UK warns of AI dependency, calls for digital sovereignty and domestic chip development

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1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 · Dan Milmo Global technology editor · 2026-04-28 17:03

   UK must seize AI initiative or be left at the ‘mercy’ of the future, Liz Kendall warns

   <p>The technology secretary spoke amid concerns the UK was struggling to make its own way in AI</p><p>Britain must seize the initiative in AI or be left at the “mercy and whim” of a future shaped by the technology, Liz Kendall has warned.</p><p>The UK’s technology secretary said …

2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-04-29 14:03

   📰 Larry’s risky business If you want to know whether the AI bubble is bursting, there's only one publicly traded company that will tell you: Oracle. That's righ

   📰 Larry’s risky business If you want to know whether the AI bubble is bursting, there's only one publicly traded company that will tell you: Oracle. That's right, the database company. Oracle has burned its boats and pivot... 📰 Source: The Verge 🔗 Link: https://www.theverge.com/a…

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3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-04-29 14:02

   📰 Warren Spector's newly solo-friendly stealth game Thick as Thieves will launch as a four-hour "introductory campaign" that only costs a fiver Otherside Entert

   📰 Warren Spector's newly solo-friendly stealth game Thick as Thieves will launch as a four-hour "introductory campaign" that only costs a fiver Otherside Entertainment have revealed launch pricing details for Thick as Thieves, the alternate 1900s stealth game that has now moved a…

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4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-04-29 14:02

   🎮 After ditching PvP for solo and co-op, legendary designer Warren Spector's stealthy Thick as Thieves reveals a price so low I thought it was a typo We're just

   🎮 After ditching PvP for solo and co-op, legendary designer Warren Spector's stealthy Thick as Thieves reveals a price so low I thought it was a typo We're just weeks away from the launch of Thick as Thieves, the intriguing new stealth game from legendary Thief: The Dark Project …

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5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-04-29 14:02

   🐧 Pure Maps – native map and navigation application for Linux Pure Maps is a native map and navigation application for Linux that’s aimed particularly at mobile

   🐧 Pure Maps – native map and navigation application for Linux Pure Maps is a native map and navigation application for Linux that’s aimed particularly at mobile Linux platforms. The post Pure Maps – native map and navigation application for Linux appeared fir... 📰 Source: LinuxLi…

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6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-04-29 06:57

   FX: the slamming of a door on an empty stable. The British state, if it had had any sense, would have been worrying about # DigitalSovereignty years ago. # BigT

   FX: the slamming of a door on an empty stable. The British state, if it had had any sense, would have been worrying about # DigitalSovereignty years ago. # BigTech # AI https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/apr/29/ai-panic-uk-government-us-dependent-technology-trump

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7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-04-29 05:39

   UK Science Secretary Liz Kendall warns AI is the 'currency of the future' — and Britain must avoid dependency on US tech giants. Calls for democratic middle pow

   UK Science Secretary Liz Kendall warns AI is the 'currency of the future' — and Britain must avoid dependency on US tech giants. Calls for democratic middle powers to build sovereign digital infrastructure amid growing concerns over unaccountable private influence. # technologyso…