Newsletter May 11, 2023

Britain ditches commitment to remove all EU laws by the end of 2023

The British government no longer intends to remove all European Union laws by the end of this year, a flagship policy for hardline Brexiteers that sparked warnings from business and the opposition about legal uncertainty and bureaucratic chaos.

Canada unveils new passport design with more security features, nod to King Charles

Canada on Wednesday unveiled a new design for passports with advanced security features including a new series with reference to His Majesty King Charles III, as part of a regular upgrade.

UK factories receive millions in funding to improve energy efficiency and push towards net zero by 2050

UK government's IETF has granted £24.3 million to top UK energy-intensive firms to help them improve their energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

Starmer revels in Sunak's election woes at PMQs

Throughout a fiery two-hour exchange with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Labour leader seemed revitalised by his party's success in the local elections.

Crises from Ukraine to banking await G7 finance ministers

EU officials are already discussing halting exports of sensitive technologies to eight Chinese companies over suspicions they are selling them to Moscow.

Blinken and Cleverly signal foreign policy consensus between Britain and US

In a joint statement following their meeting in Washington, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicated consensus on the conflict in Ukraine and foreign policy approaches to China.

How AI is being used by businesses to eliminate bias in hiring processes

AI chatbot tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT can aid the hiring process for companies by using the software's abilities to communicate and organise everything.

Senior Google engineer reveals who the tech giant's real competition is

While Google is focused on competing against OpenAI, another dangerous competitor is making big advancements in AI.

Google answers ChatGPT challenge with Bard expansion

The company's AI efforts would be carried out in a "bold and responsible" way, senior product director Jack Krawczyk said during a briefing.

iPhone 14 gets the lowest 5-star ratings, will the iPhone 15 be any better?

Apple is reportedly planning to bring major improvements to the iPhone 15 series, but it is unclear whether the base models will get any notable upgrades.

Data reveals fourteen million hectares of land are available in Europe for afforestation

According to research by Arbonics, there are fourteen million hectares of land available in Europe for afforestation, which could balance out the emissions of everyone living in London and Berlin.

Daily Mirror apologises to Prince Harry over unlawful action

The publisher of a British tabloid has apologised to Prince Harry for unlawfully seeking information about him, at the start of a lawsuit the royal is bringing over alleged "industrial-scale" phone-hacking in which he is due to give evidence.

Lionel Messi's father opens up on future amid £320 million contract rumours

Messi recently won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award.