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Tech News : Edge’s AI Troubleshooter Promises Limits On Data Collection
20 October 2026Microsoft has outlined an AI troubleshooting feature for Edge that will collect diagnostic information with users’ consent, promising to limit collection to the problem being investigated while acknowledging that its advice may not always be right. What Is Microsoft Introducing? Called “Fix an issue”, the feature (found in Edge’s settings) […]
Tagged AI, Collection, Data, Edge
Company Check : Microsoft’s Record Patch Release Lists Over 1,400 Flaws
20 October 2026Microsoft’s October security release addresses more than 1,400 vulnerabilities, setting another monthly record as AI helps researchers uncover software weaknesses faster and businesses face growing pressure to keep their systems protected. What Has Microsoft Released? Patch Tuesday is Microsoft’s regular monthly release of security fixes, allowing organisations to plan updates […]
Tagged Flaws, Microsoft, Patch, Security
Security Stop-Press : Bank Hires 1,000 To Fix AI-Found Flaws
20 October 2026Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to help repair software weaknesses uncovered by advanced AI, including Anthropic’s Mythos. The contractors joined around 3,000 existing staff in the second quarter and were still helping in October. AI can find vulnerabilities quickly, but people must still check, test and install fixes across […]
Tagged AI, Bank, Hires, Security
Sustainability-In-Tech : AI Mosquito Traps Aim To Cut Spraying And Track Risks
20 October 2026Mosqitter is developing a network of AI-connected mosquito traps to help organisations monitor insect populations and respond more precisely, offering a potential way to reduce insecticide use as changing environmental conditions increase the need for surveillance. From Catching Mosquitoes To Monitoring Them The Pennsylvania-based company, whose research began in Ukraine […]
Tagged AI, Mosquito, Risks, sustainability
Video Update : How To Create And Edit M365 Files In Copilot
20 October 2026Find out how to create and edit Microsoft 365 files directly in Copilot, saving time and reducing the need to switch between apps or copy content across. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/50eef0dc-6aae-41d0-aec7-5b665e08f0d4
Tagged Copilot, M365, Microsoft
Tech Tip : Screenshot Just The Window You Want To Share
20 October 2026If you need to show someone an error message or something in an application, Windows can capture just that window, saving you from cropping a full-screen screenshot and keeping unrelated windows out of view. Here’s how: This works in Windows 10 and 11. On some laptops, you may also need […]
Tagged Screenshot, Share, Window
Featured Article : Dutch Tax Office Drops Microsoft 365 Cloud For In-House And Open-Source Tools
14 October 2026The Netherlands’ tax authority has abandoned its planned Microsoft 365 cloud rollout in favour of infrastructure it controls and European open-source software, highlighting how concerns about sensitive information and supplier dependence can change major IT decisions. What Has Changed? In a letter to parliament dated 5 October, State Secretary for […]
Tagged Cloud, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Office, Open-Source
Tech Insight : Supreme Court Weighs Limits On Data Breach Claims
14 October 2026The Supreme Court is considering whether compensation claims for data protection breaches must meet a minimum level of seriousness, in a case that could affect how businesses handle demands for damages as lawyers warn that AI is making complaints easier to produce. What Is The Court Deciding? The court heard […]
Tagged Breach, Court, Data
Tech News : Microsoft Cuts Shared OneDrive Storage By Up To 4TB
14 October 2026Microsoft is replacing individual OneDrive allowances on its Family and Premium subscriptions with a shared 2TB pool, cutting the maximum combined storage by 4TB and leaving some households facing extra costs or decisions about where to keep their files. What Is Changing? Previously, Microsoft 365 Family and Premium allowed up […]
Tagged Microsoft, OneDrive, Storage
Tech News : Google Gives AI Agents Their Own Work Email
14 October 2026Google has announced a workplace AI agent that can have its own email address, calendar and company account, allowing businesses to delegate ongoing tasks while making it clearer which actions were taken by software rather than employees. Gemini Agent Unveiled on 8 October by Google Cloud chief executive Thomas Kurian, […]
Tagged AI, Email, Google
Company Check : Developer Uses AI To Build Free Adobe Alternatives
14 October 2026Atlanta-based developer Brandon Thomas says he has used AI to build free alternatives to seven Adobe applications, turning frustration with subscription cancellation fees into a project that could widen access to creative software, although the tools remain far from proven professional replacements. What Has He Built? The applications cover photo […]
Tagged Adobe, AI, Alternatives
Security Stop-Press : Smart Coffee Machine Generates 1TB Of Traffic
14 October 2026A US-based IT specialist and Prusa employee, known online as Nomad, reported that his parents’ connected Keurig coffee machine generated around 1TB of network traffic in ten days. Investigating their slow Wi-Fi, he found monitoring figures showing 1,008GB transmitted by the machine over ten days and nine hours. He later […]
Tagged Coffee, Machine, Security, Traffic