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Google has launched a major update to Maps, introducing a new AI feature called Ask Maps alongside a redesigned 3D navigation experience powered by its Gemini models. From Search To Conversation For years, Google Maps has been built around search, users typed in a place or category and selected from a list of results. Ask … Continue reading Google Maps Introduces ‘Ask Maps’
Londoners are being disproportionately targeted by online fraudsters, with police warning that technology is allowing scams to scale rapidly while making criminals harder to detect. Why London Is Being Targeted Evidence presented to the London Assembly highlights the scale of the issue. Fraud now accounts for around 41 per cent of all crime across England … Continue reading Scam Surge Disproportionately Hits London
A short-lived IT fault at Lloyds Banking Group has raised serious questions about how modern banking systems handle and protect customer data. What Happened? Last Thursday morning, customers using apps from Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland reported seeing transactions that did not belong to them. In some cases, users could view multiple accounts, … Continue reading Lloyds App Glitch Exposes Customer Data
Adobe has agreed to a $150 million settlement with US regulators over allegations that it hid key subscription terms and made cancellations unnecessarily difficult, bringing renewed attention to how subscription-based services are designed and enforced. What The Case Was About The case, brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission … Continue reading Company Check : Adobe Agrees $150 Million Settlement Over Subscription Practices
Escape has raised $18 million to develop AI agents that automate penetration testing and help security teams keep pace with faster cyber threats. Its platform simulates attacker behaviour in live systems, identifying vulnerabilities, proving how they can be exploited, and recommending fixes, replacing periodic manual testing with continuous coverage. The move follows research that found … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Automating Penetration Testing With AI Agents
A new report suggests that the future of fusion energy may depend less on generating power, and more on measuring it accurately. Understanding The Real Barrier To Fusion Fusion power has long been seen as a near-perfect clean energy source, offering abundant electricity with minimal environmental impact. The science behind it is well understood, involving … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Why Measuring Plasma Could Unlock Fusion Power
OpenAI’s new GPT 5.4 model introduces more accurate responses, better reasoning and improved real world usefulness, and this video shows why it is worth using to get faster, more reliable results from your everyday AI prompts. [Note – To Watch This Video without glitches/interruptions, It may be best to download it first]
Spam filters can sometimes misclassify legitimate emails, so regularly reviewing your junk folder and adjusting settings is a simple way to avoid missing important enquiries, invoices or client messages. Why This Matters Email filtering has become more aggressive in recent years as providers try to block phishing, spam and malicious attachments. While this improves security, … Continue reading Tech Tip : Adjust Your Spam Filter Settings To Avoid Missing Important Emails
Tesla has been granted a licence to supply electricity directly to homes and businesses in Britain, marking a significant step in the company’s effort to expand from electric vehicles into a full energy provider. Tesla Receives Approval To Supply Electricity Tesla subsidiary Tesla Energy Ventures has reportedly (according to reports by The Wall Street Journal) … Continue reading Tesla Wins Licence To Supply Electricity In Britain
New research suggests that the ability to detect AI-generated faces may depend less on intelligence or technical knowledge and more on a fundamental visual skill known as object recognition. A Surprising Predictor Of AI Detection As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly capable of generating realistic images, concerns about deepfakes and digital misinformation have grown rapidly. … Continue reading Why Some People Can Spot AI Images More Easily Than Others