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JUNE 1, 2023

Under the umbrella of […] The post Battlefield Revolution: UK, US, Australia Push Boundaries with AI Drone Trial appeared first on Analytics Vidhya. This historic event held at the Upavon Airfield in southwest England marks a significant milestone in developing & testing cutting-edge technologies.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

There’s a post on the Creative Commons blog with some important news about copyright (in the UK, at least): In November 2023, the Court of Appeal in THJ v Sheridan offered an important clarification of the originality requirement under UK copyright law, which clears a path for open culture to flourish in the UK.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

The rapid pace of UK environmental progress means that our output is now below 319 million tonnes – half the 652 million tonnes at our 1970 peak. A pretty major milestone has been achieved: Britain has become the first major country to halve its carbon emissions. This is in spite of Britain now having a far

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The UK doesn’t plan on introducing AI regulation anytime soon — in contrast to the EU’s and China’s strict legislation efforts. During a Financial Times conference on Thursday, the country’s first minister for AI and intellectual property, Viscount Jonathan Camrose, confirmed government concerns …

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Hacker News

MARCH 10, 2024

My experience and tips for being a software developer contractor, in the UK

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Some notes about the UK air traffic control meltdown

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

The British government’s aim to turn the UK into a global leader in the development of generative AI is “unrealistic,” researchers at the University of Cambridge argue. According to the associated report, the country lacks both the necessary capital investment and computing power to build generative …

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Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In the heart of the United Kingdom, history and innovation converge as the inaugural UK AI Safety Summit 2023 unfolds within the hallowed grounds of Bletchley Park. Organized by the UK government, this pioneering event marks a critical milestone in the global dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI).

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Helping to discover, nurture and celebrate all the amazing young animators across the UK.

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JULY 3, 2023

All 24 Russell Group universities have reviewed their academic conduct policies and guidance UK universities have drawn up a set of guiding principles to ensure that students and staff are AI literate, as the sector struggles to adapt teaching and assessment methods to deal with the growing use of generative artificial intelligence.

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APRIL 9, 2024

” Mr. Suleyman, who played a key role in establishing DeepMind, an AI research laboratory in the UK acquired by Google in 2014, embarked on a new venture with the creation of Inflection AI in 2022, prior to his transition to Microsoft in March. He commended the UK for its cautious, “safety-first” stance on AI development.

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Dataconomy

MAY 6, 2022

The UK’s digital watchdogs are seeking views on algorithmic processing and auditing, as well as areas of common interest between the organizations, in order to simplify and shape future cooperation.

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Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Customers who made purchases from the company’s UK online store between July 2019 and June 2020 are in the spotlight. “Dear valued customer, at Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited, security is a top priority.” “Dear valued customer, at Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited, security is a top priority.”

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Hacker News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? What are the advantages? Explain me with calculation. Why do they use different frequencies like 50Hz, 60Hz? What is the reason?

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MARCH 28, 2023

“Users based in the UK will be contacted by the National Crime Agency or police and warned about engaging in cyber crime. The NCA says hiring or launching attacks designed to knock websites or users offline is punishable in the UK under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. ” the NCA announcement continues.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In a groundbreaking move that sent shockwaves through the automotive industry and environmental circles alike, the UK government announced a significant extension to the sale of petrol and diesel cars until 2035.

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IBM Journey to AI blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The UK government’s Ecosystem of Trust is a potential future border model for frictionless trade, which the UK government committed to pilot testing from October 2022 to March 2023. The consortium ran a pilot that provided the government with additional supply chain data for 700,000 consignments.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Watchdog apologises for security breach in which names and addresses were accessible as far back as 2021 UK politics live – latest updates The data of millions of voters was accessible to hackers in a cyber-attack by “hostile actors” discovered almost a year ago, the Electoral Commission has admitted.

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JULY 26, 2023

The UK's Online Harms bill seeks to regulate content before it ever gets uploaded.

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MAY 10, 2024

Open-source framework for large language model evaluations

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some of Europe’s biggest energy firms are overstating how much wind power they’ll add to the UK’s creaking grid — receiving millions to flick the off switch.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

About UK Power Networks UK Power Networks is the largest electricity distributor in the UK. It maintains electricity cables and lines in London.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Nature’s Where I Work images are being exhibited in the UK capital until June. Nature’s Where I Work images are being exhibited in the UK capital until June.

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insideBIGDATA

AUGUST 21, 2023

In this contributed article, Angel Serrano, Head of Data Science at Santander UK, discusses data and analytics based on periodical surveys over the last 10 years. The article is based on 10 multiple choice questions to 150+ audiences.

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Hacker News

AUGUST 20, 2023

The likes of Meta and Google are pushing back against moves in Australia and the UK to open up end-to-end messaging encryption

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MARCH 16, 2023

The UK has announced plans to invest £900 million ($1.1 billion US) in a new supercomputer to create its own GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) AI model. Tentatively dubbed "BritGPT," it will be one of the world's most powerful computing devices, capable of performing over one billion billion simple calculations per.

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JULY 31, 2023

Government ministers in the UK are … The technology has already been used at high-profile events but concerns about privacy, accuracy and bias remain.

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insideBIGDATA

JUNE 23, 2023

The Kaggle Book by Konrad Banachewicz and Luca Massaron published in 2022, and The Kaggle Workbook by the same authors published in 2023, both from UK-based Packt Publishing, are excellent learning resources. Now, there are two excellent books to lead you through the Kaggle process.

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Hacker News

MAY 9, 2024

Experts say the pigment was worth more than gold and used to dye the clothes of imperial figures.

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Analytics Vidhya

AUGUST 17, 2023

The UK’s road safety landscape is undergoing a revolutionary transformation as the country witnesses the debut of free-standing artificial intelligence (AI) road safety cameras. This […] The post UK’s First AI Camera Nets 300 Offenders in Just Three Days appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2024

By 2025, Britain is set to ditch physical immigration documents like Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) and Biometric Residence Cards (BRCs) in a bid to make its borders digital, in-line with developed countries like Australia. Understand what these Home Office changes mean for existing BRP and BRC holders, and what you need to do. [.]

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Analytics Vidhya

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Deutsche Telekom, a telecommunications giant, has entered a strategic partnership with Fetch.ai, a UK-based AI startup, to catalyze the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing the adoption of cutting-edge solutions across various sectors.

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Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The law aims to force firms to remove illegal content and protect children from some legal but harmful material.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

A law change to let the government block new features would be an "unprecedented overreach," it says.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

ORR 2021/22 passenger travel data projected onto the centre-line track-model - kingfisher/station.md at main · anisotropi4/kingfisher

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Analytics Vidhya

JANUARY 5, 2024

” Layered Reality, a UK-based company known for its expertise in immersive entertainment, is spearheading the project. The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, is set to make a virtual comeback in an unprecedented immersive concert experience titled “Elvis Evolution.”

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Analytics Vidhya

JANUARY 29, 2024

Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionize cyber threats, warns the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

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