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Jimmy Wales: Online Safety Bill could devastate small businesses and startups
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The Wikipedia founder rails against policymakers who see all content moderation through the prism of Twitter and Facebook
Labour plans overhaul of 'anti-innovation' UK tech regulation
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Labour's shadow innovation minister blasts successive governments' "wholly inadequate" and "wrong-headed" approach to regulation
Lacklustre leadership from DCMS delays UK-wide biometric identity platform rollout
By Rory Bathgate published
News For years the UK government has longed for a fully functional digital identity system, but it isn't helping those who are crying out to build it
UK government set to subsidise chip manufacturing in bid to cut overseas reliance
By Ross Kelly published
News The move looks to bolster domestic production capabilities and support UK manufacturers
DCMS: Eagle Labs 'offers better value for money’ than Tech Nation
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis The decision to award a £12 million grant to Barclays Eagle Labs has sparked widespread industry concern, with Tech Nation fighting for its future
The Cookie Law is finally crumbling – good riddance
By Nicole Kobie published
Opinion The stalest of all laws is getting an overhaul after years of menacing the web, and its end can’t come soon enough
UK Silicon Valley plans are ‘antiquated and misguided’
By David Howell published
In-depth The government risks missing out on the next phase of innovation entirely by going full throttle on long-held ambitions to turn the UK into the next Silicon Valley
US 5G operators welcome new freedoms as FAA, airport concerns approach end
By Rory Bathgate published
News Airlines will have until 2024 to upgrade aircraft hardware potentially susceptible to 5G interference
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