O2 reaches 500 ‘Giga Site’ milestone in major UK mobile network upgrade
– O2 has reached a major milestone in its Mobile Transformation Plan with the deployment of its 500th ‘Giga Site’ in North Elgin.
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UK (United Kingdom) is up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland.
Better protection for UK prisons, power stations and airports against hostile drones
– UK Prisons, power stations and airports will be able to guard against hostile drone activity in the skies above them, under Ofcom plans to introduce a new drone detection radar licence announced today.
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Ofcom fines porn company £630,000 for age check failings
– Ofcom has fined an online porn provider £600,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request on time.
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Ofcom says Big Tech must tackle scourge of scam adverts
– Big Tech will be held accountable for tackling scam ads on their platforms, under proposed new fraud-fighting rules announced today by Ofcom.
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UK and Allies urge critical sectors to improve defences against Russian intelligence targeting
– Organisations in critical infrastructure sectors are being supported to better understand and defend against malicious activity, as the UK and international partners today call out techniques used by Russian Intelligence Services
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AI battle lab to prepare British Army for modern warfare
– UK soldiers will be better prepared for modern warfare with a new training system that uses AI, advanced analytics and virtual environments to ready troops for rapidly evolving battlefields.
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UK Government steps up action to protect children as AI-enabled toys emerge
– Children will be better protected from unsafe toys under new plans to ensure the UK’s toy safety framework is fit for the modern age, giving parents peace of mind that the products they buy are safe, whether purchased on the high street or online.
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UK Museums left vulnerable to cyber-attack as government overly reactive in face of threats
– The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is warning that national museums and galleries are being left vulnerable to a range of issues from threats from cyber security to the physical security of collections, as the Government continues to rely on a reactive, rather than a strategic approach.
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UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use
– Two new research labs led by Oxford and University College London will share up to £60 million in government funding to develop new breakthroughs in AI on British shores.
Read MoreUK launches new AI partnership to boost climate security
– The UK is deploying its expertise in advanced weather and climate forecasting to support countries most exposed to extreme weather.
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