From the IAP

• App Developers Security and Privacy Practices
  DSIT has commissioned Pye Tait Consulting, an independent research agency, to conduct work to help it understand current security and privacy practices utilised by app developers – especially the impact […]
• AI Safety Summit – Bletchley Park
  The recent AI summit at Bletchley Park, which coincided with the publication of the "Bletchley Declaration," was a significant event involving 28 countries and the European Union. […] https://www.iap.org.uk/main/ai-safety-summit-bletchley-park/ The […]
• Robotic Malfunction Raises Safety Concerns Amidst Growing Automation Trend
  In a recent incident that has sparked discussions about safety in automated workspaces, a robot at a manufacturing facility caused an accident resulting in injury. The event has shed light […]

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The Register

• Meta starts rolling out end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger
  Surfing the cryptographic wave Meta is pressing ahead with default end-to-end encryption on chats and calls in Messenger, with the rollout beginning today.…
• GitLab admits IT ineptitude in finance reporting is ongoing
  Code shack has had two years since auditor's 'adverse opinion' to get house in order GitLab has again warned of material weaknesses in its financial controls because of failures to […]

PM Today

• Apple To Launch New iPads, M3 MacBook Air To Fight Weak Sales – Bloomberg News
  The company has faced several quarters of sales decline for Macs and iPads. The post Apple To Launch New iPads, M3 MacBook Air To Fight Weak Sales – Bloomberg News […]
• EU Countries, Lawmakers Reach Deal On Rules For ChatGPT, Other Systems – Source
  The talks which started on Wednesday are continuing with the focus on the use of biometric surveillance which lawmakers want to ban. The post EU Countries, Lawmakers Reach Deal On […]

Wired

• Google’s Gemini Is the Real Start of the Generative AI Boom
  by Will Knight
  A new AI model from Google—called Gemini—is fresh competition for OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The AI rivals are now working on even more radical ideas.
• The Generative AI Copyright Fight Is Just Getting Started
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  The Authors Guild and other artists’ groups say that it's unfair to train AI algorithms on their work without permission. Tech companies generally argue that it counts as “fair use.”

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