The Department of Energy is consolidating six specialized advisory committees into one Office of Science Advisory Committee. Scientists fear this move reduces their influence over the $8.24 billion research budget. The change appears part of a broader administration strategy to shift control toward
A coalition of reporters obtained a dataset containing 278 million location data points from phones in Belgium, including sensitive EU officials. The data came from ordinary apps that sell information to brokers, who then resell it to governments and militaries. Europe’s strong data protection laws
O2 faces government backlash after announcing mobile bill increases that exceed what customers were told when signing contracts. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has demanded Ofcom urgently review consumer protections in the telecom market, calling the price hike “disappointing.”
Gatwick Airport faces a critical juncture as a proposed 300% increase in business rates threatens to undermine £4.2bn in planned investments. The airport’s expansion, which includes activating a second runway and creating 14,000 jobs, now hangs in the balance ahead of next month’s Budget decision. I
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