Tag: United Kingdom

US suspends tech ‘prosperity deal’ with UK

Posted on   |  by Alistair Smout and Gursimran Kaur
The United States is stalling the implementation of a £31 billion (A$62 billion) technology agreement with Britain, officials said, following concerns in Washington over London’s approach to digital regulation...

Gig Guide: New NDIA chief joins from NSW govt

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
NSW Department of Customer Service secretary Graeme Head will take the helm of the National Disability Insurance Agency following a national search. Mr Head, who begins his three-year term...

UK plans tougher laws to protect public services from cyberattacks

Posted on   |  by Catarina Demony
Britain plans to strengthen its public services’ defences against cyberattacks, requiring companies that provide services to private and public sector organisations such as the National Health Service to meet...

Licence-free defence trade soars under new export regime

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian defence firms shipped more than $150 million in military goods to the United States and United Kingdom without a licence over the past year under the new export...

UK agrees to drop ‘backdoor’ mandate for Apple

Posted on   |  by Kanishka Singh
US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday the UK had agreed to drop its mandate for iPhone maker Apple to provide a “backdoor” that would have...

UK and OpenAI sign new strategic partnership

Posted on   |  by Muvija M and Juby Babu
Britain and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have signed a new strategic partnership to deepen collaboration on AI security research and explore investing in British AI infrastructure, such as data centres....

UK may compel Google to change search rankings

Posted on   |  by Paul Sandle
Britain’s competition regulator said it may force Google to rank businesses more fairly in search results and offer alternative services to consumers, marking the first use of expanded powers...

AUKUS hypersonics pact to boost ‘collective ability’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will conduct a series of hypersonic vehicle tests with its AUKUS partners under a new agreement designed to accelerate the development of the dual-use technology. The agreement, announced...