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3 weeks ago | 
politico.eu | Joseph Bambridge |Dan Bloom
LONDON — Ministers are planning a fresh round of reviews they hope will mollify lawmakers nervous about controversial plans to overhaul U.K. copyright laws to facilitate AI innovation. The reviews will focus on finding technical ways to allow creators to easily and effectively “opt out” from AI companies training models on their work without permission and have more clarity about when their work has been used. However, technical solutions could take several months to emerge.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Joseph Bambridge
“Copyright laws should not be cast aside in favor of new policies obligating creators to effectively subsidize AI technologies under the misguided belief that doing so is necessary to incentivize AI technologies,” a letter from the group to Technology Secretary Peter Kyle warned.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Tom Bristow |Joseph Bambridge
LONDON — Rejoining the Horizon Europe program was meant to pump billions of pounds into British research post-Brexit. It hasn’t quite turned out that way. As Britain prepares for a painful autumn budget, finance ministers are looking to pass on a sizable chunk of the costs for membership of the EU research program to the science and tech department.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Joseph Bambridge |Vincent Manancourt
Why the UK government’s love-in with Taylor Swift is coming to an endThe music industry has cosied up to Britain’s new government. But relations could soon sour as ministers prepare to reform the rules protecting …
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Joseph Bambridge |Vincent Manancourt
LONDON — Keir Starmer may pose as a committed Swiftie — but that doesn’t mean the British prime minister has the American megastar’s best interests at heart.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Vincent Manancourt |Tom Bristow |Laurie Clarke |Joseph Bambridge
LONDON — They may have suffered a historic defeat, but many in the Conservative Party feel that instilling a renewed sense of the central role that tech will play in shaping the U.K.’s long-term prospects could be one of their most lasting contributions after 14 years in government. Building on that legacy could have a crucial role in the party’s own rebuilding efforts. If they are to succeed, the 20 politicians, advisers and thinkers listed below will have a key role in making it happen.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Tom Bristow |Vincent Manancourt |Joseph Bambridge
LONDON — `The party has been waiting 14 years, but now Labour is back in power, with grand plans to harness technology to deliver its missions on growth and public services. But from online safety and misinformation concerns to worries about AI upending the workforce, it faces a difficult task balancing its desire to work in partnership with the tech industry while keeping its excesses in check.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Tom Bristow |Vincent Manancourt |Joseph Bambridge
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labour’s tech policy. LONDON — `The party has been waiting 14 years, but now Labour …
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Joseph Bambridge |Tom Bristow
1 day agoAndrew Tate admits he was wrong about Southport suspect and claims he is ‘not reason riots started’The Independent - Oliver Browning • 1dAndrew Tate admitted that he “was wrong” about details of the Southport stabbing as he clashed with Piers Morgan in a new interview. The controversial social media influencer has been citied in recent days by Nigel Farage after falsely claiming the suspect had arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in a small boat.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Joseph Bambridge |Tom Bristow
LONDON — Last May, Britain’s government promised to back British firms with £1 billion to “secure world leading positions in the new semiconductor technologies of the future.”One year and one change of government later, that support is at risk. Instead, the U.K.’s new Labour government appears focused on convincing private investors to back British startups, mirroring the approach it’s already taken in areas like data centers and renewable energy.
