A Big, Beautiful US Investment Boost for the UK Tech Sector? The Tech Prosperity Deal between the US and UK involves major investments into the UK tech ecosystem by US big tech. While a win for Labour’s AI ambitions, courting US Big Tech may risk jeopardising B...

'The government needs to address inconvenient yet critical questions about the terms and conditions of these investments: who benefits most and what are the potential trade-offs regarding AI safety, taxes and national resilience?' ask Dr Pia Hüsch and Sophie Williams-Dunning.

Perspectives on the Next UK National Cyber Strategy Publishing a new cyber strategy before the end of 2025, the UK Government has a lot to consider to move beyond past initiatives.

This year at the CyberUK conference, the UK government announced it would publish a new National Cyber Strategy before the end of 2025. In response, six industry and civil society experts to share their perspectives on what the government should consider for the new strategy.

Same, Same but Different? Launching UK Defence Innovation UK Defence Innovation wants to accelerate UK defence technology and capabilities and provide a strategic approach to defence innovation. But to distinguish itself from previous initiatives, UKDI needs...

'UK DI must identify technological solutions that empower not just the few, but the UK Armed Forces as a whole.' write
@piahuesch.bsky.social and Dr Linus Terhorst in the latest RUSI Commentary.

We’ve heard lots about export controls for AI technologies - but what about other technologies such as quantum tech? Are export controls of the West working? What impact do they have on the Chinese quantum ecosystem? Have a look at this commentary by Elias Huber for @rusi.bsky.social to learn more!

Great contribution from @itswiggins.bsky.social on reform of the FCDO/DSIT science and innovation network and shifts in broader tech diplomacy. Important to explore how UK can best leverage relations with other countries to cooperate on tech and innovation - and to understand role of SINners in this

Gaza and the Collective Political Costs of Algorithmic Warfare Since Israel started its military campaigns against Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank after the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023, both academia and the media have intensely debated the Israel Defen...

I have a new piece in @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the implications of using certain AI decision support systems on the collective right to self-determination, with a focus on the IDF’s actions in Gaza. It summarizes my recent article in the EJLS www.ejiltalk.org/gaza-and-the...

Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War Published in The RUSI Journal (Vol. 170, No. 1, 2025)

You can find the review here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A few weeks ago, I reviewed the book of the two inaugural Unit X directors and argued the UK needs to learn from their success - and their challenges overcoming cultural difference between the defence and tech sector.

Interesting to see UK announcement of a new Defence Innovation Unit to enhance UK ability to develop cutting-edge defence technologies. Assumption is it is largely based on the US Defence innovation Unit, also called Unit X. #defenceinnovationunit #dualusetechnology #innovation

We Need to Avert an AI Safety Winter Winter winds blew through AI Safety at the Paris Summit, yet new Springs may be around the corner

'While neither the EU nor UK can solve international AI governance alone, their potential collaboration – grounded in scientific risk assessment – brightens future prospects' write Siméon Campos and Chloe Touzet.

What Would a ‘Sputnik Moment’ for US–China AI Competition Look Like? The release of DeepSeek’s AI models has sparked alarm, but it does not represent a turning point in US–China AI competition.

'The company’s [DeepSeek] models are impressive and may alter the market dynamics related to AI, but from a geopolitical perspective, there is little to suggest that China is outcompeting the US in advanced AI' writes Huw Roberts in the latest RUSI Commentary.

Pleasure joining @chathamhouse.bsky.social and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association today for a session on #AIandcybersecurity. We discussed w parliamentarians from across the CW how AI impacts cyber sec.
Common concern: how can reg enhance cyber sec and keep up with new tech? #AIinSecurity

What do Trump's $500bn Stargate initiative and regulatory cuts mean for AI safety? - Raconteur The global regulatory outlook on AI is splintering between factions focused on investment and those more interested in safety

Pleased to be quoted in this story for Raconteur on Trump and the Stargate Plans for #AI infrastructure investments.

The UK must hold on to its AI safety efforts, especially now that the US is supporting a deregulation agenda.

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Our new commentary in @bindinghook.bsky.social explores why ransomware has (in our view) largely been ignored by scholars of cyber conflict and offensive cyber operations. 1/

Recruiting and Retaining Civil Service Technologists - UK Day One

'The civil service struggles to recruit and retain technology personnel including in cyber security, data science, and IT operations. Civil service salaries lag behind the private sector' write @jjarnecki.bsky.social and @tashbuckley.bsky.social. Learn more about solutions for this challenge below.

Our reaction to #Labour’s #AI plan. A bold and ambitious plan that’s pretty quiet on #AIsafety and even more so on #nationalsecurity. It’s a considerable shift in focus for UK AI policy - economic growth as the main priority instead of safety.
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