In August 2011, Google’s then chairman, Eric Schmidt, made a rare public intervention in British politics. Delivering…
How Chinese firms are influencing facial recognition standards
Chinese companies are pushing their own specifications for facial recognition (FR), video monitoring, city and vehicl…
OECD launches negotiations on new international tech tax regime
Long-awaited discussions on the future of global taxation began in Paris this week as tax officials representing more…
The issue ministers are avoiding when it comes to Huawei
As Downing Street nears a decision on the role Huawei will play in building Britain’s 5G network, the US has stepped …
Developers of artificial intelligence must be subject to stricter regulation
Artificial intelligence (AI), we are told, will transform our lives. The technology is still in its infancy; we will …
Google and Microsoft clash over facial recognition regulation
Two of Google and Microsoft’s most senior executives have clashed over the regulation of facial recognition, as…
Revealed: UK government ignored Uighur repression in talks with China’s tech giants
Around two dozen of the UK’s most senior civil servants flew to China last year to meet with executives of some…
12 tech policy priorities for 2020
We don’t know at this stage exactly how the structure of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is goin…
Will new robocalling legislation actually work?
Robocalls sparked a rare moment of bipartisanship when both houses of the US Congress and the President were in near-…
White House cautions EU against “innovation-killing” AI regulation
The White House has sought to discourage the European Union from developing stringent artificial intelligence regulat…