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NewsElectronics

New posters promoting button battery safety

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) in the UK is sharing new posters which can be downloaded and shared by stakeholders to promote button battery safety and awareness.

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NewsBroadband

Scotland’s most remote towns and villages get huge broadband upgrade

Around 65,000 Scottish homes and businesses, including many in some of the most isolated areas of the United Kingdom, will receive access to fast, reliable broadband as government helps break down barriers to opportunity and boost economic growth under the Plan for Change. 

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NewsArtificial Intelligence (AI)

Investors and local authorities gear up as AI Growth Zone delivery gathers speed in the UK

Thousands of high-skilled jobs and billions of pounds in fresh investment – the cornerstone of this government’s Plan for Change – are up for grabs, with preparations now in full swing to announce the first hosts of flagship AI Growth Zones this summer. 

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NewsBitcoin

New UK cryptoasset rules to drive growth and protect consumers

Firms offering services for cryptoassets like Bitcoin and Ethereum will be subject to new, clear rules, boosting investor confidence and driving growth through the Plan for Change.  

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NewsArtificial Intelligence (AI)

Game changing AI to help NHS doctors to speed up appointments

NHS clinicians in the UK will be supported to use ground-breaking artificial intelligence tools that bulldoze bureaucracy and take notes to free up staff time and deliver better care to patients thanks to guidance published yesterday.

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NewsElectronics

British soldiers take down drone swarm in groundbreaking use of radio wave weapon

The trial was completed at a weapons range in West Wales and was the largest counter-drone swarm exercise the British Army have conducted to date.

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NewsComputer

UK Government gets £121 million boost for quantum technology

Cutting-edge quantum technology is being put to work to deliver the UK government’s Plan for Change, with a new £121 million investment to help tackle challenges including crimefighting, spotting the first signs of fraud and halting money laundering which could save billions for the economy.

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Tech TipsCyber SecurityInternet

Warning issued over MOONSHINE and BADBAZAAR malware

MOONSHINE and BADBAZAAR are examples of apps that embed harmful functionalities within seemingly legitimate software—a method known as trojanising.

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NewsArtificial Intelligence (AI)

AI Energy Council to ensure UK’s energy infrastructure ready for AI revolution

Industry heavyweights from the energy and technology sectors will descend on Whitehall today (8th April 2025) for the first meeting of the UK’s new AI Energy Council.

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NewsInternet

Fake reviews and hidden fees banned once and for all in the UK

Outrageous fake reviews and sneaky hidden fees are now banned once and for all in a major win for consumers right across the UK. These laws will help deliver economic stability as part of the Plan for Change. 

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