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Cyber Pledge Arrives, and Boards Meet the Router
Businesses were urged to sign the Cyber Resilience Pledge as ministers promoted board responsibility and stronger cyber defences.
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Intellectual Property Office Plans the Year, Prototype Wants a Frame
The Intellectual Property Office has published its 2026 to 2027 Corporate Plan, prompting a prototype to question the meaning of transformation.
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Space Advisory Group Gets Terms and Telescope Wants Biscuits
The Space Industry Advisory Group can advise ministers and meet four times a year. The telescope is auditing the biscuits.
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Drone Funding Gives Flying Taxis A Tiny Numberplate
Nearly £50 million will support UK drones and flying taxis, including a drone ID system that gives the future a familiar administrative burden.
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UK and EU Innovation Talks Bring Tiny Lanyard
The UK and EU agreed to begin negotiations on British participation in the European Innovation Council Fund, prompting one tiny lanyard to report for duty.
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Digital Waste Tracking Gives Every Skip a Paper Trail
A new digital waste tracking service will create real time records for permitted waste, giving every skip an unexpectedly detailed paper trail.
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Six Frontier Technologies Take Their Positions, and the Chip Demands a Tiny Chair
The Government has named six frontier technologies as priorities for UK growth and resilience, prompting one semiconductor to demand a tiny chair.
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Cyber Resilience Pledge Lets Accountability Hide in a Shared Folder
The voluntary Cyber Resilience Pledge asks organisations to take three actions against cyber attacks, while accountability searches for the shared folder.
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Radiofrequency Jammers and the Doorbell’s Evidence
The Government is considering tighter controls on radiofrequency jammers, while the doorbell prepares its evidence.
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Easter Online Safety Tools Put Parents on the Spot
Easter online safety tools give parents conversation starters about harmful content while ministers propose tougher rules for platforms.