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A UCL-led team will receive £19.5 million over five years to provide a powerful, high-speed computing resource for researchers across the UK in areas ranging from medicine to engineering to history.

UCL has announced a new collaboration with Tech Mahindra, a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, to advance joint research in generative AI, quantum computing and next generation digital technologies.

Synthesia, an AI startup co-founded by a UCL scientist, has secured $200 million (£145 million) in new funding, reaching a valuation of $4 billion (£2.9 billion), almost doubling its previous valuation.

The event brought together academia and industry to build connections, inspire students and increase the visibility of women in technology.

UCL Computer Science hosted the second edition of its All-Girls Hackathon, bringing students together to explore how artificial intelligence can support people with disabilities.

Three research teams within UCL Information Security and UCLIC have secured Google funding to advance AI-driven malware defence, improve online harm reporting, and strengthen security analysis

"I work predominantly with people who have changed or lost voice...I work with them, as best I can, to help them retain a sense of their identity," said Richard Cave (UCL Computer Science) on how he uses AI to help people with speaking challenges communicate.

“Working with Patrick to help restore his singing voice after a lifetime in music has been an absolute privilege,” said Richard Cave (UCL Computer Science) on creating an AI voice for a musician with motor neuron disease based on a 10‑minute recording of him playing and singing.

“It seems to be going mostly on whistleblowers, and we don’t know much about them or their credibility. I would be very surprised if what they are claiming is actually true,” said Professor Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) on a lawsuit against Meta over WhatsApp security.