AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoOnline Safety Crackdown: UK PM Keir Starmer tells Apple and Google to add device controls to stop under-16s sending or receiving nude images, with legislation and fines if firms don’t comply within three months. Sovereign AI Push: UK industry and finance back a sovereign frontier AI model on Isambard-AI, aiming for deployment readiness by end-2026 and keeping training inside customer infrastructure. AI Security for Fleets: A connected-fleet warning says route and stop data can become a physical-security risk for UK logistics, urging stronger protections around fleet information. UK Tech Policy & Markets: Google’s new CAPTCHA plans are criticised as creating a “two-tier” internet for “approved” devices, while Japanese investors cut foreign stock exposure fastest in about five years amid tech-market jitters. Manufacturing & Skills: MOON hosts Women in Tailoring at its Yorkshire mill, and Scarab Sweepers says Made in Britain’s ESV certification is central to its procurement and road-sweeper innovation. Retail Tech Deal: Currys cuts £110 on the HP Smart Tank 7006, pitching ink-free refills for up to three years.
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