Recent missteps from the prime minister have added to Tory MPs’ concerns about their disastrous poll ratings. But are they ready to act against Rishi Sunak? Pippa Crerar reportsIt has been a torrid 10 days for the prime minister: he’s faced criticism over his handling of the racist comments of his party’s leading donor. He’s lost an influential MP to Reform UK. His party is at catastrophic polling levels against Labour despite a tax-cutting budget the country can barely afford to fund. And now,...
Ed Davey launches his party's local election campaign with their latest stunt graphic poking fun at the government.
Adam Tranter took to X after Rishi Sunak's comments criticised 'top-down' 20mph schemes that lacked public support
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology The AI Act is done. Here’s what will (and won’t) change After three years, the AI Act, the EU’s new sweeping AI law, jumped through its final bureaucratic hoop last week when the…
James Heappey and Robert Halfon are exiting the Commons at the next election. It signals a fresh blow for prime minister Rishi Sunak.
It comes after some MPs criticised the response to cyber-attacks blamed on Beijing-linked hackers.
The US-led resolution was described as a ‘historic step’ in sharing responsibility for safe AI and has been backed by Ireland, the UK, the EU and, notably, China. : UN adopts landmark resolution on global AI regulation
The Japanese government is considering introducing legally binding regulations on developers of large-scale artificial intelligence systems to ensure they implement measures to address disinformation and other risks, sources close to the matter said Monday. While the government had previously leaned toward making such measures voluntary, it has recognized the need
Former US president Barack Obama spent around an hour inside No 10 with the Prime Minister on Monday afternoon.
Former US president understood to have discussed AI and other subjects with
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