Category: Tech

In the vast landscape of technology, women continue to carve out their paths, leaving indelible marks on innovation, creativity, and progress. As we celebrate International Women’s Day in 2024, reflecting on women’s journeys, challenges, and triumphs in the tech industry is paramount. While strides have been made over the years towards gender equality, there is...

The United Kingdom’s Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, has said that the UK Government will provide £37.3 million in funding for innovative mobile phone technology. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress, Mitchell said the funding will help change lives in Nigeria and other developing countries around the world. He said the programme would...

The White & Case Tech Newsflash provides updates on the latest issues and trends in technology and the law. We deliver fresh perspectives across all of our practice areas, including intellectual property, data privacy, cybersecurity, corporate, disputes, antitrust and regulatory practices. Our articles explore legal developments related to artificial intelligence, Web 3.0, web3 and blockchain,...

UK and Saudi Arabia agree deal to boost research links, supporting work from food security to clean energy, to boosting business and R&D connections Science and technology are central to Saudi Arabia’s plan to rapidly transform its economy – a huge opportunity for UK scientists, researchers and businesses UK Science Minister in Riyadh to sign...

Regulator issues enforcement notices ordering Serco Leisure and community leisure trusts to stop using FRT and fingerprint scanning to monitor workers’ attendance Employees are not offered a clear alternative to having their faces and fingerprints scanned to clock in and out of the workplace Warning comes as the ICO today publishes new...

AI godfather and others sign open letter warning of risk to society from AI deepfakes, and urge more regulation Experts from the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, as well as tech executives, have warned about the dangers of AI deepfakes. The letter, entitled “Disrupting the Deepfake Supply Chain”, calls for more regulation for AI deepfakes, and...

Australia and the United Kingdom have today (Tuesday 20 February) co-signed an historic Online Safety and Security Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ushering in a new era of bilateral cooperation between the two countries to support safer and more positive experience online. The first arrangement of its kind, the MoU has a broad focus and encompasses...

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Silicon Valley tech giants’ actions could “severely disable” UK spooks from preventing harm caused by online paedophiles and fraudsters, Suella Braverman has suggested. The Conservative former home secretary named Facebook owner Meta, and...

New marketing push for free government-backed Skills Bootcamps promises doubled salary expectations, with average pay packets hitting £70,000 for cloud computing pros with demand for cloud and coding skills sky high, bootcamps help participants build skills from scratch and guarantee an interview entry-level talent in hot demand as British tech sector still needs junior staff...