UK

UK (United Kingdom) is up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland.

InternetNews

Ofcom fines nudification site £50,000 for failing to introduce age-checks

– Ofcom in the UK has today issued a £50,000 fine against the provider of a nudification site for failing to use age-checks to protect children from online pornography, while 20 more porn services are targeted for enforcement.

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Cyber SecurityNews

UK and France seek views on commercial cyber intrusion industry practices

– The UK and France are launching this private consultation under the Pall Mall Process, an international and multistakeholder initiative to stop the threat posed by the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)News

AI Growth Zones to create thousands of jobs and unlock up to £100 billion in investment, as new site confirmed for North Wales

– AI Growth Zones will be central to regenerating local communities and delivering new opportunities across the country – under new plans set out by the Prime Minister and Technology Secretary today as they confirm a new site for North Wales.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)News

Launching the AI Model Arena

– The Defence AI Centre (DAIC) is launching the AI Model Arena to help redefine how Defence evaluates and procures artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

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NewsTelecoms

Authorities from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and NZ to enhance cooperation on telecoms security

– Telecoms regulators and government agencies from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, convened by Ofcom, have published a joint statement on working together more closely to strengthen the security and resilience of telecoms networks and tackle consumer-facing risks from scams and fraud.

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NewsTelecoms

Spoofed numbers blocked in crackdown on scammers

– Scammers hiding behind fake numbers will be unmasked under a new partnership with Britain’s biggest phone companies to protect the public from fraud. 

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NewsTelecoms

EE, O2 and VodafoneThree win on the mmWave spectrum auction in the UK

– Last week, Ofcom announced the results of the Principal stage, which determined how much spectrum each of the three bidders – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree – had won, and how much they had committed to pay.

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Cyber SecurityNews

UK leads global fight to stop ransomware attacks on supply chains

– Critical businesses and services will be better safeguarded from costly cyber-attacks under new international guidance issued by the UK and Singapore.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)News

OpenAI to expand into UK Data hosting after major growth deal

– British businesses are set to benefit from a new deal between the Ministry of Justice and global tech leader OpenAI, which is set to supercharge UK artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in a major boost to the economy.  

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Cyber SecurityNews

Capita fined £14m for data breach affecting over 6m people

– The ICO in the UK have issued a fine of £14m to Capita for failing to ensure the security of personal data related to a breach in 2023 that saw hackers steal millions of people’s information.

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