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Featured Article: Google Gives Gemini A Human Face
30 September 2026Google has introduced animated and lifelike avatars for Gemini’s live conversations, giving businesses a way to put a talking face on AI services while raising questions about whether a more convincing appearance could encourage customers to trust answers they should question. What Has Google Introduced? Announced on 24 September, Gemini […]
Tagged Face, Gemini, Google
Tech Insight: ChatGPT Dominates AI Website Referrals
30 September 2026With ChatGPT accounting for 95.1 per cent of AI referrals measured by BrightEdge in August, in this Tech Insight we examine why its lead is growing, how AI is influencing purchasing decisions and what businesses should do to make themselves easier to find. What Does The 95.1 Per Cent Mean? […]
Tagged AI, ChatGPT, Referrals, Website
Tech News: Gemini Starts Making Calls For Customers
30 September 2026Google is testing a Gemini feature that can telephone businesses, ask questions and arrange bookings on a customer’s behalf, potentially saving people time while requiring businesses to decide how they handle conversations with an AI assistant. What Is Google Testing? The feature, called Call for Me, allows Gemini to handle […]
Tagged Calls, Customers, Gemini
Tech News: Starlink Satellites Become A ‘Planetary Barometer’
30 September 2026Astronomer Dr Tony Phillips is using satellite tracking data to monitor changes in Earth’s upper atmosphere, turning Starlink and other satellite fleets into an unexpected measuring tool that could help explain the conditions affecting spacecraft hundreds of kilometres above us. Why Watch Satellites Sink? Satellites may appear to travel through […]
Tagged Satellites, Starlink
Company Check: Microsoft Gives Copilot Coding And An Always-On Agent
30 September 2026Microsoft has announced a redesigned Copilot app that can build software and keep working while users are away, bringing AI further into everyday business operations while raising questions about permissions, costs and responsibility when delegated work goes wrong. What Is Changing? The new experience brings together Home, Code and Autopilot, […]
Tagged Coding, Copilot, Microsoft
Security Stop-Press: Deepfake Calls Target Employees
30 September 2026Gartner found that 41 per cent of surveyed cybersecurity leaders reported deepfake incidents involving employee audio calls, while 36 per cent reported video-call incidents. Its March–May 2026 survey covered 297 leaders reporting on the previous year, without establishing how many attacks succeeded. Email phishing or business email compromise affected 79 […]
Tagged Calls, Deepfake, Security
Sustainability-In-Tech: AI Boom Could Leave An E-Waste Trail Around Earth
30 September 2026The expansion of AI could leave enough retired electronic equipment to fill shipping containers stretching six times around Earth, according to a new report warning that the technology’s environmental footprint extends far beyond electricity and water consumption. What Has The Report Found? The Basel Action Network (BAN), a non-profit organisation […]
Tagged AI, e-waste, sustainability
Video Update : How To Use ChatGPT Directly In Your M365 Apps
30 September 2026From tackling an awkward Excel formula to improving a Word document, here’s how to bring ChatGPT into your Microsoft 365 apps and put it to work on the task in front of you. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/ba99826c-6c27-46ed-937f-c1a713f8d6af
Tagged ChatGPT, Excel, M365
Tech Tip : Give Vaguely Named Emails A Useful Subject
30 September 2026If important emails arrive with unhelpful subjects such as “Hello” or “Update”, classic Outlook lets you rename them, making them easier to identify and find later. Why Is This Useful? Adding a customer name, project reference or invoice number gives the message a more meaningful label. For example, changing “Documents” […]
Tagged Emails, Outlook, Subject
Featured Article : AI Chatbot Blunder Almost Sparked US–China Clash
23 September 2026An AI chatbot’s false assessment of a Chinese ship’s cargo reportedly prompted US military preparations to intercept the vessel, exposing how unchecked AI output can influence dangerous decisions when it is presented as trusted intelligence. What Happened? According to a CNN investigation, the incident occurred during the spring of 2026, […]
Tagged AI, Chatbot, China, US
Tech Insight : Huawei Predicts A 100,000-Fold Surge In AI Use
23 September 2026Huawei predicts that global AI token consumption will grow 100,000-fold by 2035, with autonomous agents generating over 90 per cent of the associated traffic, raising questions about the infrastructure, energy and oversight needed to turn that activity into useful work. What Has Huawei Announced? The Chinese technology company published two […]
Tagged AI, Huawei
Tech News : Apple Watch AI Raises Eavesdropping Concerns
23 September 2026Lawyers in four US states have raised concerns that new Apple Watch features could breach eavesdropping laws, questioning whether turning conversations into AI-generated text requires everyone’s permission even when no playable audio recording is retained. Why Are Lawyers Concerned? The debate centres on Siri Recap, which creates AI summaries of […]
Tagged AI, Apple, Eavesdropping