
Chris Vallance
Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC
Reporter. Words for work elsewhere - a disordered miscellany I may regret later in life here. Inveterate doodler.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Imran Rahman-Jones |Chris Vallance
The UK has exposed what it says is a "malicious cyber campaign" targeting multiple organisations, including those involved in delivering foreign assistance to UkraineAfter a joint investigation with allies including the US, Germany and France, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said a Russian military unit had been targeting both public and private organisations since 2022. These include organisations involved in supplying defence, IT services and logistics support.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Chris Vallance
AI tool put to test sifting public views on botox and fillers Chris VallanceSenior Technology ReporterGetty ImagesAn artificial intelligence (AI) tool has been used to sort through comments about botox and lip fillers, that were submitted as part of a public consultation, in what officials said was the first use of this kind in the UK. Officials set the tool to work sifting responses to a Scottish government consultation on regulating non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
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3 weeks ago |
businessandamerica.com | Chris Vallance
Chris VallanceSenior Technology ReporterWikipedia is taking legal action against new Online Safety Act regulations it says could threaten the safety of its volunteer editors and their ability to keep harmful content off the site. The Wikimedia Foundation – the non-profit which supports the online encyclopaedia – is seeking a judicial review of rules which could mean Wikipedia is subjected to the toughest duties required of websites under the act.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Liv McMahon |Chris Vallance
Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AILiv McMahon & Chris VallanceBBCDua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Sir Ian McKellen and Florence Welch are among a list of stars calling on the prime minister to update copyright laws in a way that protects them from artificial intelligence. A letter signed by more than 400 British musicians, writers and artists, addressed to Sir Keir Starmer, says failing to give that protection would mean them "giving away" their work to tech firms.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Chris Vallance
Wikipedia legally challenges 'flawed' online safety rulesChris VallanceSenior Technology ReporterGetty ImagesWikipedia is taking legal action against new Online Safety Act regulations it says could threaten the safety of its volunteer editors and their ability to keep harmful content off the site.
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