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Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk

Britain’s new Labour Party government is announcing billions of pounds in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences and infrastructure at a business summit

The Independent UK

Minister ‘absolutely ready’ to engage with Elon Musk despite investment summit absence

Science and technology minister denied Tesla boss had been snubbed over criticism of prime minister

The Independent UK

Watch live: Keir Starmer unveils AI investments at international summit

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer is set to address the International Investment Summit 2024 on Monday, 14 October.

The Independent UK

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Elon Musk was not barred from UK investment summit, says cabinet minister

SpaceX owner would be invited in future if he had investment streams the UK could bid for, says Peter Kyle

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk mystery: Minister refuses SIX times to say if billionaire was invited to London investment summit

The X (Twitter) boss clashed with the new Government over the summer Far Right riots

Evening Standard

New regulatory office ‘to help new tech reach public faster’

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said a dedicated new office would help reduce the burden of red tape around new technologies.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves warned potential £50bn spend could cause interest rates to surge

The government is considering changing its fiscal rules to give it more room to borrow

The Independent UK

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UK urges Israel to show restraint amid fears Middle East conflict could spread

Attacks on Lebanese capital continue as many reported dead in Israeli airstrike on mosque in central Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s top minister for social media has not spoken to snubbed Elon Musk

Exclusive: New secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Peter Kyle is in charge of policing social media and online safety but so far has had no direct contact with Elon Musk

The Independent UK

Academy with 35,000 pupils becomes first in England to ban smartphones

‘There’s evidence that tells us that even if your phone is in the same room, it could be in your bag or pocket, your brain is leaking attention, still thinking about it,’ academy chain chief executive says

The Independent UK

Children and young teenagers could be banned from using social media, minister says

Technology secretary says he is watching experience of Australia, where young people face being barred from platforms

The Independent UK

Labour and Starmer suffer sharp fall in popularity since election, poll suggests – as it happened

Labour still more popular with voters than Conservative party but those saying they view party and leaders unfavourably has risen

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's behaviour 'increasingly erratic' and 'volatile,' says Cabinet minister amid Kyiv missiles row

Joe Biden and Sir Keir Starmer were expected to discuss the Russian president’s conduct at a meeting in Washington

Evening Standard

Government strengthens Online Safety Act to crack down on revenge porn

The sharing of intimate images is to be made a priority offence under the incoming online safety rules, meaning sites must proactively tackle it.

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UK government says data centers are critical infrastructure, gives them extra protection

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology has deemed data centers as critical infrastructure.

The Independent UK

UK data centres to be designated as ‘critical infrastructure’

The move will see data infrastructure better insulated against cyber attacks and IT blackouts, the Government said.

The Guardian - UK

UK’s science minister declares end to Tory ‘war on universities’

Peter Kyle, who applied to university three times, said Tory government’s ‘war’ on higher education was over

The Guardian - UK

Sorry, Labour, but ChatGPT teachers are a lesson in how not to transform our schools

The government seems to think AI will allow it to do more with less. But there are plenty of reasons to be doubtful, writes Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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The Independent UK

Teachers to use AI to mark homework under new Government plan

Almost half of teachers are already using AI in some form to help with their work

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer 'disagrees completely' with Elon Musk over free speech criticism after riots

PM has cancelled summer holiday and remains on ‘high alert’ for more disorder, spokeswoman says

The Independent UK

People spreading hate online should have ‘nowhere to hide’, says minister

Peter Kyle said he had met representatives from social media giants on Monday.

TechRadar

Governments look to up cybersecurity protection to combat rising global threats

Governments around the world are preparing for cyberattacks, and the worst may be yet to come.

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister

Science secretary Peter Kyle says national resilience suffered ‘catastrophically’ under Tories

The Guardian - UK

‘A huge opportunity’: Quantum leap for UK as tech industry receives £100m boost

Science secretary backs five quantum technology hubs in push for UK to transform healthcare and industry

The Guardian - UK

Who is in the new Labour cabinet?

With many MPs who served Blair and Brown, Starmer’s team is one of the most experienced in recent times

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