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Google has announced plans to build a new data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, powered by wind, solar and a 300-megawatt, 100-hour iron-air battery supplied by US startup Form Energy, marking a significant test of long-duration energy storage at hyperscale. Minnesota and the Clean Energy Structure The project, revealed in February, will be developed in … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Google’s 100-Hour ($1 Billion) Battery to Power New Data Centre
Here’s a way to reduce the amount of ‘hallucinations’ in the outputs of your prompts with the use of … another prompt … albeit set up as a “Custom Instructions” within the settings of your Copilot or ChatGPT setup. [Note – To Watch This Video without glitches/interruptions, It may be best to download it first] … Continue reading Video Update : Reduce Hallucinations In ChatGPT/Copilot
Passkeys let you sign in without a password, dramatically reducing the risk of phishing and credential theft, and most UK business users can set one up on their Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace account in just a few minutes. What Is A Passkey? A passkey is a password replacement that uses your device’s built-in security, … Continue reading Tech Tip : Set Up A Passkey On Your Microsoft Or Google Account
A coding error inside Microsoft 365 Copilot briefly allowed the AI tool to read and summarise emails that businesses had explicitly marked as confidential. A Safeguard That Didn’t Hold In January, Microsoft detected an issue inside the “Work” tab of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. The problem, tracked internally as CW1226324, meant Copilot could process emails … Continue reading Microsoft Copilot Bug Exposes Confidential Emails To AI Tool
Cyber insurance has grown into a multi-billion-dollar global market, yet when a serious breach occurs, the real story often lies in the small print, the exclusions, and the security controls that should have been in place long before the policy was signed. Once Just An Add-On Cyber insurance was once treated as a niche add-on … Continue reading The Truth About Cyber Insurance
The world’s biggest hard drive manufacturers have already allocated all the units they will produce this year after hyperscale AI and cloud operators secured the bulk of available capacity. AI Infrastructure Buys Up The Year Western Digital and Seagate have both confirmed that their nearline hard drive production for calendar year 2026 is effectively spoken … Continue reading Hard Drive Makers Sell Out 2026 Output To AI Data Centres
The UK government is moving to force tech platforms to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours of being flagged or face fines of up to 10 percent of global turnover. The 48 Hour Rule On 19 February 2026, ministers confirmed an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that will place a strict 48 … Continue reading Tech Firms Face 48 Hour Deadline To Remove Abusive Images
Microsoft has published peer-reviewed research demonstrating that data can be written into ordinary borosilicate glass and preserved for more than 10,000 years, positioning its ‘Project Silica’ work as a potential long-term archival storage platform for the cloud era. The Challenge This development addresses a persistent challenge for hyperscale cloud providers and large enterprises, i.e., how … Continue reading Company Check : Microsoft’s Glass Storage and the Future of Long Term Data
Ransomware gangs are abusing legitimate employee monitoring software to break into business networks. Security firm Huntress uncovered two recent incidents in which attackers used Net Monitor for Employees alongside remote management platform SimpleHelp to gain persistent access. Instead of custom malware, they relied on commercial tools to blend in with normal IT activity. Net Monitor … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Employee Monitoring Tools Hijacked For Ransomware
A cluster of well-funded startups is attempting to modernise one of the oldest components of the electricity system, replacing passive iron-core transformers with software-driven power electronics designed for an AI and electrification era. Why The Timing Matters Transformers have changed little in principle for more than a century. Built from copper windings and steel cores, … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Transformers Get A Digital Upgrade As Grid Strain Mounts