News & resources

News & resources

Helpful updates and discussion to keep you informed of what’s current in the IT sector.

Due to the fast pace of the digital sector it pays to keep up to date with the latest news. Here we provide updates on any issues that might affect your business IT, plus share any developments happening within our company.

Featured Article : 300,000 + Grok Chats Exposed Online

Featured Article : 300,000 + Grok Chats Exposed Online

Hundreds of thousands of conversations with Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot have been discovered in Google Search results, while China has released DeepSeek V3.1 as a direct rival to GPT-5, together raisi

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Tech Insight : How Your ‘Metadata’ Helps Scammers

Tech Insight : How Your ‘Metadata’ Helps Scammers

In this tech insight, we look at how hidden metadata (embedded in files, emails, images and documents) is increasingly being used by scammers to profile, deceive and attack UK businesses, and how f

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News : New AI 'Always-On' Smart Glasses With 'Infinite Memory'

News : New AI 'Always-On' Smart Glasses With 'Infinite Memory'

Two former Harvard students are preparing to launch a pair of ‘always-on’ AI smart glasses that record and transcribe every conversation, which offers wearers an unprecedented digital memory and re

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News : UK Backs Down In Apple Privacy Row

News : UK Backs Down In Apple Privacy Row

The UK government has backed down from its demand that Apple create a “back door” into its encrypted systems, ending a high-profile dispute that drew in Washington and sparked widespread criticism

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Company Check : Businesses Choose Proxies As VPNs Face Rising Scrutiny

Company Check : Businesses Choose Proxies As VPNs Face Rising Scrutiny

A growing number of UK companies are moving away from VPNs and adopting proxy services instead, while regulatory pressures and changing business needs reshape the digital tools used for online oper

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Security Stop-Press: Cybercriminals Seeking English-Speaking Social Engineers

Security Stop-Press: Cybercriminals Seeking English-Speaking Social Engineers

English-speaking social engineers are now among the most in-demand recruits on cybercriminal forums, with job ads more than doubling between 2024 and mid-2025, according to ReliaQuest.

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Sustainability-In-Tech : New Homes 3D Printed From Soil

Sustainability-In-Tech : New Homes 3D Printed From Soil

Japanese housing firm Lib Work has completed the country’s first 3D-printed house made primarily from soil, a development that could reshape how homes are built and raise important questions about

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Video Update : Connect ChatGPT To Gmail

Video Update : Connect ChatGPT To Gmail

You can now connect your ChatGPT account directly to GMail and harness the power of deep-research and all the other bells-and-whistles to make your usage of GMail (and other Goole services such as

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Tech Tip - Use WhatsApp Group Polls for Instant Team Feedback

Tech Tip - Use WhatsApp Group Polls for Instant Team Feedback

Need a quick way to make team decisions without long chat threads? WhatsApp’s built-in Poll feature lets you gather votes instantly—no admin rights required.

How to:

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Featured Article : HMRC's AI Scans (Tax-Cheats) Social Media

Featured Article : HMRC's AI Scans (Tax-Cheats) Social Media

HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor the social media accounts of suspected tax cheats, in what it says is a targeted approach aimed at tacklin

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