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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has become the focus of political, regulatory, and international scrutiny after users exploited it to generate non-consensual sexualised images, including material involving children, triggering urgent action from regulators and reopening a heated debate over online safety and free speech. What Triggered The Controversy? The row began in late December when … Continue reading Grok Sparks Global Scrutiny Over AI Sexualised Deepfakes
In this week’s Tech Insight, we look at 15 notable gadgets from a CES focused on how artificial intelligence is being embedded into physical products for homes, health, and everyday use. CES 2026 The Consumer Electronics Show, held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, has long been a place where experimental concepts sit alongside near … Continue reading 15 Notable Gadgets From CES 2026
WhatsApp has rolled out a set of new group chat features designed to reduce confusion in larger conversations and make coordination easier, as the platform continues to evolve beyond simple one-to-one messaging. What Has Been Introduced? In a blog post published on 7 January, WhatsApp confirmed the launch of three new group chat features entitled … Continue reading WhatsApp Introduces New Tools To Bring Order To Group Chats
Spotify has introduced two new Messages features that let users see what friends are listening to in real time and invite them into shared listening sessions, signalling a deeper shift towards in-app social interaction. Wider Rollout By Early February The update, confirmed by Spotify on 7 January, adds Listening Activity and Request to Jam to … Continue reading Spotify Introduces Real-Time Listening Activity And Jam Requests
Google is reshaping Gmail around its Gemini AI models, introducing a personalised AI Inbox, natural-language AI Overviews in email search, and a wider rollout of writing and summarisation tools designed to help users manage rising email volumes more efficiently. To Help Manage Information Overload Google says more than 3 billion people now rely on its … Continue reading Company Check : Google Brings Gemini AI To Gmail With A Personalised Inbox
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a dedicated space for health and wellness conversations that allows users to link personal health data, raising fresh security and privacy concerns around highly sensitive information. OpenAI says more than 230 million people ask health-related questions on ChatGPT each week, prompting the creation of a separate Health environment with additional … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : ChatGPT Health Brings New Data Security Risks
An international research team has proposed using bacteria to bind Martian soil into concrete-like structures, offering a lower-energy and more sustainable way to build future habitats on Mars. What The New Research Is Proposing A new perspective paper published in Frontiers in Microbiology examines whether biomineralisation, a natural process driven by microorganisms, could be adapted … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Bacteria Could Turn Martian Soil Into Sustainable Building Material
This video shows how you can do away with paying for packages like Canva if you want to create visual storyboards, simply by asking Copilot to create your visual storyboards for you … it’s easier than ever! [Note – To Watch This Video without glitches/interruptions, It may be best to download it first] https://mklink-videos.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/2026-01-17-How+to-create-a-visual-story-using-365-Copilot.mp4
Streamline meeting planning in Outlook by creating a poll to find the perfect meeting time, boost attendee turnout, and save hours of back-and-forth emails. Here’s how: How to do it – Create a new meeting in Outlook. – Click ‘New Meeting’, then select ‘Scheduling Poll’ in the toolbar. – Enter meeting details and select 2 … Continue reading Tech Tip: Use Outlook To Find the Best Meeting Time Fast
People using cryptocurrency services in the UK are now required to provide personal and tax identifying details to cryptoasset platforms, following new reporting rules that came into force on 1 January 2026. What Are The Rules? From the start of 2026, anyone buying, selling, transferring, or exchanging cryptoassets through a cryptoasset service provider must provide … Continue reading HMRC Wants UK Crypto Buyers’ Details