Hacker News with Generative AI: UK

Empire of office workers strikes back against RTO mandates (theregister.com)
Despite high-profile calls for employees to get their butts back behind their desks in a traditional workplace setting, more people - at least in the UK - are ignoring return-to-office mandates, a study has found.
Remote Work, Work Culture, UK, Technology
22 points by rntn 31 days ago | 21 comments
Britain's police are restricting speech in worrying ways (economist.com)
UK, Law Enforcement
149 points by gorwell 32 days ago | 169 comments
Walkers' Sensations Poppadoms vs. HMRC: The Chip of Theseus (ft.com)
When does a potato cease to be a potato?
Food, Law, UK, Taxation
36 points by robinhouston 32 days ago | 54 comments
Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai collapses into insolvency (ft.com)
Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai collapses into insolvency
Microsoft, Startups, UK, Business, Technology
176 points by louthy 34 days ago | 136 comments
One of Britain's largest health trusts says 'no ta' to Palantir data platform (theregister.com)
Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) has decided not to adopt a national data platform – prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir – until it has more evidence of the benefits and risks.
Healthcare, Data Privacy, Government, Technology, UK
8 points by rntn 35 days ago | 2 comments
NHS rolls out 5-minute 'super-jab' for 15 cancers (england.nhs.uk)
Thousands of patients will benefit from a new cancer jab for more than a dozen types of the disease, with the NHS the first in Europe to offer the new injection.
Health, Cancer, UK, Technology, Healthcare
10 points by dsego 41 days ago | 0 comments
After 2 SpaceX Explosions, UK Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans (propublica.org)
British officials told the U.S. they are concerned about the safety of SpaceX’s plans to fly its next Starship rocket over British territories in the Caribbean, where debris fell earlier this year after two of the company’s rockets exploded, according to documents reviewed by ProPublica.
SpaceX, Safety, Regulation, UK, Caribbean
10 points by dylan604 42 days ago | 0 comments
Palantir's NHS data platform rejected by most hospitals (democracyforsale.substack.com)
Healthcare, Data Privacy, Government, Technology, UK
9 points by RobAley 43 days ago | 0 comments
Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine (bbc.com)
A manuscript once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ''one of the world's most valuable documents'', according to UK academics.
History, Documents, UK, Magna Carta, Art
5 points by pseudolus 43 days ago | 1 comments
UK economy grew more than expected in first three months of year (bbc.co.uk)
The UK economy is "beginning to turn a corner", the chancellor has said, after it grew by more than expected in the first three months of the year.
Economy, UK, News, Business
9 points by SamCoding 44 days ago | 0 comments
UK's Ancient Tree Inventory (woodlandtrust.org.uk)
Mapping the oldest and most important trees in the UK.
Trees, Conservation, UK, Mapping, Nature
89 points by thinkingemote 44 days ago | 71 comments
Paul McCartney, Elton John and other creatives demand AI comes clean on scraping (theregister.com)
More than 400 of the UK's leading media and arts professionals have written to the prime minister to back an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill, which promises to offer the nation's creative industries transparency over copyrighted works ingested by AI models.
AI, Copyright, Law, Music, UK
66 points by rntn 46 days ago | 103 comments
Chaos spreads at Co-op and M&S following DragonForce ransomware attacks (computerweekly.com)
The bank holiday weekend saw continuing disruption from a series of cyber attacks on the UK retail sector that have unfolded over the past fortnight, with gaps appearing on shelves at Marks and Spencer (M&S) and Co-op.
Cybersecurity, Retail, UK, Ransomware
8 points by TMWNN 51 days ago | 1 comments
The chaotic brilliance of the UK's biggest self-build town (theguardian.com)
It is a place where a Disney-ish castle, complete with turrets, sits near a scaly ‘pangolin’ house. But is Graven Hill now straying from the DIY vision that made its anarchic jumble of styles so mesmerising?
Architecture, Design, UK, Community, Real Estate
10 points by PaulHoule 56 days ago | 1 comments
Over half of UK businesses who replaced workers with AI regret their decision (techradar.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Business, Workforce, Regret, UK
23 points by chrisjj 57 days ago | 12 comments
Woman who tricked her way into men-only Magic Circle allowed in (bbc.com)
A magician who tricked her way into the Magic Circle is finally being granted membership - 34 years after she was kicked out.
