Posts by Mike Knight
Ring’s New ‘Search Party’ AI Feature Sparks Questions
Ring’s latest AI-powered tool, designed to help find lost dogs and monitor wildfires, has prompted a backlash over how far neighbourhood camera networks should go. Search Party Expanded Ring, owned by Amazon, has just expanded its new Search Party feature across the United States, allowing its outdoor cameras to automatically scan for missing dogs reported…
Read MoreAI Burnout Warning
New research suggests that generative AI adoption may actually intensify work patterns and increase burnout risk rather than reduce workload. Research (Inside A Live Company) For several years, generative artificial intelligence has been promoted as a way to reduce administrative burden and free professionals to focus on higher value tasks. Tools based on large language…
Read MoreGoogle Expands Search Removal Tools For Sensitive Data And Explicit Images
Google has expanded its Search removal tools to make it easier for users to request the deletion of sensitive personal information and non-consensual explicit images from search results. Announced on Safer Internet Day The update, announced to coincide with Safer Internet Day, strengthens Google’s existing “Results about you” system and introduces a simpler process for…
Read MoreSpaceX Focus Shifts To Moon City
SpaceX is now prioritising plans to build what Elon Musk describes as a “self-growing city” on the Moon, placing it ahead of its long-stated ambition to establish a settlement on Mars. A Public Reordering Of Priorities Elon Musk announced on X that SpaceX is focusing first on the Moon rather than Mars. He wrote: “For…
Read MoreOpenreach Warns Businesses as PSTN Switch-Off Nears
Openreach has warned that more than half a million UK business lines remain on legacy copper infrastructure and will face steep price rises as the Public Switched Telephone Network approaches its January 2027 switch-off. A Century Old Network Reaches Its End The Public Switched Telephone Network, known as the PSTN, has carried most UK phone…
Read MoreAlternatives To Microsoft Lens
Microsoft is retiring its free Lens scanning app, so now is the time to secure your documents and switch to a reliable alternative without losing functionality or control. Microsoft Lens To Be Removed From iOS and Android App Stores Microsoft has confirmed that Microsoft Lens will be removed from iOS and Android app stores and eventually…
Read MoreHidden “Backdoors” In AI Models
Recent research shows that AI large language models (LLMs) can be quietly poisoned during training with hidden backdoors that create a serious and hard to detect supply chain security risk for organisations deploying them. Sleeper Agent Backdoors Researchers say sleeper agent backdoors in LLMs pose a security risk to organisations deploying AI systems because they…
Read MoreWhat Is “Physical” Intelligence?
Physical Intelligence is developing a single AI system designed to power many different robots across tasks and environments, and its research driven approach is reshaping how Silicon Valley views the future of automation. Building Foundation Models Physical Intelligence, often referred to as PI or π, is a San Francisco based AI robotics company focused on…
Read MoreMassive AWS Cloud Growth Late 2025
Amazon Web Services closed 2025 with its fastest quarterly growth rate in over three years, reflecting renewed enterprise cloud migration and a sharp increase in demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Cloud Division’s Strongest Growth Rate In 13 Quarters Amazon disclosed in its fourth quarter financial results that AWS generated $35.6 billion in revenue in the…
Read MoreMicrosoft Makes AI Agents in OneDrive Generally Available
Microsoft has made AI-powered Agents in OneDrive generally available, allowing users to create persistent Copilot assistants that work across multiple documents rather than individual files. What Are AI Powered Agents? AI-powered agents in OneDrive are persistent Copilot assistants built from a user selected set of files, designed to understand and work across multiple documents at…
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