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UK parcel delivery firm, Evri, has teamed up with a US robotics company to test four-legged autonomous deliveries in real neighbourhoods, starting in Barnsley. The Future at Your Front Door? The initiative, launched in partnership with US robotics firm Boston Dynamics, is testing the use of autonomous robotic dogs to support last-mile delivery operations in … Continue reading Featured Article : Robot Dog Parcel Delivery Trialled →

New research has revealed a sharp link between using screens in bed and disrupted sleep, while a separate study suggests that switching off mobile internet on smartphones may significantly boost focus and mental health, delivering cognitive benefits equivalent to turning back the clock by a decade! Bed, Phone, No Sleep Concludes Norwegian Study Using your … Continue reading Tech Insight : Screens, Sleep & A Decade of Mental Health →

Nearly half of UK professionals would rather leave their jobs than return to the office five days a week, according to new research from recruitment giant Hays. Disconnect The findings of the Hays survey appear to highlight a growing disconnect between employee preferences and employer policies on post-pandemic working models and, it seems, the potential … Continue reading Tech News : Mass Resignations From Office-Only Jobs →

Microsoft has upgraded its Copilot assistant into a fully agentic AI tool that can browse the web, complete real-world tasks, and remember personal details — marking a major leap in the AI arms race. Amazon Too Meanwhile, Amazon has joined the push towards ‘agentic’ AI with a new shopping assistant that can browse third-party websites … Continue reading Tech News : Microsoft and Amazon Agentic Agents →

The UK government has unveiled sweeping new cyber legislation that could see organisations hit with fines of up to £100,000 (per day!) if they fail to respond to threats in time – a move that dramatically raises the stakes for IT providers, critical service operators, plus their supply chains. Tough New Rules Aimed at Critical … Continue reading Company Check : New UK Law Could Hit IT Firms With £100K-a-Day Fines →

Experts are warning AI-generated receipts are now so convincing that they could be used to cheat company expense systems. OpenAI’s latest image generator, part of its ChatGPT 4o model, allows users to create fake receipts in seconds, complete with logos, stains, and creases. Online examples show how easily these images can bypass expense software, raising … Continue reading Security Stop Press : AI Deepfake Receipts Spark Expense Fraud Concerns →

In a move towards sustainable space colonisation, scientists at the University of Potsdam (Germany) have created working solar panels from molten Moon dust, hopefully paving the way for lunar bases powered by materials already found on the Moon. Why Haul It Up There If You Don’t Have To? Transporting anything into space is expensive. In … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Solar Panels Made From Molten Moon Dust →

ChatGPT has recently made a dramatic difference to the images you can produce and this video provides five examples of how it can be used – impressive stuff! [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/2025-April-5-Ideas-To-Use-ChatGPT-Image-Feature.mp4

Do you spend ages dragging emails into folders, forwarding the same replies, or flagging messages for follow-up? Outlook’s ‘Quick Steps’ can automate all of that, turning multi-click jobs into a single tap. Here’s how to use it: Why it’s useful: Quick Steps are great for saving time on repetitive actions. You can set up shortcuts … Continue reading Tech Tip – Speed Up Outlook with Quick Steps →

ChatGPT’s image generation tools have just received a major upgrade, and while everyone is busy turning politicians into dreamy ‘Studio Ghibli’ characters, OpenAI’s (quiet) policy changes may prove to be the bigger story. A New Visual Brain for ChatGPT At the centre of this update is GPT-4o, OpenAI’s new omnimodal model. Unlike previous tools like … Continue reading Featured Article : ChatGPT Gets Image Upgrade and Fewer Restrictions →