Archive for October 2025
Google’s New ‘Recovery Contacts’: Unlock Lost Accounts
Google has introduced Recovery Contacts, a new way for users to regain access to a locked Google Account by asking trusted friends or family members to confirm their identity. What Google Has Announced Google says Recovery Contacts is “a new option that lets users choose trusted friends or family members to help if they ever get…
Read MoreWhy IT Companies Are Relocating To Texas
Texas is becoming America’s top destination for technology companies, but the same policies attracting them are driving an energy boom that threatens to undo key environmental gains. What Is Driving The Move? Over the past five years, Texas has led the United States in corporate relocations. For example, as research from CBRE shows, since 2018,…
Read MoreEmployers Choose AI Over Gen Z
A new British Standards Institution report says managers are increasingly substituting AI for junior roles, reshaping early careers and raising concerns for the UK labour market. The Study and Report The analysis comes from the British Standards Institution’s new insight report, ‘Evolving Together: AI, Automation and Building the Skilled Workforce of the Future’. It surveyed…
Read MoreSupport Ends But Hundreds of Millions Still on Windows 10
Hundreds of millions of computers are still running Windows 10 as Microsoft ends support on 14 October 2025, raising major concerns about cost, security, and the scale of the global upgrade still to come. The Countdown to End of Support Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will reach the end of support on 14 October…
Read MoreGoogle Backs ‘Supermemory’
A 20-year-old founder from Mumbai has attracted backing from senior Google figures for a new AI startup designed to help large language models remember what users tell them. Supermemory Supermemory, founded by developer Dhravya Shah, is building what he calls a “universal memory layer” for artificial intelligence, which is a tool that allows AI apps to retain…
Read MoreLab-Grown Human Brains Power ‘Wetware’
Scientists are building experimental computers from tiny lab-grown clusters of human neurons with the aim of creating ultra-efficient “wetware” that can learn, adapt and run AI-type tasks using a fraction of today’s energy. What Are These “Mini Brains”? In this case, “mini brains” are brain organoids, which are small three-dimensional clusters of living human neurons and support…
Read MoreGoogle’s App-Builder Expands To 15 More Countries
Google is widening access to Opal, its no-code AI mini-app builder, to 15 additional countries. However, new research warns that AI-accelerated development is outpacing software security. What Is Opal? Opal is a Google Labs experiment that turns a plain-English prompt into a working mini web app. Users describe what they want, then Opal assembles a…
Read MoreConcrete “Battery” Now Stores 10 Times More Energy
MIT scientists say a new carbon-cement “concrete battery” has advanced dramatically, now storing ten times the energy it did just two years ago. The Breakthrough Explained The innovation comes from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who have been working on what they call electron-conducting carbon concrete, or ec³. This new type of…
Read MoreOpenAI World’s Most Valuable Private Company
OpenAI has reportedly reached a $500 billion valuation after completing a $6.6 billion secondary share sale involving current and former employees. Share Sale The transaction, finalised on 2 October, allows OpenAI workers and alumni to sell their equity stakes to a group of institutional investors including Thrive Capital, SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group, Abu Dhabi’s MGX,…
Read MoreBT Promises 5G Standalone for 99% Of UK By 2030
BT has committed to delivering full 5G Standalone coverage to 99 per cent of the UK population by the end of the decade, laying out a detailed plan that raises pressure on rivals and calls for regulatory support to finish the job. Announced At Connected Britain 2025 BT’s announcement came during Connected Britain 2025 (a…
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