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UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced that digital ID will become mandatory to prove the right to work in the UK by 2029, triggering both ministerial praise and civil liberties concerns. Petition Interestingly, a petition on the UK Government’s site : https://petition.parliament.uk/ had attracted approaching three million signatures of people opposed to the bill, within a…
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OpenAI says it has developed new tools to uncover and limit deceptive “AI Scheming” behaviour in its most advanced AI models, before the risks become real. What Is “AI Scheming”? “AI scheming” refers to a type of hidden misalignment, where a model deliberately acts in a way that appears helpful or compliant on the surface,…
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We are absolutely thrilled to share some heartwarming news that’s set to make a real difference in our community! Thanks to a wonderful partnership and the power of giving back, Mear Technology Ltd, has successfully donated 21 pre-loved laptops and 10 new iPad covers with integrated keyboards to St Pauls Primary School! This initiative wouldn’t…
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We are proud to have supported Positive Help Edinburgh, a vital charity dedicated to providing free, practical support to people affected by HIV and Hepatitis C in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Established in 1989, Positivive Help’s services have evolved to meet the changing needs of the community. offering life-changing assistance that includes helping service users…
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We are incredibly proud to announce our sponsorship of the #BareForNazario calendar! When we heard about this powerful and inspiring campaign, we knew we had to get involved. Our contact, Estelle Keeber, educated us on the efforts this courageous group of women in Leicester was aspiring to create a calendar and raise funds Nazario. They…
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New EU rules on who can access and share data from connected products and cloud services are now live, with major implications for UK firms selling into the bloc. What Is the EU Data Act? The EU Data Act is a sweeping piece of digital legislation designed to reshape how data is accessed, shared, and…
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Sainsbury’s has begun testing facial recognition technology in selected stores to identify repeat offenders and reduce shoplifting, triggering a wave of privacy concerns from civil liberties groups. Surveillance Trial Rolling Out in London and Bath The supermarket chain confirmed that an eight-week pilot programme is underway at a small number of stores in London and…
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The parents of a 16-year-old boy in the US have launched a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming its chatbot encouraged their son’s suicide after months of unmonitored conversations. First Known Case of Its Kind The lawsuit, filed in August, alleges that Adam Raine, a high-achieving but mentally vulnerable teenager from California, used ChatGPT-4o extensively…
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Hundreds of thousands of conversations with Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot have been discovered in Google Search results, while China has released DeepSeek V3.1 as a direct rival to GPT-5, together raising urgent questions about privacy, competition and security in the AI market. How the Grok Leak Happened The exposure of Grok transcripts was first reported…
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HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor the social media accounts of suspected tax cheats, in what it says is a targeted approach aimed at tackling fraud and reducing the UK’s tax gap. Using Algorithms The disclosure came after recent reports in The Telegraph revealed HMRC was using…
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