Data Sovereignty: Not Just an Issue for Governments
As cloud adoption accelerates, data sovereignty—where data obeys the laws of its storage location—has become a top concern for organizations beyond governments. A recent OVHcloud survey shows 77% of UK IT decision‑makers now view sovereignty as more critical than three years ago, while IDC reports 84% of European firms are using or planning sovereign cloud solutions. Non‑EU providers such as AWS may still be subject to foreign statutes like the U.S. Cloud Act, complicating compliance. Initiatives like Gaia X and the UK DSIT aim to build a federated, sovereign data ecosystem across Europe.
This Autonomous Solar-Powered Robot Costs 1p, Is Smaller than a Grain of Salt, and Communicates Through 'Wiggles of a Little...
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have unveiled the world’s smallest fully programmable autonomous robot, measuring roughly 200 µm × 300 µm × 50 µm—smaller than a grain of salt. The microrobot harvests solar energy via a 75‑nanowatt panel and propels itself...
Surfshark VPN: 2025’s Milestones and the Roadmap for 2026
In 2025 Surfshark overhauled its core infrastructure, debuting the patented Everlink self‑healing VPN system and deploying 100 Gbps servers paired with FastTrack software that reportedly lifts speeds by up to 70 %. The upgrades were driven by rising AI‑powered threats and a...
New Year, New Site: How to Launch on a Budget This Weekend
The article breaks down low‑cost web‑hosting options for 2026, focusing on Hostinger, Bluehost, Namecheap, and the Wix website‑builder. It lists each provider’s free‑domain offer, storage limits, email allowances, AI or WordPress builders, and introductory versus renewal pricing. A concise table...
AI Slop Won in 2025 — Fingerprinting Real Content Might Be the Answer in 2026
In 2025 AI‑generated content, dubbed “AI slop,” overwhelmed social feeds, prompting Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri to suggest a paradigm shift for 2026: fingerprinting authentic media rather than tagging fakes. Mosseri argues that metadata such as EXIF and XMP can serve...
OpenAI's Mysterious ChatGPT Gadget Could Take the Form of an AI-Powered Pen
OpenAI is reportedly developing an AI‑powered pen, internally codenamed “Gumdrop,” with design input from former Apple chief Jony Ive. The device would feature always‑on listening and real‑time ChatGPT assistance, capturing handwritten and voice notes. Manufacturing appears to be shifting from Luxshare...
I'm a Professional Photographer and Asked ChatGPT to Critique My Photos – Here Are 4 Things I Learned
A professional photographer tested ChatGPT’s ability to critique his portfolio, receiving detailed feedback on composition, lighting, and artistic intent. The experiment revealed four key insights: AI can pinpoint technical strengths, provide balanced critique, adapt suggestions to personal style, and integrate...
Microsoft Announces New Security Features to Boost Teams Defenses
Microsoft will automatically enable three critical messaging safety features in Teams starting Jan 12, 2026, shifting to a secure‑by‑default stance. The protections include weaponizable file type blocking, real‑time malicious URL detection, and a user feedback mechanism for false positives. Administrators...
Nvidia in 2025: Year in Review
Nvidia’s Blackwell generation debuted in early 2025 with the RTX 5090 flagship, followed by the RTX 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070, and later extended to laptop variants. While the top‑tier cards delivered record‑breaking performance, the launch was marred by severe stock shortages, inflated...
New 'Serial' Tech Will Significantly Reduce the Cost of Memory — HBM Memory, that Is, the Sort of RAM only...
JEDEC is defining Standard Package High Bandwidth Memory 4 (SPHBM4), a new HBM variant that slashes pin count from 2,048 to 512 by using 4:1 serialization while preserving the bandwidth of HBM4. The reduced pin density enables the use of cheaper...
CES 2026 — What to Expect
CES 2026, running January 4‑9 in Las Vegas, will be anchored by artificial intelligence, which will be embedded across every product category. The show is expected to attract tens of thousands of attendees and thousands of exhibitors, building on the...
World's Fastest Mini PC Doesn't Run Windows 11 — $2,899 Gets You a Core Ultra 9 CPU, 96GB of RAM,...
The Olares One mini PC delivers workstation‑grade performance in a compact chassis, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, 96 GB DDR5 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5090M GPU with 24 GB VRAM, and a 2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. Rather than Windows 11, it runs the proprietary Olares...
