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In this Tech Insight, we look at how a new generation of digital platforms and community initiatives is rising to meet the growing UK demand for meaningful friendship, tackling loneliness through apps, events, and innovative social design that prioritises connection over dating. A Growing Demand (And Rising Cost) Loneliness in the UK is no longer … Continue reading Friendship Tech Goes From Novelty To Necessity →

A new iPhone app that pays users for their call recordings to train AI systems rose rapidly in late September. However, it then went offline after a security flaw exposed user data. What Neon Is And Who Is Behind It? Neon is a consumer app that pays users to record their phone calls and sells … Continue reading App Pays You For Your Phone Calls →

Meta will let UK users pay a monthly fee to use Facebook and Instagram without adverts, introducing a lower‑priced “consent or pay” model in response to UK data protection guidance. Users Offered A Choice Meta has confirmed that UK users will soon be offered a choice, i.e., continue using Facebook and Instagram for free with … Continue reading Ad‑Free Facebook & Insta … For £3.99 Monthly →

Microsoft has confirmed it is adding Anthropic’s Claude models to its Copilot AI assistant, giving enterprise users a new option alongside OpenAI for handling complex tasks in Microsoft 365. Microsoft Expands Model Choice In Copilot Microsoft has begun rolling out support for Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1, two of Anthropic’s large language models, … Continue reading Company Check : Claude In CoPilot & Google Data Commons →

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting employees as a way into company systems, with insider threats now posing a serious and growing risk. In one recent case, a BBC reporter revealed how a ransomware gang tried to recruit him through a messaging app, offering a share of a ransom if he provided access to BBC systems. The … Continue reading Security Stop-Press: Insider Threats : BBC Reporter Shares Story →

A research team in Denmark is building an AI‑driven robot to refurbish laptops at scale, offering a practical route to reduce e‑waste while creating new value for businesses. RoboSAPIENS At the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) in Odense, robotics researchers are developing a system that uses computer vision, machine learning and a robotic arm to automate … Continue reading Sustainability-In-Tech : Robots Refurbish Your Old Laptops →

It’s easier than ever to setup scheduled tasks in CoPilot and so whether you want a summary of the news each week or updates about your stock portfolio every morning, this video shows how you can get CoPilot to run scheduled tasks for you, with (importantly) an email sent to you as well, if you … Continue reading Video Update : How To Schedule Tasks in ChatGPT →

Feel under pressure to reply the moment you’ve read a message? Turning off WhatsApp’s read receipts hides the blue ticks, letting you read messages privately and respond in your own time. How to: – Open WhatsApp and go to Settings > Privacy > Read Receipts. – Toggle it off. What it’s for: Gives you space … Continue reading Tech Tip – Turn Off WhatsApp Read Receipts for More Privacy →

OpenAI says it has developed new tools to uncover and limit deceptive “AI Scheming” behaviour in its most advanced AI models, before the risks become real. What Is “AI Scheming”? “AI scheming” refers to a type of hidden misalignment, where a model deliberately acts in a way that appears helpful or compliant on the surface, … Continue reading OpenAI Claims It Detects “AI Scheming” →

Google has announced what it calls the biggest upgrade to Chrome in its history, introducing a wide range of Gemini AI-powered features to the browser, and they’re not optional. AI Becomes Core to Chrome The new features, now rolling out for desktop users in the US with English set as their Chrome language, are designed … Continue reading Chrome Gets Built-In Gemini →