Musk claims ‘civil war is inevitable’ in UK, Disney child star targeted with AI sexual abuse
Elon Musk said on X that 'civil war is inevitable' after viewing rioting footage from the UK Social media firms need to take action over "shocking misinformation", online agitators and the "organisation of violence", Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said. She told the Today programme social media firms are not acting…
Manchester named UK’s most AI-ready city in new study
Manchester has pipped Cambridge and Oxford to be crowned the UK’s most AI-ready city for the first time, new research has revealed. The cultural hub came first in the SAS AI Cities Index 2024, which annually reveals the cities outside of London that are most likely to benefit from the growing appetite for artificial intelligence (AI). The…
Two straight years of growth for new car market, claims SMMT
UK new car market rises 2.5% in July to deliver 24 consecutive months of growth. Battery electric vehicle uptake outpaces overall market, up 18.8%, but remains behind mandated transition trajectory. New outlook reduces expectations to 1.968m units for 2024, with BEVs anticipated to comprise 18.5% of uptake. The UK new car market rose by 2.5%…
Volvo extends EV range with entry-level £33,000 EX30
Volvo EX30 Core Introduction of entry-level EX30 Core trim increases the affordability of the electric SUV Available with both Single Motor and Single Motor Extended Range powertrains Equipment specification includes rear parking camera, touchscreen system with Google services built in, dashboard-mounted soundbar an an energy-saving heat pump (Single Motor Extended Range…
UK government shelves £1.3bn AI funding, iPhone 16 Pro Max leaks
The new UK Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned. It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI. Both funds were…
TalkTalk confirms end of mid-contract price rises
TalkTalk has confirmed that it will be introducing a major pricing shake-up later this month. The telecoms provider has confirmed that it will be making changes to its mid-contract price rises in line with Ofcom's new rules. From the middle of August, TalkTalk will be moving away from inflation-based mid-contract price rises and instead will…
Which?-led consortium urges government to make fraud priority by removing barriers to data sharing
A Which?-led coalition representing some of the UK’s biggest banks and telecoms providers has made a landmark commitment to sharing data, as it urges the new government to make tackling fraud a national priority. The group, which includes Which?, Barclays, BT, Mobile UK, Nationwide, NatWest, Starling, Three UK, UK Finance, Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone,…
Ford’s hands-free driving tech BlueCruise gets EU approval
Ford BlueCruise approved by the European Commission for use in 15 European countries BlueCruise now available to customers of new Mustang Mach-E vehicles purchased in countries with Blue Zones and three additional European countries This expansion follows earlier introductions of BlueCruise in Germany, Great Britain and Spain There are more than 420,000 BlueCruise-equipped Ford…
Less than half of 16-24 year olds watch live broadcast TV, Ofcom finds
Stark generational divide as 16-24s watch just 20 mins of live TV daily Family TV becoming device of choice to watch YouTube at home Radio listening hits 20-year high as commercial stations thrive For the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds are now watching broadcast TV in an average week, according to Ofcom’s annual study…
ICO reprimands Electoral Commission for data breach. Is shine coming off AI boom?
Personal details of millions of UK voters were left "vulnerable to hackers" because passwords were not changed and software not updated, the UK's data privacy watchdog has found. The Electoral Commission, which oversees UK elections, has been formally reprimanded, the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) over the security lapse. Beginning in August 2021 cyber-attackers were able to access…
