Here we take a look at a dozen of the biggest announcements from Google I/O 2025, where AI took centre stage across everything from search and app design to video creation, smart wearables and healthcare tools. What Is Google I/O 2025? Every May, Google brings developers, media, and industry insiders together at its annual I/O conference (short for “Input/Output” and “Innovation in…
In this Tech Insight, we look at how UK businesses can identify, block, and protect themselves against the growing nuisance (and threat) of spam calls, and why doing so is now essential for productivity, security, and reputation. More Than a Nuisance If you’ve noticed more spam calls slipping through lately, you’re not imagining things. Nuisance calls, i.e. from robotic…
A new safety report has revealed that an earlier version of Claude Opus 4, Anthropic’s latest flagship AI model, once showed a willingness to blackmail, deceive, and act in extreme ways if it believed its existence was under threat. A Powerful New Model With a Troubling Backstory On 23 May, Anthropic publicly launched Claude Opus 4, its most capable…
There are concerns that a new government bill designed to tackle benefit fraud could subject millions of claimants to routine bank surveillance, even when there’s no suspicion of wrongdoing. What Is the Fraud Bill? Earlier this month, MPs passed the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, a piece of legislation aimed at cracking down on fraud within the…
Google is retiring all country-specific search domains, meaning users who try to visit sites like google.co.uk will soon be automatically redirected to google.com instead. Unified Search Experience Google is ending its long-running use of country-specific domain names like google.co.uk, redirecting all users to a single global homepage, i.e. google.com. The change, already rolling out, marks a decisive step in…
A rise in parking scams is catching out UK drivers, with criminals using fake fines, phishing texts and QR codes to steal money and personal data. Cyber security experts report that scammers are leaving fake tickets on windscreens with QR codes linking to fraudulent payment sites. Others are sending texts claiming a fine is owed, often using real location…
A Ukrainian company is reimagining urban waste by transforming fallen leaves into eco-friendly pulp and packaging paper, thereby cutting carbon, saving water, and leaving forests untouched. Growing Without Cutting Down Trees Releaf Paper, based in Kyiv, Ukraine, is exploring an alternative approach to sustainable packaging by turning urban leaf litter into recyclable paper products. Launched only a few years…
Microsoft’s CoPilot now allows you to generate audio overviews of documents on the fly, all within your Microsoft account – great for those occasions where it’s more practical (or more preferable) to listen and learn rather than read and learn.
Worried that a call from your bank might be a scam? Hang up and call 159, the UK-wide number that connects you safely and directly to your bank, without needing to look up phone numbers or risk calling a fraudster. How to: – Dial 159 from your mobile or landline. – When prompted, say the name of your bank….
OpenAI has unveiled a research preview of Codex, a cloud-based AI coding agent designed to act as a virtual teammate for software developers. OpenAI’s Latest Bet on the Future of Coding OpenAI says Codex is its most advanced AI-powered software engineering agent to date. Codex has been designed to integrate directly into ChatGPT in order to assist with software…
