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11 December 2020
Addenbrooke’s to use Microsoft’s AI tool to speed up cancer treatment
Microsoft said that Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, UK, will use its artificial intelligence (AI) technology powered InnerEye tool for speeding up cancer treatment.
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27 November 2020
UK announces winners of £20m Turing AI Acceleration Fellowships scheme
The UK government has announced a funding boost of £20m through the Turing AI Acceleration Fellowships scheme for artificial intelligence (AI) projects.
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25 November 2020
University of Manchester, THG join forces for cybersecurity project
The University of Manchester has joined forces with e-commerce business THG for the £5.8m Soteria project to help prevent cyber attacks.
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20 November 2020
UK announces National Cyber Force to counter adversaries
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the formation of the National Cyber Force (NCF) for undertaking cyber operations to disrupt hostile state activities, terrorists, and criminals threatening the...
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17 November 2020
Sensyne Health, Somerset NHS sign pact for AI-powered clinical research
Sensyne Health has signed a five-year strategic research agreement (SRA) with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to gain access to 1.1 million patient records for undertaking clinical research with the help...
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5 November 2020
NHS launches second round of ‘AI in Health and Care Award’ competition
The UK’s National Health System (NHS) has opened applications for technology companies, researchers, and developers to take part in the second round of the £140m ‘AI in Health and Care...
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4 November 2020
NCSC defends UK from 723 cyber attacks in fourth year of operations
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) claimed to have defended the UK from 723 cyber incidents during the fourth year of its operations, of which nearly 200 are related...
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2 November 2020
Marriott International fined £18.4m by UK’s ICO over data breach
US hospitality company Marriott International has been fined £18.4m by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over a data breach resulting from a cyber-attack in 2014 that impacted 339 million...
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29 October 2020
UKRI to invest £29m to boost digital revolution and online safety
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will invest £29m towards the creation of a new online safety centre of excellence and multiple new research projects across the UK to boost...
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23 October 2020
UK enforces sanctions on Russia for cyber attack on German Parliament
The UK government has enforced new sanctions against Russia for allegedly carrying out cyber attacks on Deutscher Bundestag, the German federal parliament, in 2015.