Category: Tech

A US jury has begun deliberating the fate of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch in a corporate fraud trial that began in March, as a years-long saga over a 2011 acquisition deal approaches its end. Lynch is charged with 15 counts of fraud, though originally he faced 16; one count of securities fraud was dismissed...

    Data has become the cornerstone of modern business strategies in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. For business leaders, understanding and leveraging the value of data is paramount to maintaining competitiveness and driving innovation. Data is no longer just a byproduct of business operations; it is a critical asset that can unlock unprecedented opportunities...

31 May 2024 By Richard Lawson, BBC News, West of England SS Great Britain Trust ‘Fern Fever’ returns to the SS Great Britain for the first time in 150 years Tropical plants that were once transported on board the SS Great Britain have returned to the Bristol-based ship, for the first time in more than a century....

The U.K.’s self-proclaimed “world-leading” regulations for self-driving cars are now official, after the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent — the final rubber stamp any legislation must go through before becoming enshrined in law. The government says that fully self-driving vehicles could be on U.K. roads within two years. “While this doesn’t take away...

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, – South Korea and Britain will host a global AI summit in Seoul this week, as the breathtaking pace of innovation since the first AI summit in November last year leaves governments scrambling to keep up with a growing array of risks. “Risks such as large-scale labour market impacts, AI-enabled hacking...

The Northern Lights could light up our skies again as early as next month. Skies over the UK turned pink and green last weekend as the Northern Lights produced incredible displays for skygazers. The spectacle came after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US issued its first severe solar storm warning since...

The artificial intelligence scene in Great Britain feels a little bit like your weekly tv drama at the moment. Major funding rounds compete for attention with controversial CEO departures and outlandish government campaigns (“Unicorn Kingdom” and 3D statue holograms, anyone?).   London-based PolyAI today announced it had secured a valuation of $500mn following a successful fund...

The UK joins a world-class European supercomputing eco-system and unlocks an enhanced share of the Horizon funded portion, worth £770 million from 2021-2027 EuroHPC brings together supercomputing resources from across 35 countries, boasting eight supercomputers based in every corner of the continent, from Portugal to Finland UK scientists can use the facilities to power the...

Over £2 billion invested by world leading tech companies in the UK this week AI firm CoreWeave are investing £1 billion in the UK Comes as the Chancellor visits the Siemens Healthineers site, marked for a new factory supporting more than 1,300 skilled jobs The Chancellor has welcomed the “safe bet” world leading tech and...

A UK firm developing artificial intelligence (AI) tech to power self-driving cars has raised $1.05bn (£840m) in funding. Microsoft and leading chip-maker, Nvidia, are among the companies investing in Wayve’s latest funding round, led by investment firm SoftBank. It is the largest known investment in an AI company in Europe to date. Wayve says the...

Common and easily guessed passwords like “admin” or “12345” are being banned in the UK as part of world-first laws to protect against cyber attacks. As well as default passwords, if a user suggests a common password they will be prompted to change it on creation of a new account. It comes as a home...