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Articles tagged with: Technology
Oneweb: Will the UK's gamble on a satellite start-up pay off?
Technology
By Francis Elliott
Oneweb: Will the UK's gamble on a satellite start-up pay off?
Boris Johnson bought a cash-strapped satellite start-up in the middle of the Covid pandemic but it will take Brexit scars to heal for his bet to come good, Francis Elliott reports
'Space nerd' MP Mark Garnier on 'sexy' rockets and turning down Jeff Bezos
Technology
By Sienna Rodgers
'Space nerd' MP Mark Garnier on 'sexy' rockets and turning down Jeff Bezos
Sienna Rodgers talks to Space APPG chair Mark Garnier about his work with Britain’s pioneering spaceport, how rockets are ‘sexy’ and why he hasn’t gone to space yet
Waste of space: The danger posed by orbital junk
Environment
By Tali Fraser
Waste of space: The danger posed by orbital junk
Sending satellites and other objects into space is getting ever easier and cheaper but, as Tali Fraser reports, the mess left behind is dangerous and without action is posing an ever greater risk. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
Our dependency on China for critical minerals is dangerous
Economy
By Alicia Kearns MP
Our dependency on China for critical minerals is dangerous
For three decades, the UK has increasingly relied on China for critical minerals and in particular ‘rare earths’.
MP visits world leading graphene engineering facility at University of Manchester Partner content
Technology
By Policy@Manchester
MP visits world leading graphene engineering facility at University of Manchester
Manchester Gorton MP Afzal Khan has visited The University of Manchester’s multi-million-pound engineering facility which provides industry-led development in graphene applications
2024 Could Be 'Acid Test' For Democracies Against The Threat Of Misinformation
Foreign affairs
2024 Could Be "Acid Test" For Democracies Against The Threat Of Misinformation
More people across the world vote in elections in 2024 than in any other year in history. But rather than signalling the flourishing of global democracy, politicians and experts have warned that it could mean the world is more under threat from misinformation and disinformation than ever before.
Live Better Connected Podcast: Looking back on 2023 & Bloopers Partner content
Technology
By Mobile UK
Live Better Connected Podcast: Looking back on 2023 & Bloopers
We wish you a connected Christmas Partner content
Technology
By Mobile UK
We wish you a connected Christmas
In the heart of the festive season, grab your mince pies, set up your fireplace as we unwrap the magic of mobile connectivity at Christmas. Beyond the twinkling lights and cheery tunes, mobile tech plays a crucial role in linking us with our loved ones.
SSCL continues to build on a decade of transformational success Partner content
Technology
By SSCL
SSCL continues to build on a decade of transformational success
Transforming services through core and specialist digital solutions and innovation, SSCL is enhancing customer experience whilst enabling smarter public services. So, what does the future look like for shared services provision, and how does SSCL intend to build on its gains over the last 12 months?
Conservative MP To Push For Law To Avoid A “Post-Truth World” Online
Technology
Conservative MP To Push For Law To Avoid A “Post-Truth World” Online
Conservative MP John Penrose has said that legislation to tackle online bias and misinformation is needed to prevent the emergence of a “post-truth world”, as he plans an amendment to the Media Bill.
TikTok: Setting New Standards in Data Security Partner content
Technology
By TikTok
TikTok: Setting New Standards in Data Security
Every day each of us shares data about ourselves with hundreds of touch points, whether that’s buying a coffee, getting on and off the Tube, or visiting a website. People rightly want to know that their data is being kept safe, and that they can trust what companies say they are doing to keep data secure.
The crucial role of chemistry in achieving net-zero: transforming industries and reducing emissions Partner content
Environment
By Chemical Industries Association
The crucial role of chemistry in achieving net-zero: transforming industries and reducing emissions
The chemical industry is fundamental to net-zero. We provide the advanced materials used in the technologies that society is looking to deploy to reach our climate targets. Everything from wind turbine blades to insulation to lightweight materials all rely on chemical innovation and engineering. Wherever you look in the economy, chemical products are helping to decarbonise the way we live.
