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UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham creates a new Cabinet position of AI Minister to oversee AI policy.

The UK government announced plans for a default social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds between midnight and 6am, along with restrictions on addictive features and AI chatbots, as part of the Online Safety Act.

An evaluation of GLM 5.2, an open-weight AI model, demonstrates it can prepare nearly perfect UK VAT returns at a fraction of human cost, processing 59 transactions in 68 minutes for $2.73 with a net error of only 7 pence.

Google and Public First research shows UK workplace AI adoption has doubled to 73%, but only the top 15% of users (AI Trailblazers) report significant career benefits like promotions and pay rises, highlighting the need for broader upskilling.

An investigation reveals that UK police built a sprawling predictive analytics system using sensitive data and machine learning to assign risk scores, but faced issues of transparency and trust as citizens were unaware of their inclusion or scores.

UK-based staff at the Wikimedia Foundation are seeking voluntary union recognition from management, citing concerns over transparency and direction after recent tensions including the disbanding of a key team.

Workers at the Wikimedia Foundation in the UK are seeking union recognition through the United Tech and Allied Workers, marking a global first for Wikipedia employees.

The UK Home Office plans to deploy facial age estimation AI to assess the age of asylum seekers, despite internal tests showing the technology frequently misidentifies children as adults and exhibits significant racial bias, particularly against Sub-Saharan Africans.

The article argues that the UK's proposed ban on teen social media use is more about political posturing than effective child safety measures.

The UK announces a ban on social media for under-16s, modeled on Australian legislation, aiming to protect children but facing enforcement challenges.

Elon Musk endorses Mike Solana's claim that the British government's push to remove online anonymity is about punishing dissent, not protecting young people.

Elon Musk tweets that the UK is a police state after the UK government clarifies adults can use social media by verifying identities with digital IDs, facial recognition, passports, and credit cards.

The UK government announced a ban on social media for children under 16, targeting platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, with the aim of protecting kids from online harms. The ban is set to take effect in spring 2027 and also includes restrictions on livestreaming and stranger contact.

The UK government announced a full social media ban for under-16s, covering platforms like X, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok, with additional restrictions on livestreaming and AI chatbots. The ban will be implemented in early 2027 following legislation later this year.

The UK government announced a total social media ban for children under 16, covering platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X, with additional restrictions on online games and romantic chatbots. The policy, expected to take effect by spring 2027, follows Australia's lead and includes age verification measures overseen by Ofcom.

The UK and Japan are reportedly close to agreeing a $24 billion investment deal along with technology partnerships.

Protesters gathered at an NHS conference in Manchester to oppose Palantir's $440 million contract with the UK National Health Service, citing concerns over data privacy, national security, and the company's political ties.

UK regulators ASA, CAP, and UKGC are deploying an AI system to proactively scan social media for gambling ads targeting under-18s, moving from complaint-based enforcement to near-real-time automated monitoring.

The UK government announces a $1.47 billion plan to build a national AI supercomputer and invest in domestic chip startups, aiming to reduce dependence on US and foreign AI hardware.

The UK is advancing its sovereign AI ambitions with NVIDIA technologies, as multiple cloud providers double their AI infrastructure on UK soil, and the Sovereign AI Fund backs homegrown startups using the Isambard-AI supercomputer for innovations in coding, reinforcement learning, and self-improving AI.