Gemini gets smarter at the top, smaller at the bottom
Google has announced Gemini 4 Argon, its new top model. From 9 October, free Gemini users drop to Flash-Lite only. What changes, and what it costs to keep Flash or Pro in the UK.
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Prime Big Deal Days: the scams arrived first
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days run on 6 and 7 October. Amazon impersonation attacks are up 188%, and AI is making the fake emails harder to spot. Here's how to shop safely.
AI tool news: Sonnet 5.5, dots and Gemini Skills
Ten AI tool changes from 28 September to 5 October 2026: what changed, who gets it, whether it works in the UK, and what's coming next.
BT rescues TalkTalk. Competition takes the hit
BT has bought TalkTalk out of administration, keeping 2.5 million customers connected. Ministers have ordered a public-interest review, with the CMA due to report by 19 October.
Palantir hires Tom Watson as NHS break clause nears
Palantir has hired Labour's former deputy leader Tom Watson just as its £330m NHS data platform contract heads for a February break clause. Critics see a revolving door. Palantir says he's there to build.
Fury v Joshua on Netflix: no pay-per-view, big test
Fury v Joshua will stream live on Netflix on 11 December at no extra cost to subscribers. It's the end of the £20 pay-per-view for a fight this big, and a huge test of Netflix's live streaming in the UK.
Revolut's September: two leaks, no systems hacked
Revolut handed customer ID documents to fraudsters posing as a government agency, then old trading records leaked from its former US broker. Its systems weren't breached. That's the worrying bit.
AI Toolkit #2: eight features that save you typing
Scheduled tasks, camera and screen sharing, precise image edits, safer chat sharing and one-click exports: eight underused ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot features, with UK plan details.
Discord guesses your age now, unless you're in the UK
Discord now estimates most users' ages from account activity instead of asking for ID. The UK is excluded, so British users still face the stricter Online Safety Act checks.
SaxaVord's first launch is near. It won't reach orbit
HyImpulse plans a suborbital launch from Shetland's SaxaVord between 5 and 18 October, while ESA puts another €2.7m into RFA's delayed orbital rocket. Britain's first vertical launch is close, sort of.