Author Archives: Paul Stradling

Tech News : Physical Letter Delivery Ends in Denmark

Dated: 7 January 2026

PostNord 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 […]

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Company Check : Starlink To Lower Thousands Of Satellites

Dated: 7 January 2026

SpaceX 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 […]

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Security Stop-Press : OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas Getting Prompt Injection Protection

Dated: 7 January 2026

OpenAI 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 […]

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Sustainability-in-Tech : How Technology Is Redefining Drought-Resilient Agriculture

Dated: 7 January 2026

As 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 […]

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Video Update : Get ChatGPT To Find Your Shopping Bargains

Dated: 7 January 2026

OpenAI 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 […]

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Tech Tip : Turn Emails into Actionable Tasks And Events

Dated: 7 January 2026

Boost 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 […]

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Featured Article : One In Three Adults Turning To AI For Emotional Support

Dated: 31 December 2025

One 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 […]

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Tech Insight : Problems With Windows 11 Updates Reported

Dated: 31 December 2025

Many 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 […]

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Tech News : No More £100 Contactless Limit From March

Dated: 31 December 2025

The 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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Tech News : Pentagon To Deploy Elon Musk’s Grok AI For Government Use

Dated: 31 December 2025

The US Department of War has confirmed plans to integrate Elon Musk’s xAI models, including Grok, into its internal GenAI.mil platform, extending advanced artificial intelligence tools to millions of military and civilian personnel from early 2026. xAI The agreement, announced in December, will see the Department of War add xAI […]

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Company Check : Ofcom Investigates BT and Three Over 999 Call Failures

Dated: 31 December 2025

Ofcom has opened formal investigations into BT and Three following separate UK-wide mobile network failures this summer that left some customers unable to connect 999 emergency calls. Two Major Outages The investigations centre on two major outages, one affecting Three customers in June and another impacting BT and EE customers […]

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Security-Stop Press : Worst Data Breaches of 2025 Show Cyber Attacks Are About Disruption

Dated: 31 December 2025

The most serious cyber incidents of 2025 showed a clear move away from data theft towards operational disruption and economic damage. Globally, attackers exploited trusted platforms and supply chains, with US federal systems breached repeatedly and the Clop group stealing sensitive data by abusing an unknown flaw in Oracle E […]

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