Did you know you can turn any message into a dyslexia‑friendly view that reads it aloud and even translates it on the fly? It’s perfect for listening to long emails while you’re busy with something else. To read an email with Immersive Reader: – Open the email you want to view.– Click the three‑dot “More […]

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. A Clear Move Towards Automated Digital Tasks AI tools have become familiar, yet many still require people to know how to phrase prompts or

Global investment now favours data centres over new oil supplies, reflecting the scale of electricity demand created by AI and the increasing importance of digital infrastructure to national economies. Data Spending Overtakes Oil For The First Time The International Energy Agency has reported that global spending on data centres will reach around 580 billion US

Google has introduced a new set of AI tools that allow developers and non-technical users to build interactive map projects from simple text prompts, marking one of the biggest upgrades to Google Maps Platform in years. AI Agents Designed To Build Projects, Not Just Maps Google Maps has long been one of the world’s most

Apple has introduced a new Mini Apps Partner Programme that halves App Store commissions for qualifying mini apps to 15 percent, marking a significant shift in how Apple wants developers to build and monetise app-within-app experiences. A New Approach To App Store Revenue Apple has announced that developers who host mini apps inside a larger

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. Rightmove Shares Plunge Rightmove used its early November trading update to outline a significant shift in strategy, announcing plans

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. Pilot Scheme Terrence and Lesley Bridges live in a modest two bedroom bungalow

You can now extract text and see other relevant information about images within your OneDrive folder, without even having to open them. Furthermore, you can pretty well extract all the relevant meta information about all the files you have in there, thereby saving time having to open them up each time, just to see what’s

Did you know you can attach a reminder to any message you send, so you never forget to follow up if you don’t hear back? This tiny step guarantees important emails stay top‑of‑mind without leaving your inbox. To set a reminder: – While composing a message, click Follow Up → Add Reminder.– Choose the date

Shopify says artificial intelligence (AI) is now driving record levels of shopping activity, with traffic to its merchants’ stores up sevenfold since January and AI-attributed orders rising elevenfold, claiming it marks the start of a new “agentic commerce” era. Shopify’s AI Milestone Announced Alongside Strong Financials These latest figures were unveiled on 4 November 2025 during Shopify’s