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Writers, publishers, musicians, photographers, movie producers and newspapers have rejected the Labour government’s plan to create a copyright exemption to help AI companies train their algorithms. From a report: In a joint statement, bodies representi… Continue reading UK Arts and Media Reject Plan To Let AI Firms Use Copyrighted Material
The government proposes allowing AI developers to use copyrighted material for training their models without permission but requires them to be transparent about it. Creators will also be able to opt out of having their work used in AI training or stri… Continue reading UK Government Proposes Copyright Reforms to Support AI and Creative Industries
A threat actor looking to take over the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure of European companies has successfully compromised accounts of multiple victims in different firms, according to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers. The phishing ca… Continue reading European companies hit with effective DocuSign-themed phishing emails
Hundreds of websites will be shut down on the day that Britain’s Online Safety Act comes into effect, in what are believed to be the first casualties of the new internet laws. From a report: Microcosm, a web forum hosting service that runs 300 sites in… Continue reading Hundreds of Websites To Shut Down Under UK’s ‘Chilling’ Internet Laws
Rising renewables, low demand and cheaper power imports all helped reduce fossil fuel use in the UK power system to record lows. From a report: For the first full year wind, solar, and hydropower will generate more electricity than all fossil fuels com… Continue reading UK Low-Carbon Renewable Power Set To Overtake Fossil Fuels For First Time
Richard Horne, the head of the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, says that hostile activity has “increased in frequency, sophistication and intensity.” Continue reading UK Cyber Risks Are ‘Widely Underestimated,’ Warns Country’s Security Chief
BT Group, a major telecommunications firm, has been hit by a ransomware attack from the Black Basta group. The attack targeted the company’s Conferencing division, leading to server shutdowns and potential data theft. Continue reading Telecom Giant BT Group Hit by Black Basta Ransomware
The cyber risks facing the United Kingdom are being “widely underestimated,” the country’s new cyber chief will warn on Tuesday as he launches the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) annual review. From a report: In his first major speech since joi… Continue reading UK Cyber Chief Warns Country ‘Widely Underestimating’ Risks From Cyberattacks
British members of parliament have voted to legalize assisted dying, approving a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives. From a report: Lawmakers in th… Continue reading UK Lawmakers Vote in Support of Assisted Dying
The ongoing cybersecurity incident affecting a North West England NHS group has forced sites to fall back on pen-and-paper operations. From a report: The Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust updated its official line on the incident on Wednesd… Continue reading NHS Major ‘Cyber Incident’ Forces Hospitals To Use Pen and Paper