The government has said that new fusion facilities will be regulated by existing authorities and excluded from rules that apply to nuclear energy. Fusion energy research aims to capture the same energy process that powers the sun.
The government is pledging around £43 million towards green automotive technology. Part of the money will be spent on projects that are developing an electric motorbike and a 4x4 electric delivery truck.
The government has made a U-turn on plans to move several powers of the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner over to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). It had previously proposed to hand oversight of police use of DNA and fingerprints to the ICO.
The government has said it will spend a record £743 million to support the development of new technologies. During London Tech Week, it announced that it has plans to fund projects developing autonomous vehicles and airborne laboratories.
Over three quarters of UK adults have been targeted by a scammer this year, according to figures from Citizens Advice. The study, which surveyed over 2000 Brits, found that the number of people being targeted by scams was up 14 per cent compared to 2021.
Funding for ‘purpose-driven’ start-ups has soared to £2.8 billion ($3.5 billion) in the past 10 years, according to research from Tech Nation and Google for Startups.