39 h. ago Tech minister Peter Kyle vows AI will keep hens healthy and laying more eggs

A project backed with £2.6 million of government money, will see a ‘Birdbox’ system watch the behaviour of flocks of free range hens, alerting farmers if they’re at risk

Politics

43 h. ago Councils could use new AI tool to ‘digitise records and cut planning backlogs’

Ministers hope the tool will perform in 40 seconds tasks that take around one to two hours for planners to complete.

Politics

8 d. ago Rebel MPs tell Starmer to abandon his plan to exempt AI firms from copyright law

The Prime Minister wants to give Big Tech free rein to train AI systems on copyright material, forcing writers, musicians, artists and filmmakers to 'opt out' if they want to protect their work.

Politics

2 w. ago New £20 million funding to help launch drone and flying taxi services

Ministers said they want to give the UK the ‘most advanced aviation technology ecosystem in the world’.

Economics

3 w. ago Chancellor faces ‘tough balancing act’ if tax on big tech firms is scrapped

One expert has said the perception of lowering taxes on big businesses while making government spending cuts would likely face criticism.

Economics

4 w. ago Davey warns against scrapping tax on tech companies to ‘appease’ Trump

Ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson told the Financial Times that the ‘tax itself is under discussion’.

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