How the UK’s algorithm-based grading fell apart

Posted on 18/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The coronavirus pandemic has made it impossible for UK students to take any traditional exams. In England, these include GCSEs, the qualifications that mark the end of compulsory school education, AS and A-levels, the latter of which are required for...

UK court rules police facial recognition trials violate privacy laws

Posted on 11/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Human rights organization Liberty is claiming a win in its native Britain after a court ruled that police trials of facial recognition technology violated privacy laws. The Court of Appeal ruled that the use of automatic facial recognition systems un...

Uber is buying its biggest rival in the UK

Posted on 06/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Uber has announced that it is buying Autocab, a British supplier of booking services for the taxi industry and creator of a homegrown Uber rival. The move will enable Uber to incorporate the drivers who work as part of the iGo network inside the Uber...

UK approves Amazon’s investment in food delivery giant Deliveroo

Posted on 04/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon's long slog to become a major investor in Deliveroo, one of the UK's largest food delivery services, is finally over. Today, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed that the company could proceed as the lead investor in a funding...

NSA says Russian hackers are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research

Posted on 16/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Russian hackers are trying to steal research on COVID-19 vaccines, according to intelligence services in the US, UK and Canada, The National Security Agency (NSA) said a group that has been linked to Russian intelligence has targeted health care orga...

Google expands Play Pass to nine countries beyond the US

Posted on 14/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Almost a year after Google introduced Play Pass on Android, it’s expanding the game and app subscription service outside of the US. It’ll be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom th...

The UK will remove Huawei equipment from its 5G networks by 2027

Posted on 14/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The UK doesn’t want Huawei’s telecommunications equipment anymore. Oliver Dowden, the UK government’s culture secretary, said mobile operators shouldn’t buy the company’s 5G equipment from December 31st, 2020. “Once the telecoms security bill is pass...

Google’s true wireless Pixel Buds are now available outside of the US

Posted on 13/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A few months after Google released its second-generation Pixel Buds in the US, they’re now on sale in some other countries. Folks in Canada, the UK, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Singapore and Spain are among those who can get their han...

Australia and the UK open joint investigation of Clearview AI

Posted on 09/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Australia and the UK have opened a joint investigation into Clearview AI. Specifically, the regulatory bodies are concerned with Clearview’s practice of using “scraped” data and biometrics. The two countries aren’t the first to question Clearview AI,...

UK may cut Huawei out of 5G networks this year

Posted on 05/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The UK was already having second thoughts about Huawei’s involvement in its 5G networks, and now it appears ready to completely change its stance. According to The Telegraph’s sources (via The Guardian), the government is crafting proposals that woul...

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