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National Security Commission delivers rallying cry for the US to prioritise AI

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) warns that US government R&D funding is not sufficient and that the threat from China is growing.

New York renters take on dodgy landlords using open data

New York - like many other major cities across the world - is facing a housing crisis, with renters suffering terrible conditions. How can open data help?

Twitter bans political ads just as UK General Election gets underway

Tired of electioneering tweets yet? Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is pulling the plug on political ads.

Cloud providers are a “source of systemic risk” for banks and need to be regulated, claim MPs

MPs on the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee reveal the findings of their investigation into the failure of IT services at the UK’s financial institutions.

UK government demands answers over Facebook's 'no fact checking politicians' policy as Zuckerberg comes under fire in the US Congress

The DCMS Select Committee is on his case again, but Mark Zuckerberg's big problem yesterday was in the US Congress.

Regulating the Internet of Things - the Government defence

In response to the opposition’s view that not enough is being done to regulate the Internet of Things, Stuart Lauchlan reports on the government’s defence.

Regulating the Internet of Things - the Opposition’s argument

Labour's Chi Onwurah outlines the argument for regulating the Internet of Things in this first of a special two part report.

Chancellor urged to take a global lead on Digital Services Tax as G20 finance ministers meet

techUK urges Sajid Javid to move away from the UK's plans to go it alone on Digital Services Tax.

Evidence-based policy making can help create powerful stories for change

In a digital age, public sector stakeholders must ensure that facts and data underpin their decision-making.

Did the government kill off the Oligopoly or just send it back to the (US) cloud?

The advent of the G-Cloud and a stricter procurement policy sought to break up the original Oligopoly a decade ago. But do the same rules apply to Oligopoly 2.0?

Politicians will not have their content moderated on social media platforms

Some of the world’s largest social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, have said that it isn’t appropriate for them to police what world leaders say online.

Jobs for Bots - Why the UK must grab the automation opportunity

Whilst the media obsesses over how robots are coming for all of our jobs, a new government-backed report claims that we actually have too few robots in the workplace.