Spotify has introduced two new Messages features that let users see what friends are listening to in real time and invite them into shared listening sessions, signalling a deeper shift towards in-app social interaction.
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Grok Sparks Global Scrutiny Over AI Sexualised Deepfakes
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has become the focus of political, regulatory, and international scrutiny after users exploited it to generate non-consensual sexualised images, including material involving children, triggering urgent action from regulators and reopening a heated debate over online safety and free speech.
Read More Want A Data Centre In The 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 the transition to net zero.
Read More Rightmove Shares Slide Over Major AI Investment
Rightmove’s share price has fallen by more than a quarter after the UK’s biggest property portal told investors it will slow near-term profit growth in order to fund a major new programme of artificial intelligence investment.
Read More AI Assistants Can Write Your Prompts And Do Your Shopping For You
Two new launches from Hero and Google show how everyday digital tasks are moving towards full automation, with prompt writing and online shopping now handled largely by AI rather than users.
Read More Clippy Returns To Life As ‘Mico’
Microsoft has introduced “Mico”, a new animated avatar for its Copilot assistant that can be transformed into the classic Clippy paper clip, a light-hearted feature that sits within a much wider update focused on making AI more personal, expressive, and easier to use across Microsoft’s ecosystem.
Read More 77% of Security Leaders Would Sack Phishing Victims
New research from Arctic Wolf shows that most security leaders say they would sack staff who fall for phishing scams, even as incidents rise and leaders themselves admit to clicking malicious links.
Read More Waymo’s Driverless Rides Shortly in London
Waymo has confirmed plans to bring its fully autonomous, driverless ride-hailing service to London in 2026, beginning supervised testing on public roads in the coming weeks.
Read More Google’s New ‘Recovery Contacts’: Unlock Lost Accounts
Google has introduced Recovery Contacts, a new way for users to regain access to a locked Google Account by asking trusted friends or family members to confirm their identity.
Read MoreSupport Ends But Hundreds of Millions Still on Windows 10
Hundreds of millions of computers are still running Windows 10 as Microsoft ends support on 14 October 2025, raising major concerns about cost, security, and the scale of the global upgrade still to come.
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