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Lords call for UK AI “kill switch” powers Startups Magazine · 20

From Downing Street to Anthropic: Entrepreneur First co-founder Matt Clifford joins Claude maker Tech Funding News · 1 day ago · 2 Cloover turns profitable at $350M revenue run rate and secures $100M financing facility Tech.eu · 3 days ago · 26 At 14, Sasha Bagrov is building a safer marketplace for teenage odd jobs Tech.eu · 2 weeks ago · 5

Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI? BBC News · 2 weeks ago · 31

20 UK AI startups to watch, according to top VCs Tech Funding News · 3 weeks ago · 20

Why deeptech founders are dictating term sheets in 2026 — and how you can secure a fair deal Sifted · 3 weeks ago · 15

DeepMind shakeup tests UK’s AI ambitions Sifted · 3 weeks ago · 6

2026

◆ UK peers propose adding government 'AI kill switch' powers to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, including the ability to deactivate AI systems and shut down data centres in national security threats Policy change

◆ Investigations report Amazon facilities in Las Vegas scanning and destroying rare books for AI model training Incident

◆ VCs published watchlists highlighting selected physical and UK AI startups Other

◆ Demis Hassabis was appointed chair and chief scientist at Alphabet, reshaping leadership at DeepMind Executive move

• 3 Sep Lords call for UK AI “kill switch” powers
• 2 Sep From Downing Street to Anthropic: Entrepreneur First co-founder Matt Clifford joins Claude maker
• 1 Sep Cloover turns profitable at $350M revenue run rate and secures $100M financing facility
• 21 Aug At 14, Sasha Bagrov is building a safer marketplace for teenage odd jobs
• 15 Aug Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?
• 13 Aug 20 UK AI startups to watch, according to top VCs
• 12 Aug Why deeptech founders are dictating term sheets in 2026 — and how you can secure a fair deal
• 10 Aug DeepMind shakeup tests UK’s AI ambitions
• 10 Aug DeepMind’s future has become all the more critical for the UK