The US federal government faced one of the most severe losses of scientific expertise in its modern history in 2025, when more than 10,000 STEM PhD scientists left federal agencies in a single year. An analysis published by Science, based on workforce data from the US Office of Personnel Management, found that 10,109 doctoral-level scientists have…
The government has scrapped a plan to require workers to sign up to a new digital ID system to prove their right to work in the UK. Instead, Labour ministers say existing checks will go completely online by 2029, using documents such as biometric passports. The reversal is the latest in a series of U-turns…
WATCH: Explaining the backlash against Elon Musk’s Grok AI The government says it wants regulator Ofcom to decide “in days, not weeks” what action it will take against Elon Musk’s This significant backlash came after Grok digitally stripped people without their consent when they were tagged beneath images posted on X – something it says…
getty images Pubs’ business rate bills are to be slashed in the upcoming rise. An announcement is due to be made by the government in England in the next few days. The government is expected to say it will make changes to the way pubs calculate business rates, resulting in lower increases in bills. Treasury…
Grok, which is being used to generate. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said Elon Musk’s ex must urgently deal with its built-in artificial intelligence, Grok, which is being used to generate “absolutely appalling” fake erotic images. Ofcom expressed “serious concerns” on Monday. With the social media platform’s AI tools, it can be used to create…
