Category: Technology
Government seeks Whitehall ‘startup’ culture with tech worker secondments
Tech employees will be seconded to work in Whitehall for year-long stints to help the UK government function “more like a startup” under plans to [more…]
Cheaper loans on table to urge UK motorists to EVs, plus cuts in fines for firms
There is “no route to net zero” that ignores the real concerns of businesses, a cabinet minister has warned, as the government prepares to reduce [more…]
UFO expert not ruling out Russia or China links to drones seen at RAF bases
A British former UFO hunter has said he does not “rule out” recent drone incursions over RAF bases in England being connected to Russia and [more…]
Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m
The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2m (£4.88m) on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall [more…]
Elon Musk to ‘summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens’
Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in [more…]
Don’t waver on electric car targets, big UK businesses tell Labour
Big UK businesses including Ovo, SSE and BT Openreach are urging the government to stick to current electric car targets as struggling carmakers pile pressure [more…]
Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’
The US spy tech company Palantir has been in talks with the Ministry of Justice about using its technology to calculate prisoners’ “reoffending risks”, it [more…]
Union review – fighting for your rights under the Amazon corporate jackboot
The historic 2022 victory in getting union recognition for Amazon workers in a huge warehouse in Staten Island, New York, and the creation of the [more…]
Ofcom warns tech firms after chatbots imitate Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell
Ofcom has warned tech firms that content from chatbots impersonating real and fictional people could fall foul of the UK’s new digital laws. The communications [more…]
‘I’m going to sue the living pants off them’: AI’s big legal showdown – and what it means for Dr Strange’s hair
The first piece of AI-generated video I ever made moved me to tears – tears of laughter. Given the chance to fool around with Runway [more…]
