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Sustainability-in-Tech : Google’s 100-Hour ($1 Billion) Battery to Power New Data Centre
3 March 2026Google has announced plans to build a new data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, powered by wind, solar and a 300-megawatt, 100-hour iron-air battery supplied by US startup Form Energy, marking a significant test of long-duration energy storage at hyperscale. Minnesota and the Clean Energy Structure The project, revealed in […]
Tagged Battery, Data Centre, Google, sustainability
Video Update : Reduce Hallucinations In ChatGPT/Copilot
3 March 2026Here’s a way to reduce the amount of ‘hallucinations’ in the outputs of your prompts with the use of … another prompt … albeit set up as a “Custom Instructions” within the settings of your Copilot or ChatGPT setup. [Note – To Watch This Video without glitches/interruptions, It may be […]
Tagged AI, ChatGPT, Copilot, OpenAI
Tech Tip : Set Up A Passkey On Your Microsoft Or Google Account
3 March 2026Passkeys let you sign in without a password, dramatically reducing the risk of phishing and credential theft, and most UK business users can set one up on their Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account in just a few minutes. What Is A Passkey? A passkey is a password replacement that […]
Tagged Google, Microsoft, Passkey, Security
Featured Article : Microsoft Copilot Bug Exposes Confidential Emails To AI Tool
25 February 2026A coding error inside Microsoft 365 Copilot briefly allowed the AI tool to read and summarise emails that businesses had explicitly marked as confidential. A Safeguard That Didn’t Hold In January, Microsoft detected an issue inside the “Work” tab of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. The problem, tracked internally as CW1226324, […]
Tagged AI, Copilot, Emails, Microsoft
Tech Insight : The Truth About Cyber Insurance
25 February 2026Cyber insurance has grown into a multi-billion-dollar global market, yet when a serious breach occurs, the real story often lies in the small print, the exclusions, and the security controls that should have been in place long before the policy was signed. Once Just An Add-On Cyber insurance was once […]
Tagged Cyber, Insurance
Tech News : Hard Drive Makers Sell Out 2026 Output To AI Data Centres
25 February 2026The world’s biggest hard drive manufacturers have already allocated all the units they will produce this year after hyperscale AI and cloud operators secured the bulk of available capacity. AI Infrastructure Buys Up The Year Western Digital and Seagate have both confirmed that their nearline hard drive production for calendar […]
Tagged AI, Data, Data Centres, Hard Drive
Tech News : Tech Firms Face 48 Hour Deadline To Remove Abusive Images
25 February 2026The UK government is moving to force tech platforms to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours of being flagged or face fines of up to 10 percent of global turnover. The 48 Hour Rule On 19 February 2026, ministers confirmed an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that […]
Tagged Deadline, Firms, Images, Remove, Tech
Company Check : Microsoft’s Glass Storage and the Future of Long Term Data
25 February 2026Microsoft has published peer-reviewed research demonstrating that data can be written into ordinary borosilicate glass and preserved for more than 10,000 years, positioning its ‘Project Silica’ work as a potential long-term archival storage platform for the cloud era. The Challenge This development addresses a persistent challenge for hyperscale cloud providers […]
Tagged Data, Glass, Microsoft, Storage
Security Stop-Press : Employee Monitoring Tools Hijacked For Ransomware
25 February 2026Ransomware gangs are abusing legitimate employee monitoring software to break into business networks. Security firm Huntress uncovered two recent incidents in which attackers used Net Monitor for Employees alongside remote management platform SimpleHelp to gain persistent access. Instead of custom malware, they relied on commercial tools to blend in with […]
Tagged Monitoring, Ransomware, Security
Sustainability-in-Tech : Transformers Get A Digital Upgrade As Grid Strain Mounts
25 February 2026A cluster of well-funded startups is attempting to modernise one of the oldest components of the electricity system, replacing passive iron-core transformers with software-driven power electronics designed for an AI and electrification era. Why The Timing Matters Transformers have changed little in principle for more than a century. Built from […]
Tagged Digital, Grid, sustainability, Transformers
Video Update : Copilot Researcher : “Mini Computer” Window
25 February 2026Copilot, used in Research mode, is a very powerful way undertake “Deep Research” on various topics that you choose to prompt. This video shows how you can access a window which show you in real-time what the research tool is up to, a bit like having a mini computer running […]
Tagged Copilot, Mini Computer, Window
Tech Tip : Using Amazon’s Rufus AI Deal Checker
25 February 2026Amazon’s Rufus is a built-in AI shopping assistant that helps you compare products faster and spot whether a “deal” really is one, useful for anyone buying kit for work or keeping an eye on market pricing. What Is Rufus AI? Amazon’s Rufus is Amazon’s generative AI shopping assistant inside the […]
Tagged AI, Amazon, Checker, Rufus