AI to accelerate national renewal and growth as Google DeepMind backs UK tech and science sectors
– A new partnership with Google DeepMind will help to turn cutting-edge AI into real benefits for working people.
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UK (United Kingdom) is up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland.
Ofcom enables satellite calls, texts and data to help eliminate mobile blackspots
– The race to bring satellite calls and texts to ordinary smartphones has begun, after Ofcom announced its final decisions about how the technology can be rolled out.
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Ofcom fines Virgin Media £23.8 million for putting vulnerable customers at risk of harm
– Ofcom has fined Virgin Media £23.8 million, after it disconnected telecare customers during its programme to migrate customers to digital landlines.
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Ofcom fines porn company £1 million for not having robust age checks
– Ofcom has fined AVS Group Ltd – which runs 18 adult websites – £1 million for not having robust age checks in place, plus £50,000 for failing to respond to information requests.
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UK among first countries to recognise cryptocurrency as personal property
– Owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the law.
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Almost every GP in England now offers online access for patients
– Patients at nearly all GP practices (98.7%) in England can now access their surgery online, thanks to government changes allowing patients to submit online consultation requests open during work hours.
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Keynote address to FT Cyber Resilience Summit 2025
– The UK’s Security Minister Dan Jarvis’s speech at 22 Bishopsgate on the government’s action to tackle cybercrime.
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Ofcom publishes its 2024-25 annual report on the BBC
– Ofcom has published its annual report on the BBC, assessing the corporation’s performance in meeting the needs of viewers and listeners during the period April 2024 to March 2025.
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WordPress plugin configuration error caused UK budget leak at the OBR
– According to a new report, an incorrectly configured WordPress extension resulted in the early release of last week’s UK autumn budget, prompting the resignation of Richard Hughes, the head of the OBR and chief overseer of UK government expenditure.
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First fast-track cyber defenders now protecting UK from daily digital threats
– The first fast-tracked cyber specialists have graduated from accelerated basic training this week, strengthening Britain’s defences against growing and changing online threats.
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