The government has secured a Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) with Singapore which it says will cut costs and slash red tape. The deal is the first digitally-focussed trade agreement ever signed by a European country.
The government has said that up to 11,000 people could be trained to become HGV drivers as the first free intensive short courses get under way. Free ‘Skills Bootcamps’ in HGV driving have opened up across the country to help speed-up the training process in an attempt to address the UK’s driver shortage.
Italy’s competition authority has fined Amazon €1.2 billion. The regulator claimed that Amazon had harmed its e-commerce logistics competitors by leveraging its dominant position in the market.
British digital secretary Nadine Dorries and the United States commerce secretary Gina M. Raimondo have issued a statement on a commitment to deepen the existing UK-US data partnership.
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has built an AI system designed to tackle harmful content online. The social media giant claims that its Few-Shot Learner (FSL) technology can adapt to take action on new or evolving types of harmful content within weeks instead of months.
The government has announced plans to phase out 2G and 3G in the UK by 2033. It said that the move forms part of new measures to boost the security of telecoms supply chains and to support a smooth transition to faster mobile networks.
French gaming company Ubisoft has announced the launch of a new platform for players to acquire what it describes as the first Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) playable in an AAA game and running on energy efficient technology.
The government will spend over £116 million to support British businesses that are developing new green technology to reduce carbon emissions, utility bills, and remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Virgin Media O2 has announced that it has completed the upgrade of its national network to “gigabit speeds”. The company claims that it has now delivered nearly two-thirds of the government’s broadband ambition, four years ahead of the target date.
On Tuesday Instagram said it was launching a new set of tools and features to keep teenagers safe on the platform. The announcement comes a day before the social media app is due to attend a US senate hearing into the impact of the platform on young people.
Four new tech companies have joined a National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Plexal led initiative to help the government solve some of the UK’s pressing cyber challenges. The businesses will develop and pilot technology, working at the NCSC For Startups HQ in Cheltenham.
The government has announced plans for a liquid hydrogen plane that could enable passengers to fly anywhere in the world with zero emissions and just one refuelling stop. The concept aircraft was unveiled on Monday by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) ahead of the fourth meeting of the Jet Zero Council, chaired by the Transport Secretary.
Crypto exchange Bitmart lost $150 million worth of assets on Sunday in what it described as a large-scale security breach. The company revealed that the hack was related to one if its ETH hot wallets and one of its BSC hot wallets.