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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
Tech News : Researchers Listen To Headphones From 30 Metres Away
23 September 2026Researchers have demonstrated a way to recover audio playing through headphones from up to 30 metres away, revealing how confidential conversations could leak through everyday electronics even when the software carrying them uses encryption. How Does The Attack Work? The technique, called InjectEave, was developed by researchers at the Hong […]
Tagged Encryption, Headphones, Researchers
Company Check : Anthropic Takes AI Into The Biology Lab
23 September 2026Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has confirmed that it operates a physical biology laboratory in the San Francisco Bay Area, bringing its AI research into experiments that could help test scientific ideas while raising questions about oversight, transparency and biological safety. What Has Been Revealed? Following a report by Reuters, […]
Tagged AI, Anthropic, Biology
Security Stop-Press : Fake Job Interviews Infect 30,000 Devices
23 September 2026An updated international security advisory says North Korean attackers infected at least 30,000 computers across over 100 countries through fake recruitment tests. Between December 2025 and July 2026, WaterPlum stole at least US$10.71 million, taking funds or credentials from over 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets. Applicants were tricked into running malicious coding […]
Tagged Fake, Interviews, Job, Security