Sovereign AI invests in UK startup reinventing AI chips
– OLIX, a British company designing the next generation of AI chips has secured backing from the UK Government’s Sovereign AI venture fund as part of a nine-figure fundraise.
Read MoreUK
UK (United Kingdom) is up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland.
Ofcom proposes to block new Openreach commercial offer to protect fair competition and keep long-term prices low
– Ofcom has today launched a consultation on its provisional views on a set of commercial offers that Openreach intends to introduce.
Read More
UK Broadband complaints fall to record low
– New figures published today by Ofcom reveal that the customer complaints received about the UK’s major broadband providers have fallen to their lowest ever levels.
Read More
UK and Allies Uncover Russian ‘Zero-Click’ Phishing Attack
– Russian state-supported cyber actors have targeted Western organisations with a malicious campaign which uses a zero-click exploit coined “beehive” (or “Ulej”) to steal emails, the UK has warned.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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
Read More
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.
Read More