The UK is secretly testing a controversial web snooping tool wired.co.uk The Investigatory Powers Act, or Snooper’s Charter, was introduced in 2016. Now one of its most contentious surveillance tools is being secretly trialled by i...

UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech – TechCrunch techcrunch.com The U.K. is moving ahead with a plan to regulate big tech, responding to competition concerns over a “winner-takes-all” dynamic in digital markets. ...

Government’s scientific advisers publish details of closed-doors coronavirus meetings - follow liv... independent.co.uk Follow the latest updates on the viral pandemic in the UK and around the world...

The UK's $39 billion tax gap has left a 'financial black hole' for its already-battered economy businessinsider.in The UK's tax gap, which shows the balance between the amount of tax expected and actually paid, fell to a five-year low of $39 billion in the year 2018-19,...

Heirlume raises $1.38M to remove the barriers of trademark registration for small businesses uk.news.yahoo.com Trademark registration is one such concern, and Toronto-based startup Heirlume just raised $1.7 million CAD (~$1.38 million) to address the problem with a machi...

UK mathematician wins richest prize in academia theguardian.com Martin Hairer takes $3m Breakthrough prize for work a colleague said must have been done by aliens...