TechDay United Kingdom

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Our top UK stories this week were: 1. Online voting in the UK could attract 4.9 million new voters https://lnkd.in/g9d6fnC7 2. AI regulation concerns hinder UK business adoption, survey says https://lnkd.in/ghprQ5JK 3. ISC2 named National Ambassador by Cyber Resilience Centre Group https://lnkd.in/gWhcS-jC 3. Infinigate Cloud partners with Chorus to boost cybersecurity services https://lnkd.in/ggZndreT

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