The Year of the AI Agents? More Outages? Here’s What Lies Ahead for IT Teams in 2026
The 2025 wave of high‑profile outages highlighted an over‑reliance on a few hyperscalers and exposed lingering legacy technical debt. In 2026, AI agents are poised to take over routine monitoring and remediation, enabling self‑healing infrastructure. Organizations will adopt chaos‑engineering drills and multi‑cloud architectures to mitigate outage risk. Simultaneously, generative AI will help modernize decades‑old code, addressing the talent shortage and improving resilience.
AI as the Key to Overcoming Retail’s Next Challenge: Achieving Operational Excellence
UK retailers are confronting shrinking footfall, rising costs and a leaner workforce, with roughly 97,000 jobs cut this year. Artificial intelligence offers a way to streamline back‑office processes and free staff for higher‑value, customer‑facing activities. AI can automate routine admin...
Resident Evil Requiem Runs so Smoothly on Nintendo Switch 2 that I Blasphemed in a Room Full of My Peers
Capcom’s latest survival‑horror title, Resident Evil Requiem, launched simultaneously on Nintendo’s Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on 27 February 2026. In docked mode, the Switch 2 delivered smooth frame rates and responsive controls, thanks to extensive RE Engine optimization, though texture quality...
Sony Patents AI-Generated Podcasts with PlayStation Characters because 'Video Game Platforms Currently Lack the Ability to Provide Unique and Targeted...
Sony has secured a patent for AI‑generated podcasts hosted by PlayStation characters, using synthetic voices to deliver personalized gaming news and updates. The technology can tailor content to a player’s recent sessions, exclude unwanted topics, and even include jokes aimed...
'Just Remember, You Have to Be Ahead for All Time to Come': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Reveals AI Chip Shopping...
Microsoft has begun deploying its first in‑house AI processor, Maia 200, in select Azure data centres. The chip is tailored for inference‑heavy workloads, emphasizing memory bandwidth and SSD throughput. Despite the launch, CEO Satya Nadella confirmed the company will continue purchasing Nvidia...
Shock Report Claims Android Apps Have Leaked over 730TB of User Data and Google Secrets - Here Are some of...
A recent security study uncovered that Android AI applications have collectively leaked nearly 730 terabytes of user data, alongside hard‑coded secrets that expose cloud infrastructure and payment systems. The research examined dozens of popular AI‑driven apps on Google Play, finding API...
When Agentic AI Systems Fall Into the Wrong Hands
Agentic AI systems—software that can make decisions and act independently—are increasingly embedded in consumer devices, enterprise tools, and critical infrastructure. Their growing autonomy promises efficiency gains but also introduces privacy breaches, security vulnerabilities, and ethical dilemmas when actions exceed human...
This Startup, Backed by Bill Gates, Is Looking to Transform Computing as We Know It - Optical Transistors Could Upend...
Neurophos, a startup funded by Bill Gates, introduced the Tulkas T100, an optical GPU that claims 470 petaFLOPS of compute power. The processor integrates large‑capacity RAM and SSD storage, targeting AI and high‑performance workloads. By using optical transistors, the chip...
Over 175,000 Publicly Exposed Ollama AI Servers Discovered Worldwide - so Fix Now
Security researchers uncovered roughly 175,000 Ollama AI servers worldwide that are publicly reachable because they are bound to all network interfaces instead of localhost. These misconfigured instances lack authentication, allowing attackers to perform "LLMjacking"—hijacking the models to generate spam, malware,...
Is 'Shadow AI' A Threat to Your Business? Report Claims Workers Are Increasingly More Willing to Cut Corners and Take...
A new industry report warns that “shadow AI” – unsanctioned artificial‑intelligence tools used by employees and managers – is spreading rapidly across enterprises. The study found a 45% year‑over‑year increase in the use of unapproved AI applications, driven by workers’...
How Context-Aware Agents and Open Protocols Drive Real-World Success in Enterprise AI
Enterprise AI is shifting from experimental LLM pilots to production deployments that require real‑time operational context. General‑purpose models lack domain‑specific data, prompting firms to adopt small, specialized language models (SLMs) for cost‑effective, on‑premise inference. The Model Context Protocol (MCP), an...
SMEs Are Rapidly Adopting AI - but a US-UK Gap Is Emerging
New Amex Global Business Travel data shows US small‑and‑medium enterprises are outpacing UK peers in AI adoption, with 36% of US SMEs forming dedicated AI teams versus 25% in the UK. Both markets consider AI critical, as 78% expect it...
