Posts by Mike Knight
AWS Sees Cloud Growth Surge At The End Of 2025
Amazon Web Services closed 2025 with its fastest quarterly growth rate in over three years, reflecting renewed enterprise cloud migration and a sharp increase in demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Cloud Division’s Strongest Growth Rate In 13 Quarters Amazon disclosed in its fourth quarter financial results that AWS generated $35.6 billion in revenue in the…
Read MoreMicrosoft Makes AI Agents in OneDrive Generally Available
Microsoft has made AI-powered Agents in OneDrive generally available, allowing users to create persistent Copilot assistants that work across multiple documents rather than individual files. What Are AI Powered Agents? AI-powered agents in OneDrive are persistent Copilot assistants built from a user selected set of files, designed to understand and work across multiple documents at…
Read MoreMoltbook And The Risks Of AI Agents Interacting Online
Moltbook, a newly launched social platform designed for AI agents rather than humans, has drawn scrutiny after researchers exposed major security flaws and raised questions about how autonomous its AI activity really is. A Platform For ‘Agents’ Moltbook is presented as a social network designed specifically for AI agents, which are software programs built to…
Read MoreAI Bots Overtaking Human Web
AI driven bots are rapidly overtaking humans as the primary consumers of online content, creating growing sustainability concerns around energy use, digital efficiency, and the future structure of the open web. Report The latest State of the Bots report from AI bot traffic measurement company TollBit shows a marked acceleration in automated web traffic during…
Read MoreGrok Sparks Global Scrutiny Over AI Sexualised Deepfakes
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has become the focus of political, regulatory, and international scrutiny after users exploited it to generate non-consensual sexualised images, including material involving children, triggering urgent action from regulators and reopening a heated debate over online safety and free speech. What Triggered The Controversy? The row began in late December when…
Read More15 Notable Gadgets From A CES Focused On AI In Homes And Health
In this week’s Tech Insight, we look at 15 notable gadgets from a CES focused on how artificial intelligence is being embedded into physical products for homes, health, and everyday use. CES 2026 The Consumer Electronics Show, held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, has long been a place where experimental concepts sit alongside near…
Read MoreWhatsApp Introduces New Tools To Bring Order To Group Chats
WhatsApp has rolled out a set of new group chat features designed to reduce confusion in larger conversations and make coordination easier, as the platform continues to evolve beyond simple one-to-one messaging. What Has Been Introduced? In a blog post published on 7 January, WhatsApp confirmed the launch of three new group chat features entitled…
Read MoreSpotify Introduces Real-Time Listening Activity And Jam Requests
Spotify has introduced two new Messages features that let users see what friends are listening to in real time and invite them into shared listening sessions, signalling a deeper shift towards in-app social interaction. Wider Rollout By Early February The update, confirmed by Spotify on 7 January, adds Listening Activity and Request to Jam to…
Read MoreGoogle Brings Gemini AI To Gmail With A Personalised Inbox
Google is reshaping Gmail around its Gemini AI models, introducing a personalised AI Inbox, natural-language AI Overviews in email search, and a wider rollout of writing and summarisation tools designed to help users manage rising email volumes more efficiently. To Help Manage Information Overload Google says more than 3 billion people now rely on its…
Read MoreBacteria Could Turn Martian Soil Into Sustainable Building Material
An international research team has proposed using bacteria to bind Martian soil into concrete-like structures, offering a lower-energy and more sustainable way to build future habitats on Mars. What The New Research Is Proposing A new perspective paper published in Frontiers in Microbiology examines whether biomineralisation, a natural process driven by microorganisms, could be adapted…
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