ‘profound impact’ on British society

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Tech minister Kyle vows action on children’s ‘compulsive’ use of social media

Peter Kyle said he wanted to help ‘tip the balance’ in favour of parents who struggle to keep their children from spending hours online.

Evening Standard

UK government urged to offer more transparency over OpenAI deal

Select committee chair says public need to be reassured about the use of their data after ‘major failures’ in the past

The Guardian - UK

UK Government panned for blanking letter questioning links to pro-Israel group

THE UK Government has been condemned for refusing to respond to a letter expressing concerns over its links to Labour Friends of Israel ...

The National (Scotland)

OpenAI and UK Government Join Forces to Unlock AI Potential in Public Services

The UK government and OpenAI have partnered to integrate advanced AI models into public services, including justice, security, and education, to boost efficiency and citizen engagement.

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OpenAI signs deal with UK to find government uses for its models

Wide-ranging agreement with artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT comes after similar UK deal with Google

The Guardian - UK

‘UK’s most powerful supercomputer’ launches in £1 billion AI drive

The machine is expected to process in one second ‘what it would take the entire global population 80 years to achieve’

The Independent UK

UK switches on AI supercomputer that will help spot sick cows and skin cancer

Hopes £225m Isambard-AI in Bristol will unleash new era of technological, medical and social breakthroughs

The Guardian - UK

Scotland will be at ‘forefront of UK’s technological revolution’, says Murray

The UK Government plans to site an AI Growth Zone north of the border and make Edinburgh home to the first National Supercomputing Centre.

Evening Standard

UK’s most powerful supercomputer comes online in major AI drive

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle flicked the switch on the Isambard-AI machine in Bristol on Thursday.

Evening Standard

UK Technology Secretary hits out at critics, tells tech giants to “bring their best tech, at the best price”

Peter Kyle calls for more support, and more innovation, from the world’s leading tech firms.

TechRadar

UK and France agree ‘Entente Technologique’ to help protect infrastructure

‘Today we build on the Entente Cordiale with an Entente Technologique,’ Science Secretary Peter Kyle said.

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Government makes deal with Google to provide free tech for UK public services

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said he is determined to ‘break free’ from the ‘ball-and-chain’ technology currently used in many systems.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government's new tech partner attacks 'antisemitic' UN and denies Gaza genocide

THE UK Government has announced a major new partnership with Google DeepMind just hours after the company’s co-founder said the UN was antisemitic…

The Guardian - UK

UK government’s deal with Google ‘dangerously naive’, say campaigners

Company to provide free technology and ‘upskill’ civil servants but concerns raised over UK data being held on US servers

TechRadar

Google Cloud and UK Government reveal major push to end "ball and chain" legacy tech

UK Government partnership will also see Google Cloud upskill 100,000 UK civil servants.

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UK Government-subsidised restaurant to be launched in Scotland

A state-subsidised restaurant is to open in Scotland to provide “universal access” to nutritious and sustainably-produced food in social settings

Evening Standard

State-subsidised restaurants to offer nutritious food to deprived households

The restaurants will particularly meet the needs of deprived households with children, Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said.

The Guardian - UK

Minister demands overhaul of UK’s leading AI institute

Peter Kyle calls for new leadership at Alan Turing Institute and greater focus on defence and national security

The Guardian - UK

Whitehall’s ambition to cut costs using AI is fraught with risk

No 10 must decide whether to ‘build or buy’ its AI technology as ministers increasingly lean on it to tackle crises

The Guardian - UK

Gov.uk smartphone app to launch with limited functionality

First version steers users to existing webpages, with AI chatbot, notifications and digital driving licences to follow

Evening Standard

Government chatbot set to help public deal with bureaucracy

The chatbot is expected to become part of the new Gov.uk app.

Evening Standard

Energy sector set to discuss how National Grid can meet AI demand

The group is made up of energy providers, tech companies, energy regulator Ofgem, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Tech Secretary Peter Kyle.

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