'This Project Is a Glimpse at What Thoughtful, Creative, Artist-Led Use of AI Can Look Like' — George Washington Meets...
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has launched "On This Day… 1776," a short‑form series that blends AI‑generated visuals with traditional voice acting to dramatize key moments of the American Revolution. The project is a collaboration between Aronofsky’s AI venture Primordial Soup, Google DeepMind,...
Napster’s Back — and Its New AI-First App Wants You to Help Create the Music, Not Just Listen to It
Napster has relaunched with an AI‑first mobile app that lets users co‑create music by selecting genre‑specific AI mentors and entering simple prompts. The service, available on iOS, Android and the web, instantly generates full tracks and even AI‑driven video companions,...
Digital Friction Is Quietly Crippling UK Productivity, and AI Could Be the Turning Point
Digital friction is eroding productivity across UK businesses, with 46% reporting revenue loss and 55% facing project delays. Frequent connectivity glitches, software crashes, and authentication failures force employees into workarounds, increasing security risks and turnover costs. The article highlights AI‑driven...
'We Are Pushing the Frontier Across Our Entire AI Stack': Microsoft's Latest Results Show New Cloud and AI Returns -...
Microsoft reported a 17% year‑over‑year revenue increase, driven by strong growth in its Azure cloud and AI services. The company highlighted progress across its AI stack, including new chips and integrated OpenAI models. Despite the top‑line beat, shares fell 6%...
We 'Want to Encourage Other People in Our Generation to Be the Types of People Who Do Not Even Want...
Gabriela Nguyen, a 24‑year‑old Harvard graduate, quit smartphones and founded Appstinence, a nonprofit that helps people disengage from addictive technology. The organization promotes a "5D Method"—Decrease, Deactivate, Delete, Downgrade, Depart—to guide users toward a tech‑free lifestyle. Appstinence offers free coaching,...
Now That's a Team-Up: Samsung and Nvidia Expected to Join Forces to Feature 'Revolutionary' HBM4 Memory Modules in Upcoming Vera...
Samsung Electronics and Nvidia are set to embed Samsung’s next‑generation HBM4 memory into Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI accelerators, with mass shipments slated for February 2026. The HBM4 modules operate at 11.7 Gb/s and are built on Samsung’s 4 nm logic base die, giving the...
Chrome Gets Its Biggest Upgrade in Years — the New Gemini Side Panel Puts AI Agents, Multitasking, and Nano Banana...
Google Chrome’s latest US rollout introduces a Gemini side panel that embeds AI agents directly into the browser, alongside Nano Banana image‑generation tools and an Auto Browse agent for multi‑step tasks. The new Personal Intelligence engine pulls context from Gmail, Calendar and...
I Tested Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 — and It's so Great, I Can Barely Spot the Difference Between Upscaler Modes
Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 upscaler delivers image quality so close between Quality and Performance modes that differences are barely perceptible, according to tests on a Lenovo LOQ 15i Gen 10 laptop with an RTX 5060 GPU. The second‑generation transformer model improves sharpness, reduces ghosting, and...
How Applying Cognitive Diversity to LLMs Could Transform the User Experience
Recent research from Carnegie Mellon and Penn State demonstrates that large language models can be trained to reflect human cognitive styles, producing adaptive or innovative responses based on prompt framing. Adaptive prompts steer LLMs toward feasible, structured solutions, while innovative...
‘I Can’t Actually Keep Working on a Long, Manual Task Like This in the Background Once a Message Turn Ends’...
ChatGPT cannot continue a task once a reply turn ends, meaning it cannot run background processes such as long‑hand OCR transcription. The model’s “helpful” prompts often overstate its capabilities, leading users to expect continuous work that never materializes. In a...
My Hands-On Experience of the Asus Ascent GX10 Was a Radical One that Is only Relevant to Those Actively Engaged...
The Asus Ascent GX10 is a compact, purpose‑built AI workstation that packs a 20‑core ARM v9.2‑A CPU, Nvidia Blackwell GPU and 128 GB unified LPDDR5x memory into a NUC‑sized chassis. Priced from $3,099, it offers up to one petaFLOP of FP4...
‘We Built a Technology Which Uses Light to Control Light’: Finchetto CEO on Ditching Electronics to Make Networks Faster
Finchetto, a UK photonics startup, has created an all‑optical packet switch that keeps data in the light domain, eliminating the need for electro‑optical conversion. The device operates at line‑rate speeds of 1.6‑3.2 Tbps, delivering lower latency and reduced power draw compared...
