MPs are calling on the government to reduce the UK’s dependency on big technology companies amid concerns that the state is over-reliant on overseas suppliers, posing national security and economic risks. An amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB), backed by 20 MPs, calls for the government to publish a digital security strategy…
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Scotland will ensure that any police use of facial recognition technology is “lawful, effective, proportionate and grounded in respect for human rights,” according to the Scottish justice secretary. Writing to Scottish biometrics commissioner Brian Plastow – who urged the Scottish government in late May 2026 to introduce primary legislation for the police use of live…
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The UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is to establish a National Quantum Standards Network (QSN) to set up a standards framework for quantum computing technologies and help establish the future rules of the road. Backed by £10m of funding from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the UK government claims the QSN will…
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The Netherlands Court of Audit recently published a blunt assessment of the Dutch central government’s readiness for quantum technology. The verdict was uncomfortable reading for a country that presents itself as a European frontrunner in the field. While the Netherlands has built a thriving quantum research ecosystem and secured an academic leading position, the majority…
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Saudi Aramco has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven refinery optimisation platform developed with Emerson, as the energy giant accelerates the use of industrial AI across its global refining operations. The deployment integrates Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models into Aramco’s refinery planning environment, creating what the companies describe as one of the world’s largest multi-site, multi-period refinery…
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Christian Klein, SAP’s chief executive officer, led with a picture of a three-eared unicorn during the opening keynote at SAP’s global Sapphire event in Orlando. In the main press statement for the event, he added some context: “For the mission-critical processes of our customers, ‘almost right’ just isn’t good enough. “By uniting SAP Business AI Platform…
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Isomorphic Labs, a company founded by Demis Hassabis, which uses frontier artificial intelligence (AI) for drug design and development, has received investment from the UK government’s Sovereign AI fund. Isomorphic’s work builds on the breakthrough success of DeepMind’s AlphaFold, the AI model co-created by Hassabis that demonstrated in 2016 how AI could beat the Go…
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As part of its 50 point artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities action plan, the UK government announced that the country’s first AI supercomputer is being established to support Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, the site of the UK’s first AI growth zone. The government is investing £45m into a 1.4MW supercomputer named Sunrise, a key first step…
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The UK government has committed to investing £1bn over the next four years to enable the country to win the race to deliver quantum computing at scale. The funding is made up of over £500m dedicated to helping quantum computing companies scale and develop uses for the technology in areas such as pharmaceuticals, financial services and energy. Over £400m of…
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