Yet Another Phishing Campaign Impersonates Trusted Google Services - Here's What We Know
Cybersecurity firm Check Point reported a new phishing wave that leveraged Google Cloud Application Integration to dispatch nearly 10,000 fraudulent emails to about 3,200 businesses within two weeks. The messages originated from a spoofed noreply-application-integration@google.com address, mimicking Google notifications and...
How to Keep Your Kids Safe in This AI-Powered World
Artificial intelligence is now woven into the apps, games, search tools and social feeds that children use daily, exposing them to new, often unmoderated risks. Experts warn that chatbots—designed to sound empathetic—are delivering harmful advice, fostering dependence, and in some...
I Asked ChatGPT for My New Year's Resolutions, and Now I Feel Almost Too Seen
Lance Ulanoff asked ChatGPT 5.1 Pro for New Year's resolutions and received a list that felt eerily precise. The AI drew on three years of his prompts, conversations, and uploads to craft goals ranging from personal branding to plant care. Ulanoff highlights how...
Get an Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas? Discover the 3 Features that Revolutionized My Smart Home Setup
The article showcases three Alexa-driven features—Routines, Hunches, and Alexa Guard—that turn an Amazon Echo Dot into a smart‑home command center. It explains how custom routines automate lighting, climate and entertainment based on schedules or sensor triggers. Hunches learn user habits and make...
Fujifilm's Epic 40TB Tape Cartridge Is Here - Despite What Elon Musk Says, the Future of Offline Data Storage Looks...
Fujifilm has launched the LTO‑10 40 TB magnetic tape cartridge, delivering up to 100 TB compressed capacity and a 400 MB/s native transfer rate. The cartridge fits existing LTO‑10 drives, eliminating the need for new hardware, and features a thinner base‑film and refined magnetic...
I Asked ChatGPT and Gemini to Invent a New Winter Holiday — Here’s What They Came up With
TechRadar writer Eric Hal Schwartz asked ChatGPT and Gemini to invent winter holidays that avoid existing celebrations. The models created two distinct concepts: "Thawmark," a low‑key day focused on small repairs and mindful warmth, and "The Clatter," a chaotic February...
The Year the Internet Broke – the 11 Biggest Tech Fails that Defined 2025, Ranked
TechRadar’s year‑end roundup ranks the 11 biggest tech failures of 2025, from Amazon’s AI‑generated Prime Video recaps that hallucinated plot details to Sky Sports’ poorly received Halo channel. The list, voted on by readers via a WhatsApp poll, also highlights...
Time to Switch to eSIM? South Korea Will Now Make Consumers Scan Their Faces to Buy a SIM Card and...
South Korea will require facial recognition scans when consumers purchase new SIM cards, adding biometric verification to traditional ID checks. The move follows massive data breaches that exposed personal information for over half the country’s 52 million residents, fueling phone‑based scams....
AI-Created Ransomware and NFC Attacks Lead the Surge in New Cyberattacks - Here's How You Can Stay Safe This Holidays
ESET’s new threat report reveals PromptLock, the first ransomware that uses generative AI to create and run malicious Lua scripts on the fly, dramatically simplifying attack development. The ransomware can scan, exfiltrate, encrypt, or destroy data based on AI‑driven decisions,...
Dangerous WebRAT Malware Now Being Spread by GitHub Repositories
Kaspersky discovered fifteen GitHub repositories masquerading as proof‑of‑concept exploits that actually deliver the WebRAT backdoor and infostealer. The fake exploits, some generated with generative AI, bundle a password‑protected ZIP containing a decoy DLL and a malicious dropper named rasmanesc.exe, which...
Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai Robot Vacuum First Impressions: An Impressive Featureset but a Disappointing App
Dyson has launched the Spot+Scrub Ai, a premium robot vacuum that also mops and features a bagless base station with self‑emptying cyclone technology. Priced around £1,050, the unit includes a roller‑style mop, onboard water tank, and AI that can recognise over...
Google Cloud Reveals All-New Channel Program - Here's All the Key Details
Google Cloud is overhauling its Partner Network for a 2026 launch, shifting from activity‑based metrics to rewarding genuine customer outcomes. The program introduces three pillars—simplicity, outcomes, and automation—eliminating traditional business‑plan requirements and emphasizing pre‑sales influence, co‑innovation, and post‑sales support. A...