Hackers Are Using LLMs to Build the Next Generation of Phishing Attacks - Here's What to Look Out For
Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have demonstrated a proof‑of‑concept where generative AI models produce on‑the‑fly JavaScript that creates personalized phishing pages. The technique sends prompts to a legitimate LLM API, receives unique code for each visitor, and executes...
Getting Your Work Apps up to Speed with AI Can Really Pay Off
Cloudflare’s new report warns that legacy applications and outdated infrastructure are creating a technical glass ceiling that hampers AI adoption. Companies that modernize their software are three times more likely to see clear ROI from AI tools, and when security...
'Put plainly...some Countries Are Already Using AI to Solve Harder Problems and Move Faster': OpenAI Wants to Make AI Usage...
OpenAI warns that AI adoption is uneven across nations, creating a capability overhang where a few countries reap disproportionate economic and technological gains. Research shows that advanced AI usage varies more by skill and infrastructure than by income, with some...
What ‘Vibe Coding’ Means for API Platforms and the Future of DevRel
AI‑driven coding agents are emerging as a new audience for API platforms, joining human developers. Vendors must make APIs machine‑readable, with consistent naming, stable schemas, and programmatic metadata, turning these assets into a definition‑of‑done item. Research shows 89% of developers...
The Telco AI Factory: Co-Shaping the Future with Intelligent Communications Platforms
Telecom operators are evolving into “Telco AI Factories,” integrating AI across network, operations, and services. The model pairs hardware platform providers, telcos’ extensive infrastructure, and cloud communications firms that supply real‑time voice data and AI engines. Leveraging sovereign AI, edge‑located...
Microsoft Is Giving Away 12 Months Free Microsoft 365 Premium and LinkedIn Premium Career Subscriptions Worth $300 — but You...
Microsoft is offering eligible college students a free 12‑month bundle of Microsoft 365 Premium and LinkedIn Premium Career, a combined value of roughly $300. The subscription adds AI‑powered Copilot features, 1 TB of cloud storage, advanced security, and career‑development tools like InMail credits...
JBL's New Portable Speakers Have 'Stem AI' For Jamming — They Can Remove Any Instrument or Vocal From Songs in...
JBL unveiled the BandBox Solo and BandBox Trio portable speakers, each equipped with on‑device “stem AI” that can isolate or mute individual instrument tracks in real time without an internet connection. The Solo is an 18‑watt Bluetooth speaker with built‑in...
"Exactly the Opposite of What AI and Mission-Critical Workloads Require": Dell VP Says Recycling Enterprise SSDs to Save Costs Could...
Dell’s Vice President of Unstructured Data Solutions warned that reusing enterprise SSDs—often called flash reclamation—poses a serious reliability threat as AI and other mission‑critical workloads demand consistent, high‑performance storage. Recycled drives suffer accelerated wear, increasing the likelihood of component failure...
The 5 Biggest Rumored Upgrades Coming to Your iPhone in iOS 27 – Including the Long-Awaited New Siri
Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 is shaping up as an AI‑centric overhaul, highlighted by a completely rebuilt Siri powered by Google’s Gemini. The update may also introduce a subscription‑based Health+ service with a health‑focused chatbot, an AI‑enhanced Calendar app, and 5G‑enabled satellite...
Claude Was Down for Many – Here's Everything We Know
Anthropic’s Claude chatbot experienced a service disruption on January 22 2026, lasting just over an hour. User reports on Down Detector peaked at more than 2,400 within minutes, with both desktop and mobile interfaces displaying a “This isn’t working right now” error....
The ROI Blueprint: Turning AI and Automation Into Business Value
AI initiatives are moving from pilot to production, yet only one in five firms achieve expected outcomes, prompting analysts to warn that up to 30% of generative‑AI projects may be abandoned this year. Executives are urged to redefine ROI, focusing...
'Pin-Sharp 4K Footage' – the 3 Best Security Cameras to Protect Your Home, Recommended by a Smart Home Tech Editor
TechRadar’s homes editor recommends three top security cameras for 2026, each excelling in a different area. The Ring Pan‑Tilt Indoor Cam offers affordable indoor coverage with remote directional control but requires a subscription for cloud storage. Reolink’s Altas PT Ultra...
Report: Apple Does About-Face on Siri Chatbot — and It Might Compete Directly with ChatGPT and Google
Apple is reportedly pivoting to launch a new AI‑powered Siri chatbot, dubbed Project Campos, in the upcoming iOS 27 release. The chatbot would be built on Google’s Gemini foundation models, with Apple possibly paying roughly $1 billion annually for the partnership and...
