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UCL's spinout boss on why its rebranding.
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Happening Next Week 📆
On Monday the Lords will engage in a bit of Palantir bashing, while Andy Burnham's speech on the economy and regional growth will be pored over for clues.
On Tuesday tech secretary Liz Kendall, top civil servant Ollie Ilott and culture sec Lisa Nandy will get asked lots of questions about AI-Copyright by a Lords committee. That evening is techUK's annual dinner with the AI minister giving the keynote. The Competition and Markets Authority is also expected to update its work on Apple's and Google's app stores next week.
On Wednesday, tech ministers are in the Commons for DSIT questions, while the data centre inquiry I wrote about yesterday hears from the Tony Blair Institute, Siemens and climate experts.
On Thursday, AI research company Boltz showcases its latest models at an evening event in London.
The full events calendar has been updated, get in touch if you've got an event you'd like mentioned.
In today's edition:
🎓 Scoop - Why one of the country's top university spinout arms is rebranding
