UK revisits social media regulation after far-right riots
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is considering changes to the Online Safety Act designed to regulate social media companies, following a week of racist rioting driven by false information online. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The act, passed in October but
UK and India launch technology security initiative
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it had launched a new technology security initiative with India aimed at boosting economic growth, fostering collaboration on telecoms security and unlocking investment in emerging technologies. The British government said the agreement
TotalEnergies, SSE to launch EV charging company in UK and Ireland
By America Hernandez PARIS - French oil major TotalEnergies and UK power firm SSE are seeking to grab a 20% share of the electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging market in Britain and Ireland by launching a joint venture named Source, the companies
UK takes top spot in Europe for GenAI startups, Accel says
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The United Kingdom is home to the biggest number of generative AI (GenAI) startups across Europe and Israel, followed by Germany and Israel, according to a study by venture capital firm Accel. Accel analysed 221 GenAI
Crypto exchange Binance seeks to slash size of $13 billion UK lawsuit
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Crypto exchange Binance on Wednesday sought to throw out the vast majority of a London lawsuit worth up to 10 billion pounds ($12.8 billion) over claims it and other exchanges colluded to "delist" the Bitcoin
Meta submits changes to UK privacy compliance proposals
By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has offered to limit the use of certain data from all advertisers on its Facebook Marketplace platform, as part of amendments to the proposals accepted by the Competition Market Authority (CMA) in November, the
Software industry calls for more UK Government support
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government has been urged to provide more support for the software industry with measures including tax incentives and talent visas. More than 120 industry leaders have called for government intervention to improve conditions for European
Amazon fined for ‘excessively intrusive’ surveillance of its workers
France's data protection authority uncovered Amazon's violation of workers' rights and imposed a substantial €32 million fine on the tech giant. The penalty stems from Amazon France Logistique's implementation of an overly intrusive system for monitoring employee activity and performance, as stated
UK drone superhighway will be completed by 2024
Altitude Angel is on the brink of completing a monumental feat in modern transportation: the world's largest and most extensive drone superhighway network, slated for full realization by May 2024. Currently undergoing rigorous testing, approximately one-third of the network's beacons have already