Technology

What does the end of free support for Windows 10 mean for its users?
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

Computers running software will still work but steadily become more vulnerable to viruses and malwareFrom Tuesday Microsoft will no longer offer free support as standard for Windows 10, an operating system that is used by millions of computer and laptop owners around the world.Figures for September suggest four in 10 of those using Microsoft Windows worldwide were still using Windows 10, despite the introduction of its successor, Windows 11, in 2021. Continue reading...

Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 review: the most comfortable noise cancelling headphones
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

Premium commuter cans upgraded with longer battery life, USB-C audio and improved sound, but still cost a lotBose has updated its top-of-the-line noise-cancelling headphones with longer battery, USB-C audio and premium materials, making the commuter favourites even better.The second-generation QuietComfort Ultra headphones still have an expensive price tag, from £450 (€450/$450/A$700), which is more than most competitors, including Sony’s WH-1000XM6. Continue reading...

Equity threatens mass direct action over use of actors’ images in AI content
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Union says growing numbers of its members have made complaints about infringements of copyright in AI materialThe performing arts union Equity has threatened mass direct action over tech and entertainment companies’ use of its members’ likenesses, images and voices in AI content without permission.The warning came as the union said growing numbers of its members had made complaints about infringements of their copyright and misuse of their personal data in AI material. Continue reading...

Cyber-attacks rise by 50% in past year, UK security agency says
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Officials say increased dependence on technology leaves society more vulnerable to threats such as ransomware“Highly significant” cyber-attacks rose by 50% in the past year and the UK’s security services are now dealing with a new nationally significant attack more than every other day, figures from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have revealed.In what officials described as “a call to arms”, national security officials and ministers are urging all organisations, from the smallest businesses to the largest employers, to draw up contingency plans for the eventuality that “your IT infrastructure [is] crippled tomorrow and all your screens [go] blank”. Continue reading...

AI could make it harder to establish blame for medical failings, experts say
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Report raises concerns about liability issues and lack of testing as development of AI health tools boomsThe use of artificial intelligence in healthcare could create a legally complex blame game when it comes to establishing liability for medical failings, experts have warned.The development of AI for clinical use has boomed, with researchers creating a host of tools, from algorithms to help interpret scans to systems that can aid with diagnoses. AI is also being developed to help manage hospitals, from optimising bed capacity to tackling supply chains. Continue reading...

UK MPs urged to investigate TikTok’s plans to cut 439 content moderator jobs
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Trade unions and online safety experts sign letter warning jobs losses could expose children to harmful contentTrade unions and online safety experts have urged MPs to investigate TikTok’s plans to make hundreds of jobs for UK-based content moderators redundant.The video app company is planning 439 redundancies in its trust and safety team in London, leading to warnings that the jobs losses will have implications for online safety. Continue reading...

Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on technology-driven growth
Posted on Monday October 13, 2025

Joel Mokyr has warned of ‘dark clouds’ amid Trump tariffs, while Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have written about role of ‘creative destruction’Business live – latest updatesThree experts in the power of technology to drive economic growth have been awarded this year’s Nobel prize in economics.Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University secured half of the 11m Swedish kronor (£867,000) prize, with the rest split between two other academics: Philippe Aghion of the Collège de France, Insead business school and the London School of Economics; and Peter Howitt of Brown University. Continue reading...

MG wants us to pay £500-plus to remedy rogue electric car
Posted on Tuesday October 14, 2025

After charging, there was a power system malfunction but MG closed the case and insisted a safety check was at our own expenseOur MG5 electric car became dangerously out of control, but MG won’t do anything about it.The car suffered a power system malfunction after we had used a charger at a motorway service station. Continue reading...