The pandemic has unleashed a swarm of new technologies, especially within the logistics industry. While drones have b…
John Tasioulas named as first director of Oxford’s AI ethics institute
Oxford University has appointed John Tasioulas, a philosophy professor at King’s College London, as the inaugur…
Internet Society launches tool to protect the open web
The Internet Society has developed a tool for policymakers that aims to preserve the internet’s open and free standar…
Privacy-focused search engines return more health misinformation, researchers claim
A new study overseen by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) claims that privacy-preserving search engines such as Duc…
Industry ‘cautiously’ welcomes plan to overhaul digital ID, but privacy campaigners warn of weak protections
Industry experts have “cautiously” welcomed the government’s plans to overhaul its beleaguered digi…
UK will keep the ‘Facebook tax’ for now, says the Treasury
The UK government says it will keep the digital services tax (DST) until there is an international framework for taxi…
Does America’s ‘clean network’ initiative mean the end of the open web?
The US has been locked in an escalating battle with China for the past four years of the Trump presidency. But in the…
EU Amazon report will offer greater insight than US antitrust hearing
The US subcommittee hearing on Big Tech’s antitrust violations made strong allegations, but an upcoming report from t…
Public apathy is the most powerful enemy of tech regulation
Four years ago, Trump was elected under a fog of accusations and outrage. In November, it’ll be time to do it all aga…
Home Office to shelve “racist” visa algorithm following landmark legal challenge
The Home Office is set to shelve an allegedly racist visa algorithm following a landmark legal challenge by campaigne…