Gemini 3 Flash Is Smart — but when It Doesn’t Know, It Makes Stuff up Anyway
Google’s Gemini 3 Flash, the latest large‑language model powering many of the company’s services, demonstrates impressive speed and overall benchmark scores. However, an independent test by Artificial Analysis shows it fabricates answers 91 % of the time when it lacks factual knowledge, a...
This Gift-Wrapping Robot Is Quite Funny, Actually
Humanoid startup Humanoid unveiled its HMND 01 Alpha Bipedal robot in a holiday‑themed gift‑wrapping video, demonstrating the machine’s ability to understand speech, manipulate objects, and deliver a comedic line. The 5‑ft‑10‑in, 200‑lb robot was built in five months and learned to...
This Underrated Siri Feature Proves Apple Can Do AI – but the iPhone’s Voice Assistant Still Needs a Drastic Makeover...
Apple’s Siri Suggestions, an on‑device machine‑learning feature introduced in iOS 9, now predicts the apps users need with roughly 90 percent accuracy across Search, Mail, Home and Lock screens. The tool quietly automates routine tasks—such as surfacing a train‑timetable app or pre‑filling...
NHS England Tech Provider Reveals Data Breach - DXS International Hit by Ransomware
DXS International, a key NHS England technology supplier, disclosed a ransomware attack discovered on December 14 that was quickly contained and remedied. The unknown threat actor, identified as the DevMan group, claims to have stolen 300 GB of company data, though clinical...
ChatGPT’s New Personality Settings Let You Pick the Vibe — and It Ranges From Corporate Calm to Chaotic Bestie
OpenAI has introduced a new suite of personality controls called Characteristics for ChatGPT, allowing users to tweak warmth, friendliness, enthusiasm and other traits via three‑level presets. These settings sit alongside the existing Base style and tone options—Professional, Friendly, Quirky, etc.—so...
"It Doesn’t Matter Which Industry You Belong to, Data Is Your Lifeblood" - Veeam CEO Tells Us Why Getting Security...
Veeam CEO Anand Eswaran says data security and resilience are prerequisites for any AI initiative. The company’s $1.725 billion acquisition of Securiti AI is meant to create a unified platform that protects data across its entire lifecycle, from creation to backup to...
No Wonder There's a Bubble - Study Claims Nearly All of the World’s Data Centers Are Built in the Wrong...
A new study finds that nearly 7,000 of the world’s 8,808 operational data centers operate outside the ASHRAE‑recommended 18 °C‑27 °C temperature range, with about 600 facilities in climates exceeding 27 °C year‑round. Singapore alone hosts over 1.4 GW of capacity despite average temperatures...
This App Promises to End Your Subscription Overload — and I'm Glad I Found It
Subee, a subscription‑management app, helps users track and cancel recurring services. It boasts a 4.6‑star rating, claims $150 million in user savings and a 98 % cancellation success rate. The app imports subscriptions via Gmail or manual entry, displays them in a...
How AI Is Preventing Collisions, Driving Productivity, and Transforming Physical Operations
Artificial intelligence is reshaping physical operations by preventing collisions, scaling driver coaching, and automating manual workflows. With 70% of firms flagging worker safety as a top priority, AI’s real‑time alerts and billions‑of‑miles‑trained models are becoming essential. In the UK, driver...
Five Post-Incident Improvements that Actually Strengthen Resilience
David Brown argues that true resilience is forged after an outage, not during the rush to restore services. He outlines five post‑incident actions—visibility audits, controlled change, data‑driven cleanup, explicit ownership, and automated lessons—that turn reactive fixes into lasting strength. By...
From Shadow IT to Data Sprawl: Managing the Explosion of Ungoverned Information
Organizations are grappling with a surge of shadow IT and data sprawl as employees increasingly adopt unsanctioned SaaS and AI tools. Gartner predicts 75% of workers will use technology outside IT visibility by 2027, creating fragmented, unstructured data across cloud,...
I Tried the New Claude in Chrome Extension, and It Delivered Convenience with a Side of Digital Paranoia
Anthropic has launched the Claude AI Chrome extension for Pro, Team and Enterprise subscribers, extending the assistant’s reach beyond static text to live web pages. The extension can read browsing history, interact with tabs, schedule meetings, organize Drive files, and...
Watch Out - Hackers Are Coming After Your Christmas Bonus, as Paychecks Come Under Threat
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting corporate help desks to hijack payroll systems, especially during bonus season. By posing as employees, attackers obtain password resets and then modify banking details on platforms like Workday, ADP, and Dayforce to divert individual paychecks. This...
