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A recent UK Court of Appeal ruling in a dispute between Unwired Planet and Huawei is shaking up the world of standards licensing...

The owner of an item embodying patented technology is allowed to have the item repaired, but if the repairing goes too far it can stray into “making” the item and infringe the patent...

Organisations that hold and process personal data have already had to contemplate the prospect of €20 million fines for not matching up to the requirements of the GDPR. Now the Court of Appeal has given a ruling that presents another type of exposure risk where personal data is concerned...

UK Government has announced £10m of support for fifteen projects that will help to frame the regulatory environment for the technologies of the future...

We learnt earlier this week that Government funding to the tune of £50m (with the possibility of a further £25m at a later stage) is coming to Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, to fund part of the 5G Testbed and Trials Programme...

UK enforcement watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority is opening an investigation into whether social media stars are being open about paid-for endorsements...

The UK's Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 has become law. This new statute sets a framework for the next stages of road transport evolution, without attempting to address the longer term challenges of a driver-free future...

The big question raised by driverless vehicles is who will be liable for an accident when a vehicle is in control, as opposed to a human driver?...

After seeing the recent Parliamentary report on Artificial Intelligence in the UK (more on that here) we found the AI Sector Deal a little disappointing...

The EU Network and Information Security Directive, or Cybersecurity Directive, tackles head-on the increasing problem of cybersecurity breaches in nationally important systems and services...

The decision by the Governor of Arizona to order a suspension of Uber's driverless testing programme in the State comes as unwelcome news to all within the automotive industry working towards full vehicle automation...

The sad news of a pedestrian fatally injured by an Uber SUV in autonomous mode has led many to question whether driverless technology is moving too fast...