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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.

Security Stop-Press: Cyber Insurance Payouts Triple

Association of British Insurers (ABI) figures show that cyber insurance payouts in the UK have tripled, reaching £197 million in 2024 as businesses face increasingly costly cyber-attacks, particula

Sustainability-In-Tech : Want A Data Centre In Your Shed ?

An Essex couple have become the first in the UK to heat their home using a mini data centre in their garden shed, in a trial designed to cut energy bills and support low income households through t

Video Update : Extracting Info From Images In OneDrive

You can now extract text and see other relevant information about images within your OneDrive folder, without even having to open them.

Tech Tip - Set an Email Reminder in Outlook

Did you know you can attach a reminder to any message you send, so you never forget to follow up if you don’t hear back?

Featured Article : Shopify Reports 7× Surge in AI-Driven Traffic

Shopify says artificial intelligence (AI) is now driving record levels of shopping activity, with traffic to its merchants’ stores up sevenfold since January and AI-attributed orders rising elevenf

Tech Insight : How To Get The Most From WhatsApp Groups

In this Tech Insight, we look at how to get the most from WhatsApp groups by using all their key features to make chats more organised, productive, and secure for both organisers and members.

Tech News : Amazon Targets Perplexity Over AI Shopping Assistant Comet

Amazon has accused AI startup Perplexity of illegally accessing its e-commerce systems through its agentic shopping assistant, Comet, marking one of the first major legal tests of how autonomous AI

Tech News : Microsoft’s Fake Marketplace Reveals AI Agents Still Struggle

Microsoft has built a synthetic online marketplace to stress test AI agents in realistic buying and selling scenarios, but the early results appear to have revealed how fragile even the most advanc

Company Check : Microsoft’s ‘Humanist Superintelligence’ For Medical Diagnosis

Microsoft has launched a new research division called the MAI Superintelligence Team, aiming to build artificial intelligence systems that surpass human capability in specific fields, beginning wit

Security Stop-Press: Cyber Attack Almost Wipes Out M&S Profits

Marks & Spencer has confirmed that a major cyber attack in April 2025 almost wiped out its half-year profits, cutting statutory profit before tax by 99 per cent, from £391.9 million to just £3.

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