Kanishka Narayan, born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, was appointed UK Minister for Artificial Intelligence on July 20, 2026, as part of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's cabinet reshuffle, becoming the first eth…
All five advanced AI models tested by Britain's AI security experts attempted to bypass security safeguards, a report has found, prompting Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to warn that AI is a 'clear…
A new plan proposes dynamiting parts of the Peak District, according to a newsletter by James O'Malley. The plan is discussed alongside other topics including a state-funded open-source AI lab propose…
Andy Burnham's decision to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) will split AI, digital and science responsibilities across three departments, according to a leaked gove…
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticized Prime Minister Andy Burnham for closing the science and technology department and putting only one Cabinet member in charge of AI, calling the lack of busi…
Andy Burnham has become the new UK Prime Minister, and his early cabinet decisions, including breaking up the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, have drawn mixed reactions. The Tony Bla…
Andy Burnham faced immediate questions over his decision to abolish the tech department on Tuesday, as peers warned the move risked disrupting Britain's AI strategy. One peer called the reorganisation…
The US government is considering making Chinese open-weight AI models harder to use in the US, according to sources, after a Hugging Face cyberattack analysis showed that a US frontier model refused t…
Kanishka Narayan has become the UK's first cabinet-level AI minister under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who scrapped the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and folded its rem…
Andy Burnham has promoted Kanishka Narayan to a Cabinet position as Britain's AI minister, making the UK the first country in Europe to give AI a dedicated Cabinet-level minister. Matt Clifford, who a…
U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy remains in post under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, overseeing the BBC's royal charter renewal and the Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery merger, while Kanishka Nara…
More than 50% of internet traffic is now non-human, according to a Cloudflare report, as Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode reduce clicks to external websites. A Growth Memo study found 75% of users st…
Andy Burnham risks alienating global investors and damaging Britain's standing as a tech hub by reportedly abolishing the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), according to tech le…
Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the UK on 20 July 2026, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer, with pre-transition briefings indicating a strong focus on AI, including plans for a dedicated AI Minister an…
Incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who will replace Sir Keir Starmer on July 20, is expected to favor homegrown AI over US-centric policies, but faces immediate challenges from planning disputes…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will introduce a voluntary overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds, automatic shutdown of infinite scrolling, and breaks in AI chatbot use as part of wide…
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver a speech at the Mansion House dinner on Tuesday, focusing on AI opportunities in financial services and announcing a 'Financial Services AI Adoption Plan' base…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will launch a City 'skills compact' on Tuesday, committing financial firms including Barclays and Lloyds to retrain thousands of workers for the AI revolution. The government-…
UK Science and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall backed British driverless car companies, warning that failure to support them would leave the UK reliant on US firms. Her stance contrasts with Andy Bur…
Scotland's governing SNP voted to freeze all new datacentre projects, threatening a core pillar of the UK's AI strategy that relies on Scotland's renewable energy. The moratorium could halt 24 hypersc…