UK government considers smart glasses ban over secret filming concerns
Minister hints at restriction on selling technology ‘to certain users’ amid worries over surreptitious filming of womenThe government is considering p...
Albanese government warned it’s ‘sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario’ over use of algorithms and AI
Centre for Public Integrity report says mandatory audit and public register of all automated decision-making neededGet our breaking news email, free a...
Israel’s President Will Start Talks on Whether Netanyahu or Eisenkot Can Form a Government
President Isaac Herzog will meet with party leaders over the next two days to decide whether to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or rivals the f...
Firework noise limit should be drastically cut to protect wild animals, UK government told
Ministers urged to go further than proposed cut to 110 decibels to ease acute stress on birds and others animalsCampaigners are calling on the governm...
Democrats win the Senate, setting up divided government for remainder of Trump's term
Democrats won by making inroads in several states where they have long struggled, boosted by a challenging political environment for the GOP dominated...
Protect Poundland from predatory capitalism, MPs tell government
Budget retailer and 12,000 jobs at risk after US owner fails to accept buyout offersMPs have called on the government to protect Poundland and other h...
How Reeves has mapped out the agenda for Burnham’s government
On Brexit, devolution and investment, the former chancellor is eerily in tune with the man who sacked herReeves says UK’s future is in the EUWhich sen...
Virginia and DC sue to stop Trump’s arch as government looks to start construction
Legal challenges to Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting even as its construction is imminentThe legal challenges to Donald Trump’s prop...
A world-first focus on long-term outcomes could transform UK government – or create new spending fights
Tucked away in John Healey’s budget is decision to ringfence preventative projects where future savings outweigh initial costIt merited the briefest o...
Trump beware: US voters are concerned about government corruption
Alleged self-dealing by the president and his allies doesn’t look so good as corruption emerges as a key issue for midterm votersGovernment corruption...
The ‘breathing space budget’ – breathing space for the government, that is | John Crace
John Healey aced the morning-after media round because his Martin Lewis measures left nothing to challenge him on Maybe it had been one of the greates...
Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns
The social networking site is facing criticism for blocking access to the site, which identifies thousands of ICE agents and other employees working f...
Their colleges closed, but the government refuses to erase their debts, lawsuit says
Federal law requires the Education Department to erase the student loans of borrowers whose colleges close suddenly. A new lawsuit claims the departme...