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NewsCyber Security

Cyber-attack on the UK Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services

On Wednesday 23rd April, the UK Government became aware of a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services. These are the services through which legal aid providers log their work and receive payment from the Government.

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NewsArtificial Intelligence (AI)

UK Government-built AI tool reviews responses to consultation for first time in bid to save millions

A new AI tool has summarised what the public have told the UK government in response to a consultation for the first time – providing nearly identical results to officials.

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NewsRadio

Community radio in the UK gets vital government funding boost

Community radio stations across the UK are to benefit from a £600,000 funding uplift this year, ensuring they can continue to thrive and provide a vital platform for local voices.  

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NewsElectronics

New posters promoting button battery safety

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) in the UK is sharing new posters which can be downloaded and shared by stakeholders to promote button battery safety and awareness.

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NewsBroadband

Scotland’s most remote towns and villages get huge broadband upgrade

Around 65,000 Scottish homes and businesses, including many in some of the most isolated areas of the United Kingdom, will receive access to fast, reliable broadband as government helps break down barriers to opportunity and boost economic growth under the Plan for Change. 

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NewsArtificial Intelligence (AI)

Investors and local authorities gear up as AI Growth Zone delivery gathers speed in the UK

Thousands of high-skilled jobs and billions of pounds in fresh investment – the cornerstone of this government’s Plan for Change – are up for grabs, with preparations now in full swing to announce the first hosts of flagship AI Growth Zones this summer. 

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NewsBitcoin

New UK cryptoasset rules to drive growth and protect consumers

Firms offering services for cryptoassets like Bitcoin and Ethereum will be subject to new, clear rules, boosting investor confidence and driving growth through the Plan for Change.  

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NewsArtificial Intelligence (AI)

Game changing AI to help NHS doctors to speed up appointments

NHS clinicians in the UK will be supported to use ground-breaking artificial intelligence tools that bulldoze bureaucracy and take notes to free up staff time and deliver better care to patients thanks to guidance published yesterday.

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NewsElectronics

British soldiers take down drone swarm in groundbreaking use of radio wave weapon

The trial was completed at a weapons range in West Wales and was the largest counter-drone swarm exercise the British Army have conducted to date.

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NewsComputer

UK Government gets £121 million boost for quantum technology

Cutting-edge quantum technology is being put to work to deliver the UK government’s Plan for Change, with a new £121 million investment to help tackle challenges including crimefighting, spotting the first signs of fraud and halting money laundering which could save billions for the economy.

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