AI Summit’s Bletchley Declaration does little to address tech harms in the here and now
Technology
By David Nolan and Hajira Maryam
AI Summit’s Bletchley Declaration does little to address tech harms in the here and now
This week at the AI Summit, twenty-eight governments including the UK, US, EU, and China signed the Bletchley Declaration, aspiring to become a landmark plan to control the “catastrophic” threats of AI before it’s too late.
AI can help our favourite musicians live forever
Culture
By Chris Woodgates
AI can help our favourite musicians live forever
In April my band, Breezer, a relatively unknown quintet from the south coast of England, was unexpectedly thrust into the heart of the global debate surrounding the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and the potentially disruptive influence it could have on the music and broader creative industries.
AI Safety Summit Lauded As 'Success' But MPs Question What's Next
Foreign affairs
AI Safety Summit Lauded As "Success" But MPs Question What's Next
The government's landmark AI Safety Summit has been largely celebrated as a success, achieving multiple agreements between international governments and technology developers to work together on preventing existential risks.
AI can aid defence, but must be governed by the highest standards
Defence
By Kevan Jones MP
AI can aid defence, but must be governed by the highest standards
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for our future have certainly caught the public’s interest recently, whether it’s curiosity about applications such as ChatGPT or dystopian predictions of a machine-run future.
AI has a racism and sexism problem
Technology
By Dr Safiya Noble
AI has a racism and sexism problem
World leaders will convene in the United Kingdom in November to debate the frontiers of emerging tech and artificial intelligence (AI), but the threats are not in the future, they are present today.
MPs Insist AI Funding Must Be Driven To Breast Cancer Research
Health
MPs Insist AI Funding Must Be Driven To Breast Cancer Research
A cross-party group of MPs has written to Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan calling for some of the £100m Rishi Sunak has promised for further AI research to be directed to exploring treatments for a “little known strain” of breast cancer.
AI Experts Find Rishi Sunak And Elon Musk Interview 'Depressing'
Technology
AI Experts Find Rishi Sunak And Elon Musk Interview "Depressing"
AI experts have condemned Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to host an ‘in conversation’ event with X owner Elon Musk as “undemocratic” and “depressing”.
A new era of academic protectionism has dawned - and it has downsides for us all
Education
By Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov
A new era of academic protectionism has dawned - and it has downsides for us all
Reed Smoot was one of the more controversial politicians in American history.
Westminster's Twitter addiction: what would it take to kill off X?
Technology
By Charlotte Tosti
Westminster's Twitter addiction: what would it take to kill off X?
Westminster loves to moan about the social media platform formerly known as Twitter even as it becomes ever less useful to politicians and journalists alike. What would it take to finally kill off X and what would replace it?
Key Players Remain Unconvinced About The Government’s AI Safety Summit
Foreign affairs
Key Players Remain Unconvinced About The Government’s AI Safety Summit
Figures across the technology and political landscape are still having doubts over whether the landmark AI Safety Summit, kicking off this week at Bletchley Park, has the right focus to steer the development of artificial intelligence in the UK and the rest of the world.
Public Supports AI Safety Summit But Thinks Big Tech Has Too Much Influence
Technology
Public Supports AI Safety Summit But Thinks Big Tech Has Too Much Influence
A majority of the public think it is important that the UK hosts the AI Safety Summit, but more than half believe large technology firms hold too much influence over developing AI policy, according to a new poll.
AI is revolutionising the film industry but it must never replace writers
Culture
By Baroness Kidron
AI is revolutionising the film industry but it must never replace writers
I watched the Hollywood writers’ strike with some interest. The battle over artificial intelligence (AI) replacing the workforce falls squarely in my area of political interest, and my husband – a member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) – was on strike.