Tag: George Osborne
Fourth generation espionage: How spy agencies are turning to Quantum computing and AI
The head of MI6, Alex Younger, says there is a need for “fourth-generation espionage” as adversaries take advantage of “blurred lines” between the cyber and physical worlds. Here are some of the ways Britain’s security services are adopting, and responding to, modern technology. – Artificial intelligence and quantum computing These are potentially valuable tools for…
Government to “explore” Bitcoin
With less than a year to go until the next General Election, Chancellor George Osborne is today to announce a new initiative sure to win over that key demographic: Weird Bitcoin zealots. Pic from here. According to the BBC, the plan is to "explore" the implications of digital currencies, and to…
UK Budget 2012: £100 million investment in broadband across 10 cities
Chancellor George Osborne, as part of the UK's 2012 Budget announcements, has revealed that 10 cities will benefit from £100 million worht of investment in super-fast broadband. Christened as "super-connected cities", Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester…
UK Budget 2012: Video games sector gets tax relief
UK games developers can breathe a little easier today, as Chancellor George Osborne's 2012 Budget will reintroduce tax relief for the UK video games industry. Also offering tax relief to animation and television programming production sectors, the move sees the…
