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 : Major Insurers Say AI Is Too Risky to Cover

Featured Article : Major Insurers Say AI Is Too Risky to Cover

Insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are warning that artificial intelligence may now be too unpredictable to insure, raising concerns about the financial fallout if widely used models fail at sc

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Tech Insight : Microsoft Launches Fara-7B, Its New On-Device AI Computer Agent

Tech Insight : Microsoft Launches Fara-7B, Its New On-Device AI Computer Agent

Microsoft has announced Fara-7B, a new “agentic” small language model built to run directly on a PC and carry out tasks on screen, marking a significant move towards practical AI agents that can op

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News : GDS Local Launched To Link National And Local Services

News : GDS Local Launched To Link National And Local Services

A new GDS Local unit has been launched to give residents simpler, consistent access to both national and local government services through a single digital system.

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News : Microsoft Copilot To Leave WhatsApp In January 2026

News : Microsoft Copilot To Leave WhatsApp In January 2026

Microsoft has announced that its Copilot chatbot will stop working on WhatsApp on 15 January 2026 after WhatsApp introduces its new restrictions on third party AI assistants.

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Company Check : How Bending Spoons Hit an $11 Billion Valuation in Just 48 Hours

Company Check : How Bending Spoons Hit an $11 Billion Valuation in Just 48 Hours

Bending Spoons has completed one of the most dramatic 48-hour periods in recent European tech history after announcing an agreement to acquire AOL and revealing a $270 million funding round that ha

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Security Stop-Press: Shadow AI Breaches Expected To Hit 40 Percent Of Enterprises By 2030

Security Stop-Press: Shadow AI Breaches Expected To Hit 40 Percent Of Enterprises By 2030

Gartner says 40 percent of enterprises will face a shadow AI related breach by 2030 as unapproved and unmanaged AI tools continue to spread across workplaces.

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Sustainability-In-Tech : Old Smartphones Find A Second Life As Tiny Data Centres

Sustainability-In-Tech : Old Smartphones Find A Second Life As Tiny Data Centres

Researchers have developed a low cost way to turn discarded smartphones into tiny data centres that can support real world environmental and civic projects.

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Tech Tip: Create a Search Folder in Outlook

Tech Tip: Create a Search Folder in Outlook

Did you know you can save a custom query, like “all emails from my boss flagged as high importance”, as a folder that stays up‑to‑date automatically?

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Featured Article : Pichai Warns Of AI Bubble

Featured Article : Pichai Warns Of AI Bubble

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned that no company would escape the impact of an AI bubble bursting, just as concerns about unsustainable valuations are resurfacing and Nvidia’s long-running rally

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Tech Insight : Magnetic Tape Proves Its Value In The AI Storage Era

Tech Insight : Magnetic Tape Proves Its Value In The AI Storage Era

Magnetic tape is experiencing a resurgence in 2025 as AI-driven data growth, cyber security pressures and new material innovations push organisations back towards a technology first introduced more

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