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Greece To Ban Social Media For Under-15s
Greece is set to ban social media access for under-15s from 2027, marking a significant step in a growing global effort to limit the impact of platforms on young people’s health and behaviour. Why Is Greece Taking Action? The Greek government has positioned the move as a response to rising concerns about children’s mental health,…
AI Models Caught Protecting Each Other In New Safety Study
New research has found that leading AI systems can resist shutdown and even act to protect other models, raising fresh concerns about how reliably they can be controlled in real-world use. What The New Research Found A new research paper led by Professor Dawn Song at UC Berkeley has identified a behaviour the authors call “peer-preservation”,…
OpenAI Pauses UK Stargate Data Centre Project
OpenAI has paused its planned UK Stargate data centre project, citing energy costs and regulatory uncertainty, but the timing and context suggest a more calculated decision about where and how it invests at scale. What Is Stargate UK? The Stargate UK project, announced in September 2025, was intended to build large-scale AI data centre capacity…
Amazon Ends Support For Older Kindles
Amazon has confirmed it will end support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier from May 2026, a move that highlights how even simple, long-lasting technology is increasingly tied to ongoing platform support. It is also a useful reminder for organisations reviewing Managed IT Services. How Amazon’s Kindle Support Changes Affect Device Lifecycle Planning Amazon…
Disclaimer : Copilot is “for entertainment purposes only”
Microsoft’s own terms of use state that Copilot is “for entertainment purposes only”, raising important questions about how AI tools are really meant to be used in business. That matters for firms building AI into Microsoft 365 Support and daily workflows. What Microsoft’s Copilot Terms Say About Enterprise AI Risk Buried within Microsoft’s Copilot terms is a clear…
Check If Your Files Are Only Saved In Downloads
Important files are often left in the Downloads folder and never backed up, so moving them to a synced or backed-up location helps prevent accidental data loss if your device fails or is lost. Why This Matters The Downloads folder is one of the most commonly used locations for saving files, especially when opening email…
Pollinger’s Productivity : April 2026
Copilot gets major model upgrades Microsoft 365 Copilot has had two major model upgrades in quick succession. GPT-5.3 Instant arrived first, bringing faster and sharper day-to-day responses, followed by GPT-5.4 Thinking (more on this below), designed for deeper reasoning, coding, and more complex work. For users, that means Copilot Chat is becoming much more capable…
Google Brings ‘Q-Day’ Closer With 2029 Encryption Warning
Google has warned that the moment quantum computers can break today’s encryption may arrive within the next few years, accelerating timelines for businesses to prepare for a fundamental change in digital security. What Is ‘Q-Day’? Q-Day refers to the point at which a quantum computer becomes powerful enough to break widely used cryptographic systems such…
Scammers Using Virtual Smartphones To Slip Past Fraud Checks
Fraudsters are increasingly using rentable “cloud phones” that look and behave like real smartphones, creating a new problem for banks, fintechs and businesses that have come to trust the device in a customer’s hand. Now Using Cloud Phones According to a recent report by security firm Group-IB, a growing number of scammers are no longer…
Most IT Leaders Don’t Fully Trust Their Cybersecurity Vendors
New global research shows that while organisations rely heavily on cybersecurity providers, only a small minority fully trust them, exposing a growing gap between dependence and confidence. A Critical Dependency (With Limited Confidence) Cybersecurity vendors essentially sit at the heart of modern business operations, responsible for protecting systems, data, and day-to-day continuity. For many organisations,…
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