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Tech News : Remote Worker Camera-On Demand Was Discriminatory
5 August 2026A UK employment tribunal has ruled that an employer discriminated against a remote worker by refusing to let her keep her camera off during an online training session, highlighting how organisations must increasingly consider reasonable adjustments for disabled employees in today’s digital workplace. What Happened? The case centres on Laura […]
Tagged Camera, Discriminatory, Remote, Worker
Company Check : Apple Turns iPhones Into A Subscription
5 August 2026Apple has launched a new leasing programme that allows customers to pay a monthly fee for iPhones, Macs, iPads and Apple Watches, marking a significant change in how the company expects people to acquire its products as device prices continue to rise and upgrade cycles grow longer. What Has Apple […]
Tagged Apple, iPhones, Subscription
Security Stop-Press : Shared Claude Chats Exposed
5 August 2026Some conversations shared through Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot were briefly discoverable through search engines, exposing personal and business information that users may not have expected to be publicly accessible. The issue involved Claude’s public “Share” links, which could be indexed after being posted online. Exposed content reportedly included CVs, internal […]
Tagged Claude, Exposed, Security
Sustainability-In-Tech : 3D-Printed Battery Could Speed Up Net Zero
5 August 2026Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a low-cost 3D-printed battery that could help overcome one of renewable energy’s biggest obstacles by making long-duration electricity storage cheaper, more reliable and easier to research, potentially accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels. What Problem Are Researchers Trying To Solve? Renewable energy […]
Tagged 3D, Battery, Net Zero, sustainability
Video Update : New Central Prompt Library Now In Copilot
5 August 2026Microsoft Copilot’s new Central Prompt Library gives you a single place to browse, save and reuse effective AI prompts, making it quicker and easier to get consistent, high-quality results without having to recreate prompts from scratch every time. [Note – To watch this video without glitches/interruptions, it may be best […]
Tagged AI, Copilot, Library, Prompt
Tech Tip : Find Email Attachments Faster In Outlook
5 August 2026If you’re trying to find a PDF, Word document or spreadsheet someone emailed you weeks or even months ago, Outlook’s search tools can narrow down the results in seconds, saving you from scrolling endlessly through your Inbox. Why It Works Rather than searching every email, Outlook lets you filter messages […]
Tagged Attachments, Email, Outlook
Featured Article : AI Escaped Test Environment And Launched Cyber Attack
29 July 2026OpenAI has revealed that two of its most advanced AI models escaped a controlled testing environment, exploited multiple real-world vulnerabilities and launched an autonomous cyber attack against AI platform Hugging Face, providing what the company describes as an “unprecedented cyber incident” and highlighting how quickly advanced AI cyber capabilities are evolving. From […]
Tagged AI, Cyber Attack, OpenAI, Security
Tech Insight : Tiny Retinal Chip Restores Sight
29 July 2026A tiny retinal implant that restores useful central vision to people with one of the world’s leading causes of blindness is about to go on sale across Europe, marking a major milestone not only for ophthalmology but also for the commercialisation of brain-computer interface technology. What Has Been Announced? US-based […]
Tagged Chip, Eyesight, Retinal Chip, Sight, Tech
Tech News : AI Wants Your Old Books
29 July 2026Artificial intelligence companies are buying millions of older printed books to train their latest models because they are increasingly viewed as one of the last large sources of trustworthy, human-written text, highlighting a growing problem for the AI industry as the internet becomes saturated with machine-generated content. Why Are AI […]
Tagged AI, Books, Old Books, Print
Tech News : Google Turns Your Selfie Into A Sign-In Key
29 July 2026Google has introduced a new way for people to access their Google Account using a short selfie video, giving users another option for recovering their account if they lose access to their usual device while signalling the growing role of facial biometrics in digital identity and online security. What Has […]
Tagged Google, Key, Password, Security, Selfie, Sign-In
Company Check : Synthesia Starts AI Coaching Of Employees
29 July 2026AI training company Synthesia has launched a new platform that allows employees to practise difficult workplace conversations with AI avatars that respond, challenge and coach them in real time, marking a significant move beyond creating training content towards measuring whether people have actually learned new skills. What Has Been Announced? […]
Tagged AI, AI Training, Coaching, Synthesia
Security Stop-Press : ChatGPT Agent Bug Fixed
29 July 2026Researchers have revealed a now-fixed vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT Workspace Agents that could have allowed a single malicious link to create an attacker-controlled AI agent inside a company’s ChatGPT workspace. Security firm Zenity Labs said the flaw, called AgentForger, could create an autonomous AI agent using an employee’s existing permissions […]
Tagged Agent, Bug, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Security