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Featured Article : Ring’s New ‘Search Party’ AI Feature Sparks Questions
Ring’s latest AI-powered tool, designed to help find lost dogs and monitor wildfires, has prompted a backlash over how far neighbourhood camera networks should go. Search Party Expanded Ring, owned by Amazon, has just expanded its new Search Party feature across the United States, allowing its outdoor cameras to automatically […]
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Tech Insight : AI Burnout Warning
New research suggests that generative AI adoption may actually intensify work patterns and increase burnout risk rather than reduce workload. Research (Inside A Live Company) For several years, generative artificial intelligence has been promoted as a way to reduce administrative burden and free professionals to focus on higher value tasks. […]
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Tech News : Google Expands Search Removal Tools For Sensitive Data And Explicit Images
Google has expanded its Search removal tools to make it easier for users to request the deletion of sensitive personal information and non-consensual explicit images from search results. Announced on Safer Internet Day The update, announced to coincide with Safer Internet Day, strengthens Google’s existing “Results about you” system and […]
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Tech News : Openreach Warns Businesses as PSTN Switch-Off Nears
Openreach has warned that more than half a million UK business lines remain on legacy copper infrastructure and will face steep price rises as the Public Switched Telephone Network approaches its January 2027 switch-off. A Century Old Network Reaches Its End The Public Switched Telephone Network, known as the PSTN, […]
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Company Check : SpaceX Focus Shifts To Moon City
SpaceX is now prioritising plans to build what Elon Musk describes as a “self-growing city” on the Moon, placing it ahead of its long-stated ambition to establish a settlement on Mars. A Public Reordering Of Priorities Elon Musk announced on X that SpaceX is focusing first on the Moon rather […]
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Security Stop-Press : AI Agents Can Leak Data Through Chat Link Previews
AI agents running inside messaging apps can leak sensitive data through automatic link previews, researchers at AI security firm PromptArmor have warned, creating a zero-click data exfiltration risk. The flaw reportedly exploits indirect prompt injection. For example, an attacker tricks an agent into generating a malicious URL containing sensitive information, […]
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Sustainability-in-Tech : Wireless Charging Roads Are Moving From Pilots To Public Streets
Trials in the United States and Europe are testing whether embedding wireless charging systems beneath road surfaces can support electric vehicles while driving and reduce reliance on plug-in infrastructure. Why Wireless Charging Roads? Wireless charging roads, often described as electric roads or dynamic wireless charging systems, are intended to address […]
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Video Update : Using Copilot in Excel
Copilot is embedded across the suite of Microsoft Office products and so this video explains how you can use it to turbo-charge Excel, thereby making full use of AI within your spreadsheets … [Note – To Watch This Video without glitches/interruptions, It may be best to download it first]
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Tech Tip : Alternatives To Microsoft Lens
Microsoft is retiring its free Lens scanning app, so now is the time to secure your documents and switch to a reliable alternative without losing functionality or control. Microsoft Lens To Be Removed From iOS and Android App Stores Microsoft has confirmed that Microsoft Lens will be removed from iOS and […]
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Featured Article : Security Risk From Hidden Backdoors In AI Models
Recent research shows that AI large language models (LLMs) can be quietly poisoned during training with hidden backdoors that create a serious and hard to detect supply chain security risk for organisations deploying them. Sleeper Agent Backdoors Researchers say sleeper agent backdoors in LLMs pose a security risk to organisations […]
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Tech Insight : The Push To Build A General Purpose Robot Brain
Physical Intelligence is developing a single AI system designed to power many different robots across tasks and environments, and its research driven approach is reshaping how Silicon Valley views the future of automation. Building Foundation Models Physical Intelligence, often referred to as PI or π, is a San Francisco based […]
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Tech News : AWS Sees Cloud Growth Surge At The End Of 2025
Amazon Web Services closed 2025 with its fastest quarterly growth rate in over three years, reflecting renewed enterprise cloud migration and a sharp increase in demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Cloud Division’s Strongest Growth Rate In 13 Quarters Amazon disclosed in its fourth quarter financial results that AWS generated $35.6 […]
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