Magic, Gender, Controversy, UK
48 points by cmsefton 65 days ago | 24 comments
Welcome to our website for the 1963 BBC MCR21 OB Van (mcr21.org.uk)
Welcome to our website for the 1963 BBC MCR21 OB Van
History, Technology, Television, Broadcasting, UK
88 points by brudgers 67 days ago | 2 comments
The grit and glory of British toe wrestling (huckmag.com)
The Obsessives — Born out of a Derbyshire pub in the ’70s, the foot clenching sport has gradually built a cult following in rural England. Ginnia Cheng reported on toe wrestling’s London debut from a south Tottenham pub.
Sports, Culture, England, UK
3 points by pseudolus 69 days ago | 0 comments
'Immediate red flags': questions raised over 'expert' much quoted in UK press (theguardian.com)
News outlets pull articles featuring ‘psychologist and sex adviser’ Barbara Santini amid doubts over her credentials
Journalism, Media, Fake News, UK, Psychology
103 points by mellosouls 69 days ago | 42 comments
Liz Truss to launch her own 'uncensorable' social media platform (thetimes.com)
Social Media, Censorship, Politics, UK
9 points by Tomte 70 days ago | 6 comments
UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex (bbc.co.uk)
The UK Supreme Court rules that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
Law, Gender, Biology, UK
20 points by dustedcodes 72 days ago | 24 comments
In wake of Horizon scandal, forensics prof says digital evidence is a minefield (theregister.com)
Digital forensics in the UK is in need of reform, says one expert, as the deadline to advise the government on computer evidence rules arrives.
Digital Forensics, UK, Government, Law, Technology
4 points by rntn 72 days ago | 0 comments
Google sued for £5B in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals (theguardian.com)
Google is being sued in the UK for up to £5bn in damages over allegations it shut out rivals in the internet search market and abused this dominance to overcharge businesses for advertisements.
Antitrust, Google, Lawsuits, Business, UK
6 points by chrisjj 72 days ago | 0 comments
A Postmortem of a Startup (buildwithtract.com)
Between May 2023 and March 2025, Tract attempted to build a venture-backed company to address Britain’s housing crisis by improving the planning permission process.
Startup Postmortems, Housing, UK, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
168 points by jamierumbelow 72 days ago | 129 comments
X's UK profits collapsed the year after Elon Musk's takeover (theguardian.com)
X’s revenues and profits collapsed in the UK in the year after Elon Musk took over the social media platform, the company has admitted.
Business, Social Media, Elon Musk, UK, Finance
12 points by doener 73 days ago | 0 comments
Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records (theguardian.com)
Researchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records despite western intelligence agencies’ fears about the authoritarian regime amassing health data, the Guardian can reveal.
Data Privacy, Health Data, China, UK, Government
7 points by ndsipa_pomu 73 days ago | 5 comments
A Postmortem of the startup Tract (buildwithtract.com)
Between May 2023 and March 2025, Tract attempted to build a venture-backed company to address Britain’s housing crisis by improving the planning permission process.
Startup Postmortem, Housing, UK, Venture Capital
11 points by Ozarkian 74 days ago | 2 comments
5 years on: Brexit's affects on scientists who had moved to the UK from Europe (nature.com)
The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union five years ago marked a watershed in a bruising battle to settle the country’s relationship with its closest international neighbours, many citizens of which had moved to the United Kingdom to develop their careers.
Brexit, Science, Europe, Immigration, UK
18 points by rntn 74 days ago | 2 comments
Librarians in UK asked to remove books as US pressure group influence spreads (theguardian.com)
Requests to remove books from library shelves are on the rise in the UK, as the influence of pressure groups behind book bans in the US crosses the Atlantic, according to those working in the sector.
Book Censorship, Libraries, US Influence, UK, Pressure Groups
18 points by trwhite 74 days ago | 0 comments
UK takes control of British Steel under emergency powers (bbc.com)
The UK government is taking control of Chinese-owned British Steel after emergency legislation was rushed through Parliament in a single day.
Politics, Business, UK, China
9 points by Teever 76 days ago | 3 comments