The UK government has successfully attracted $8.2 billion in investment from four US firms, boosting the country's data infrastructure and AI capabilities.
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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.
The UK government has created a £4 million fund to help innovators find ways to deliver fibre broadband through the water network to help connect homes and businesses out in rural areas.
A UK Government cybersecurity body has explained why it wants people to use combinations of three random words as their passwords instead of reusing complex passwords across the internet.
The NHS COVID-19 app has received an update that will see fewer people receive self-isolation alerts. The government faced criticism after 600,000 people were pinged in a single week in July.
The UK government has further developed its digital ID framework which will eventually come into law and allow certified organisations to offer digital ID services, helping users prove who they are.
The UK government has teamed up with Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube to help encourage young adults, who are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, to go and book their appointment.
The Government of UK has taken interest in the matter of Nvidia's $40bn Arm acquisition. The Secretary of State under it has issued a public interest intervention notice (PIIN) questioning the deal.
Nokia and BT have signed off on a deal which will see more Nokia hardware powering BT's 5G network around the country. The deal will see Nokia hardware used in a lot more areas than it is right now.
The company behind TikTok is reportedly planning to move its HQ outside China, after repeated accusations of possible data sharing to the Chinese government. London is among the locations considered.
Britain's health minister said that the Shenzhen firm has clear conditions to meet if it wants to continue its involvement in Britain's 5G network, saying that the initial direction was conditional.
The UK government has led a consortium to buy the satellite firm OneWeb after it filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. The government has paid $500 million and the private sector chipped in too.
The UK government has come to an arrangement with several mobile operators, including EE and O2, that will allow customers to access nine victim support websites without using up their mobile data.
The UK government has partnered up with game developers in order to tell gamers to stay at home. Players will see in-game content bearing the government's COVID-19 slogan 'Stay At Home, Save Lives'.
The UK government is calling on social media firms to do more to tackle 5G-related conspiracy theories. It will hold virtual meetings with representatives from tech firms this week.
The UK government and several mobile operators have announced the Shared Rural Network which aims to provide 4G mobile coverage in rural areas around the country. It will cost £1 billion.
HumanDrive, a project led by Nissan, has performed the longest and most complex autonomous journey in the UK. Only revealing the success today, HumanDrive completed the drive last November.
BT has announced that it will spend about £500 million over the next five years in order to comply with the UK's governments decision to restrict Huawei tech in 5G networks to 35%.
The UK government has finally come to the decision that it will allow Huawei hardware to be used in 5G networks but with several restrictions. Only 35% of a network will be able to use Huawei tech.
The UK government is expected to come to a decision tomorrow over whether or not it should allow Huawei hardware in the 5G networks, following pressure from the U.S. to exclude the Chinese firm.
The UK government has postponed the rollout of its planned age verification rules for pornography websites. Open Rights Group cheered the decision saying more safeguards are needed.
With racism, extremism, and child pornography becoming rife, the UK government could propose having companies like Facebook and Twitter prosecuted for these cases if no action is taken.
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has written to government departments that they should avoid Kaspersky software on systems that are critical to the national security of the country.
The UK government has officially received questions surrounding the controversial practice of loot boxes and micro-transactions which some have labeled as a form of gambling that should be regulated.
The consortium will include Ford, be funded by the UK government, and be led by London taxi firm Addison Lee. It will be exploring automated ride-hailing and sharing vehicles for Londoners.
