Criminals stole £47 million from HMRC last year by exploiting over 100,000 taxpayer accounts in a major phishing scam. The fraudsters used stolen personal data to access or create Government Gateway accounts, then submitted fake tax rebate claims. HMRC says no individuals lost personal funds, as the money was claimed directly from its own systems. “This was an attempt to…
Swedish startup Millow is using dry fermentation to create scalable, low-impact meat substitutes that could reshape the future of food production. A New Approach to Protein Production Millow, a foodtech company based in Gothenburg, has launched its first commercial-scale factory to produce a new kind of meat alternative. Its method combines oats and mycelium (the root-like fibres of fungi),…
CoPilot’s brand-new “Researcher Agent” is a pretty major upgrade, so this week’s Video-of-the-Week takes it to task and has a look at what it can do for your business.
Spot something ‘phishy’ in your inbox? Outlook’s built-in “Report” tool lets you quickly flag dodgy messages, and helps Microsoft improve detection. How to: – In the Outlook desktop app or web version, click on the email in your inbox to preview it in the Reading Pane — no need to open it fully.– Click the Report button in the…
New research shows that one in four European organisations have banned Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot due to concerns over misinformation, data privacy and reputational risk, making it far more widely rejected than rival tools like ChatGPT or Gemini. A Trust Gap Is Emerging in the AI Race The findings from cybersecurity firm Netskope point to a growing shift…
In this Tech Insight, we look at Google’s controversial decision to allow advertisers to use device fingerprinting, exploring what the technology involves, why it has sparked concern, and what it means for users, businesses, and regulators. A Policy Reversal In February 2025, Google quietly updated its advertising platform rules, allowing companies that use its services to deploy a tracking…
The pace and scale of artificial intelligence (AI) development is now outstripping every previous tech revolution, according to new landmark reports. Faster Than Anything We’ve Seen Before Some of the latest data confirms that AI really is moving faster than anything that’s come before it. That’s the key message from recent high-profile reports including Mary Meeker’s new Trends –…
Gmail users will now see AI-generated summary cards appear by default at the top of long emails, thanks to an automatic update to Google’s Gemini assistant. Google Doubles Down on Inbox AI Google has announced that as of 29 May 2025, its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant will automatically summarise long email threads in Gmail, without waiting for a…
Meta is stepping up its push into physical retail, open-source AI, and military-grade AR and VR technology, but each move is attracting scrutiny and raising new questions about ethics, transparency, and the company’s strategic direction. Physical Stores Selling Smart Glasses Meta is reportedly preparing to open a new wave of physical retail stores in a strategic bid to push…
Thousands of Asus routers have been compromised in a silent, persistent attack that gives hackers remote access, even after firmware updates. Cybersecurity firm GreyNoise uncovered the campaign, which targets internet-facing Asus models like the RT-AC3100 and RT-AX55. Attackers use brute-force logins or old vulnerabilities to gain admin access, then exploit a flaw (CVE-2023-39780) to enable hidden logging features and…
