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Liz Kendall welcomes new Grok restrictions after outcry over deepfakes

The Technology Secretary said all social media platforms must meet their legal duties and provide a safe and age-appropriate service.

Evening Standard

Sexualised images created by Grok ‘weapons of abuse’ – Kendall

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week.

Evening Standard

Ofcom to investigate Musk’s Grok over ‘deeply disturbing’ nude images

The investigation was welcomed by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall.

Evening Standard

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Musk hits out at ‘fascist’ UK as row over X and its Grok AI escalates

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said she would back regulator Ofcom if it sought to ban the social media platform and its AI.

Evening Standard

Technology Secretary threatens to block UK access to X over Grok deepfakes

Ofcom said it was undertaking an ‘expedited assessment’ after X and XAi responded to its urgent contact on Monday.

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Government says changes to Grok ‘insulting’ and urges Ofcom to update ‘in days’

X has faced a backlash after reports that users of its AI chatbot had prompted it to create sexualised images of people, including children.

Evening Standard

Starmer says he will ‘robustly protect our interests’ amid China trip rumours

The Prime Minister faced questions about his approach to Beijing amid rumours he will travel to China, and approve the country’s new London embassy.

Evening Standard

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Nvidia, Palo Alto, Coreweave, Broadcom And AMD: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today

U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as Nvidia's results reignited enthusiasm for AI plays. The Nasdaq climbed 0.59% to 22,564.22, the SP 500 added 0.38% to 6,642.16, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.1% to 46,138.77.These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors…

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Calls for ‘outright ban on absurd’ mid-contract telecoms price rises

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has written an open letter to Ofcom bosses asking them to review the practice again.

Evening Standard

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Futures Rise As September CPI Comes In Cooler Than Expected —Intel, Ford, Procter & Gamble In Focus (UPDATED)

Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, earnings, and the latest economic releases were updated in the story.

Benzinga

Donald Trump Arrives In UK For Second State Visit As $42 Billion US Tech Investment Boosts AI And Quantum Projects

President Donald Trump arrived in Britain on Tuesday evening for his unprecedented second state visit, greeted with royal pageantry and the announcement of a multibillion-dollar U.S. technology investment in the United Kingdom.

Benzinga

The government's spending review: Citizen data and digital identity projects need high security by default

The government needs to ensure that privacy by design and security by default is in every digital service it develops.

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Minister doubles down on colleague’s claim Farage on side of Jimmy Savile

The Reform UK leader has said his party would scrap the Online Safety Act.

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Farage labels Kyle’s comments ‘below the belt’ and reiterates call for apology

The Technology Secretary said Reform UK leader Mr Farage was on the side of ‘people like Jimmy Savile’ after a pledge to scrap the Online Safety Act.

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Nigel Farage demands apology as minister Peter Kyle says Reform leader 'on side of Jimmy Savile' in online safety row

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle on Tuesday accused Mr Farage of being on the side of ‘extreme pornographers, peddling hate, peddling violence’

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Cabinet minister calls Corbyn ‘chaotic’ after new party launch

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle was reflecting on what he called the ‘chaos and instability’ during Mr Corbyn’s tenure as leader of the Labour Party.

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UK’s most powerful supercomputer comes online in major AI drive

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle flicked the switch on the Isambard-AI machine in Bristol on Thursday.

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Government makes deal with Google to provide free tech for UK public services

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said he is determined to ‘break free’ from the ‘ball-and-chain’ technology currently used in many systems.

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'God, Please Give Us Legislators Who Care,' Says Microsoft President As He Warns Washington Is 'Taking Tech For Granted'

"God, please give us legislators who care about economic development and not just taxing our industry to pay for other things that we care about, as well." Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) President Brad Smith said during the Technology Alliance's State of Technology luncheon, according to GeekWire.

Evening Standard

Spending review: Schools to get more funding but police warned to ‘do their bit’

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said the Government will commit to the biggest-ever spend per pupil next week.

The Independent UK

AI-generated images and sextortion among surge in child sex abuse material online

2024 saw record levels of web pages hosting child sexual abuse imagery discovered, according to a leading online safety organisation.

Evening Standard

‘Record levels of web pages hosting child sex abuse imagery discovered in 2024’

The Internet Watch Foundation has announced it will offer a new safety tool to smaller sites for free to help fight online harms.

Evening Standard

New £20 million funding to help make drone and flying taxi services 'reality'

Ministers said they want to give the UK the ‘most advanced aviation technology ecosystem in the world’

The Independent UK

New £20 million funding to help launch drone and flying taxi services

Ministers said they want to give the UK the ‘most advanced aviation technology ecosystem in the world’.

Evening Standard

Government will ‘take everybody into the digital future’ with new inclusion plan

Technology ministers Peter Kyle and Sir Chris Bryant have unveiled a new plan to boost access to digital skills training and tech.

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