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Hegseth's plane makes emergency stop in UK (Aaron Pellish/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/15/hegseth-plan-united-kingdom-00609776
http://www.memeorandum.com/251015/p102#a251015p102

Evaluating End-User Device Energy Models in Sustainability Reporting of Browser-Based Web Services
Maja H. Kirkeby, Timmie Lagermann
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12566 https://

Evaluating End-User Device Energy Models in Sustainability Reporting of Browser-Based Web Services
Sustainability reporting in web-based services increasingly relies on simplified energy and carbon models such as the Danish Agency of Digital Government's Digst framework and the United Kingdom-based DIMPACT model. Although these models are widely adopted, their accuracy and precision remain underexplored. This paper presents an empirical study evaluating how well such models reflect actual energy consumption during realistic user interactions with common website categories. Energy use was mea…

The 2024 US State Department report on UK human rights has been published. Note that this is a 2024 report so doesn't have anything to say about the recent policing of support for proscribed groups.
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-country-…

Petition to reform the United Kingdom as the United Kigurumi
via @…
https://wetdry.world/@kuriko/114984790274218255

Petition to rename the United Kingdom “Pound Store United States”. https://social.coop/@afewbugs/115003927188139242

In July, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France plans to recognize a Palestinian state
—joining the ranks of more than 100 global states, mostly non-European, that have already done so.
His decision was a clear shot across the bow to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israeli conduct in Gaza.
The point was made even more blunt in the following days by the news that the United Kingdom also intends to recognize a Palestinian state if no progress is…

What Was the Tipping Point on Gaza?
After almost two years of war, Israel is feeling the growing weight of governmental opprobrium.

Women in Physics in the United Kingdom: A Review of Recent Policy and Initiatives
Sally Jordan, Sarah Bakewell, Holly Jane Campbell, Josie Coltman, Wendy Sadler, Chethana Setty
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06825

Women in Physics in the United Kingdom: A Review of Recent Policy and Initiatives
Across the United Kingdom, initiatives designed to increase the participation and outcomes for women in physics continue, working with children of various ages as well as with adults. Improvements have been achieved by a combination of these initiatives and an accompanying strengthening of policy, but significant gender imbalances remain.

The DOJ has charged alleged Scattered Spider member Thalha Jubair, a UK national, with conspiracies to commit computer fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in relation to at least 120 computer network intrusions and extortion involving 47 U.S. entities.
https://www.

United Kingdom National Charged in Connection with Multiple Cyber Attacks, Including on Critical Infrastructure
A complaint filed in the District of New Jersey was unsealed today charging Thalha Jubair, a United Kingdom national, with conspiracies to commit computer fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in relation to at least 120 computer network intrusions and extortion involving 47 U.S. entities.

Analysis: porn sites that don't comply with the UK's age verification laws have seen their traffic from UK users grow, while sites complying had declines (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

‘Scan your face’ laws for the web are having unexpected consequences
The new age-verification laws in the United States and United Kingdom have brought some surprising downsides, including soaring traffic to seedy parts of the web.

Last data point for today - a comparison of Canada and 3 of our largest trading partners in the agricultural industry. Again, there are lots of interesting numbers, but one factoid that jumped out to me: Canada is farming 6.2% of our land versus the United Kingdom at 75.0%, the United States at 36.8% and Japan 11.8%.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/96-325-x/2021001/article/00012-eng.htm

United Kingdom (GB) IP List
https://ipnetinfo.com/country/GB
Heres a list of all the ranges of every UK ip-address, block-em before you get blocked!

Trustworthiness of Legal Considerations for the Use of LLMs in Education
Sara Alaswad, Tatiana Kalganova, Wasan Awad
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03771 https://

Trustworthiness of Legal Considerations for the Use of LLMs in Education
As Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), becomes increasingly embedded in education systems worldwide, ensuring their ethical, legal, and contextually appropriate deployment has become a critical policy concern. This paper offers a comparative analysis of AI-related regulatory and ethical frameworks across key global regions, including the European Union, United Kingdom, United States, China, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It maps how core trust…

I've lost around 1 hour of my time listening to Trump's speech at United Nations. It was a far right speech (surprise) with threats against people (mostly migrants and refugees); threats against Iran, Venezuela and Brazil; critics to European Union countries as well as to United Kingdom; insults to random people and specially against the previous US administration; critics to the "climate change hoax"... And what's not.
Almost every single minute I heard one or mu…

