AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI and Media: The UK competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Meta’s terms for publishers whose content may be used to train its AI, adding to growing scrutiny of how tech firms use news material. Scam Protection: O2 is rolling out free AI-powered call blocking to customers, aiming to stop more than three million suspected scam calls a week. Investment: A £700m government fund will help unlock stalled UK projects, including potential science, technology and manufacturing sites, with the aim of attracting up to £2bn in private investment. Life Sciences: Vertex plans a 155,000-square-foot medicines research centre at Oxfordshire’s Harwell campus, strengthening the region’s growing health-tech cluster. Shipbuilding: A new Belfast fabrication hall, equipped with robotic cutting and mechanised production technology, will support construction of three Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and around 900 jobs. Defence AI: Britain and Germany plan to deepen military cooperation by jointly testing and developing AI for their armed forces.
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