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Tech News : Amazon Hikes Device Prices As AI Fuels Memory Shortage
2 September 2026Amazon has sharply increased the US prices of many of its Echo, Fire TV, Kindle and eero devices, with some rises reaching 60 per cent, as the company passes on higher memory and storage costs linked to the wider AI-driven squeeze on semiconductor supply. How Much Have Prices Risen? The […]
Tagged AI, Amazon, Memory, Prices
Company Check : 28-Year Linux Code Fight Nears Its End
2 September 2026A US appeals court has upheld the dismissal of the last live claim in a decades-long dispute over IBM’s use of code from Project Monterey, bringing one of the technology industry’s longest-running legal battles close to an end while removing another layer of uncertainty around Linux and open-source software. Where […]
Tagged Code, Linux
Security Stop-Press : Cyber Security Event Attendees Targeted With Malicious Google Docs
2 September 2026Cyber criminals targeted Black Hat and DEF CON attendees after the events with convincing follow-up messages and malicious Google Docs. A Huntress researcher was contacted on X by someone posing as a CoinDesk executive and was sent a Google Doc containing a malicious Apps Script sidebar. Mac users were targeted […]
Tagged Cybersecurity, Doc, Event, Google, Malicious, Security
Sustainability-In-Tech : Laser Mosquito Control Could Cut Chemical Use
2 September 2026A portable device that uses LiDAR, radar, AI and a laser to detect and kill mosquitoes is now being sold commercially, raising a much bigger question than whether people will pay around US$1,000 to keep insects away from their patios and instead focusing attention on whether precision technology could eventually […]
Tagged Control, Laser, Mosquito, sustainability
Video Update : A Tour Of Copilot’s Features In Less Than 10 Mins
2 September 2026Discover Copilot’s most useful features in less than 10 minutes and learn how they can make everyday tasks quicker and easier. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/55806c64-fda3-4b63-8d85-3259e1dba113
Tagged AI, Copilot, Microsoft
Tech Tip : Protect Important Folders From Ransomware
2 September 2026Windows includes a lesser-known security feature called Controlled Folder Access that can stop untrusted apps changing files in important folders such as Documents, Pictures and Desktop, helping protect them from ransomware. Why Is This Useful? Ransomware often works by encrypting or changing files so you can no longer access them. […]
Tagged Folders, Ransomware, Windows
Featured Article : Turn Your Home WiFi Into A Security Motion Sensor
25 August 2026Comcast has begun turning compatible Xfinity home routers into camera-free motion detectors, showing how WiFi infrastructure can now do far more than connect devices while raising important questions about privacy, data use and intelligent buildings. What Has Comcast Launched? The new capability forms part of Xfinity Shield, a wider home-protection […]
Tagged Motion, Security, Sensor, WiFi
Tech Insight : OpenAI Makes Privacy A Competitive Advantage
25 August 2026OpenAI is turning data privacy into a competitive weapon, promising eligible business customers its frontier AI models can operate without retaining their prompts or responses, just as rival Anthropic is requiring 30-day retention for some frontier-model traffic. Zero Data Retention As A Selling Point The company has just previewed Private […]
Tagged Advantage, OpenAI, Privacy
Tech News : AI To Triage UK Police 101 Calls
25 August 2026UK police are beginning to use artificial intelligence to decide where non-emergency 101 calls should go before they reach a human operator, with a £1.4 million system designed to cut waiting times, reduce wasted police time and redirect millions of misdirected calls more efficiently. What Is Changing? The new Natural […]
Tagged AI, Calls, Police
Tech News : Amazon Expands Drone Delivery Sixfold
25 August 2026Amazon is preparing to expand Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, while its only UK operation remains tightly restricted to around 100 deliveries a day, highlighting how quickly autonomous delivery can scale when technology, regulation and public acceptance move at […]
Tagged Amazon, Delivery, Drone
Company Check : Microsoft Combines Its Copilot Apps
25 August 2026Microsoft has combined its standalone consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps into a single updated Copilot experience, simplifying a confusing product line while making its AI assistant a more direct gateway into Word, Excel, Outlook and the rest of Microsoft 365. Why Were There Two Copilot Apps? For many […]
Tagged Apps, Copilot, Microsoft
Security Stop-Press : Expired Visa Cards Can Be Revived For Contactless Payments
25 August 2026Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have shown how some expired Visa cards could be manipulated to make contactless payments after they should have stopped working. The “Zombie Card” attack uses NFC relays to alter the expiry date seen by a payment terminal without breaking the card’s encryption. Researchers demonstrated payments […]
Tagged Cards, Payments, Security, Visa