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Government expands police use of facial recognition vans

Government expands police use of facial recognition vans More live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be rolled out across seven police forces in England to locate suspects for crimes including sexual offences, violent assaults and homicides, the Home Office has announced. The forces will get access to 10 new vans equipped with cameras which scan… Continue reading Government expands police use of facial recognition vans

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Staff fear UK’s Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse

Staff fear UK’s Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse 3 hours ago Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Joshua Nevett Political reporter EPA Staff at the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) have warned the charity is at risk of collapse, after Technology Secretary Peter Kyle threatened to withdraw its funding. Workers at the Alan… Continue reading Staff fear UK’s Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse

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Musk’s Tesla applies to supply power to British homes

Musk’s Tesla applies to supply power to British homes Elon Musk’s electric car and energy company Tesla has applied for a licence to supply electricity to British homes. If approved by the energy watchdog Ofgem, it would allow Tesla to take on the big firms that dominate the UK energy market to provide electricity to… Continue reading Musk’s Tesla applies to supply power to British homes

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JD Vance questions UK’s Palestinian statehood plan

JD Vance questions UK’s Palestinian statehood plan US Vice-President JD Vance has raised questions about the UK’s plans to recognise a Palestinian state, in a meeting with Foreign Secretary David Lammy. The UK has said it will formally recognise a Palestinian state in September if Israel does not meet certain conditions. But US President Donald… Continue reading JD Vance questions UK’s Palestinian statehood plan

OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’

OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’ 10 hours ago Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise. Billed as “smarter, faster, and more useful,” OpenAI co-founder and… Continue reading OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’

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UK says British Steel’s Chinese owners demanding millions

UK says British Steel’s Chinese owners demanding millions Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is set for a showdown with the Chinese owners of British Steel after the government claimed they demanded hundreds of millions in taxpayer money for the steelworks at Scunthorpe. A search for a new buyer has stalled after Jingye asked for the cash… Continue reading UK says British Steel’s Chinese owners demanding millions

Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home

Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home A woman has successfully sued former phone manufacturer LG for nearly £150,000 after one of its devices sparked a fire in her home in North Lanarkshire. Denise Parks and her husband Robert were in bed at their house in Coatbridge when a fire broke… Continue reading Woman awarded £150,000 after LG phone sparks fire in her home

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Gordon Brown calls for gambling tax to cut child poverty

Gordon Brown calls for gambling tax to cut child poverty Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown has repeated his call for higher taxes on gambling to lift half a million children out of poverty. He has backed a think tank report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), saying the move could raise £3.2bn… Continue reading Gordon Brown calls for gambling tax to cut child poverty

Police respond to council leader’s ‘rape cover-up’ claim

Police respond to council leader’s ‘rape cover-up’ claim Warwickshire Police has responded to a claim it held back information over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton, saying officers “did not and will not cover up such criminality”. County council leader George Finch had claimed two men charged in connection with the reported… Continue reading Police respond to council leader’s ‘rape cover-up’ claim