UK Housing Targets Increased
The Government has unveiled a major overhaul of the UK planning system in a bid to “get Britain Building again”. All councils in England will now face new, mandatory housing targets aimed at delivering 1.5 million additional homes, addressing the most severe housing crisis in recent memory. These targets will require councils to increase housebuilding […]
Government Halts £1.3bn UK Tech and AI Plans
The new Labour Government has announced it will halt £1.3bn of funding, initially promised by the Conservatives, for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, according to the BBC. This includes £800m for an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and £500m for the AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI. The funds were unveiled […]
Google Pulls Controversial Gemini AI Olympics Ad
Google has withdrawn its Olympics advert for chatbot Gemini AI following backlash over its portrayal of a girl using AI to write a fan letter. The 60-second advert, titled “Dear Sydney,” showed a young girl’s father asking Gemini AI to help compose a letter on behalf of his daughter to her favourite athlete, U.S. hurdler […]