Collaborate Disseminate
To avoid overloading local electric grids, Britain’s most productive windfarm “is paid to turn off,” reports the Guardian — and across the industry these so-called “constraint payments” amount to billions every year.
“Government officials are h… Continue reading Can the UK Increase Green Energy with ‘Zonal Energy Pricing’?
AmiMoJo writes: A treaty finalized by the UK may bring about the end of the .io domain. Last week, the British government announced that it has agreed to give up ownership of the Chagos Islands, a territory in the Indian Ocean it has controlled since 1… Continue reading How a UK Treaty Could Spell the End of the<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.io Domain
Scientists have called for people to go “urban mining” after a study revealed that old cables, phone chargers and other unused electrical goods thrown away or stored in cupboards or drawers could stave off a looming shortage of copper. From a report: T… Continue reading Britons Urged To Dig Out Unwanted Electricals To Tackle Copper Shortage
The British Post Office scandal “was first exposed by Computer Weekly in 2009, revealing the stories of seven subpostmasters and the problems they suffered due to Horizon accounting software,” remembers Computer Weekly, “which led to the most widesprea… Continue reading UK Post Office Executive Suspended Over Allegations of Destroying Software Scandal Evidence
A third of U.K. teachers have not received cyber security training this year, and only two-thirds of those that did deemed it useful, according to a government poll. Continue reading One-Third of UK Teachers Lack Cybersecurity Training, While 34% Experience Security Incidents
Google’s report predicts that 61% of jobs will be augmented by GenAI while around 7% of jobs will be completely automated, resulting in a trillion-Euro boost to the economy. Continue reading Google: Generative AI Could Add Up to €1.4 Trillion to the EU’s GDP by 2034
AmiMoJo writes: The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal — ending its 142-year reliance on the fossil fuel. The country’s last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finishes operations on Monday after running since 1967…. Continue reading UK Ends 142-Year Coal Power Era in Industry’s Birthplace
A major cyberattack targeting Wi-Fi networks at UK railway stations, including London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly, has caused… Continue reading UK Train Stations’ Wi-Fi Hacked, Displays Islamophobic Messages
An investigation has been launched into a Wi-Fi service hack that has impacted many train stations in the United Kingdom.
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Meta has penned an open letter to Europe expressing concerns about AI regulation, while a Google exec has spoken out about the laws in the U.K. that prevent training models on copyrighted materials. Continue reading Google, Meta Criticise UK and EU AI Regulations