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DBT publishes Creative Industries and Digital Technologies sector plans until 2035

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published two major sector plans as part of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy. The Creative Industries Sector Plan aims to increase annual investment in the sector from £17bn to £31bn by 2035, focusing on film, TV, video games, music, performing arts and advertising. The Digital and Technologies Sector Plan targets positioning the UK among the top three places globally for technology business creation by 2035, with emphasis on artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, cyber security, semiconductors, engineering biology and advanced connectivity. Both plans outline measures across R&D investment, skills development, access to finance, infrastructure improvements and international partnerships. The plans include specific funding commitments including £75m for screen growth, £30m for video games, and £1bn to expand the UK's artificial intelligence compute capacity.

European Commission publishes draft guidelines to protect minors online under DSA

The European Commission has published draft guidelines under Article 28 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to help online platforms protect minors from harmful content and uphold their privacy and safety. Released on 13 May 2025, the guidelines apply to all platforms accessible to minors and require providers to assess risks and implement appropriate safeguards. These include age assurance methods such as self-declaration, age estimation and robust verification—particularly where national laws impose age restrictions. Responses are invited by 10 June 2025, with final guidelines expected in summer 2025.

Commission launches AI tools on online platform for researchers and industry

The European Commission has launched new features on its AI-on-Demand platform to support artificial intelligence (AI) development across research and industry. Jointly developed by the EU-funded AI4Europe and DeployAI projects, the platform now includes an AI marketplace, a low-code development environment, and secure tools for generative AI and large language models (LLMs). It offers researchers access to datasets, tools and computing resources, while businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and public sector organisations can use ready-to-deploy AI modules tailored to operational needs. The initiative forms part of the AI Continent Action Plan and is intended to promote the adoption of trustworthy, scalable AI across the EU.

BBC seek compensation from AI provider for copyright infringement

MLex: The BBC has written to large language model-based search engine provider Perplexity AI with a threat of legal action over what it says is the ‘verbatim’ reproduction of its content without permission. Perplexity tells MLex that the BBC’s actions demonstrate its attempts to ‘preserve Google’s illegal monopoly’.

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