Global investment now favours data centres over new oil supplies, reflecting the scale of electricity demand created by AI and the increasing importance of digital infrastructure to national economies. Data Spending Overtakes Oil For The First Time The International Energy Agency has reported that global spending on data centres will […]
Posted in News Tagged Data Centre, Investment, OilGoogle has introduced a new set of AI tools that allow developers and non-technical users to build interactive map projects from simple text prompts, marking one of the biggest upgrades to Google Maps Platform in years. AI Agents Designed To Build Projects, Not Just Maps Google Maps has long been […]
Posted in News Tagged AI, Google, Google MapsApple has introduced a new Mini Apps Partner Programme that halves App Store commissions for qualifying mini apps to 15 percent, marking a significant shift in how Apple wants developers to build and monetise app-within-app experiences. A New Approach To App Store Revenue Apple has announced that developers who host […]
Posted in News Tagged App Store, Apple, FeesRightmove’s share price has fallen by more than a quarter after the UK’s biggest property portal told investors it will slow near-term profit growth in order to fund a major new programme of artificial intelligence investment. Rightmove Shares Plunge Rightmove used its early November trading update to outline a significant […]
Posted in News Tagged AI, Rightmove, SharesAssociation of British Insurers (ABI) figures show that cyber insurance payouts in the UK have tripled, reaching £197 million in 2024 as businesses face increasingly costly cyber-attacks, particularly from ransomware and malware. The number of cyber insurance policies has also risen, with 17 per cent more businesses taking out coverage […]
Posted in News, Security Tagged Cyber Insurance, Payouts, SecurityAn Essex couple have become the first in the UK to heat their home using a mini data centre in their garden shed, in a trial designed to cut energy bills and support low income households through the transition to net zero. Pilot Scheme Terrence and Lesley Bridges live in […]
Posted in News, Sustainability Tagged Data Centre, Essex, sustainabilityYou can now extract text and see other relevant information about images within your OneDrive folder, without even having to open them. Furthermore, you can pretty well extract all the relevant meta information about all the files you have in there, thereby saving time having to open them up each […]
Posted in News Tagged Images, Microsoft, OneDriveDid you know you can attach a reminder to any message you send, so you never forget to follow up if you don’t hear back? This tiny step guarantees important emails stay top‑of‑mind without leaving your inbox. To set a reminder: – While composing a message, click Follow Up → […]
Posted in News, Tech Tip Tagged Email, OutlookShopify says artificial intelligence (AI) is now driving record levels of shopping activity, with traffic to its merchants’ stores up sevenfold since January and AI-attributed orders rising elevenfold, claiming it marks the start of a new “agentic commerce” era. Shopify’s AI Milestone Announced Alongside Strong Financials These latest figures were unveiled on […]
Posted in News Tagged AI, Shopify, Traffic, WebsiteIn this Tech Insight, we look at how to get the most from WhatsApp groups by using all their key features to make chats more organised, productive, and secure for both organisers and members. Why WhatsApp Groups Matter More Than Ever WhatsApp has become the world’s primary messaging platform, used […]
Posted in News Tagged Social Media, WhatsApp, WhatsApp GroupsAmazon has accused AI startup Perplexity of illegally accessing its e-commerce systems through its agentic shopping assistant, Comet, marking one of the first major legal tests of how autonomous AI tools interact with major online platforms. Perplexity and Comet Perplexity is a fast-growing Silicon Valley AI company valued at around […]
Posted in News Tagged AI, Amazon, Perplexity, ShoppingMicrosoft has built a synthetic online marketplace to stress test AI agents in realistic buying and selling scenarios, but the early results appear to have revealed how fragile even the most advanced models remain when faced with complex, competitive environments. Why Microsoft Built A Fake Marketplace Magentic Marketplace is Microsoft’s […]
Posted in News Tagged AI, AI Agents, Marketplace, Microsoft
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