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Empowering Young Minds: 21 Laptops for St Pauls Primary School, East Calder!

We are absolutely thrilled to share some heartwarming news that’s set to make a real difference in our community! Thanks to a wonderful partnership and the power of giving back, Mear Technology Ltd, has successfully donated 21 pre-loved laptops and 10 new iPad covers with integrated keyboards to St Pauls Primary School! This initiative wouldn’t…
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Positive Help: Positive Change

We are proud to have supported Positive Help Edinburgh, a vital charity dedicated to providing free, practical support to people affected by HIV and Hepatitis C in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Established in 1989, Positivive Help’s services have evolved to meet the changing needs of the community. offering life-changing assistance that includes helping service users…
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BareForNazario – Helping a young life

We are incredibly proud to announce our sponsorship of the #BareForNazario calendar! When we heard about this powerful and inspiring campaign, we knew we had to get involved. Our contact, Estelle Keeber, educated us on the efforts this courageous group of women in Leicester was aspiring to create a calendar and raise funds Nazario. They…
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Featured Article : EU Data Act : New Rules For UK Companies

New EU rules on who can access and share data from connected products and cloud services are now live, with major implications for UK firms selling into the bloc. What Is the EU Data Act? The EU Data Act is a sweeping piece of digital legislation designed to reshape how data is accessed, shared, and…
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Featured Article : Sainsbury’s Facial Recognition Combats Shoplifting

Sainsbury’s has begun testing facial recognition technology in selected stores to identify repeat offenders and reduce shoplifting, triggering a wave of privacy concerns from civil liberties groups. Surveillance Trial Rolling Out in London and Bath The supermarket chain confirmed that an eight-week pilot programme is underway at a small number of stores in London and…
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Featured Article : Teen Suicide : Parents Sue OpenAI

The parents of a 16-year-old boy in the US have launched a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming its chatbot encouraged their son’s suicide after months of unmonitored conversations. First Known Case of Its Kind The lawsuit, filed in August, alleges that Adam Raine, a high-achieving but mentally vulnerable teenager from California, used ChatGPT-4o extensively…
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Featured Article : 300,000 + Grok Chats Exposed Online

Hundreds of thousands of conversations with Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot have been discovered in Google Search results, while China has released DeepSeek V3.1 as a direct rival to GPT-5, together raising urgent questions about privacy, competition and security in the AI market. How the Grok Leak Happened The exposure of Grok transcripts was first reported…
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Featured Article : HMRC’s AI Scans (Tax-Cheats) Social Media

HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor the social media accounts of suspected tax cheats, in what it says is a targeted approach aimed at tackling fraud and reducing the UK’s tax gap. Using Algorithms The disclosure came after recent reports in The Telegraph revealed HMRC was using…
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Featured Article : UK Public Sector / AI Partnership

The UK Government has entered into a formal partnership with OpenAI aimed at accelerating the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) across public services, infrastructure, and national growth zones. What Is The Deal? Announced on 21 July 2025, the agreement takes the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department for Science, Innovation…
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Featured Article : ChatGPT Turned Into a Fully-Featured AI Agent

ChatGPT can now act on your behalf, using its own virtual computer to complete complex tasks, browse the web, run code, and interact with online tools, all without step-by-step prompting. ChatGPT As An ‘AI Agent’ OpenAI has formally launched what it calls the ChatGPT agent, transforming its well-known conversational model into a proactive digital assistant…
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