UK Reportedly Withdraws Demand to Access Encrypted iCloud User Data
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - The British government has agreed to withdraw its controversial demand to access Apple users' encrypted iCloud data, according to the U.S. director of intelligence.Tulsi Gabbard said in a post on X (Twitter) the UK had dropped its plans to force Apple to …
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Former OpenAI policy adviser appointed UK Prime Minister’s AI adviser
John Reynolds / tech - A former OpenAI executive has been appointed as the UK prime minister's new AI adviser, replacing Matt Clifford, who stood down from the role in June this year. Jade Leung is currently the chief techn...
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UK Asks People to Delete Emails In Order to Save Water During Drought
Matthew Gault / 404media - As Britain experiences one of its worst droughts in decades, its leaders suggest people get rid of old data to reduce stress on data centers.
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Wikipedia loses UK Safety Act challenge, worries it will have to verify user IDs
Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Judge tossed claim but said UK must not "significantly impede" Wikipedia operations.
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Musk Moves to Bring Tesla Power to U.K. As Car Sales Stumble
Riley Gutiérrez McDermid / gizmodo - With its car business in a nosedive, the company is making a dramatic pivot to become the UK's next big power company. The UK's energy sector generates over $200 billion a year and a slice of that could be exactly what Musk is looking to use to shore up T…
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UK MoD taps Australian cybersecurity startup Castlepoint after Afghan data breach
Lucy Adams / tech - Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Australian firm Castlepoint Systems to provide services for automating data classification and reducing the risk of human error. The company is now hea...
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Skyrora wins green light to lob rockets from Scotland
Richard Speed / theregister - Launch license issued for suborbital Skylark L The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted British rocketeer Skyrora a launch operator license.…
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UK Regulator Says AWS and Microsoft Harm Cloud Competition, Recommends Formal Probe
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) finds AWS and Microsoft harm cloud competition, recommending a formal probe under new digital market laws.The post UK Regulator Says AWS and Microsoft Harm Cloud Competition, Recommends Formal Probe appeare…
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UK radar fault disrupts airport operations causing flight mayhem
A critical radar malfunction in the UK’s air traffic control system left major airports scrambling, resulting in widespread flight delays and cancellations. Authorities worked frantically to troubleshoot the glitch as passengers faced chaotic travel disruptions amid the technical failure.
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Klarna granted UK EMI licence, as looks to position itself as "global digital bank"
John Reynolds / tech - Klarna has been granted a licence in the UK, which will allow it to launch a debit card and offer savings accounts to its 11m UK customers as it looks to compete against UK challenger and established ...
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Google launches AI Mode in UK search
Lucy Adams / tech - Google has begun the UK rollout of AI Mode, a more conversational and "context-aware" layer added to its core search product. Unlike its earlier AI Overviews, which provide brief summaries atop tradit...
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UK VPN surge amid new age verification rules
British consumers are scrambling to dodge the new online safety measures, flocking to VPN services as age verification regulations kick in. Despite the charm of free options, experts warn that these “boon” choices might be less secure than they appear—guess nothing beats paying for peace of mind in the digital realm.
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Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK
Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft is starting to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act by prompting Xbox players to verify their age today. The prompts will be shown to Xbox players who indicate they’re over the age of 18 and will be shown when you sign into an Xbox account in …
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People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online
Jackson Chen / engadget - As of Friday, anyone trying to watch porn online in the UK will need to subject themselves to an awkward selfie or get their photo ID ready. The UK government announced it will start checking compliance with its Online Safety Act, which requires any websi…
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Welcome to the Era of Online Age Verification. Are You Ready to Prove Yourself?
Katie Collins / cnet - The UK's Online Safety Act comes into force today, marking a shift in internet culture that is being felt around the world.
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Epic Games is annoyed UK regulator isn't working harder to enable third-party app stores
appleinsider - Epic Games has complained that the UK competition regulator has decided against forcing Apple to allow alternatives to the App Store to exist in the country, claiming that it may prevent 'Fortnite' for iOS from being re-released there.A still from a video…
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Apple and Google's Mobile 'Duopoly' Targeted by UK Regulators
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Britain's competition regulator has today outlined sweeping proposals that could force Apple to fundamentally alter how it operates its App Store, Safari browser, and iOS ecosystem in the UK.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a detailed…
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UK Supreme Court overturns Tom Hayes’ decade-old Libor conviction
In a twist unlikely to surprise anyone with a taste for courtroom drama, the UK’s highest court has quashed Tom Hayes’ Libor conviction, overturning a long-standing financial misjudgment. The decision promptingly reconfigures the legal landscape and leaves regulators scratching their heads.
Back to Top / Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 10705 / 2 stories in 7 months
The UK and OpenAI plan to work together on AI safety and potential infrastructure investments
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - The UK government has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI focused on joint research into AI safety and potential investments in British AI infrastructure, including new data centers.The article The UK and OpenAI plan to work together on AI safet…
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UK to ban public sector orgs from paying ransomware gangs
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - The United Kingdom's government is planning to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms after ransomware attacks. [...]
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