People using cryptocurrency services in the UK are now required to provide personal and tax identifying details to cryptoasset platforms, following new reporting rules that came into force on 1 January 2026. What Are The Rules? From the start of 2026, anyone buying, selling, transferring, or exchanging cryptoassets through a […]
Posted in News Tagged Buyers, Crypto, Data, HMRC, UKIn this Tech Insight, we look at why IPv6 is now 30 years old, what it was designed to solve, how it works in practice, and why it continues to matter to the modern internet despite never fully replacing IPv4. What Is IPv6? IPv6, or Internet Protocol version 6, is […]
Posted in News Tagged Internet, IPv4, IPv6The European Commission has renewed its decisions allowing personal data to flow freely between the EU and the UK, confirming that the UK’s data protection framework continues to meet EU standards despite recent legal changes. Applies To Two Frameworks The decision, announced on 19 December 2025, extends the EU’s existing […]
Posted in News Tagged data protection, EU, UKPostNord delivered its final letter in Denmark on 30 December 2025, bringing an end to more than four centuries of nationwide letter delivery after letter volumes collapsed as most communication moved online. Just Parcels Now For the first time since organised postal services were established in Denmark in 1624, the […]
Posted in News Tagged Denmark, Letters, PostNordSpaceX says it will move roughly half of the Starlink satellite network into lower orbits during 2026, arguing that the change will materially reduce collision risk and speed up the removal of failed spacecraft as low Earth orbit becomes increasingly congested. Starlink Starlink is the satellite broadband network operated by […]
Posted in News Tagged Satellites, SpaceX, StarlinkOpenAI has said it is strengthening security in its ChatGPT Atlas browser to reduce the risk of prompt injection attacks, warning the threat is unlikely to ever be fully eliminated. ChatGPT Atlas includes an agent mode that can read web pages and take actions inside a user’s browser, such as […]
Posted in News Tagged AI, ChatGPT, OpenAI, ProtectionAs climate change drives more frequent and unpredictable drought, scientists are studying resurrection plants to understand how their extreme survival traits could help agriculture become more resilient and sustainable. What Are Resurrection Plants? Resurrection plants are a small and exceptional group of flowering plants capable of surviving the loss of […]
Posted in News Tagged Agriculture, sustainability, TechnologyOpenAI have recently made it easier than ever to find the best deal online for a product you’re after. By adding ‘Shopping Research’ to ChatGPT’s menu, you can now sit back and take the time and sweat out of looking for the bargains, as this video explains. [Note – To […]
Posted in News Tagged AI, ChatGPT, OpenAI, ShoppingBoost productivity, stay on top of your work, and never miss a deadline again by turning emails into to-do items or calendar events instantly. Here’s how: How to do it: – Open Outlook and select the email you want to convert, such as a meeting request, a task assignment, or […]
Posted in News Tagged Emails, Events, TasksOne in three adults in the UK have used artificial intelligence (AI) for companionship, emotional support or social interaction, according to new research from a government-backed AI safety body, a finding that takes on added significance during the Christmas and New Year period when loneliness and mental health pressures often […]
Posted in News Tagged Adults, AI, Emotional SupportMany MSPs have been reporting that Windows 11 updates are increasingly causing upgrade failures, BitLocker lockouts and unexpected behaviour, and here we look at what may be going wrong, why it is happening now, and what can realistically be done to prevent it. The Pattern Many MSPs Are Seeing on […]
Posted in News Tagged Problems, Updates, Windows 11The UK’s £100 contactless card payment limit is set to be lifted from March 2026, after the financial regulator confirmed it will remove the fixed cap and give banks greater freedom to decide how contactless payments are handled. Not Forced To Do It Immediately The change, announced by the Financial […]
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