LinkedIn has paused training generative AI models using data from UK users after engaging with the UK’s data protection regulator. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Friday that it had received confirmation from the professional networking platform that it had “suspended” AI model training based on data from UKContinue Reading
Construction group ISG, which was in the middle of numerous government projects including work to prisons, has collapsed into administration in the UK. The majority of its 2,400 employees have been made redundant after the UK business appointed joint administrators at EY, and shut down its sites immediately. The constructionContinue Reading
People with a peanut allergy have been warned to avoid eating products containing mustard because they may have been contaminated. Mustard ingredients can be found in food such as dips, sauces, salads and pre-packed sandwiches, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said. Such mustard products could contain traces of peanut, potentially causingContinue Reading
Cherie Blair has opened up about how she was pushed down the stairs by a domestic abuser while representing his vulnerable victim. The leading barrister said her attacker was out of control and clearly felt entirely justified in his attack on her, which took place when she was a youngContinue Reading
Health and safety experts are calling for urgent action to tackle an “epidemic” of long working hours. It follows a study by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) which suggested that one in two workers are putting in two extra hours without pay every week. A survey ofContinue Reading
Pep Guardiola has issued a coy update on the fitness of talisman Kevin De Bruyne ahead of Sunday’s crunch clash against Arsenal. De Bruyne was hauled off at the break against Inter Milan during City’s midweek Champions League opener. The Belgian, who missed half of last season through injury, hadContinue Reading
The Welsh Government is weighing the introduction of tax breaks to stem the tide of people leaving the country, particularly from rural areas, and to preserve the Welsh language. Inspired by the Castilla-La Mancha region in Spain, where a 25 per cent income tax reduction is offered to residents inContinue Reading
It is beyond “reasonable doubt” that the Covid-19 pandemic originated in a Chinese animal market, a new scientific study has found. Researchers from the United States and France discovered one stall in Wuhan, China, was a hotspot for coronavirus after analysing hundreds of genetic samples collected by Chinese authorities inContinue Reading
Reform voters are outliers who have “starkly” differently views about immigration than the rest of the population, according to new research. They are the only group where most of those surveyed feel no sympathy for people making the dangerous Channel crossing in small boats and who oppose resettlement schemes likeContinue Reading
Thames Water has said it will kick off the process of raising more money from investors over the next few weeks. The struggling water giant said that while it has been in talks with potential funders since July, it will launch its formal “equity solicitation process” in the coming weeks.Continue Reading