Businesses Are Hiring AI Specialists Instead of Data Engineers - and Its a Big Problem
Businesses are flooding the market with AI and machine‑learning specialists while neglecting data‑engineer hires, creating a 46% gap in US job postings. RAND research shows more than 80% of AI projects fail, largely due to poor data quality and governance...
No Storefront Needed — Get Paid via DMs and QR Codes with Squarespace’s New Tool
Squarespace unveiled Pay Links, a free tool that lets freelancers, solopreneurs, and small businesses collect payments without a traditional storefront. Users generate branded URLs, QR codes or direct‑message links that can be shared on any channel. The feature integrates with...
AI Is Likely to Replace Jobs, Bank of England Governor Warns
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned that artificial intelligence will replace certain jobs, drawing a parallel with the Industrial Revolution. He stressed that the technology is unlikely to cause mass unemployment, but will raise the skill bar for entry‑level...
New Research Reveals AI Is Fueling an 'Unprecedented Surge in Cloud Security Risks'
Palo Alto Networks’ State of Cloud Security Report warns that rapid AI adoption is inflating cloud attack surfaces, creating an unprecedented surge in risk. More than 70% of enterprises now run AI‑powered cloud services, often granting overly permissive access. Identity‑related...
New Managed Web Hosting Service Brings Flat-Rate node.js Pricing
Hostinger has introduced managed Node.js support on its shared‑hosting plans, offering flat‑rate pricing that covers up to ten web apps on the Cloud Startup tier and five on the Business tier. The service includes one‑click GitHub deployment and eliminates the...
A Robot Just Learned 1,000 Tasks in a Single Day — and It’s a Big Deal for Everyday AI
Researchers at ScienceRobotics taught a physical robot arm to acquire 1,000 distinct everyday tasks in under 24 hours, using only a single demonstration per task. The breakthrough relies on a novel learning framework that decomposes actions into reusable sub‑phases, allowing...
Master PDFs Like a Pro with 30% Off LightPDF
LightPDF, an AI‑powered all‑in‑one PDF editor, is offering a 30% discount on both its Annual and Perpetual licenses via the promo code techradar30. The Annual plan drops from $89.99 to $34.99, granting 12,000 AI credits per year, while the Perpetual...
Pinned Chats in ChatGPT Are Here – and so Is a Mildly Annoying Restriction
OpenAI has added a pinned‑chats feature to ChatGPT, allowing users to keep up to three conversation threads at the top of the sidebar on both web and mobile apps. The option is accessible across Free, Plus, and Pro tiers, making...
SharpSpring CRM Review
SharpSpring delivers an all‑in‑one marketing automation platform with a built‑in CRM aimed at solopreneurs, agencies and SMBs. It offers a visual campaign builder, lead scoring, email and social tools, and unlimited users under a flat‑rate pricing model tied to contact...
Microsoft AI CEO Admits Gemini 'Can Do Things that Copilot Can’t Do'
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman publicly acknowledged that Google’s Gemini 3 can perform tasks that Microsoft’s Copilot cannot, a rare admission in the AI arms race. He highlighted Gemini’s multimodal strengths while emphasizing Copilot’s real‑time visual assistance and integration across Windows,...
Oracle Has One Last Ampere Hurrah - New Cloud Platforms Offer up to 192 Custom Arm Cores, and Aren't OCI...
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure launched A4 Standard instances powered by Ampere Computing’s AmpereOne M silicon, offering up to 192 custom Arm cores per chip in both virtualized and bare‑metal forms. The configurations deliver up to 48 OCPUs (96 cores) with up to...
I Tried the Apple Music App for ChatGPT, and It Felt Like Talking to a Music‑obsessed Friend
Apple Music has launched a ChatGPT app that lets users generate playlists, discover songs, and play short music clips via conversational prompts. Subscribers can link their Apple Music accounts to save the AI‑crafted playlists directly to their library. The integration...
It's Not Just RAM Getting More Expensive - the Tools to Make Chips Are Set to Explode in Cost Too,...
Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales are projected to reach $133 billion in 2025, rising 13.7% year‑over‑year, with forecasts of $145 billion in 2026 and $156 billion in 2027. The surge is driven by heightened demand for AI accelerators, high‑performance computing and advanced 2 nm...
