{"id":21833,"date":"2026-02-03T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/barnsley-rebranded-uks-first-tech-town-as-us-giants-join-ai-push\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:37:38","slug":"barnsley-rebranded-uks-first-tech-town-as-us-giants-join-ai-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/barnsley-rebranded-uks-first-tech-town-as-us-giants-join-ai-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnsley rebranded UK\u2019s first \u2018tech town\u2019 as US giants join AI push"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses<\/p>\n

In 2002 Barnsley toyed with a redesign as a Tuscan hill village as it sought out a brighter post-industrial future. In 2021 it adopted the airily vague slogan \u201cthe place of possibilities\u201d. Now it is trying a different image: Britain\u2019s first \u201ctech town\u201d.<\/p>\n

The technology secretary, Liz Kendall, has anointed the South Yorkshire community as a trailblazer for \u201chow AI can improve everyday life\u201d in the UK.<\/p>\n

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\nMinister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses
\nIn 2002 Barnsley toyed with a redesign as a Tuscan hill village as it sought out a brighter post-industrial future. In 2021 it adopted the airily vague slogan \u201cthe place of possibilities\u201d. Now it is trying a different image: Britain\u2019s first \u201ctech town\u201d.
\nThe technology secretary, Liz Kendall, has anointed the South Yorkshire community as a trailblazer for \u201chow AI can improve everyday life\u201d in the UK. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses In 2002 Barnsley toyed with a redesign as a Tuscan hill village as it sought out a brighter post-industrial future. In 2021 it adopted the airily vague slogan \u201cthe place of possibilities\u201d. Now it is trying a different …<\/p>\n

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