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Prince William tells young fan that his daughter has exams - as she asks where Princess Charlotte, 9, is during D-Day event in Portsmouth - in adorable video
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prince William tells young fan that his daughter has exams - as she asks where Princess Charlotte, 9, is during D-Day event in Portsmouth - in adorable video

Daily Mail  

Prince William was every inch the doting father as he fondly spoke about his nine-year-old daughter's exam worries to a young fan on Wednesday. Prior to meeting his young fan, Prince William gave an update on the Princess of Wales' condition as he revealed his wife 'would have loved' to attend a D-Day anniversary event with him today. Princess Charlotte, …

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Two Bletchley Park codebreakers who helped end WWII celebrate their 100th birthday together at a joint party
9 months, 1 week ago

Two Bletchley Park codebreakers who helped end WWII celebrate their 100th birthday together at a joint party

Daily Mail  

Two codebreakers who worked at Bletchley Park and helped to end the Second World War have celebrated their 100th birthdays together. Gwenfron Picken and Kath Morris pictured with Captain Huw Williams MBE DL RLC at their joint birthday party in Port Talbot The pair worked in the iconic huts and blocks of the top secret mansion in Buckinghamshire, which housed …

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AI safety: How close is global regulation of artificial intelligence really?
1 year, 1 month ago

AI safety: How close is global regulation of artificial intelligence really?

BBC  

AI safety: How close is global regulation of artificial intelligence really? Consensus has been agreed on the need for regulation: 28 countries including the US, UK and China, alongside the European Union, signed the Bletchley Declaration, a world-first global agreement at the UK's AI Safety Summit, saying as much. Mitchell says that much of the jostling to dictate global AI …

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Rishi's high-level summit: Moment the PM takes centre stage - helpfully flanked by 5ft2 Kamala Harris and 5ft3 Giorgia Meloni - at Bletchley Park gathering as world leaders and tech bosses discuss AI
1 year, 1 month ago

Rishi's high-level summit: Moment the PM takes centre stage - helpfully flanked by 5ft2 Kamala Harris and 5ft3 Giorgia Meloni - at Bletchley Park gathering as world leaders and tech bosses discuss AI

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak today took centre stage as he gathered world leaders and tech bosses to discuss the dangers of Artificial Intelligence on the second day of his Bletchley Park summit. Downing Street has pushed back at claims Mr Sunak's AI summit has been snubbed by world leaders after US President Joe Biden, Canada's Justin Trudeau, France's Emmanuel Macron, and Germany's …

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Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats
1 year, 1 month ago

Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats

Associated Press  

BLETCHLEY PARK, England — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit would “tip the balance in favor of humanity” in the race to contain the risks from rapid advances in cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Speaking after two days of talks at Bletchley Park, a former codebreaking spy base near London, Sunak said …

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The UK’s AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing
1 year, 1 month ago

The UK’s AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing

Associated Press  

LONDON — The United Kingdom is hosting the AI Safety Summit, bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to a site chosen for its symbolism: Bletchley Park, synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing. Bletchley Park’s wartime scientists developed Colossus, the first programmable digital computer, to crack the Lorenz cipher that Hitler used to communicate with his generals. “They …

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Liz Truss ‘deeply disturbed’ by Sunak’s invitation to China to attend flagship AI summit
1 year, 1 month ago

Liz Truss ‘deeply disturbed’ by Sunak’s invitation to China to attend flagship AI summit

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Defending his move to include China in talks, the PM said: “I know there are …

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One of the last surviving female codebreakers of Bletchley Park dies aged 99
1 year, 3 months ago

One of the last surviving female codebreakers of Bletchley Park dies aged 99

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “They then put the deciphering …

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The eerie emptiness of 'Britain's Area 51'
1 year, 11 months ago

The eerie emptiness of 'Britain's Area 51'

BBC  

The eerie emptiness of 'Britain's Area 51' Geography Photos/Getty Images Orford Ness, on England's east coast, is still steeped in secrecy following the work done there during two World Wars and the Cold War Orford Ness is now one of Britain's most protected natural landscapes. Geography Photos/Getty Images Orford Ness’s importance to Britain’s war effort has been compared to the …

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WWII codebreaker Turing honored on UK’s new 50-pound note
3 years, 8 months ago

WWII codebreaker Turing honored on UK’s new 50-pound note

Associated Press  

LONDON — The rainbow flag flew proudly Thursday above the Bank of England in the heart of London’s financial district to commemorate World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britain’s 50-pound note. He was also gay and was treated appallingly as a result.” During World War II, Turing worked at the secret Bletchley Park code-breaking center, where …

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