Encoding Tactile Stimuli for Organoid Intelligence in Braille Recognition
Tianyi Liu (School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology, University of Bristol, United Kingdom), Hemma Philamore (School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology, University of Bristol, United Kingdom), Benjamin Ward-Cherrier (School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology, University of Bristol, United Kingdom)

Encoding Tactile Stimuli for Organoid Intelligence in Braille Recognition
This study proposes a generalizable encoding strategy that maps tactile sensor data to electrical stimulation patterns, enabling neural organoids to perform an open-loop artificial tactile Braille classification task. Human forebrain organoids cultured on a low-density microelectrode array (MEA) are systematically stimulated to characterize the relationship between electrical stimulation parameters (number of pulse, phase amplitude, phase duration, and trigger delay) and organoid responses, mea…

Grounding Large Language Models in Clinical Evidence: A Retrieval-Augmented Generation System for Querying UK NICE Clinical Guidelines
Matthew Lewis, Samuel Thio, Richard JB Dobson, Spiros Denaxas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02967

Grounding Large Language Models in Clinical Evidence: A Retrieval-Augmented Generation System for Querying UK NICE Clinical Guidelines
This paper presents the development and evaluation of a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system for querying the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines using Large Language Models (LLMs). The extensive length and volume of these guidelines can impede their utilisation within a time-constrained healthcare system, a challenge this project addresses through the creation of a system capable of providing users with precisely matched informat…

Environmental Performance, Financial Constraint and Tax Avoidance Practices: Insights from FTSE All-Share Companies
Probowo Erawan Sastroredjo, Marcel Ausloos, Polina Khrennikova
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08450

Environmental Performance, Financial Constraint and Tax Avoidance Practices: Insights from FTSE All-Share Companies
Through its initiative known as the Climate Change Act (2008), the Government of the United Kingdom encourages corporations to enhance their environmental performance with the significant aim of reducing targeted greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. Previous research has predominantly assessed this encouragement favourably, suggesting that improved environmental performance bolsters governmental efforts to protect the environment and fosters commendable corporate governance practices amon…

Cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover threatens to hit British economic growth https://therecord.media/cyberattack-jaguar-land-rover-economic-growth-uk-government

Chile and the UK lead the way in ocean-based climate solutions ahead of COP30, aiming to reduce global emissions gap by 35% by 2050. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

At Climate Week, Chile and the United Kingdom Commit to Ocean-Based Action Plans Ahead of COP30 - Inside Climate News
Research shows offshore wind, green shipping and marine conservation efforts could deliver up to 35 percent of the annual greenhouse gas emission cuts needed under the Paris accord.

Folks, Dr. Abdullah (@…), one of our Gaza Verified members, was working at the heart of the danger zone in Al Shifa hospital until the last minute.
He has now safely made it to the South, in part thanks to your donations during our Gaza Verified Emergency Appeal last week.
He still needs help… $500-$800 as he just told me for basic necessitie…

Yes, I'm sure if you're tired of being ridiculed as a public figure things will go much better for you in the *checks notes* United Kingdom...
https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/115099995291652362

Aure Free Press :verified: (@Free_Press@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 image Musk Move To UK Ridiculed in the US, Elon Musk sets his sight on the UK Musk says he "would like to help fund legal actions against corrupt officials who aided and abetted the rape of Britain, per the official government inquiry." #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #UK #Musk #Twitter #x #Fediverse #socialmedia #Politics

Figures from a new T&E UK report: public charging prices have gone up (and not come down), shaping the perception of expensive public #EV charging.
And: in some areas public charging points are out of order longer than in others

US absent from UN condemnation of Russia's war in Georgia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/20/us-absent-from-un-condemnation.html

Shame on Greater Manchester Police: arrested 18 people on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/19/protests-across-uk-supporting-banned-group-palestine-action-despite-arrests…

Protests held across UK supporting banned Palestine Action despite arrests
About 100 people have been arrested across the United Kingdom for holding demos in support of the group.

