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'Digital hostile environment': AI secretly being embedded across Home Office, report claims
AI is being trialled in near-total secrecy, with officials routinely invoking national security to stonewall FoI requests, the report says. AI is being trialled in near-total secrecy, with officials routinely invoking national security to stonewall FoI requests, the report says. 'Digital hostile environment': AI secretly being embedded across Home Office, report claims Tasks from determining asylum seekers' ages to border surveillance now involve AI, says Open Rights Group AI has been embedded across the Home Office in near-total secrecy, reinforcing the so-called hostile environment for immigration, according to research. Tasks from the detection of potential sham marriages to determining the age of asylum seekers and checking through the contents of phones of new arrivals now involve use of the technology, according to a report by Open Rights Group (ORG). It is also being used to conduct surveillance of borders, through live facial recognition and AI-powered drones and satellites; to summarise asylum interviews and country policy information used as evidence in those interviews; and to prioritise and assess cases through the opaque Identify and Prioritise Immigration Cases (Ipic) tool.
'I'm a single mum on 41,000 and limit my weekly shop to 40.' What do you want from the Budget?
'I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40.' What do you want from the Budget? Chancellor John Healey is set to unveil his first Budget on Wednesday. Unlike in previous years there have been very few leaks about what will be in it, though Healey's tax and spending plans will be under close scrutiny at a time when government borrowing costs are at historic highs. BBC News has been speaking to people on a range of incomes on how they feel about their finances and what they would like to see in the Budget. If there are issues you would like to see covered, you can get in touch via BBC Your Voice .
Turning untapped talent into a new force for business
Takanari Ono, CEO of Valt Japan, at Next Hero DIC Marunouchi, a digital work support center created with Mitsubishi Estate. In Marunouchi, one of Tokyo's central business districts, a new model of digital work infrastructure is testing how people who face barriers to employment can contribute to real business needs, and to the city's wider economy. For Takanari Ono, CEO of Valt Japan Co., Ltd., the question of work began in the pharmaceutical industry. Before founding the company in 2014, Ono worked at a pharmaceutical company, where he believed medicine could improve people's lives by stabilizing symptoms and supporting health. Then, at a patient advocacy group meeting, he heard something that changed his perspective.
Maxxing named Dictionary.coms 2026 Word of the Year
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Why French and Japanese users are beefing on X, explained
Safety Net Look Up Versus Trending Now Say More Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Creator Playbook Mashable Selects Getting Technical with Mashable Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List In My Bag Mashable @Home All Series A beef that started over a'One Piece' flag has turned into an ugly meme war over the West's idealized image of Japan. Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master's in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and . The Elon Musk -owned X has a new main character -- or, this time, two entire countries.
Grok Says Its AI-Generated Version of 'The Odyssey' Is 'Not Historically Accurate'
Grok Says Its AI-Generated Version of Is'Not Historically Accurate' Months after Elon Musk declared that the xAI model would outclass Christopher Nolan's mythological epic, the bot itself admitted defeat. You don't hear the defenders of so-called western civilization talk much about these days. Maybe that's because their rabid denunciations of Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's epic were buried in an avalanche of money. The July blockbuster has grossed nearly $1.8 billion worldwide, silencing the right-wingers who predicted a massive flop due to diverse casting and deviations from the source material. Perhaps the loudest of these preemptive critics was Elon Musk.
Healey vows cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes'
Healey vows cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of'everyday fixes' John Healey will remove import taxes on marmalade, gherkins and more than 100 products in a bid to give families breathing space with the cost of living at the Budget . The chancellor on Wednesday will promise a fresh series of everyday fixes to ease the pressure on households. The measures will also include an end to the so-called cliff-edge for those receiving carer's allowance payments and higher tax-free mileage rates being made permanent. But the Conservatives said the offer of cheaper gherkins was an insult to families hammered by Labour's tax rises. Ahead of the Budget, the government said it is removing tariffs on more than 100 family favourite products, while supporting farmers facing higher fertiliser costs and households reliant on heating oil.
Apple breaks silence on iPhone Duo cracking reports
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