Pivot to AIUK AI Action Plan: vaporware, crypto bros, and no AI
Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦
OpenUKIn this week's OpenUK blogpost, CEO Amanda Brock updates on last week's speech from the UK Secretary of State for DSIT, Liz Kendall. Her first speech on AI, in which she answered Amanda's question on open source and where UK open source fits into the global ecosystem. https://openuk.uk/uksgoingforgoldonai/
#opensource #AI #opensourceai #DSIT #openuk #opensourcesoftware
#opensource #AI #opensourceai #DSIT #openuk #opensourcesoftware
RTN#UK:
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UK space sector bolstered with government reforms to boost growth and cut red tape
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"UK Space Agency to join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology by April 2026, helping to streamline support for the UK’s growing space industry."
".. new unit will keep the UK Space Agency (UKSA) name and brand .."
20.8.2025
#AstroscaleUK #ClearSpace #DOrbit #DSIT #England #GreatBritain #Großbritannien #regulation #RPO #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #UKSA #Whitehall
quangobaudSo, it's these assholes who are running the IT side of the Ofcom and Home Office verification scam.
Alec MuffettFormer UK internet minister bemoans that illiberal & poorly conceived approach to online safety and security is not being “built upon”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113491
#MichelleDonelan #OnlineSafetyAct #dsit
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113491
#MichelleDonelan #OnlineSafetyAct #dsit
Former UK internet minister bemoans that illiberal & poorly conceived approach to online safety and security is not being “built upon”
Won’t somebody please think of the children? Quote: This is not about censorship or anti-tech scaremongering – this is about children. Real children – perhaps someone you know, or worse, your…
alecmFormer UK internet minister bemoans that illiberal & poorly conceived approach to online safety and security is not being “built upon”
Won’t somebody please think of the children?
Quote:
This is not about censorship or anti-tech scaremongering – this is about children. Real children – perhaps someone you know, or worse, your own – facing serious harm every single day. We protect them in the real world with seatbelts, safeguarding laws and age limits; yet online, we are still playing catch-up.
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When I worked on E2EE for @Messenger I forget the # of times various ideas were shot down by asking “what if the user drops their phone down a toilet?” ; now @SciTechGovUK want your driving licence on that phone
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110968
#DigitalId #dsit #oops
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110968
#DigitalId #dsit #oops
When I worked on E2EE for @Messenger I forget the # of times various ideas were shot down by asking “what if the user drops their phone down a toilet?” ; now @SciTechGovUK want your driving licence on that phone
Sigh.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (@SciTechgovuk) on X
We’re putting 3 new government tools in your pocket. 📲GOV.UK App will make services like applying for childcare easier to access 🆔GOV.UK Wallet will give the option to have documents, like your driver's licence, on your phone 💬GOV.UK Chat will help you find guidance faster
UK Digital Minister @peterkyle threatens companies which do not submit to government surveillance and censorship demands
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110681
#OnlineSafety #PeterKyle #dsit
https://alecmuffett.com/article/110681
#OnlineSafety #PeterKyle #dsit
UK Digital Minister @peterkyle threatens companies which do not submit to government surveillance and censorship demands
Or at least, this is how I am reading “privilege”: …any company afforded the privilege of access to the UK’s vibrant technology and skills ecosystem must also accept their responsibilit…