This is a good plan for sorting out the abonimable #water system in the United Kingdom. Time to sort this shit out!
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-

Water Belongs to All of Us - Back the People's Plan for Water!
Privatisation has broken our water system. Evidence shows public ownership can bring fairer, cleaner and cheaper water. That’s why I'm backing the People’s Plan for Water. Join me:

At least three UK organizations hit by SharePoint zero-day hacking campaign https://therecord.media/organizations-united-kingdom-sharepoint

Sources: UK plans to designate Apple and Google as holding a "strategic market advantage" over rivals, subjecting them to new regulations and potential fines (Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/

UK moving on new penalties for Apple and Google amid trade discussions with Trump
The United Kingdom is preparing to single out Apple and Google under its new Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act.

Heute vor 4 Jahren: Am 22. Juli 2021 kam es im englischen #KKW #Heysham 1 zu einem Ausfall der 400-kV-Stromversorgung durch einen außerhalb des Kraftwerks gelegenen Transformators. Beide Reaktoren schalteten sich automatisch ab und die Notkühlung wurde musste aktiviert werden.

"remote governance"

Autonomous Reporting of Normal Chest X-rays by Artificial Intelligence in the United Kingdom. Can We Take the Human Out of the Loop?
Katrina Nash, James Vaz, Ahmed Maiter, Christopher Johns, Nicholas Woznitza, Aditya Kale, Abdala Espinosa Morgado, Rhidian Bramley, Mark Hall, David Lowe, Alex Novak, Sarim Ather
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13…

Autonomous Reporting of Normal Chest X-rays by Artificial Intelligence in the United Kingdom. Can We Take the Human Out of the Loop?
Chest X-rays (CXRs) are the most commonly performed imaging investigation. In the UK, many centres experience reporting delays due to radiologist workforce shortages. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools capable of distinguishing normal from abnormal CXRs have emerged as a potential solution. If normal CXRs could be safely identified and reported without human input, a substantial portion of radiology workload could be reduced. This article examines the feasibility and implications of autonomou…

Massive wind farm project off UK coast set to power thousands of homes, creating jobs and promoting clean energy. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

Massive new energy facility could deliver next-gen power to hundreds of thousands of homes: 'Critical projects'
The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark announced a £500 million finance guarantee for a wind farm's expansion off the coast of the United Kingdom.

The Impact of AI Adoption on Retail Across Countries and Industries
Yunqi Liu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15885 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.15885

The Impact of AI Adoption on Retail Across Countries and Industries
This study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption on job loss rates using the Global AI Content Impact Dataset (2020--2025). The panel comprises 200 industry-country-year observations across Australia, China, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom in ten industries. A three-stage ordinary least squares (OLS) framework is applied. First, a full-sample regression finds no significant linear association between AI adoption rate and job loss rate ($β\approx -0.0026$, $p = …

Jubair might be one of the only UK hackers that ends up being extradited.
https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/115225939376540613

Are you using #Skincare brands such as #Upcircle, #Flawless or #EvolveBeauty if so

Transforming Beauty: How Plastic Freedom is Redefining Skincare Packaging
Launched near the end of Plastic Free July, Plastic Freedom potentially has changed the refill market, making it easier, cheaper and more accessible across the United Kingdom. Beth, the owner of Plastic Freedom on social media, told her followers she had been planning these for ages, wanting to make refills

Good Morning #Canada
We are wrapping up a Canada-cation with the family at Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario. This area has exploded as a year-round resort since my wife and I skied here in the mid-70s. One of the big tourist attractions that we never visited was Blue Mountain Pottery. Started in 1953 to help increase revenues in the gift shop for the ski resort, it produced pottery with distinctive mixtures of glazes, the most common of which included a blue-green and a dark grey or black glaze. The pottery became popular in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s; it was also exported to the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. After Blue Mountain Pottery closed in 2004, the pottery became popular among collectors, and examples are held by the Royal Ontario Museum and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Pottery #CanadaCation
https://www.mountainlifemedia.ca/2014/07/how-pottery-saved-blue-mountain/

Britain targets Kyrgyz crypto networks aiding Kremlin with sanctions https://therecord.media/britain-targets-kyrgyz-crypto

UK ‘agrees to drop’ demand over Apple iCloud encryption, US intelligence head claims https://therecord.media/uk-agrees-drop-apple-encryption