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Thursday, 08 August 2024 23:35
UK backs smaller AI projects, scraps major investments
The UK government has announced a £32 million investment in nearly 100 AI projects nationwide, despite the new Labour government's controversial decision to cancel £1.3 billion in tech funding previously promised by the Conservatives. This funding…
Thursday, 08 August 2024 23:31
Software group faces £6 million fine over 2022 ransomware attack
The UK’s data protection watchdog plans to fine Advanced Computer Software Group £6.09 million ($7.7 million) for failings that led to a 2022 ransomware attack affecting NHS healthcare services. Nearly 83,000 people had their data stolen,…
Thursday, 08 August 2024 23:28
Many doctors struggling as GMC warns health services in critical state
NHS doctors are 'at breaking point,' with nearly a fifth reducing their hours and two in five declining extra work to avoid burnout, according to new research. A third of doctors are struggling with heavy workloads,…
Thursday, 08 August 2024 23:25
Russia claims Ukraine’s cross-border advance is ‘terrorist attack’
Russia has reported ongoing fighting in the Kursk border region following a Ukrainian incursion. Its troops claim they have prevented pro-Kyiv forces from advancing deep into Russia, repelling aerial attacks overnight and destroying fifty armoured vehicles,…
Thursday, 08 August 2024 22:55
EU-Mercosur trade talks to resume
Diplomats have said that EU and South American negotiators will meet in Brasilia on 4 September for in-person talks, aiming to finalise the EU-Mercosur trade deal. This agreement, two decades in the making, has faced numerous…
Thursday, 08 August 2024 22:52
Israel / Lebanon: UN peacekeepers ‘more crucial than ever’
UN peacekeepers on the Israeli-Lebanese border are now more crucial than ever, according to their chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah has increased, raising fears of a broader regional conflict. This concern grew…