by alex | May 27, 2025 | newsletter
There are concerns that a new government bill designed to tackle benefit fraud could subject millions of claimants to routine bank surveillance, even when there’s no suspicion of wrongdoing. What Is the Fraud Bill? Earlier this month, MPs passed the Public Authorities...
by alex | May 27, 2025 | newsletter
Google is retiring all country-specific search domains, meaning users who try to visit sites like google.co.uk will soon be automatically redirected to google.com instead. Unified Search Experience Google is ending its long-running use of country-specific domain names...
by alex | May 27, 2025 | newsletter
A rise in parking scams is catching out UK drivers, with criminals using fake fines, phishing texts and QR codes to steal money and personal data. Cyber security experts report that scammers are leaving fake tickets on windscreens with QR codes linking to fraudulent...
by alex | May 27, 2025 | newsletter
A Ukrainian company is reimagining urban waste by transforming fallen leaves into eco-friendly pulp and packaging paper, thereby cutting carbon, saving water, and leaving forests untouched. Growing Without Cutting Down Trees Releaf Paper, based in Kyiv, Ukraine, is...
by alex | May 27, 2025 | newsletter
Microsoft’s CoPilot now allows you to generate audio overviews of documents on the fly, all within your Microsoft account – great for those occasions where it’s more practical (or more preferable) to listen and learn rather than read and learn. [Note...
by alex | May 27, 2025 | newsletter
Worried that a call from your bank might be a scam? Hang up and call 159, the UK-wide number that connects you safely and directly to your bank, without needing to look up phone numbers or risk calling a fraudster. How to: – Dial 159 from your mobile or landline. –...