This Lightweight Exoskeleton Lets You Unleash Your Inner Tony Stark Thanks to AI
The Vigx π6 is a lightweight, AI‑powered exoskeleton that assists walking, standing and light fitness activities. Weighing just 2 kg and folding to umbrella size, it uses a built‑in camera and AI processor to analyze terrain and modulate power every 30 milliseconds, improving...
Attackers Are Getting Stealthier – How Can Defenders Stay Ahead?
Attackers are abandoning noisy, brute‑force attacks for stealth‑first, multi‑stage malware that can linger for weeks. OPSWAT telemetry shows a 127% rise in malware complexity and an increase from eight to 18 behavioral nodes per sample in six months. Traditional signature‑based...
Samsung Revives Its Bixby Assistant with an AI Brain Transplant From Perplexity
Samsung is relaunching its Bixby assistant with a new AI engine sourced from Perplexity, embedding it in the One UI 8.5 beta that is currently rolling out to Galaxy S25 test devices. The upgraded Bixby promises true conversational context, live answers and...
Simplifying Your Business Response to Worst-Case Scenarios
Businesses face increasingly frequent, complex disruptions—from supply‑chain shocks to prolonged government shutdowns—that strain traditional planning methods. The article argues that manual spreadsheet‑based scenario analysis is too slow and reactive for worst‑case events. It proposes mathematical optimization, framing problems with objective...
An Impressive Spotify Audiobook Upgrade Could Be on the Way, and as a Non-Reader, I’m Dying to Give It a...
Spotify is piloting a new feature called Page Match that lets users scan a page of a physical book with their phone camera and jump to the corresponding point in the audiobook. The tool relies on optical character recognition to...
I’ve Disabled This iOS 26 Apple Intelligence Feature, and You Probably Should Too
Apple’s AI‑driven notification summaries, introduced with iOS 18.1 and refined in iOS 26, aim to condense messages and alerts into brief overviews. However, the feature still mis‑summarizes content, especially long conversations and news articles, prompting users like TechRadar’s James Rogerson to disable...
‘I Can’t Stand What It Writes’: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Share Their Views on Using AI to Write Movies,...
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, promoting Netflix’s *The Rip*, criticized generative‑AI for producing average, uninspired scripts and facial expressions, insisting human nuance cannot be replicated. Both acknowledged AI’s potential as a production aid, likening it to visual‑effects tools that can streamline...
Cleaning up "AI Workslop" Is Costing Businesses Hundreds of Hours a Week
Businesses are spending significant time cleaning up low‑quality AI‑generated content, a phenomenon dubbed “AI workslop.” Zapier’s research shows 58% of workers revise AI output for more than three hours each week, with 35% spending over five hours. Only 2% of...
Solving AI's Energy Challenge: Sustainable Data Centers for a Competitive UK Future
AI’s rapid expansion is driving a surge in data‑centre energy demand, threatening both cost competitiveness and the UK’s net‑zero goals. Hitachi executives argue that efficiency, affordability, and sustainability must be treated as a single virtuous circle rather than separate objectives....
A Laser that Can Fire Light Pulses in One Billionth of a Second Is Set to Produce Structures 1000 Times...
Japanese researchers have demonstrated a femtosecond‑laser technique that patterns silicon and silica films with periodic nanoscale grooves, directly controlling phonon pathways. By matching groove spacing to phonon mean free paths, the method reduces thermal conductivity while delivering structures up to...
The Future of Chips: How Gate-All-Around Design Is Powering the AI Era and the Next Node
Artificial intelligence is driving a new performance race in semiconductor manufacturing, prompting a shift from planar CMOS and FinFETs to gate‑all‑around (GAA) transistors. GAA wraps the gate around the channel, delivering tighter electrostatic control and enabling continued node scaling. However,...
After Today’s Big Memory Upgrade, ChatGPT Can Now Remember Conversations From a Year Ago, and Link You Directly to Them
OpenAI rolled out a memory upgrade for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, extending the model's recall to conversations from up to a year ago. The new feature indexes past chats, making them searchable and providing direct links via the Sources...
The Key to the UK's AI Success Lies in Closing the Skills Gap
The UK aims to become an AI superpower but faces a widening skills gap. Seventy‑three percent of workers have no formal AI training, even though two‑thirds use AI daily. The government has pledged £187 million for a national AI skills programme,...