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Gov.uk app could lead to ‘mandatory ID scheme’, claim privacy groups

App and wallet would allow people to carry digital versions of key documents such as driving licence on their phones

The Guardian - UK

Failing to remove extreme content ‘risks other attacks’, Cooper tells tech firms

The Home Secretary has written to firms including Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta telling them to urgently review content.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk’s beef with Britain isn’t (only) about politics. It’s about tech regulation

Experts suspect X owner’s interest in UK is to put pressure on authorities working to codify a new online safety law

The Guardian - US

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UK minister calls TikTok desirable product but admits ‘genuine concerns’

Technology secretary Peter Kyle expresses fear of app being ‘propaganda vehicle’ but says it can deliver ‘exhilaration’ to users

The Guardian - UK

Digital driving licences are coming this year as part of new government app

The driving licence will fit inside a wallet in the app, which will include other official documents, and is part of plans to use technology to save £45 billion

Evening Standard

UK ministers pledge to overhaul terror laws amid Southport murders outcry

Keir Starmer says social media platforms must also act to remove extreme content that is inspiring violence

The Guardian - UK

Digital passports among IDs to be available in UK government app

The app announced by Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for technology, will launch in June with driving licences and veteran cards the first available IDs

The Guardian - UK

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Driving licences and veteran cards to be first digital IDs in Government app

DBS checks and marriage certificates are among the credentials the Government hopes to have available inside the wallet by the end of 2027.

Evening Standard

Digital driving licences coming this year as part of new government app

A new Gov.uk app will include a wallet to store digital versions of government-issued documents will be made available later this year.

The Independent UK

‘Humphrey' government AI assistant looks to slash UK public sector red tape

Humphrey will help unlock new efficiencies across government departments, including the NHS, HMRC and DVLA.

TechRadar

Government AI assistant named after ‘machiavellian’ sitcom legend

Chillingly, in the BBC sitcom, Humphrey emerges as cabinet secretary, the most powerful position in the civil service

The Independent UK

Civil Service ‘Humphrey’ AI tools aim to cut back spending and speed up work

Some of the tools, named after the fictional Whitehall official Sir Humphrey Appleby from the BBC’s Yes, Minister, are ready for use straight away.

The Independent UK

Cringing before the tech giants is no way to make Britain an AI superpower

To realise his dream for economic growth, Keir Starmer must seize the reins of technological power

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh supercomputer project 'paused not axed', Ian Murray claims

AN £800 million plan for a supercomputer project at Edinburgh University was “paused not axed”, according to the Scottish Secretary ...

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SNP MP challenges UK minister on Edinburgh supercomputer U-turn

AN SNP MP has challenged a UK Government minister on Labour’s U-turn on Edinburgh University's supercomputer technology – after they axed the…

The Independent UK

More than 100 AI trials to boost small-business productivity launched

The first round of trials built on the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan announced on Monday.

The National (Scotland)

'Disappointing': Minister hits out as Scotland snubbed from Labour AI plan

THE Labour Government's plan to develop the use of artificial intelligence (AI) fails to acknowledge Scottish expertise on the subject, a minister…

TechRadar

Zuckerberg asks Trump to stop US companies from having to pay EU fines

Meta CEO says American companies shouldn't have to pay for violating EU regulations.

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UK Tech Minister Advocates AI for Children's Homework, Compares Resistance to Early Use of Calculator in Classrooms

A government minister has said that school children should be permitted to use AI technology, such as ChatGPT, when completing their homework.

Evening Standard

UK will be ‘AI superpower’, says Starmer as he unveils plans to boost growth

The Prime Minister said the changes would help revolutionise creaking public services and turn around Britain’s economy.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says Starmer does expect Reeves to stay as chancellor until general election – UK politics live

Downing Street says prime minster has ‘full confidence’ in chancellor and will be working with her ‘in role of chancellor’ for the whole of this parliament

The Independent UK

Reeves returns from China to new crisis in top UK business confidence amid economic woes

A survey by Deloitte of the chief finance officers of major companies has revealed that business confidence is at one of its lowest points since the Covid-19 pandemic

The Guardian - UK

‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI

Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public data

The National (Scotland)

Labour to go 'all-in' on AI amid desperate struggle to regain control of economy

BRITAIN will go “all-in” for artificial intelligence as Labour outline their plan to harness the tech in a bid to turn around the dismal…

Evening Standard

UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Keir Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology

The Government is set to put more support into AI development in a bid to boost growth and cut costs

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