Tech & Business
Lloyds App Glitch Exposes Customer Data
A short-lived IT fault at Lloyds Banking Group has raised serious questions about how modern banking systems handle and protect customer data. What Happened? Last Thursday morning, customers using apps from Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland reported seeing transactions that did not belong to them. In some cases, users could view multiple accounts,…
Read MoreAdobe Agrees $150 Million Settlement Over Subscription Practices
Adobe has agreed to a $150 million settlement with US regulators over allegations that it hid key subscription terms and made cancellations unnecessarily difficult, bringing renewed attention to how subscription-based services are designed and enforced. What The Case Was About The case, brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission…
Read MoreAdjust Your Spam Filter Settings To Avoid Missing Important Emails
Spam filters can sometimes misclassify legitimate emails, so regularly reviewing your junk folder and adjusting settings is a simple way to avoid missing important enquiries, invoices or client messages. Why This Matters Email filtering has become more aggressive in recent years as providers try to block phishing, spam and malicious attachments. While this improves security,…
Read MoreUK Government Begins Testing of Digital Driving Licence
The UK government has begun testing a digital version of the driving licence as part of wider plans to modernise how people prove their identity and access public services through their smartphones. Starts With Veteran Card The testing marks a significant step in the rollout of a new GOV.UK Wallet, which is designed to allow…
Read MoreHotels on the Moon by the Early 2030s
A US startup claims the first hotel on the Moon could be deployed by the early 2030s, as space agencies return to lunar missions and private companies search for commercially viable ways to support long-term human presence beyond Earth. Who Is GRU? The proposal comes from Galactic Resource Utilization Space, better known as GRU Space,…
Read MoreSpotify Introduces Real-Time Listening Activity And Jam Requests
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. Wider Rollout By Early February The update, confirmed by Spotify on 7 January, adds Listening Activity and Request to Jam to…
Read MorePhysical Letter Delivery Ends in Denmark
PostNord delivered its final letter in Denmark on 30 December 2025, bringing an end to more than four centuries of nationwide letter delivery after letter volumes collapsed as most communication moved online. Just Parcels Now For the first time since organised postal services were established in Denmark in 1624, the country’s historic national operator no…
Read MorePM’s Plans To Boost AI Across The UK
Following UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s speech promising that the government plans to use AI across the UK to boost growth and deliver services more efficiently, we look at what this actually means and how it could be done. Speech The UK government has unveiled a transformative plan to harness artificial intelligence (AI) as the…
Read MoreMusk’s Brain Chips Ready For Humans
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface device company has been given the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a clinical study with humans as subjects. What Is Neuralink? Neuralink is a neurotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk in 2016. The company aims to develop high-bandwidth brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) with the…
Read MoreWhat’s All The Fuss About Davos And How Does It Affect Business-Tech?
In this feature, we look at what is known as ‘Davos’ is, why it exists, plus how it can help the worlds of business and technology. What Is It? The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an annual meeting held in Davos, a small ski resort town in the Swiss Alps. The WEF meeting in Davos…
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