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Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’
Artificial Intelligence

Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’

The Information Commissioner’s Office is turning 40. The head of the UK’s data watchdog tells the Big Issue how it is keeping pace with big tech and the artificial intelligence race

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Energy bills

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating

Here’s what the rise in energy bills means for the poorest, why it’s happening, and the support available

Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Artificial Intelligence

Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI

Often technology can’t solve human judgement problems, and sometimes the most amazing technologies just create more problems for human judgement

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’
Financial and digital inclusion

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help
Energy bills

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help

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‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
Immigration

‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal

The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding
Big Issue Invest

The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding

This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street
Robin Ince

This is what happened when I gave my phone to a stranger on the street

Keir Starmer’s promise to slash red tape and ‘rip out bureaucracy’ is a step backwards for Britain
Phoebe Clay

Keir Starmer’s promise to slash red tape and ‘rip out bureaucracy’ is a step backwards for Britain

Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors
Financial and digital inclusion

Breaking barriers: Why financial and digital inclusion is vital for Big Issue vendors

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned
Benefit fraud

DWP’s crackdown on welfare fraud risks ‘criminalising’ innocent benefit claimants, Starmer warned

A Kamala Harris win could make her the first TikTok president
Politics

A Kamala Harris win could make her the first TikTok president

How to live your best student life without breaking the bank. No, seriously
Student Life 2024

How to live your best student life without breaking the bank. No, seriously

How to navigate the new social world of university life – no matter your background
Student Life 2024

How to navigate the new social world of university life – no matter your background

Dear students: Here’s how to get smart about money and save yourself stress later on
Student Life 2024

Dear students: Here’s how to get smart about money and save yourself stress later on

Student Life 2024: Get your free student guide in this week’s Big Issue
Student Life 2024

Student Life 2024: Get your free student guide in this week’s Big Issue

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900
Pension Credit

Pensioners in need risk missing out on winter fuel payment and benefits worth £3,900

Inside the Big Issue: Tom Grennan is here to help
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Tom Grennan is here to help

From conspiracies to deepfakes: Why fake news and misinformation is inevitable in the digital age
James Ball

From conspiracies to deepfakes: Why fake news and misinformation is inevitable in the digital age

These interest-free loans have a twist: Pay off on time and you might get money back
Loans

These interest-free loans have a twist: Pay off on time and you might get money back

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AI skills will soon be as necessary for job seekers as Microsoft Word. Who will be left behind?
Artificial Intelligence

AI skills will soon be as necessary for job seekers as Microsoft Word. Who will be left behind?

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter
Jessica Taplin

Dear pensioners worried about winter fuel payment cuts: You are not alone this winter

We need urgent action to protect next generation from ‘inescapable’ gambling – now
Zoe Osmond

We need urgent action to protect next generation from ‘inescapable’ gambling – now

Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we’re all way too online
Film

Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we’re all way too online